Jul 28, 2023
Repsol to repurpose old diesel plant to produce second-gen biofuels
Biodiesel News
Jul 24, 2023
EU member states imported significantly less palm oil in the marketing year 2022/23 than the previous year.
The decline in imports was especially strong in the Netherlands, Italy and Belgium.
From July 2022 through to the end of June this year, the EU-27 imported just under 4 million tonnes of palm oil.
This was around 934,000 tonnes or 19% less than the year before.... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jul 21, 2023
The new generation of DAF trucks are ready to operate on 100% HVO.
In addition to the introduction of a complete series of fully electric trucks and the development of hydrogen technology, DAF is getting its combustion engines ready for new types of fuel to further reduce CO₂ emissions.
HVO – hydrotreated vegetable oil – is a biofuel of the latest generation that... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jul 20, 2023
Royal Mail is to fuel some of its heavy good vehicles (HGVs) with hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO).
Royal Mail's Sheffield mail centre, Midlands Super Hub and Manchester vehicle operating centres will be the first sites to transition to HVO with four more locations to follow later on.
The locations have been chosen based on where HGVs move significant volumes for major... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jul 19, 2023
EWABA has welcomed German-based trader Gelsenkraft as one of its newest members.
The company was founded in 2010 in Coesfeld and it opened an office in Murcia, Spain, in 2013.
The company trades energetic bio-based raw materials such as oils and fats as well as biofuel certified according to the Renewable Energy Directive of the European Union (ISCC/REDcert).
Gelsenkraft... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jul 17, 2023
EU-27 rapeseed imports from non-EU countries exceeded the previous year's volume of 5.5 million tonnes coming in at 7.3 million tonnes.
This translated to a 33% rise while European soybean imports have fallen short of the previous year's level.
EU soybean imports declined to around 13 million tonnes in 2022/23. Brazil and the USA remained the most important suppliers,... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jul 13, 2023
Peninsula has completed its first sustainable biofuel delivery to DS Norden.
The successful supply took place on 19 June in Gibraltar.
Peninsula’s BIO blend (VLSFO B24) was derived from used cooking oil (UCO) and delivered by the chemical tanker, Hercules Sky, one of the latest vessels to join the Peninsula fleet.
The receiving vessel was Norden’s 62,594 dwt bulk... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jul 12, 2023
K Line Port Service conducted a test voyage with the tugboat Aihomaru using next-generation biodiesel in Nagoya Port in Japan.
Biodiesel fuel is carbon neutral defined in the IPCC guidelines and can be used without changing the specifications of existing marine diesel engines by mixed combustion with heavy fuel oil - the main fuel for ships.
The biodiesel supplied... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jul 11, 2023
Suttons Tankers has embarked on an eight-week trial using hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) as an alternative fuel aligned to its environmental strategy.
HVO is a sustainable fuel source with a significantly lower carbon footprint than diesel, reducing CO2 emissions by a minimum of 85%.
The alternative fuel is compatible with existing diesel engines without any need... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jul 11, 2023
Rolls-Royce has approved its mtu Kinetic PowerPacks, based on the mtu Series 4000 and 1600 diesel engines, for use with renewable diesel.
The packs can also be used with other synthetic diesel fuels of the EN15940 standard.
This means that the mtu systems for dynamic uninterruptible power supply (DUPS) can now be operated in an even more environmentally friendly manner.... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jul 10, 2023
Global sunflower seed output is set to hit a new record high in 2023/24 following larger harvests in the EU-27 and Ukraine.
The International Grains Council (IGC) projects a global sunflower seed harvest of 56.9 million tonnes this season.
This will not only be up around 5% on the previous year, but also 1.6 million tonnes more than previously expected.
The previous... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jul 10, 2023
Clean Fuels Alliance America has thanked the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) for announcing new Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Programme grants for 59 projects, including ones that will increase consumer access to biodiesel from California to New Hampshire.
The industry said it appreciated USDA’s commitment to make additional funding available on a quarterly... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jul 6, 2023
Bangchak Group in Thailand is to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from used cooking oil.
The ceremony for the construction agreement of SAF production unit was signed between BSGF Company Limited and TTCL Public Company Limited.
Chaiwat Kovavisarach, group CEO and president, Bangchak, said: “Over the course of nearly four decades since Bangchak was established... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jul 6, 2023
Bunge and Chevron’s Renewable Energy Group have acquired Chacraservicios based in Argentina.
This latest investment in novel seeds adds a new oil source in Bunge and Chevron’s global supply chains and will help both companies meet the growing demand for lower carbon renewable feedstocks.
“Across our business, our decision-making process includes a focus on carbon.... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jul 5, 2023
Volvo Cars has announced that most of its seafaring journeys will be made with renewable fuel instead of traditional fossil fuel.
The car company said it would achieve an immediate reduction in fossil CO2 emissions from intercontinental ocean freight by 55,000 tonnes over a year.
The fuel used is Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAME) and is based on renewable and sustainable... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jul 4, 2023
Rapeseed oil sales by German oil mills remained well below the figure from 12 months previously at the beginning of the crop year.
This stagnated around the turn of the year, but has since picked up the pace in the second half of the crop year.
According to the German Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE), German oil mills sold around 583,800 tonnes of rapeseed... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jun 29, 2023
United European Car Carriers (UECC) has successfully completed the delivery of sustainable biofuel in the port of Vlissingen, in collaboration with Dutch biofuel provider GoodFuels and vessel owner NYK.
This operation marks the first time a UECC time-chartered vessel, m/v Emerald Leader, has been bunkered with biofuel, further solidifying UECC's position as a leader... [Read More]
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