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Mar 8, 2023
Eni supplies HVO to power Spinelli Group’s fleet
Biodiesel News
Mar 7, 2023
Global integrated logistics company ASCO is investing over £10 million (€13 million) in its UK operations. The investment adds to ASCO’s current low carbon transport fleet fuelled with hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) and improve efficiencies across ASCO's UK service lines, including enhanced space and services within its Environmental Services business. Steve Mitchell,... [Read More]

Biodiesel News
Mar 6, 2023
Major European industry associations in the biodiesel sector are organising the 1st B+ Summit, to be held on 26, 27 and 28 April in Estoril, Portugal. The conference will bring together representatives from the European industry as well as Portuguese and European Union decision-makers. The summit will be an open high-level dialogue between market and policymakers in... [Read More]

Biodiesel News
Mar 6, 2023
Riverboat line SOGESTRAN transported bioethanol and discharged its load at the river terminal of SOGEPP’s depot at the port of Gennevilliers. The barge was delivering ethanol transhipped on board from a seagoing vessel at Le Havre. A specific biofuels logistics chain is ramping up capacity along the Seine Axis. New flows managed by SOGEPP are making use of multimodality... [Read More]

Biodiesel News
Mar 3, 2023
Year-to-date EU-27 rapeseed imports significantly exceeded earlier levels – despite a larger harvest than last year. In the current crop year, rapeseed imports to the EU-27 climbed significantly. From July through February, member states imported 4.6 million tonnes from non-EU countries. This was a full 45% rise on the same period a year earlier. The main reason for... [Read More]

Biodiesel News
Mar 3, 2023
Neste has welcomed the German government's plan to approve the sales of 100% synthetic fuels at forecourts. The sales of synthetic fuels, such as e-fuels and renewable diesel (HVO in Germany have been largely limited to fuel blends in which these fuels have represented about 26% maximum. The sales of unblended 100% renewable diesel has previously only been allowed... [Read More]

Biodiesel News
Mar 2, 2023
Ocean Network Express (ONE) has successfully concluded a biofuel trial on board the MOL Endowment container as part of the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation’s (GCMD) pilot project. This trial is anticipated to help set up a “quality, quantity and GHG abatement assurance framework” related to drop-in biofuels. The biofuel used in the trial was B24, which... [Read More]

Biodiesel News
Mar 1, 2023
Eland Cables has invested in switching its 50-strong fleet of heavy goods vehicles from diesel to sustainable biofuels. The UK-based electrical cable supplier that supports critical infrastructure, said this programme of works would significantly reduce its carbon emissions. Deborah Graham Wilson, head of communications & ESG at Eland Cables, commented: “Switching... [Read More]

Biodiesel News
Feb 28, 2023
Esso has launched a limited trial of its new Esso Supreme 25% renewable diesel in the south-east of the UK. Available for customers to purchase at 20 Esso retail sites, the fuel is the first of its kind to be sold on retail sites in the country. The new fuel is suitable for use in all diesel engines compatible with B7 fuel. Esso Supreme 25% Renewable Diesel is made... [Read More]

Biodiesel News
Feb 27, 2023
Global integrated logistics and material management company ASCO is investing in hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) to power its transport fleet. The company is investing over £10million (€11.3 million) in its UK operations demonstrating its commitment to delivering a safe, sustainable and efficient service offering. The investment adds to ASCO’s current low carbon... [Read More]

Biodiesel News
Feb 27, 2023
LanzaTech Global, a carbon capture company that transforms waste carbon into materials such as sustainable fuels, and the Abu Dhabi Waste Management Company (Tadweer), plan to develop a large-scale conversion plant for transforming solid municipal waste into sustainable alternative fuel. Ali Al Dhaheri, chief executive officer of Tadweer, said: “This is another great... [Read More]

Biodiesel News
Feb 24, 2023
Germany shipped around 2.3 million tonnes of biodiesel abroad last year - the largest quantity ever. Imports also hit an all-time high of 1.4 million tonnes. The Netherlands remained by far Germany's most important trading partner for taking 21% more biodiesel (1.16 million tonnes) than in 2021. The previous record high reached in 2020 was exceeded by 124,000 tonnes.... [Read More]

Biodiesel News
Feb 24, 2023
BHP is trialling the use of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) to help power mining equipment at its Yandi iron ore operations in Western Australia. Supplied through a collaboration with bp, the renewable diesel made from HVO will be used in haul trucks and other mining equipment over an initial three-month trial period. BHP Western Australia Iron Ore (WAIO) asset president,... [Read More]

Biodiesel News
Feb 23, 2023
Eni Sustainable Mobility and Saipem have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the aim of employing biofuels on Saipem’s drilling and construction naval vessels at operations in the Mediterranean Sea. Saipem has a global fleet consisting of 45 vessels for construction and drilling. The MoU represents an important milestone for Eni and Saipem, confirming... [Read More]

Biodiesel News
Feb 23, 2023
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has carried out the third successful trial using marine biofuel. The trial used B24 marine biofuel comprising 24% fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) blended with very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO). This was supplied by bp to the capesize bulker Cape Tsubaki with the co-operation of the charterer, JFE Steel Corporation. K Line has been accumulating... [Read More]

Biodiesel News
Feb 17, 2023
DB Schenker is expanding its green ocean freight services and has secured an arrangement to use 12,000 metric tons of biofuel component for all of its own consolidated cargo. This includes less-than-container load (LCL), full-container-load (FCL) and refrigerated containers (reefer containers), from MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, the world’s largest container line. The... [Read More]

Biodiesel News
Feb 14, 2023
Neste enabled its customers to reduce their GHG emissions globally by 11.1 million tons last year. This amount equals the annual carbon footprint of 1.8 million average EU citizens or the removal of four million passenger cars from the roads for a full year. “We are on track towards reaching our commitment of helping our customers to reduce their GHG emissions by... [Read More]


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