The European Commission officially has opened an anti-circumvention investigation to address suspected evasion of EU countervailing duties on Indonesian biodiesel imports via China and via the UK. This was triggered by a European Biodiesel Board (EBB) request in July. Since the imposition of countervailing duties on biodiesel imports from Indonesia in December 2019,... [Read More]

Peninsula has completed its first biofuel deal for Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line). Peninsula delivered 700 tons of UCOME-based B24 marine biofuel to K Line’s oceangoing bulk carrier M/V Cape Amal in Hong Kong through local physical supplier Chimbusco Pan Nation (CPN) on 11 August. Peninsula added that it will be taking delivery of its newly-built... [Read More]

Exports of oilseeds grown in Ukraine increased despite the war that has been going on since February last year and the associated restrictions that have been imposed. Ukraine maintained its global position as main producer of sunflower seed in the 2022/23 season. Although the 12.2 million tonne harvest was 5.3 million tonnes smaller than that of the previous season,... [Read More]

Malaysia's palm oil board and state oil firm Petronas have signed an agreement to study the use of used cooking oil and palm oil waste as sustainable aviation fuel. The two organisations signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on August 14 to explore the potential of palm-based products and wastes, such as used cooking oil and palm oil mill effluent, as the main raw... [Read More]

The production of renewable diesel at Neste’s Singapore refinery expansion was restarted in early August, according to the company’s plans. The production line at the expanded part of the refinery was shut down in June for unexpected equipment repairs. The ramp-up of the production at the expanded part of the refinery continues and is planned to be completed by... [Read More]

Naviera Armas Trasmediterránea ferries will make a total of 84 trips across the Strait of Gibraltar using Cepsa's second-generation biofuels. This is the first time in Spain that passenger ships will use this type of sustainable fuel, produced at Cepsa's San Roque Energy Park (Campo de Gibraltar, Cadiz) from agricultural waste and supplied at the Port of Algeciras. Cepsa,... [Read More]

Diageo has partnered with haulage firm Malcolm Logistics in a new trial using biofuel-powered lorries. This initiative involves operating 11 vehicles, powered by a fuel made up of HVO into and out of Leven, which is Diageo’s largest packaging site globally. The trial will assess the performance and reliability of the biofuel lorries and will run until the end of... [Read More]

DB Schenker and Hapag-Lloyd have signed an agreement for emission-reduced container transports with a waste and residue-based biofuel. By end of this year, DB Schenker plans to claim approximately 3,000 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emissions avoidance. This is based on at least 1,000 tonnes of pure biofuel. “We are excited about this new partnership... [Read More]

Indonesia's consumption of palm oil-based biodiesel for the first six months of this year was estimated at 5.41 million kilolitres, data from palm oil fund agency BPDPKS revealed. Indonesia has allocated a 13.15 million kilolitres biodiesel quota for this year after it raised its mandatory palm oil blend in biodiesel in February from 30% to 35% - a programme better known... [Read More]

The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is trialling hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) supplied by Certas Energy on the world-renowned RRS Sir David Attenborough. Emissions from shipping activities account for approximately 60% of the carbon footprint of BAS and transitioning to low-carbon fuels offers a practical and immediate opportunity to decarbonise its marine operations.... [Read More]

bp Marine, part of bp’s trading and shipping business, has entered into a long-term supply agreement with integrated transport company StraitNZ, which includes the supply of marine biofuels in the port of Wellington. StraitNZ’s network includes Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferries that connects the north and south islands between Wellington and Picton with 50 freight... [Read More]

Ireland-based College Group has become the latest company to join EWABA. Originally founded in 1989 as a rendering company, College Group has grown into being the country’s leading circula economy business with rendering, biodiesel, fertiliser and renewable divisions. In 2020, College Group constructed its state-of-the-art waste-based biodiesel facility at Nobber in... [Read More]

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) released its Assessment of BQ-9000 Biodiesel Properties for 2022 with more data collected than ever before. The annual report is produced under the direction of Clean Fuels Alliance America to document the quality of biodiesel from US and Canadian-based producers that participate in the industry’s voluntary quality assurance... [Read More]

Portugal's environment regulator has approved a project by Galp to produce biodiesel and SAF using cooking oils at its Sines refinery. Galp aims to build a Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (HVO) plant, with an initial investment of €269 million at its refinery south of Lisbon, where it plans to install its first 100-megawatt (MW) green hydrogen unit. The green light from... [Read More]

Soybean exports from Brazil are forecast to reach a record 97 million tonnes in 2022/23, according to latest estimates by the Brazilian Association of Vegetable Oil Industries (Abiove). June’s estimate for Brazilian shipments was 95.7 million tonnes and the new estimate was 23.2% higher than the previous year’s total of 78.7 million tonnes, the 27 June report said.... [Read More]

Transdev has completed switching its fleet across its 10 operating centres in Yorkshire, Lancashire and Greater Manchester to the high blend biodiesel fuel. The transport company has partnered with fuel provider Argent Fuels to achieve this aim. Operations director Vitto Pizzuti said: “The biodiesel fuel we’re now using across our fleet is a high-blend B15 formation,... [Read More]