Feb 23, 2023
Eni and Saipem sign deal concerning use of renewable fuels on naval fleet
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]
Biodiesel News
Feb 13, 2023
UK biofuel supplier Green Biofuels (GBF) has launched Ireland’s first renewable biofuel terminal in a built facility in Cork Harbour.
The facility took its first cargo delivery on 11 January. Through its Irish business Green D Project Limited, the new terminal is a major commitment by GBF to Ireland’s cleaner energy infrastructure for transport and generator power,... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Feb 13, 2023
ExxonMobil’s majority-owned affiliate Imperial Oil will invest about $560 million (€524 million) in the construction of the largest renewable diesel facility in Canada.
The project at Imperial’s Strathcona refinery is expected to produce 20,000 barrels of renewable diesel per day primarily from locally sourced feedstocks and could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Feb 10, 2023
PRIO has announced a new partnership in which it supplied B30 marine biofuel to Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings in collaboration with World Fuel Services.
This new fuel, ECO Bunkers B30, is a 30% blend of advanced biofuel from waste feedstocks, produced at PRIO's biodiesel plant and blended at PRIO's tank terminal in Aveiro.
With the support of World Fuel Services,... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Feb 9, 2023
Stolthaven Dagenham has allocated land to Olleco to build a new facility that processes used cooking oil (UCO) collected from restaurants and food production sites.
The UCO will then be transferred to Stolthaven Dagenham's storage tanks before it is converted into renewable, low-carbon biodiesel fuel.
Stolthaven Dagenham is the closest storage terminal to central London... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Feb 8, 2023
TotalEnergies Marine Fuels has completed its first refuelling of a Hapag-Lloyd container vessel in Singapore with used cooking oil methyl ester-based marine biofuel (UCOME).
This inaugural bunker operation marks the start of a term supply agreement between the two companies, which commits TotalEnergies to provide very low sulphur fuel oil blended with 24% second-generation,... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Feb 3, 2023
Indonesia's chief economic minister has reassured the public that there would be no disruption in domestic cooking availability after a higher blend of palm oil-based fuel in biodiesel was launched in February.
He was seeking to allay concerns over supply and prices, Reuters reported.
The world's top palm oil producer last year imposed various measures to control stubbornly... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jan 31, 2023
To reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and work towards sustainability, the European Commission has introduced the Fit-for-55 package.
This is a set of European policies implemented to help the transition of Europe to climate neutrality by 2050. These policies aim to reduce Europe’s greenhouse emissions by at least 55%, as well as strengthen European partnership and... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jan 30, 2023
Angel Alvarez Alberdi, the secretary general of the European Waste-based and Advanced Biofuels Association (EWABA), outlines what he feels are the critical issues affecting the industry this year. This year will be yet another year of heavy regulatory activity for the EU biofuels industry, with many different key laws being passed as the year progresses. We briefly discuss... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jan 27, 2023
Topsoe has signed a global licensing agreement for a complete waste-to-fuel solution to boost sustainable aviation fuel production (SAF).
The agreement with Steeper Energy, a pioneer within biomass conversion technologies, combines Topsoe's technologies in renewable fuels and hydrogen production.
With the agreement, Topsoe will be able to provide a complete waste-to-fuel... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jan 27, 2023
Diesel engine and equipment manufacturers Caterpillar, John Deere and Cummins joined PepsiCo and Florida Power & Light to discuss the important role that low-carbon liquid fuels like biodiesel and renewable diesel play in helping them achieve corporate sustainability goals.
Joining the panel of experts at the Clean Fuels Conference in Tampa included Joel Feucht,... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jan 27, 2023
Imperial will help Canada achieve its net-zero goals by investing about $560 million (€514 million) to move forward with construction of the largest renewable diesel facility in the country.
The project at Imperial’s Strathcona refinery near Edmonton is expected to produce more than 1 billion litres of renewable diesel annually primarily from locally sourced feedstocks.
This... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jan 25, 2023
Alfa Laval is first in the market to launch biofuel-optimised separators and separator upgrades.
Biofuels like HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil) and FAME (fatty acid methyl ester) can be used by diesel engines without major engine modifications.
They can be a carbon-neutral alternative if produced from the right biomass, but they must still be cleaned effectively to prevent... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jan 24, 2023
Casterra Ag has announced it has entered into an agreement with one of the world’s leading energy companies to provide its castor varieties and cultivation techniques at a commercial scale for biofuel production.
Under the framework of the agreement, the initial focus is the purchase agreement of castor seed varieties from Casterra for growing castor in specific African... [Read More]
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