Biodiesel News

Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team has successfully powered its marketing trucks and generators for the 2024 European Season on HVO100. Working with its logistics partners, Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 set a target to extend the use of biofuels during the nine 2024 European races. Despite the complexities of the supply chain across Europe, the team achieved 98% biofuel coverage in its race and marketing…
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VTTI and renewable feedstocks trader Connex are joining up to develop a renewable feedstock pretreatment facility at VTTI’s Amsterdam terminal. When finished, the facility will be able to process over 400,000 tons of renewable feedstock per year to enable the production of sustainable fuels in Northern Europe. Renewable feedstocks can be stored, blended, and pretreated at the Greenstock…
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The consumption of biodiesel in June 2024 decreased 3% tonnes month-on-month to 197,700 tonnes, according to the Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA). In a year-on-year comparison, the decline amounts to as much as 14.6%. Consumption of diesel reached a volume of 2.5 million tonnes in June 2024, up 4.7% on the previous month, while remaining 3.6% below the previous…
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Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig said the Iowa Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Programme (RFIP) Board has approved 126 project applications from Iowa petrol stations for new and expanded E15, E85, and biodiesel infrastructure projects. Totalling nearly $6.35 million (€5.8 million), the projects are located across 61 Iowa counties and will allow drivers to save more money by providing…
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Brazil's Grupo Potencial has revealed an investment of $108.86 million (€98 million) to increase biodiesel output at one of its plants giving the facility the world's largest production capacity for soy oil-based biofuel. The investment was announced amid efforts by Brazil's government to increase the footprint of biofuels in local markets, Reuters reported. President Luiz Inacio Lula da…
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Rolls-Royce has now approved its mtu engines for operation with sustainable fuels like HVO. The company now also offers its mtu Series 1163 and 8000 large engines in all cylinder variants - 16 and 20V in each case - in the power range between 4,800 and 10,000 KW with SCR system for compliance with emission stage IMO III. This enables ship operators to enter the Emission Control Areas (ECA),…
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Solstad now offers certified renewable biodiesel to its clients to decarbonise existing offshore vessels in the transition period towards zero-emission technologies in the future. This initiative is part of Solstad’s strategy to decrease its environmental footprint. In a significant step towards reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, Solstad have recently bunkered about 500 m³ of certified…
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Cepsa has completed four deliveries of HVO via Glander International Bunkering to a cruise ship at the Port of Barcelona since late June. The second-generation biofuel is made from ISCC EU certified raw materials and can reduce CO2 emissions by up to 90% compared to conventional fuels throughout their life cycle. The combination of Cepsa’s capacity to supply biofuel to the cruise industry…
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KPI OceanConnect has announced the successful delivery of B24 biofuel to WAN HAI Lines’ container vessel, WAN HAI 510, in Singapore, with SK Energy International as the physical supplier of the fuel. Building on the long-standing partnership with KPI OceanConnect, the deal marks the first biofuel delivery to WAN HAI Lines. The ISCC certified biofuel will support the shipper to meet its…
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The US biofuel market is experiencing dynamic growth, making canola cultivation increasingly attractive for farmers in the northern US. Their Canadian counterparts are also benefiting, because the US is a major market for both canola meal and oil. According to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), the area dedicated to canola exceeds 1 million hectares for the first time in the 2024/25…
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Indonesia has called on the European Union to clarify the numerous questions that remain around EUDR implementation at the World Trade Organization (WTO). At the recent Agriculture Committee meeting, the Indonesian government laid out key questions on the EUDR with support from numerous other countries, including the US and India. The key concerns underlined by Indonesia are the lack of…
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The ORLEN Group has initiated sales of its HVO100 fuel at two service stations in Germany. HVO100 is a second-generation biofuel, made from vegetable oils and waste products from the food and hospitality industries, including used cooking oil. It has the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 90% compared to conventional fossil fuels. HVO100 can be used in most diesel engine…
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