Sep 28, 2022
Scottish firm looks to turn dead fish into biodiesel
Biodiesel News
Sep 28, 2022
Orient Overseas Container Line has successfully completed a trial using marine biofuel supplied by Chevron Singapore on the OOCL Yokohama.
This is the first time that OOCL has trialled the use of biofuel in its fleet.
The Yokohama a 4578-TEU container vessel, was fuelled with 1,999.3 metric tons of B22 marine biofuel provided by Chevron from the Port of Singapore. The... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Sep 27, 2022
Maersk Supply Service is providing its customers with the option to reduce carbon emissions from offshore operations with the introduction of a new product, ECO Offshore.
This comes after the company successfully trialled a blend of low-carbon biofuel with marine gasoil aboard its vessels.
ECO Offshore uses hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) that replaces conventional... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Sep 27, 2022
EWABA is calling on negotiators to work towards a regulatory framework which ensures an equal and fair promotion of waste lipid feedstocks across aviation, maritime and road transport sectors.
The European waste-based biodiesel industry has always strived to bring low-quality wastes and residues to life, which would otherwise pollute the environment.
Last year, EWABA... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Sep 26, 2022
The Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 team has concluded a trial using biofuels in 16 Mercedes Actros Gigaspace race trucks for the final three races of the European season.
As part of the firm's drive to further reduce its CO2 emissions and achieve verified net-zero by 2030, the trial was designed to understand the level of carbon saving and positive impact that can be achieved... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Sep 22, 2022
Virgin Voyages is working to make its cruise ships more sustainable through partnerships with independent sustainability experts the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials and three waste-based sustainable fuel providers.
Following months of research, Virgin Voyages has taken an important step towards a low-carbon future by establishing these key partnerships and is... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Sep 21, 2022
Holland America Line has completed a biofuels’ test on board Volendam at the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
The 20-day test was conducted in partnership with GoodFuels, a leading producer and supplier of sustainable biofuels for the transportation industry, and Wärtsilä, a global leader in power and propulsion technologies and lifecycle solutions for the marine... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 16, 2022
A senior executive of one of the world's biggest producers of biofuels, Raizen, said greater electrification in the transport sector will not spell the death-knell for bioethanol or biodiesel.
Paula Kovarsky, the firm’s chief strategy officer said in countries like Brazil and India where EV adoption will be much slower, biofuels will have a role in reducing emissions.
She... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Sep 14, 2022
Sulzer Chemtech is helping Energy Absolute (EA) expand its manufacturing plant in Map Ta Phut, Rayong, Thailand, and enhance the quality of HVO.
EA, one of the biggest companies in Thailand for renewable energy supply, has signed a license agreement with Sulzer Chemtech.
The new technology provided by Sulzer will enhance the quality of the renewable diesel, or hydrotreated... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Sep 14, 2022
As oil prices spike amid supply disruptions, several operational and idle refineries across North America are, or, will be converted to biorefineries for processing waste and vegetable oils into renewable diesel.
This is also occurring in Europe and other countries.
Well before sanctions were applied on Russia, the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecast... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Sep 13, 2022
National food waste recycling business Keenan Recycling will be unveiling its new hybrid vehicle at RWM & Letsrecycle Live in Birmingham.
This vehicle replaces fossil diesel fuel with a blend of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) and hydrogen gas, resulting in a 98.6% reduction in CO2 emissions.
Keenan Recycling will use the vehicle to collect food waste... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Sep 12, 2022
California drivers at more than 600 stations can now fuel their diesel engines with a cleaner-burning alternative.
Making this happen required procuring new feedstocks, repurposing pipeline and terminal infrastructure, and reimaging customer sites.
Operators at the Phillips 66 San Francisco Refinery in Rodeo, California, leveraged their refining expertise to process... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Sep 9, 2022
Rapeseed spot prices have come under growing seasonal pressure due to increasing supply from the running harvest.
In some regions, yields for wheat and rapeseed were good, steadying the downward slide of producer prices.
At the same time, low water surcharges and rail transport made delivery to the oil mills more expensive.
Uncertainties about Ukraine's shipping potential,... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Sep 9, 2022
The use of biodiesel and hydrotreated vegetable oil for blending amounted to around 1.23 million tonnes in the first half of 2022 - translating to a 6.3% rise on the same period 2021.
According to Agrarmarkt Informations-Gesellschaft, demand for diesel increased 1.6% to 15.15 million tonnes in this period.
The average biodiesel/HVO incorporation rate between January... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Sep 8, 2022
Indonesia has increased its biodiesel allocation to 11.03 million kilolitres amid expectations of rising demand in the fourth quarter, Reuters reported.
The allocation of biodiesel, which is made from palm oil in Indonesia, will be increased from 10.15 million kilolitres, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, said in a statement.
Indonesia has... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Sep 6, 2022
Producer of biodiesel from waste Greenergy is increasing production at its Amsterdam biodiesel manufacturing plant by over 25%.
As part of the investment the company is also upgrading its pre-treatment processing capability to treat a wider range of waste oils as feedstocks for biodiesel production. The upgrades will be complete in 2023.
With waste oils a proven feedstock... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Sep 2, 2022
Brazilian soybean exports are likely to exceed the previous year's level significantly following the expansion in production areas.
The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) estimates the soybean production area for the 2022/23 crop year at 42.5 million hectares. This translates to a presumed increase of 1.6 million hectares on the previous year.
The five-year growth... [Read More]
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