dnata and ExxonMobil have started a six-month trial to fuel 12 of its airside vehicles and generator sets with renewable diesel. The trial uses Esso Renewable Diesel R20 (R20), which is a high-quality fuel with an estimated 15.4% lower lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions compared to conventional diesel. Made with a minimum of 20% renewable content, R20 can be used... [Read More]

Petrobras has obtained authorisation from the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) to market maritime fuel with renewable content. The company is the first in the country to receive authorisation to deliver a bunker with 24% biodiesel to the market. VLS (Very Low Sulphur) B24, produced by Petrobras, is the result of mixing mineral bunker with... [Read More]

Germany exported a total of just less than 1.7 million tonnes of rapeseed meal. This was up about 26% on the same period a year earlier. According to Agrarmarkt Informations-Gesellschaft, this was the largest quantity exported in three years. German rapeseed meal is primarily delivered to EU member states, which received round 1.5 million tonnes in the period stated.... [Read More]

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Brussels, Belgium, has arrested two suspects in connection with an investigation into a customs fraud involving biodiesel imports worth €3.1 million. The two suspects, who have dual Bosnia and US citizenship, were arrested last month, during the course of a trial at the Court of Antwerp, where they were being tried... [Read More]

Neste has announced a partnership with the Township of North Brunswick in New Jersey. The partnership enables all of North Brunswick’s diesel vehicles and equipment to switch to running on renewable diesel. This partnership makes North Brunswick the first township in the state to use renewable diesel for its fleet operations. “Renewable diesel can play an essential... [Read More]

Bolivia’s first biodiesel production plant has started operating in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. The Government said that the new undertaking will generate up to $100 million (€92 million) in savings on fossil fuel imports. “This plant will produce ecological diesel and will have established a certain mixture with fossil diesel for its commercialisation,” said... [Read More]

Chevron Renewable Energy Group has made the decision to implement short-time work for its Oeding, Germany, biodiesel production facility workforce. This decision was made in response to a challenging margin environment, primarily caused by alleged fraud and dumping of Chinese biodiesel flooding the market. The team intends to start short-time work on August 1, and... [Read More]

The EU Commission expects a decrease in rapeseed harvests in Romania, Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic in 2024 compared to the previous year. Freezing temperatures earlier in the year and abundant rainfall have fuelled concerns over this year’s rapeseed harvest in many parts of the EU-27. There are fears of considerable declines in yield. The EU Commission assumes... [Read More]

The approval the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granted for rapeseed oil for use as a feedstock in biofuel production has led to a sharp rise in import volumes. On 1 December 2022, the EPA published a final rule (Renewable Fuel Standard / RFS) which states that rapeseed oil meets the requirement of at least 50% greenhouse gas reduction for all fuel options... [Read More]

Certas Energy has created the industry’s first HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil) fleet balancing calculator, allowing fleet operators to calculate the cost of mixing HVO with traditional diesel to aid decarbonisation. HVO is a lower carbon alternative diesel which offers immediate greenhouse gas emissions savings of up to 90% compared to diesel across the product life... [Read More]

Following the European elections, several high-profile MEPs and politicians have publicly stated that renewable fuels like biofuels will have a major role to play in reducing road GHG emissions in the coming decades, arguing against the ban on the sale of new petrol or diesel cars in the EU from 2035 onwards. The Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was the most recent... [Read More]

Casterra has announced the receipt of an additional purchase order valued at $440,000 (€411,000) from an existing customer. This order expands Casterra's operations into a new African country and solidifies Casterra's unique offering in the biofuel market. Yoash Zohar, CEO of Casterra, said: "This additional order reflects the confidence in Casterra's capabilities... [Read More]

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Cepsa sign a €285 million loan agreement for the construction of an advanced biofuels plant to be located next to the La Rábida Energy Park in Palos de la Frontera, Andalusia. The plant, which Cepsa is building together with Bio-Oils, will produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel (HVO), from organic waste... [Read More]

XPO Logistics, the official transport partner of the Tour de France for the 44th consecutive year, will be reducing the environmental impact of the famous cycling event by using HVO biofuel and an electric truck. XPO Logistics will also be moving the Tour de France Femmes Avec Zwift as their Official Transport Partner since the inaugural edition of the Women´s Tour... [Read More]

OMV has started up its co-processing plant at the Schwechat refinery in Austria. Almost €200 million has been invested to allow up to 160,000 metric tons of liquid biomass being converted into high-quality renewable hydrogenated vegetable oil components. These more sustainable blending components will be used also for formulation of OMV’s MaxxMotion Diesel. It... [Read More]

Growing production of soybean meal in the US and South America is driving the use in biofuels and has caused global biodiesel supply to rise to a record high level. Based on official data, private sources and forecasts, the International Grains Council (IGC) estimates global production of biodiesel, including HVO, for 2023 at a record high of 71.5 million tonnes. This... [Read More]