Biodiesel News

Ball Beverage Packaging and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) have announced a new UK trial of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) part fuelled vehicles. A 12-month trial began in October which could reduce supply chain CO2e emissions by around 300 tonnes per year. Approximately 5,000 deliveries will be powered by a blend of HVO and diesel fuel which will supply the CCEP site in Wakefield,…
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Rapeseed imports to the EU were lower in the first quarter of the running crop year compared with a year ago. The end of the grain export agreement and the import ban EU neighbouring countries imposed on imports of Ukrainian goods have made an impact. Since the beginning of the crop year, rapeseed imports to EU-27 states have amounted to 1.23 million tonnes, which was down just less than 38%…
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UK road planing contractor Jet Plant continues its drive for sustainability after announcing that 100% of its planing machines will be fuelled by Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO). The Evesham-based business already has a strong sustainability plan and trialled the use of HVO in August 2022. HVO is created by processing renewable waste lipids in vegetables. Following the success of that trial,…
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Fuel supplier Certa, which is part of DCC, has become the first Irish operator to open a hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) renewable diesel fuel station in the country. This is part of its strategy to make the fossil-free biofuel more available to motorists. The company, which is part of the DCC services group, said its new “forecourt of the future’ in Liffey Valley in Dublin cost over €1…
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FedEx Express Europe has begun trialling hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) renewable diesel to fuel five of its company-owned trucks in the United Kingdom. In November last year, FedEx Express launched the use of renewable diesel to fuel heavyweight, long-distance vehicles in the Netherlands, as a more environmentally favourable alternative to fossil fuels. With the deployment of this new 100%…
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Belize has been reported to be developing a pilot project to convert sargassum seaweed into biofuel. Prime Minister John Briceno said in a statement that a $50 million (€47 million) facility, the result of a public-private partnership with German company Variodin, would convert municipal solid waste and sargassum into diesel fuel replacements. The facility could be scaled up with more…
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Vehicles that supply fuel to aircraft at Dublin Airport will be powered by HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil) after airport operator daa teamed up with logistics partner Exolum to carry out a refit of the fuel supply station at the airport fuel farm. The switch to HVO will mean 300,000 fewer litres of diesel will be used at the airport by the fleet of trucks that supply fuel to aircraft on the…
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The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has launched a transition review into countervailing measures on biodiesel imported from Argentina on October 5.  These measures are among those inherited from the EU system and the TRA is reviewing them to establish whether they are still suitable for the UK’s needs. At present the duty payable on imports of biodiesel from Argentina ranges from…
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German imports and exports of biodiesel increased steadily in the past six years. The Netherlands was the most important trading partner, followed by Belgium and Poland. German exports of biodiesel grew steadily over the past years with the exception of 2021. More specifically, exports rose from 1.61 million tonnes in 2017 to 2.72 million tonnes in 2022 - translating to an increase of around…
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Malaysia is considering the expansion of its B10 biodiesel programme, which requires the mandatory use of 10% palm oil, to its industrial sector, Reuters reported. Malaysia, the world's second biggest producer of palm oil, currently implements the B10 programme only for the transportation sector. Minister Fadillah Yusof did not say when a decision on the B10 mandate for industrial use would be…
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Global supplies of used cooking oil are expected to more than double to 31 million mt by 2030 - from the current 14 million mt. This is a development driven by rapidly growing Asian supply geared towards cashing in on US and EU incentives for biofuels made from agricultural waste and non-agricultural feedstocks, S&P Global revealed in a recent report. In the EU, biodiesel made from UCO, also…
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Bertschi and Dow Inc. have initiated a pilot for sustainable transportation, from the Netherlands to Italy, combining intermodal rail and biofuel-engine trucks. This collaborative effort marks a significant milestone for both companies in their commitment to sustainability and reducing carbon dioxide emissions. Bertschi operates 90% of all European land transport via intermodal rail transport,…
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