Biodiesel News

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently released its sixth edition of the Biodiesel Handling and Use Guide for those who blend, distribute, and/or use biodiesel and biodiesel blends. Funded by Clean Fuels Alliance America, the guide offers basic information on biodiesel's proper and safe use to help fleets, blenders, distributors and others understand the handling and use of…
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Polish energy company ORLEN has signed a contract for the construction of an oilseed processing plant in Kętrzyn. The plant is set to process 500,000 tonnes of rapeseed annually, yielding a production output of 200,000 of oil to manufacture low-carbon biofuels. In 2022, Poland’s rapeseed crop yielded a total of 3.6 million tonnes. Daniel Obajtek, CEO and president of ORLEN’s management…
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HMM has conducted a trial use of a sustainable marine biofuel on its 6,400TEU containership Tacoma that called into Busan, South Korea. The vessel, operated in FIL service connecting Far East, India and Latin America, was refuelled with the biofuel blend during its bunkering at the Port of Busan. This marine biofuel, supplied by GS Caltex, consists of 30% biodiesel derived from used cooking…
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Le Champlain, an expedition yacht from the PONANT Explorers series, is to run on B100 (UCO) biofuel produced from recycled cooking oil. The trial, carried out with ALTENS, is its first in France and underlines PONANT’s commitment to reducing its CO2 emissions by 30% per navigation day by 2030 . “This first marine biofuel test is part of our roadmap as their carbon footprint is infinitely…
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Portuguese oil company Galp has teamed up with Japan’s Mitsui to invest €400 million in an industrial-scale plant to produce biodiesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from waste at its Sines refinery. The companies will create a joint venture for the project, which will be 75% controlled by Galp, it said in a statement reported by Reuters. Galp also said it had made a final decision to…
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German shipments of rapeseed oil increased again in the 2022/23 crop year following a significant decline a year earlier. At just less than 1.3 million tonnes, Germany exported just over 19% more rapeseed oil in 2022/23 than in the previous season. Nevertheless, exports fell 6% short of the volume reached in the 2020/21 marketing year. The Netherlands remained the largest recipient country of…
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Ampol has announced it will conduct a renewable diesel trial with Hanson confirmed as its first customer partner. The trial will allow Ampol to get a practical understanding of the customer demand and market feasibility of renewable diesel in Australia. It will supply Hanson with a blend consisting of 20% renewable diesel and 80% ultra-low sulphur diesel in addition to its Ampol Amplify…
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Scientists used biofuel-powered weather radar for the first time this summer to observe stormy conditions in a more environmentally sustainable way. A team of researchers led by the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) have just completed a summertime observation campaign – known as *WOEST – focused on tracking turbulent processes in our atmosphere, with a view to improving…
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Royal Caribbean Group has laid important groundwork for the industry’s alternative fuel ambitions by completing over 12 consecutive weeks of biofuel testing in Europe. “This is a pivotal moment for Royal Caribbean Group’s alternative fuel journey,” said Jason Liberty, president and CEO, Royal Caribbean Group. “Following our successful trial of biofuels this summer, we are one step…
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Formula 1 has announced that DHL’s new fleet of trucks running on biofuel reduced carbon emissions by an average of 83% compared to fuel-driven trucks during the European leg of the 2023 season. Across the nine European rounds, 18 trucks were powered by HVO 100 drop-in fuel and travelled more than 10,600 km - transporting an average of 300 tonnes of vital freight per race. A voluntary…
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DS Dansuk held a ground-breaking ceremony as work on its new hydrotreated vegetable oil refinery in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. The second-generation biodiesel refinery is an extension of the company’s first biodiesel plant in Pyeongtaek and the plan is to complete its construction by next July. DS Dansuk has invested 35.7 billion won (€25 million) in the project. The ceremony was attended by…
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Clean Fuels Alliance America has released a new report assessing potential global supplies of used cooking oil (UCO) to meet growing demand for biodiesel, renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) through 2030. In 2022, global UCO trade reached 3.7 billion gallons, according to the report authors, LMC International/GlobalData Plc. With anticipated demand and added value from…
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