Mar 29, 2022
Manchester United adds renewable biodiesel to its line-up
Biodiesel News
Mar 29, 2022
Downey Ridge Environmental Company, developer of Greasezilla® fats, oils and grease (FOG) and used cooking oil (UCO) separation and processing systems, is partnering with LEND Environmental to accelerate recycling of UCO and grease trap waste across southern California.
The companies will set up additional locations to separate the waste input streams into water, batter,... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 25, 2022
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) in its Annual Energy Outlook 2022 projects that renewable diesel supply will exceed biodiesel supply in the near term.
The EIA projects that renewable diesel supply will increase to 130,000 barrels per day (b/d) in 2022 and 145,000 b/d in 2050, reflecting a significant increase in renewable diesel production capacity.
Biomass-based... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 22, 2022
V-Bunkers, which is part of Vitol’s Singapore bunker operations company, has announced that its barges have recently made several deliveries of biofuel blended VLSFO.
Mike Muller, Head of Vitol Asia, said: “We are delighted to have demonstrated in multiple deliveries that we have the capability to bring to market these bespoke blended bunker supplies containing... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 22, 2022
XPO Logistics has started to take delivery of 76 Volvo FM trucks with 53 vehicles to be fuelled with HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil).
They will be used exclusively on the company’s contract with building materials supplier British Gypsum.
The new 6x2 tractor units will play a crucial part in the two companies’ commitment to a cleaner, more sustainable future with... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 18, 2022
A total of 50,000 journeys made annually for the transport of Coca-Cola, Fanta, Fuze Tea and Chaudfontaine in the Netherlands will be done using HVO supplied by Neste.
Since the start of the year, Neste has been a renewable fuel provider for Coca-Cola in the Netherlands by using HVO100 for the transport of all their drinks in close collaboration with its logistics partners.
HVO100... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 18, 2022
The absence of deliveries from the Black Sea region is expected to severely exacerbate the global scarcity of available rapeseed.
Supply of the crop has already been characterised by tight supplies even before the war.
The conflict is having an increasing impact on world trade, as Ukraine is one of the largest suppliers of rapeseed, along with Canada and Australia.
Rapeseed... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 18, 2022
Anglo American has successfully completed a sea trial using biofuel blended with very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO), reducing carbon emissions by approximately 10%.
The trial further demonstrated the potential for sustainable biofuel to be used as a ‘drop-in’ fuel, improving its viability to help reduce emissions in the shipping sector.
The fuel was blended and bunkered... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 17, 2022
DB Cargo said that its diesel main line and shunting locomotives will be able to run on hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO).
These locomotives will be able to haul trains of up to 3,000 tonnes for last mile operations at private sidings, ports and freight terminals without the need for any complex conversion.
DB Cargo said that following extensive tests this biofuel has... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 15, 2022
Carnarvon Energy Limited has announce its renewable diesel business as FutureEnergy Australia (FEA).
This is a 50:50 joint venture arrangement with Frontier Impact Group.
Carnarvon announced last year it would invest in seed capital towards an initial renewable diesel project which was the first step in an overall strategy to actively reduce the carbon intensity of its... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 15, 2022
The new biodiesel plant built by Austrian process engineering company BDI-BioEnergy International and operated by Rossi Biofuel will make an important contribution to sustainable circular economy in Hungary.
For Rossi Biofuel, building the new plant is a commitment to sustainable innovation and profitability and will result in 150,000t annual CO2 savings.
Rossi is a... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 14, 2022
Leonidas Kanonis, director for communications and analysis at the European Waste-based and Advanced Association (EWABA), highlights why he finds the policy side of this energy sector so fascinating
What was your first job?
My first experience was when I was a teenager in Athens, Greece, following around my father who was a civil engineer and was often visiting construction... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 14, 2022
EWABA has welcomed the adoption of more stringent standards for EU certification schemes as part of the revised Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) implementation.
The organisation said it was confident that the implementation act on revised standards would strengthen and further enhance transparency in the biofuels sector by providing full traceability across the supply... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 11, 2022
Verde Bio Holdings has announced that it has terminated an agreement to purchase two biodiesel facilities, which the company first announced in December 2021.
The Texas-based company has been engaged in the acquisition and development of revenue producing assets in premier US basins.
Verde currently owns producing mineral, royalty and over-riding royalty interests in... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 11, 2022
A new biofuel plant built by Rossi Biofuel and MOL Group has started operations in Hungary.
Work on the €45 million brownfield plant facility began in June 2020 and the plant in Komárom will significantly increase the biofuel production volume in the country.
The advanced biodiesel plant will raise the company’s annual production capacity to 50,000 tonnes per year.
The... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 9, 2022
Union Pacific Railroad will begin using a higher biodiesel blend in locomotives it acquired from Wabtec.
The new collaboration helps Union Pacific as it works to increase the percentage of low-carbon fuels consumed to 10% of its total diesel consumption by 2025 and 20% by 2030.
"Increasing the use of renewable diesels and biofuels currently represents the most promising... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 8, 2022
ASCO is switching its heavy goods vehicle fleet (HGV) fleet from diesel to HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil) as part of its ambitious drive to decarbonise its operations and be net-zero by 2040.
The global, integrated logistics and materials management company said this would reduce direct carbon emissions by more than 3,040 tonnes, representing a 46% reduction in the... [Read More]
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