Biodiesel News

To reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and work towards sustainability, the European Commission has introduced the Fit-for-55 package. This is a set of European policies implemented to help the transition of Europe to climate neutrality by 2050. These policies aim to reduce Europe’s greenhouse emissions by at least 55%, as well as strengthen European partnership and unity on climate action…
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Angel Alvarez Alberdi, the secretary general of the European Waste-based and Advanced Biofuels Association (EWABA), outlines what he feels are the critical issues affecting the industry this year. This year will be yet another year of heavy regulatory activity for the EU biofuels industry, with many different key laws being passed as the year progresses. We briefly discuss each of these…
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Imperial will help Canada achieve its net-zero goals by investing about $560 million (€514 million) to move forward with construction of the largest renewable diesel facility in the country. The project at Imperial’s Strathcona refinery near Edmonton is expected to produce more than 1 billion litres of renewable diesel annually primarily from locally sourced feedstocks. This could help…
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Diesel engine and equipment manufacturers Caterpillar, John Deere and Cummins joined PepsiCo and Florida Power & Light to discuss the important role that low-carbon liquid fuels like biodiesel and renewable diesel play in helping them achieve corporate sustainability goals. Joining the panel of experts at the Clean Fuels Conference in Tampa included Joel Feucht, vice president & general…
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Topsoe has signed a global licensing agreement for a complete waste-to-fuel solution to boost sustainable aviation fuel production (SAF). The agreement with Steeper Energy, a pioneer within biomass conversion technologies, combines Topsoe's technologies in renewable fuels and hydrogen production. With the agreement, Topsoe will be able to provide a complete waste-to-fuel technology solution…
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Alfa Laval is first in the market to launch biofuel-optimised separators and separator upgrades. Biofuels like HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil) and FAME (fatty acid methyl ester) can be used by diesel engines without major engine modifications. They can be a carbon-neutral alternative if produced from the right biomass, but they must still be cleaned effectively to prevent performance issues…
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Casterra Ag has announced it has entered into an agreement with one of the world’s leading energy companies to provide its castor varieties and cultivation techniques at a commercial scale for biofuel production. Under the framework of the agreement, the initial focus is the purchase agreement of castor seed varieties from Casterra for growing castor in specific African territories and the…
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Cargill has confirmed it has completed the acquisition of Owensboro Grain Company - a fifth-generation family-owned soybean processing facility and refinery located in Kentucky. The addition of Owensboro Grain Company will enhance Cargill’s efforts to increase capacity across its North American oilseeds network to support growing demand for oilseeds driven by food, feed and renewable fuel…
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Rapeseed growing areas in the EU-27 and Ukraine are set to increase while areas in India, China and Australia are expected to decline. In its first estimate of the global rapeseed area for the 2023/24 marketing season, the International Grains Council (IGC) projected an area of 40.2 million hectares. The estimate is 1.5% below the current season's record area and would be the second largest…
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Malaysia has thrown its weight behind Indonesia’s rebuke of the EU’s Deforestation Regulation. Indonesia’s President Jokowi and Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim declared their position during the first meeting of the two leaders on January 9, stating that they “agreed to strengthen cooperation to boost markets and combat discrimination against palm oil”. Last week, Malaysian Foreign…
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All diesel-powered ground handling vehicles and machinery at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in the Netherlands will be using Neste MY Renewable Diesel. There are around 1,900 ground handling vehicles with a diesel engine at Schiphol airport, varying from standard cars, vans, pushback tractors and trucks to more specialised ground support like conveyor belt loaders, pallet or container loaders,…
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CNC Petroleum, a subsidiary of PS Energy Group, now distributes MGO B20 - a sustainable bunker fuel option to coastal and marine customers. A blend of standard MGO and biodiesel, MGO B20 is distributed at the company’s floating kiosk, which is located off the buoy the West Coast Pier. It is currently the only kiosk station, out of the four kiosks operated by CNC Petroleum, that offers this…
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