Nov 3, 2020
Neste acquires Rotterdam refinery to increase raw material pretreatment capacity
Bioethanol News
Nov 3, 2020
BP will stop fuel production at its Kwinana Refinery and is exploring options including turning it into a clean energy hub that could produce and store low carbon fuels.
The site in Western Australia could be used to store sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel.
BP said that regional oversupply, along with sustained low refining margins, have resulted in the... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 29, 2020
Researchers from The University of Western Australia and around the world have developed a low-cost method for recycling used cooking oil and agricultural waste into biodiesel.
The method, published in Nature Catalysis, uses a new type of ultra-efficient catalyst that can make low-carbon biodiesel and other valuable complex molecules out of diverse, impure raw materials.
It... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 27, 2020
Preem will be undertaking the large-scale production of renewable fuels at its Lysekil refinery.
Preem has launched a new project to rebuild its Swedish refinery to become Scandinavia’s largest producer of renewable fuels.
In an initial phase, Preem plans to carry out the redevelopment of its existing Synsat plant, which produces environmental class 1 diesel.
The... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 23, 2020
Cargill is constructing a multi-waste and residues-based biodiesel plant at its existing integrated oilseeds crush and Bioro biodiesel site in Belgium.
The $150 million (€126 million) project in Ghent will help meet global renewable energy demands while protecting natural resources.
This project enables Cargill to maintain its leading position across Europe, both... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 20, 2020
Palm oil headed for a second week of gains on supply concerns and as a weaker Malaysian currency made it cheaper for overseas buyers.
The ringgit was on track for a weekly loss as a renewed spike in domestic COVID-19 cases, which have risen by several hundred every day in recent weeks, and political uncertainty put investors on guard.
Still, the palm oil market remains... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 16, 2020
Singaporean-based Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has appointed GoodFuels to supply biofuel bunkers for its MR tanker M/T Pacific Beryl.
The successful bunkering, which took place on October 9 in Dutch waters, is in line with EPS’ Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Policy.
The policy calls for the testing and use of various alternative marine fuels to significantly... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 14, 2020
Emirates has revealed that nearly a third of its dedicated fleet of transport buses for cabin crew in Dubai will now operate on biofuel.
The airline’s contracted service provider, Al Wegdaniyah, has committed to operating all road trips with biodiesel provided by Neutral Fuels, one of the UAE’s leading producers of biofuels.
Emirates commissions a fleet of nearly... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 13, 2020
The International Grain Council (IGC) is expecting the world’s rapeseed harvest to reach about 69.8 million tonnes in the 2020/21 crop year.
This would be up only 200,000 tonnes year-on-year, but 400,000 tonnes more than projected in August.
According to investigations conducted by Agrarmarkt Informations-Gesellschaft, the growth in output is based on larger rapeseed... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 12, 2020
A letter has been sent to the Chancellor from a new coalition including the CBI, Velocys and Drax calling on the government to adopt a clear commitment to greenhouse gas removal and negative emissions technologies.
The letter from the Coalition for Negative Emissions to Rishi Sunak describes how the new group aims to develop pioneering projects that can remove CO2 and... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 9, 2020
Red Rock and Shell have entered into a cellulosic fuel purchase and sale agreement.
The agreement will see Shell purchase Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and cellulosic renewable diesel fuel from Red Rock’s new biorefinery in Lakeview, Oregon.
Shell will distribute the SAF to Red Rock’s existing airline customers and market Red Rock’s cellulosic renewable diesel... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 9, 2020
Marathon Petroleum Corporation has applied for permits to convert its Martinez facility into a refinery for renewable diesel.
While the Martinez conversion project, in California, is still being evaluated, seeking permits is an important step toward producing lower-carbon-intensity fuels.
If the project is commissioned, the Martinez facility would be expected to start... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 9, 2020
US exports of grain in all forms (GIAF) reached nearly 101 million metric tonnes by the end of the 2019/2020 marketing year.
According to data from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and analysis by the US Grains Council (USGC) this amounted to an equivalent to 3.97 billion bushels.
While the export total declined 5% year-over-year, GIAF exports still represented... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 5, 2020
German prices for oilseed meals have climbed significantly since the beginning of August 2020 - particularly in September.
Rapeseed meal surged €22 to €238 per tonne within a month and briefly reached its highest level since May 2020.
Prices for soybean meal rose €38 per tonne in the same period. Consequently, soybean meal with 49% crude protein most recently... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 1, 2020
DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, will be neutralising the carbon emissions of its ocean freight shipments from New Year’s Day.
In line with its Mission 2050 – Zero Emissions, DHL is committed to transitioning to clean and sustainable sea freight transport for all of its less-than-container load (LCL) journeys.... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Sep 30, 2020
Malaysia’s palm oil exports to China increased by 31.9% or 316,400 tonnes over last year to 1.31 million tonnes from January to June this year.
This contrasts with Indonesia which shipped 1.28 million tonnes of palm oil to China - decreasing by 42.7% or 956,400 tonnes.
As a result, palm oil market share commanded by Malaysia in China up to June this year rose from... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Sep 25, 2020
Green Fuels Ltd has been awarded a $100,000 (€86,000) grant in recognition of the work being undertaken in addressing the immediate and long term challenges resulting from the effects of the global pandemic.
The grant is designed to support and amplify the impact of the work Green Fuels is doing as a global producer of sustainable transport fuels.
The Unreasonable... [Read More]
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