Biodiesel News

McDonald's UAE has revealed that its supply trucks have travelled more than 22 million kilometres on pure biodiesel. The fast-food company said this was the latest milestone of its biodiesel programme, which gets used cooking oil from their restaurants converted to 100% biodiesel to fuel their vehicles. Walid Fakih, CEO at McDonald's UAE, said: "Focusing on the environment is key for us at…
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FlixBus and Volvo Buses are testing the use of Oleo100 biodiesel as part of a new collaboration. Oleo100, made from rapeseed, meets the latest environmental criteria, transforming renewable biomass into biofuel. The crop is pressed to obtain non-genetically modified organism vegetable proteins intended for feeding animals on French farms and rapeseed oil for human consumption. The surplus will…
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Restaurant Technologies will use biofuels supplied by Chevron Renewable Energy Group in its commercial vehicle fleet. Restaurant Technologies has provided Chevron Renewable Energy Group with used cooking oil for more than 10 years. These have been collected from its 34,000 customers including restaurant chains, independent restaurants, grocers, hotels, casinos, universities and hospitals. The…
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Neste is partnering with EDi Energie-Direkt Hohenlohe and TOOL-FUEL Services to jointly enable the supply of Neste MY Renewable Diesel™ in Germany. The two companies will distribute and sell the renewable diesel in the country, while Neste will ensure sufficient volumes of the fuel. Currently, the sale of renewable fuels is regulated by German legislation. It is already possible to use…
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The International Grains Council (IGC) has estimated global supply of soybeans to be lower - but still at a record level. Although demand for soybeans continues to grow all round the world compared to the previous year, supplies have grown even stronger than previously expected. In its latest report, the International Grains Council (IGC) adjusted its estimate of global soy supply 2022/23…
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TotalEnergies will start offering biofuels as a bunkering fuel to its customers in Singapore from next year. A senior executive at the French energy giant told Reuters the company was determined to reduce its emissions in shipping swiftly. The move would reduce greenhouse gas emissions from shipping by 20-25%, said Vice President Marine Fuels Louise Tricoire. "We will be able to deliver…
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The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) is pursuing tangible decarbonisation efforts by using biodiesel in its fleet. CCG has begun a biodiesel testing project in its bid to reduce carbon emissions. This is in line with the Government of Canada’s 2030 and 2050 commitments to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Following the award of a contract to procure biodiesel from Windsor, Ontario-based…
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Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) has developed a provisional national quality standard for marine biofuels. The port has also been developing a framework laying down conditions for biofuel supply for licensed bunker fuel suppliers. Singapore has supplied approximately 70,000 tonnes of biofuel across more than 40 biofuel bunkering operations using existing bunker tankers. This…
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Testing, inspection and certification firm Bureau Veritas (BV) has launched a detailed outlook on future maritime fuels in a new white paper, which calls for a “well-to-wake” (WtW) approach to assessing the climate impact and sustainability of alternative fuels. This is one of the key conclusions of the white paper, which evaluates alternative fuels such as biofuels, hydrogen and ammonia,…
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Germany exported around 1.3 million tonnes of biodiesel in the first half year of this year, according to figures published by the German Federal Statistical Office. Imports to the country amounted to a total of 755,539 tonnes. The Netherlands, the principal EU marketplace for biodiesel, continued to be the primary trading partner, accounting for 40% and 48% of total exports and imports…
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Renewable fuels firm Raven SR and Emerging Fuels Technology (EFT) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to integrate their respective technologies into an advanced system for producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel. The resulting production platform will include Raven SR's patented Steam/CO2 Reformer process and EFT's patented Fischer-Tropsch synthesis and Maxx…
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A new report from CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange revealed the recent surge of investments in US renewable diesel production capacity was likely to ignite a period of growth and transition for the biofuels industry. By producing fuel using sources with lower carbon intensity than traditional petroleum-based products, the US biofuels sector was well-positioned to play a major role in reducing…
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