Oct 22, 2024
Neste RD to power data centres’ back-up generators
Biodiesel News
Oct 21, 2024
TUI marked the beginning of a new chapter in its bid to lower transport emissions in destinations when one of its coaches ran entirely on used cooking oil.
The transport was for 55 guests when they were picked them up from their hotel to go to Alicante Airport.
In collaboration with Repsol, TUI is piloting this biofuel initiative in parts of its Benidorm fleet of coaches.... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 18, 2024
Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team has successfully powered its marketing trucks and generators for the 2024 European Season on HVO100.
Working with its logistics partners, Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 set a target to extend the use of biofuels during the nine 2024 European races.
Despite the complexities of the supply chain across Europe, the team achieved 98% biofuel coverage... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 17, 2024
VTTI and renewable feedstocks trader Connex are joining up to develop a renewable feedstock pretreatment facility at VTTI’s Amsterdam terminal.
When finished, the facility will be able to process over 400,000 tons of renewable feedstock per year to enable the production of sustainable fuels in Northern Europe.
Renewable feedstocks can be stored, blended, and pretreated... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 15, 2024
The consumption of biodiesel in June 2024 decreased 3% tonnes month-on-month to 197,700 tonnes, according to the Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA).
In a year-on-year comparison, the decline amounts to as much as 14.6%.
Consumption of diesel reached a volume of 2.5 million tonnes in June 2024, up 4.7% on the previous month, while remaining... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 14, 2024
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig said the Iowa Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Programme (RFIP) Board has approved 126 project applications from Iowa petrol stations for new and expanded E15, E85, and biodiesel infrastructure projects.
Totalling nearly $6.35 million (€5.8 million), the projects are located across 61 Iowa counties and will allow drivers to save... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 11, 2024
Rolls-Royce has now approved its mtu engines for operation with sustainable fuels like HVO.
The company now also offers its mtu Series 1163 and 8000 large engines in all cylinder variants - 16 and 20V in each case - in the power range between 4,800 and 10,000 KW with SCR system for compliance with emission stage IMO III.
This enables ship operators to enter the Emission... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 11, 2024
Brazil's Grupo Potencial has revealed an investment of $108.86 million (€98 million) to increase biodiesel output at one of its plants giving the facility the world's largest production capacity for soy oil-based biofuel.
The investment was announced amid efforts by Brazil's government to increase the footprint of biofuels in local markets, Reuters reported.
President... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 9, 2024
Solstad now offers certified renewable biodiesel to its clients to decarbonise existing offshore vessels in the transition period towards zero-emission technologies in the future. This initiative is part of Solstad’s strategy to decrease its environmental footprint.
In a significant step towards reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, Solstad have recently bunkered... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 8, 2024
KPI OceanConnect has announced the successful delivery of B24 biofuel to WAN HAI Lines’ container vessel, WAN HAI 510, in Singapore, with SK Energy International as the physical supplier of the fuel.
Building on the long-standing partnership with KPI OceanConnect, the deal marks the first biofuel delivery to WAN HAI Lines.
The ISCC certified biofuel will support... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 8, 2024
Cepsa has completed four deliveries of HVO via Glander International Bunkering to a cruise ship at the Port of Barcelona since late June.
The second-generation biofuel is made from ISCC EU certified raw materials and can reduce CO2 emissions by up to 90% compared to conventional fuels throughout their life cycle.
The combination of Cepsa’s capacity to supply biofuel... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 4, 2024
The US biofuel market is experiencing dynamic growth, making canola cultivation increasingly attractive for farmers in the northern US.
Their Canadian counterparts are also benefiting, because the US is a major market for both canola meal and oil.
According to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), the area dedicated to canola exceeds 1 million hectares for the first... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 3, 2024
Indonesia has called on the European Union to clarify the numerous questions that remain around EUDR implementation at the World Trade Organization (WTO).
At the recent Agriculture Committee meeting, the Indonesian government laid out key questions on the EUDR with support from numerous other countries, including the US and India.
The key concerns underlined by Indonesia... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 2, 2024
Arkas Bunker has started to supply biofuel to the maritime industry for the first time in Türkiye.
The Arkas Line's container vessel, Matilde A, was supplied with a marine fuel containing environmentally friendly bio-components, entirely produced from waste in Türkiye.
The blended marine fuel, called Bio24F, significantly reduces carbon emissions without modifying... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 2, 2024
The ORLEN Group has initiated sales of its HVO100 fuel at two service stations in Germany.
HVO100 is a second-generation biofuel, made from vegetable oils and waste products from the food and hospitality industries, including used cooking oil. It has the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 90% compared to conventional fossil fuels.
HVO100 can be used... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 1, 2024
Encyclis has announced the successful completion of a ground-breaking pilot programme to replace diesel in the Energy-from-Waste process with sustainable hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO).
The achievement is the result of a 12-month research and development programme to find out whether diesel could be replaced with a sustainable product made from waste vegetable oil... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 1, 2024
ldi is converting more than 30% of its fleet of owned HGVs to operate on hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) fuels.
The move is taking place on more than 160 HGVs based at its Cardiff, Swindon and Neston distribution centres in the UK and is expected to reduce the supermarket’s carbon footprint by approximately 15,432 tonnes of CO2e per year.
HVO is a diesel alternative... [Read More]
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