Feb 21, 2020
IKEA Finland to reduce carbon footprint using Neste’s renewable diesel
Biodiesel News
Feb 21, 2020
A partnership led by ADM and Optimus Technologies plans to carry out a year-long validation project of new biodiesel technology to demonstrate its viability in real-world, high-mileage fleet applications.
Five trucks owned by ADM will be fitted with Optimus’ Vector fuel system, which enables diesel engines to run almost entirely on sustainable biodiesel (B100). The... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Feb 20, 2020
Iowan senators Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley have urged Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles Rettig to quickly process 2018-19 claims for the biodiesel tax credit.
In December 2019, US Congress retroactively reinstated the biodiesel tax incentive for 2018 and 2019, extending it through to 2022.
Earlier this year, the IRS issued guidance for biodiesel... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Feb 20, 2020
BioEconomy Solutions, a technology leader in sustainable agricultural crops for biofuels, animal feed and food products, has been awarded an investment by Carolina Opportunity Funds, which is expected to support its planned renewable diesel facility in South Carolina, US.
The investment is the first to be awarded under Carolina Opportunity Funds’ IMPACT Carolina Fund,... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Feb 20, 2020
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed an open-source simulation software package that can be used to analyse the economics of biofuels and bioproducts.
Known as BioSTEAM, the new software package in Python can be used by scientists, engineers, biotechnology companies and funding agencies as a quick and flexible tool to analyse... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Feb 19, 2020
ASTM International has approved a new production pathway for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), created by Applied Research Associates (ARA) and Chevron Lummus Global (CLG).
The new production pathway, which is called catalytic hydrothermolysis jet (CHJ), is expected to help meet the global need for more sustainable aviation fuels.
“Commercial volumes of competitively... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Feb 19, 2020
Fintoil, a biofuel producer based in Finland that is partly owned by investment company Taaleri, has invested over €100 million in a biorefinery in Hamina, Finland.
The company plans to build a crude tall oil refinery in Hamina, having recently signed a lease agreement with the Port of HaminaKotka for a site located in the Hamina oil port area.
Neste Engineering... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Feb 18, 2020
Following the success of its first biodiesel conversion centre in St. Lucia, Sandals Resorts is now considering ways to expand the project throughout its resorts across the Caribbean region.
Since 2015, a biodiesel plant at the company’s dive centre in Pointe Seraphine has been converting used vegetable oil from the kitchens at the three Sandals resorts on the island... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Feb 17, 2020
North Dakota Soybean Processors (NDSP) has been forced to abandon efforts to build a large-scale soybean crushing facility in North Dakota, US, after more than three years and $6 million (€5.5 million) of investment.
The decision on the plant, which was to be located at the Spiritwood Energy Park in Spiritwood, North Dakota, was made earlier in February.
“We... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Feb 13, 2020
Italian energy transition company NextChem has teamed up with US Saola Energy to license technology for the production of renewable diesel from vegetable oils and residual fats.
The two companies will combine forces to deliver a comprehensive solution. NextChem will act as licensor of the combined technology, providing clients with engineering, procurement and construction... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Feb 13, 2020
FORGE Hydrocarbons, a Canadian biofuel start-up company, has secured an equity investment from Shell Ventures and a follow-on contribution from Valent Low-Carbon Technologies, to help build a commercial-scale biofuel production plant.
The facility, which is reportedly the first of its kind, will be built at a cost of CAD$30 million (€20.9 million) in Sombra, in the... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Feb 4, 2020
Global shipping company Hapag-Lloyd has announced that one of its ships recently refuelled in Rotterdam, the Netherlands with a new biofuel, in an attempt to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated by its vessels.
For the first time, the company’s Montreal Express is being powered by B20 biofuel, a blend of 80% low-sulphur fuel oil and 20% biodiesel, made... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jan 31, 2020
US airline Delta has entered into one of the largest airline offtake agreements of its kind for the purchase of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), if produced, from Northwest Advanced Bio-Fuels (NWABF).
The offtake agreement builds on Delta’s $2 million (€1.8 million) investment for an ongoing feasibility study for the sustainable jet fuel with NWABF.
The study,... [Read More]
Policy News
Jan 30, 2020
The government of Manitoba, a province in Canada, has announced ambitious plans to achieve the cleanest fuel standards in the country.
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister revealed plans to increase the ethanol and biodiesel content of the province’s transportation fuels, as it implements its ‘Made-in-Manitoba Climate and Green Plan’.
“We have the cleanest electricity... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jan 29, 2020
HollyFrontier has selected Haldor Topsoe’s HydroFlex sustainable renewable fuel technology to produce renewable diesel from various feedstocks at the company’s renewable diesel unit, at the Artesia refinery in New Mexico, US.
Under an agreement with HollyFrontier subsidiary Artesia Renewable Diesel Company, Topsoe will license and supply basic engineering, proprietary... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jan 27, 2020
Vehicle manufacturer Ford has approved the use of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) in its Transit vans, sourced from waste oils, including used cooking oil collected from restaurants and kitchens.
The use of renewable diesel instead of conventional fossil fuels can contribute to improvements in air quality, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by up to 90% compared with... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jan 27, 2020
The government of Paraguay has recently granted a Free Zone regime for the Omega Green project, which is being touted as the first advanced biofuels plant in the southern hemisphere.
The facility, which will be built by ECB Group at an estimated cost of $800 million (€725.7 million), will produce renewable diesel and renewable aviation kerosene. It is expected that... [Read More]
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