Biodiesel News

Canada-based Xfuels Inc will begin to produce biodiesel (B100) at its Bieseker plant. The company, with its headquarters in Alberta, will purchase and install a continuous biodiesel production system capable of processing 50 barrels per hour. It will also have the ability to expand the unit to 100 barrels per hour. Michael McLaren, the company’s CEO, said: “With access to our own power…
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UK’s first supplier of green aggregate materials SandandStone has signed an agreement with Green Biofuels. The agreement enables the business to deliver all of its remediation and aggregate projects with minimal environmental impact and carbon emissions. All logistics and transport operations used by SandandStone will be fuelled by Green D+ HVO that can reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions…
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The European Union looks set to retain its tariffs on US biodiesel for an extra five years after deciding that removing them could lead to a surge of imports at artificially low prices. The tariffs, dating back to 2009, will be extended until 2026, Reuters reported on August 2. The European Commission, which looked into the case, concluded that US producers could increase to full capacity and…
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Cadman Cranes is working towards a more sustainable future by adopting the use of hydro-treated vegetable oil (HVO). Mobile cranes are notoriously high users of fuel and play a key role in the production of harmful CO2 emissions found in today’s working environment. Although manufacturer emissions continue to improve, their heavy road-bearing weight and requirement for high-powered,…
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German rapeseed meal exports have reached a record level. In the period July 2020 to May this year, exports were up 17% on the previous year and larger than ever before. Over that period, Germany exported just less than 2 million tonnes of rapeseed meal. According to information published by the German Federal Statistical Office, this was up approximately 17% year-on-year and the largest…
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bp and the Mærsk McKinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping have signed a partnership agreement committing to a long-term collaboration on the development of new alternative fuels and low carbon solutions for the shipping industry. bp will second experts to work on relevant research and development projects in the Center’s portfolio and contribute to the development of methodologies…
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ERA is investing $4.7 million (€4 million) to support the development of a $28.6 million biofuel facility in Lethbridge, Alberta. The facility will eventually produce an estimated 70 million litres of high-value renewable fuel once fully operational in the autumn. The plant, which is owned by Canary Biofuels, will be the first of its kind in Canada, turning local agricultural waste, inedible…
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KPI OceanConnect announced the launch of its Alternative Fuels and Special Projects division to enhance its counterparts’ ability to achieve their sustainability ambitions. Bill Wakeling, an expert in marine fuels, will lead the new offering. As pressure intensifies for the shipping industry to become more sustainable, KPI OceanConnect, a leading global broker and trader in marine fuels for…
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Prospects of tight rapeseed supply at the world's biggest rapeseed exporter has driven up prices also in the EU - a major recipient of Canadian commodity. In Winnipeg, the July contract reached a new record high at the equivalent of just less than €661 per tonne on 13 July. An exceptional increase had already been recorded in the days before, the limit-up price and the biggest possible gain…
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The Brazilian government that mandated the percentage of vegetable oil blended into Brazil’s biodiesel be reduced from 13% (B13) to 10% (B10) has now reconsidered that position and indicated the mixture will be increased to 12% (B12) for the months of September and October. The government justified the reduction due to the high prices for soybean oil which makes up more than 70% of the…
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Kao Data has taken a further step towards its Net Zero ambitions by becoming the UK’s first data centre to transition all backup generators at its Harlow campus to hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO). This move, made possible by partnering with Crown Oil, means Kao Data will eliminate up to 90% of net CO2 from their backup generators and significantly reduce nitrogen oxide emissions. In line…
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The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) has expressed disappointment in the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit’s decision on the 2019 Renewable Fuel Standard rule. NBB joined other biofuel industry associations after the case known as Growth Energy v Environment Protection Agency (EPA) to challenge the EPA’s failure to account for a flood of retroactive small refinery exemptions that…
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