Biodiesel News

The MODALIS Group and Dunkerque-Port have laid the foundation stone of the Western Port rail-road transhipment terminal, a next-generation multimodal platform designed to accelerate the decarbonisation of freight transport across Europe. At the heart of the project is a commitment to sustainability, with cutting-edge, low-emission equipment including HVO-powered vehicles and electric…
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Sumitomo Corporation do Brasil and Be8, a leading Brazilian biodiesel producer, have signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) for the distribution of SAF in Europe. The partnership includes the evaluation of two business models: the supply of SAF from Be8’s Omega Green unit, currently under development in Paraguay, to Northern Europe, and the joint development of aviation fuel downstream…
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Greenergy, a European producer of biodiesel from waste, announced a ten-year extension of its sublease agreement with Port of Amsterdam earlier in the summer. This deal reinforces its long-term commitment to biofuel production in the Netherlands. Since acquiring the Amsterdam biodiesel plant in 2018, Greenergy has made significant investment to convert the plant to manufacture waste oils, and…
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Sulzer has been selected by Inpasa, a leading bioenergy producer in Latin America, as the primary equipment supplier of process pumps and agitators for its latest phase of industrial expansion in Brazil.Inpasa is building new biofuel production plants and extensively upgrading its existing facilities. Its products are used across a range of industries, including transportation, animal feed,…
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According to estimates by the EU Commission, sunflower seed production in the EU in 2025 is expected to total just over 8.5 million tonnes. This represents a 3% rise on the disappointing 2024 harvest. The higher yield could partly offset the slight decline in area within the EU. Nevertheless, the harvest remains the third smallest in the past 10 years. Although yields are forecast to exceed…
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Certas Energy marked the first addition to the company’s network in five years with the official launch of Omega - its new bunker site in Warrington. Now fully operational, the bunker site represents a major improvement to transport infrastructure in the North West. Certas Energy has also announced the Omega site offers unique high-speed refuelling capabilities, with nozzles dispensing up to…
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Neste has announced a solid improvement in its third-quarter results, underpinned by continued progress in the company’s performance improvement programme and strong, reliable operational performance across its global production network. The quarter also saw growing momentum in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) adoption, reinforcing Neste’s position as the global leader in renewable aviation…
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Honda Aircraft Company has become the first twin-turbine very light business jet manufacturer to operate the HondaJet on a successful test flight using a 100% blend of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF). A production-model HondaJet was fuelled with a mix of Hydroprocessed Esters and Fatty Acids Synthetic Paraffinic Kerosene (HEFA-SPK) and Hydrodeoxygenated Synthetic Aromatic Kerosene (HDO-SAK)…
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A new £50 million (€56 million) biofuel plant that will help power one of Britain’s largest road projects has been granted planning permission. Medway Council has given the go-ahead for an expansion of the Syntech Biofuel facility at Kingsnorth Industrial Estate on the Hoo Peninsula. The project will include a new 1,600 sq m production building and associated infrastructure to convert…
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Honeywell has introduced a breakthrough technology that converts agricultural and forestry waste into ready-to-use renewable fuels for hard-to-abate sectors, such as the maritime industry. The technology produces lower-carbon marine fuel, gasoline, and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from inexpensive and abundant biomass sources, including wood chips and crop residues. For ship operators, these…
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Nexus Planning has successfully secured planning permission from Medway Council in the UK on behalf of Syntech Biofuel for the expansion of its sustainable energy operations at Kingsnorth Industrial Estate, Rochester. The approved development will deliver a new 1,600 sq m production building and associated infrastructure to support the manufacturing of Syntech’s advanced smart biofuel - a…
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FutureFuel Corp has issued an operational update confirming plans to restart biodiesel production as market conditions and feedstock availability improve. The company indicated that after a period of curtailed activity, it is now able to procure key inputs and expects to bring its biodiesel lines back into production in Q4 2025. The announcement outlines steps already taken to reconfigure…
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