
Oct 19, 2022
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Bioethanol News
Oct 19, 2022
Tour operator TUI and Spanish energy firm Cepsa have signed a new agreement to promote the production and supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
These fuels will be produced from circular raw materials that do not compete with food resources, such as used cooking oils, non-food animal waste or biodegradable waste from various industries.
TUI has been working to... [Read More]
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Oct 19, 2022
Breakthrough Energy revealed its first Catalyst project funding will go to LanzaJet’s Freedom Pines Fuels sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant.
The facility in Soperton, Georgia, will receive a $50 million (€51 million) grant. Breakthrough Energy Catalyst is a programme that brings together corporate and philanthropic organisations to accelerate the deployment of... [Read More]
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Oct 18, 2022
BASF has introduced CircleStar™ - a dehydration catalyst to process renewable feedstocks. The novel star-shaped catalyst achieves a 99.5% selectivity for the ethanol-to-ethylene (E2E) conversion.
With an operating temperature that is more than 25°C lower compared to conventional processes, CircleStar™ helps to decrease the carbon footprint in the bio-ethylene value... [Read More]
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Oct 18, 2022
Eni has announced plans to build a new biorefinery at its industrial site in Livorno in Italy.
Representatives from the energy company met with the president of Tuscany, Eugenio Giani, and the mayors of Livorno, Luca Salvetti, and Collesalvetti, Adelio Antolini, to confirm the details.
The feasibility study involves building three new plants for the production of hydrogenated... [Read More]
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Oct 17, 2022
Airbus has revealed that an A320neo for China Eastern Airlines has been powered by a 5% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) fuel blend.
The aircraft recently took off from the company’s Airbus Delivery Centre in Tianjin.
SAF is a sustainably-produced aviation fuel made from feedstocks ranging from used fat, oil and grease to municipal and forestry waste.
Compared to... [Read More]
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Oct 17, 2022
TEBO Group of Industries and the University of British Columbia (UBC) have started a new research partnership aimed at driving highly sustainable and carbon-efficient construction and infrastructure technology.
The collaboration will bring together TEBO engineers with researchers at UBC’s Vancouver and Okanagan campuses to explore and develop solutions with the potential... [Read More]
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Oct 17, 2022
Aberdeen International Airport has received its first commercial delivery of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The SAF was delivered by Air bp and will be blended with traditional jet fuel for Bristow flights to bp’s North Sea offshore operations.
bp is the first North Sea operator to voluntarily commit to an ongoing supply of SAF for its North Sea flights, helping... [Read More]
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Oct 14, 2022
Avfuel Corporation partnered with Sheltair Aviation and Neste to ensure NBAA-BACE attendees had the option to fuel sustainably for the event.
Avfuel had two truckload deliveries of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation FuelTM at Orlando Executive Airport (KORL) in the week of October 10.
The deliveries provided a total of 16,000 gallons of SAF to the FBO for its customers... [Read More]
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Oct 14, 2022
Honeywell has introduced new ethanol-to-jet fuel (ETJ) processing technology that allows producers to convert corn-based, cellulosic, or sugar-based ethanol into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Fuel produced from Honeywell’s ethanol-to-jet process can reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 80% on a total lifecycle basis, compared to petroleum-based jet fuel.
Honeywell’s... [Read More]
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Oct 13, 2022
Gevo has revealed it has in place 375 million gallons per year of predominantly take-or-pay, financeable SAF and hydrocarbon fuel supply agreements.
The company added that this level of demand would require multiple plants to be built over the next four years to satisfy those agreements.
Among its offtake partners include Trafigura, Kolmar, Delta Airlines, American... [Read More]
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Oct 10, 2022
TotalEnergies and a company dealing with the collection and valorisation of organic materials into sustainable products have signed a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) development agreement.
The agreement with SARIA will be focused on production at the Grandpuits zero-crude platform in Seine-et-Marne in France.
This agreement will help secure feedstock supply, principally... [Read More]
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Oct 6, 2022
Cepsa has started to produce advanced biofuels (2G) with used cooking oil at its La Rábida Energy Park plant.
The facility, located in Palos de la Frontera, Huelva, is an important milestone in the company’s transformation towards a more sustainable energy model and its ambition to promote the circular economy.
These sustainable fuels can reduce emissions by up to... [Read More]
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Oct 6, 2022
px Group, a leading infrastructure solutions business and operator of several critical UK energy sites, has been appointed operator at GIDARA Energy’s flagship biofuel plant in Amsterdam.
The plant, plans for which were revealed last year by GIDARA Energy and is due to become operational in 2024, is GIDARA Energy’s advanced bio-methanol facility and will convert non-recyclable... [Read More]
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Oct 5, 2022
Progress is being made at the site of Shell’s former Convent refinery where the oil and gas company plans to build a $1.48 billion (€1.48 billion) low-carbon fuels facility.
The project’s first phase will include a renewable fuels unit that would produce renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel from plant oils, animal fats and used cooking oils. The company... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 4, 2022
Virgin Atlantic is joining its expanded joint venture partners, Delta, Air France and KLM by offering a sustainable aviation fuel programme (SAF) for its corporate customers.
The move represents a first for any airline joint venture and underpins a continued focus on sustainability across the four airlines.
The scheme has been specifically designed with the airline’s... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 4, 2022
Carbon America, the first vertically integrated carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) super developer, has reached an agreement with Bridgeport Ethanol to develop a carbon capture and storage project in Nebraska.
The project will capture and store approximately 175,000 tons of carbon dioxide (CO₂) per year, equivalent to 95% of total emissions from the ethanol facility’s... [Read More]