Jul 8, 2024
Neste supplies SAF to Hotelplan Group
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Jul 8, 2024
The Lufthansa Group is introducing an Environmental Cost Surcharge.
The surcharge is intended to cover part of the steadily rising additional costs due to regulatory environmental requirements.
These include the statutory blending quota of initially two percent for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) for departures from European Union (EU) countries from January 1, 2025,... [Read More]
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Jul 5, 2024
Firefly has won the Innovation of the Year award at this year’s WWT Water Industry Awards.
Firefly were recognised for their innovative process that transforms biosolids, a by-product of water treatment, into highly sustainable biofuels, including SAF.
The British company, which has developed a process to convert processed human sewage into fuel, have secured a raft... [Read More]
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Jul 4, 2024
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has welcomed the approval of a non-binding legislative proposal to the Spanish government to promote the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Spain.
The Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge Commission of Spain’s Congress of Deputies approved a proposal calling for the central government to:... [Read More]
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Jul 3, 2024
OMV Petrom has concluded a contract with Expur for the supply of fully refined vegetable oil.
It will be used as feedstock in the Petrobrazi refinery's sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel (HVO) production facility, for which the company recently made final investment decision.
The contract was concluded for a period of six years, with the possibility... [Read More]
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Jul 2, 2024
Yvonne Moynihan, corporate and ESG officer of Wizz Air, describes why the airline is adopting new strategies to become cleaner and greener
Can you introduce yourself and outline to our readers your role within the company?
As the corporate and ESG officer of Wizz Air, along with leading legal, regulatory, corporate and government affairs areas, I oversee Wizz Air’s... [Read More]
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Jul 2, 2024
The Climate Ethanol Alliance (CEA) representing interests in Europe, the US and Asia, has been established to advance transport decarbonisation.
The Alliance brings together bioethanol producers, service providers, and input suppliers within the bioeconomy to support the climate action goals of the Paris Agreement and accelerate the transport sector's transition towards... [Read More]
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Jul 2, 2024
Shell Nederland Raffinaderij, a subsidiary of Shell plc, is to temporarily pause on-site construction work at its 820,000 tonnes a year biofuels facility at the Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Rotterdam in the Netherlands to address project delivery and ensure future competitiveness given current market conditions.
As a result, contractor numbers will reduce on site... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jun 27, 2024
Hot on the heels of the recently announced key hire and strategic growth plans, HutanBio seed round advances to £3 million (€3.5 million) with investment from UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund.
This additional investment demonstrates the growing interest in low-carbon fuel technologies to support the drive to NetZero in the complex and more challenging Maritime and... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jun 26, 2024
HutanBio has solidified its commitment to the Cambridge entrepreneurial ecosystem with the announcement of expansion initiatives and the appointment of James Ibberson as Head of Engineering.
James Ibberson joins HutanBio with a wealth of experience as founder and director of Tebira Ltd. A technical consultancy specialising in electronic, software, and systems development... [Read More]
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Jun 21, 2024
Chevron Lummus Global LLC (CLG) said its ISOTERRA technology has been selected for a groundbreaking sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project in China.
CLG will provide the technology license, engineering services, and supply proprietary equipment and catalysts for this first-of-its-kind facility.
"We are honored to be entrusted with advancing China's sustainability goals... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jun 21, 2024
CPM Holdings (CPM) has unveiled its new state-of-the-art facility to serve the animal feed, oilseed, alternative fuel and other industries.
The new site in Waterloo, Iowa, produces a wide variety of equipment including pellet mills, flaking mills, hammermills, roller mills, pellet crumblers and related aftermarket parts. The 172,960-square-foot building includes space... [Read More]
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Jun 21, 2024
The Sedona-Oak Creek Airport Authority (SOCAA) — in partnership with leading aviation fuel supplier, Avfuel Corporation, and the airport’s fixed base operator (FBO), Red Rock Aviation — has announced that Sedona Airport now offers sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The airport is Avfuel’s first location to offer SAF in the state of Arizona, positioning it as a... [Read More]
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Jun 20, 2024
bp has agreed to acquire Bunge’s 50% holding interest in its bp Bunge Bioenergia joint venture, one of Brazil’s leading biofuels-producing companies.
Upon completion, bp will become sole owner of the industrial scale sugarcane and ethanol business, enabling bp to accelerate value creation through integration with bp’s trading and technology capabilities.
The... [Read More]
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Jun 19, 2024
100% renewable Superethanol-E85 could act as an alternative to fossil fuels to cut back on CO2 emissions in road transport as well as emissions of regulated pollutants, according to ePURE.
New research points to 100% renewable Superethanol-E85 as a viable replacement for fossil fuels to reduce carbon dioxide emissions produced by transport.
While the European Union... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jun 14, 2024
OMV Petrom will invest approximately €750 million at Petrobrazi to transform the refinery into the first major producer of sustainable fuels in the region.
The company has made the final investment decision to build a SAF/HVO facility along with two facilities for green hydrogen which will be used in the production of biofuels.
Christina Verchere, CEO OMV Petrom,... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jun 13, 2024
Neogen®, an innovative leader in food safety solutions, has launched the new CelluSmart technology from Megazyme® for the measurement of cellulosic ethanol from biofuel production.
In creating this industry-first technology, Neogen improved upon the previous National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) procedure, introducing a yeast-degrading cocktail (YDC). With these... [Read More]