Mar 17, 2022
Growth Energy CEO debunks ‘misleading’ biofuel study
Bioethanol News
Mar 16, 2022
The UK Government has awarded alfanar £2.4 million (€2.8 million) to develop its site in Tees Valley that will process household and commercial waste and turn it into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The funding from Department for Transport (DfT) will help the project, called Lighthouse Green Fuels (LGF), to start the “front-end engineering and design” (FEED)... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 16, 2022
British Airways will use sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) produced on a commercial scale in the UK after signing a multi-year agreement with Phillips 66 Limited.
Thousands of tonnes of SAF will be produced for the first time in the UK at the Phillips 66 Humber Refinery, near Immingham, and will be supplied to British Airways to power a number of its flights from this year.
The... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 16, 2022
Aemetis announced that an offtake agreement with Qantas Group for 35 MMg of blended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to be delivered over the seven-year term of the agreement.
The value of the contract including incentives is approximately $250 million (€227 million).
The blended SAF to be supplied under this agreement is 40% SAF and 60% Petroleum Jet A to meet international... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 15, 2022
Three Scottish companies have joined forces to accelerate the launch of new biofuel technology.
The companies are Ardnamurchan Distillery, Woodlands Renewables and Scotland’s first bio refinery, Celtic Renewables, based in Grangemnouth.
Celtic Renewables has already attracted £43million (€51 million) of investment and the new biorefinery will be able to produce... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 14, 2022
TotalEnergies' Normandy platform has successfully started production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
This new site complements the biojet fuel production capacities of La Mède biorefinery (Bouches-du-Rhône) and the Oudalle plant (Seine-Maritime).
This move enables TotalEnergies to meet demand from its customers and respond to French legislation, which calls for... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 11, 2022
Growth Energy submitted new comments to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) further supporting EPA’s proposal to deny 65 pending small refinery exemptions (SREs).
In its supplemental submission, Growth Energy reinforced the EPA’s analysis of the economics of RFS compliance and supported the agency’s standard for showing disproportionate economic hardship... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 10, 2022
Korean Air will use sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on its route between Paris and Seoul Incheon.
The airline said this would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 80%.
This is a first step towards “greener” aviation for Korean Air, which is adopting SAF on its Paris Charles de Gaulle – Seoul Incheon route.
The South Korean company wants to reduce its greenhouse... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 9, 2022
The European Commission’s RePowerEU proposal to boost EU energy security is an important step to reducing dependence on imported crude oil and ensuring stable domestic production of fuel and food, while continuing the drive to carbon-neutrality.
As a proven, domestically sourced technology for reducing emissions from road transport – renewable ethanol from ePURE members... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 9, 2022
Sulzer Chemtech will provide a BioFlux® technology package to support the creation of the Sabah Maju Jaya Renewable Energy Industrial Complex (SMJREIC) in Malaysia.
This new facility will produce sustainable fuels with limited greenhouse gases emissions by using locally-sourced, renewable feedstock.
By leveraging Sulzer Chemtech’s leading expertise in innovative... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 7, 2022
Six farm and biofuel organisations in the US have written to President Biden urging his administration to use existing authority to allow for the year-round sale of gasoline blended with up to 15 percent ethanol (E15) to provide relief at the pump in response to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis.
In a letter to the White House, the American Farm Bureau Federation, Growth... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 7, 2022
Sikorsky together with GE Aviation and Milestone Aviation have announced that a S-92 helicopter successfully used a blend of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) during its flight.
The helicopter utilised a combination of biofuel, as well as traditional jet fuel in the 1,500 mile cross country flight.
“As a corporation, we are committed to sustainability and I am proud... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 4, 2022
Pilkington United Kingdom has become the world’s first flat glass manufacturer to fire its furnaces on 100% biofuel.
This is part of an industry trial by the firm, which is part of the NSG Group, to find sustainable alternatives to natural gas.
Biofuels powered the St Helens glass manufacturer’s furnace entirely for four days, creating 165,000 sq ft of the lowest... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 3, 2022
Intercontinental Exchange has announced rapid growth in its US Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) and European Biofuels derivatives, reflecting the increasing use of biofuels by the road transportation sector to reduce emissions.
RINs are credits which track the compliance of biofuels in the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 2, 2022
Honeywell joins Oriental Energy to build million tonne sustainable aviation fuel production facility
Honeywell and Oriental Energy Company have announced that a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility will be built in China.
The plant in Maoming, Guangdong Province, will have an annual output capacity of 1 million tonnes.
The new facility will help meet a growing SAF demand, facilitate greenhouse gas emission reduction in aviation fuel production through... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 2, 2022
Marathon Petroleum Corp has announced it has entered into definitive agreements to form a joint venture with Neste for its Martinez renewable fuels project.
The partnership will be structured as a 50/50 joint venture with Neste expected to contribute a total of $1 billion (€0.9 billion), inclusive of half of the total project development costs projected through the... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 2, 2022
Japan's campaign to cut greenhouse gas emissions is extending to the skies as the government aims to have airlines replace 10% of their jet fuel with eco-friendlier alternatives by 2030.
Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is made from waste, biomass or scrap material. While they generate 70% to 90% less carbon dioxide than conventional jet fuel, they can cost up to 10 times... [Read More]
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