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Shell Eastern Petroleum has announced that is has purchased the Asia-based waste oil recycling firm EcoOils. The oil and gas major said this acquisition will help it to expand its biofuels production. The company, as reported by Reuters, will completely take over EcoOils' subsidiaries in Malaysia and a 90% stake in its Indonesian subsidiaries through the deal, Shell Eastern said in a…
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Alder Fuels has selected BTG Bioliquids to be part of the first Alder Greencrude (AGC) processing facility in the US – producing 1 billion gallons of sustainable aviation fuel. The initial step in the fuel production process is the conversion of sustainable biomass residues into fast pyrolysis bio-oil. As one of the world’s leading fast pyrolysis technology providers, BTG Bioliquids…
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SGP BioEnergy is to build South America’s largest renewable fuels plant with two units in Colon and Balboa producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel (RD). SGP BioEnergy has chosen Topsoe technology to support the production of low-carbon fuels in Panama and to allow the facility to operate with net-zero emissions by adding green hydrogen from the refining process. Once…
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Malaysia and the European Union (EU) have agreed to explore further cooperation under the Transport Ministry to develop sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Transport Minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong said this included making the product more accessible and affordable to the aviation industry players in the future, in addition to promoting the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme Agenda for…
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Bugaboo, DSM Engineering Materials, Fibrant and Neste have announced their cross-value chain partnership using biofuels. This has enabled the launch of an entire Bugaboo stroller portfolio made with bio-based materials. The majority of the strollers’ plastic parts are made using DSM Engineering Materials’ Akulon® 100% bio-based B-MB polyamide 6 (PA6), which in turn is made using bio-based…
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Bombardier and Signature Aviation have reached a multi-year agreement for the purchase of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). This will be done by utilising the Book and Claim system, covering all of Bombardier’s flight operations starting in January. The initiative reinforces both companies’ leadership role in the promotion, adoption and widespread use of SAF. “We will drive our…
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Rolls-Royce has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Alder Fuels, a clean tech developer and green crude producer to further test sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The SAF, which has been produced based on Alder Fuels’ proprietary technology, is being readied for global rollout as a drop-in replacement to petroleum-based jet fuel. The testing, which will include flight tests on a…
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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 essential technologies by…
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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 cut its environmental…
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Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP Cargo) has taken another step in making the airfreight industry more sustainable with the introduction of goSAF. Customers can set the level of their contribution to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for every cargo shipment they book. This is part of its pledge to tackle climate change, achieving net-zero CO₂ emissions in 2050. AFKLMP Cargo believes…
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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 biofuel - a…
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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 chain for products…
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