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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 carbon float glass ever…
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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) programme to meet…
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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 the deployment of…
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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 completion of the project.…
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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 as much to produce.…
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Honeywell and bp have signed a licensing agreement for Honeywell UOP’s Ecofining™ technology.
bp will revamp its hydroprocessing equipment at its former refinery site in Kwinana, Australia, to Honeywell UOP’s Ecofining process produce biodiesel at the underutilised plant.
The refurbishment would enable bp to produce 10 kbd diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from renewable feeds,…
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Eni and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Mozambique have signed an agreement for the cooperation and development of agricultural projects aimed at producing oil seeds and vegetable oils for the production of biofuels.
Under the agreement, Eni and the ministry will assess potential sites and the most appropriate crops for the production of oil seeds and vegetable oils.
They…
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Chevron Corporation has acquired Renewable Energy Group (REG) for $3.15 billion (€2.81 billion) in an agreement under which Chevron will acquire its outstanding shares.
The acquisition combines REG’s growing renewable fuels production and leading feedstock capabilities with Chevron’s large manufacturing, distribution and commercial marketing position.
“REG was a founder of the…
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Air bp has completed an industrial first in Germany producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from used cooking oil.
The bp plant in Lingen is the first industrial production facility in Germany to use co-processing to produce SAF from waste and residues.
The Lingen refinery processes the used cooking oil together with crude oil in its existing facilities, which is called ‘co-processing’…
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Multinational oil and gas firm ExxonMobil has teamed up with biotech company Viridos to research and produce biofuel from algae.
The firms have signed a joint agreement for the commercial production of Veridos’s low-carbon intensity biofuels.
“We’re excited to announce that ExxonMobil is continuing this collaboration with us to bring sustainable algae biofuels technology closer to…
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Eni’s chemical company Versalis has begun the production of bioethanol from lignocellulosic biomass at Crescentino.
The plant, which was acquired in 2018, has been overhauled thanks to major investments and has started the production of advanced bioethanol.
The bioethanol, produced using Proesa® technology, is ISCC-EU certified and will be used to formulate petroleum with a renewable…
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Cepsa and Binter have signed an agreement to promote the decarbonisation of the aviation sector in Spain through the development and research of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF).
The alliance will also develop other energy alternatives, such as renewable hydrogen and electrification for the airline's ground fleets.
This agreement, which will promote the sustainability of air transport from…
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Singapore International Airlines is set to start using a blend of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) derived from used cooking oil and waste animal fats under a one-year pilot programme.
The airline said it will purchase 1.25 million litres – or about 330,000 gallons – of this blended SAF.
All Singapore International Airline flights and those of its low-budget affiliate, Scoot, will use the…
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Shell has become the first supplier of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Singapore.
The oil and gas company revealed during an event at the Singapore Airshow.
"We have delivered some (SAF) to our customers SIA Engineering Company and the Republic of Singapore Air Force," said Doris Tan, head of aviation Asia Pacific & Middle East.
Shell has also completed an upgrade of its Singapore facility,…
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Dr Vinicius Celinski, application development manager, Clariant/Business Unit Functional Minerals, argues that the biggest portion, more than 70%, of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) comes from energy consumption.
Celinski said that in Europe transportation represented almost a quarter GHG emission, where road transportation was by far the biggest, more than 70%, followed by aviation and…
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