Dec 1, 2020
Airlines can start refuelling with Neste SAF at Schiphol
Bioethanol News
Nov 30, 2020
A Lufthansa cargo aircraft took off using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for the first time.
The Boeing 777F departed from Frankfurt, Germany, on Sunday and headed to Shanghai, China, laden with SAF.
Peter Gerber, the CEO of Lufthansa Cargo, described the flight as a "milestone because it is the first flight of this kind that will have flown 100% CO2 neutral”.
By... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 26, 2020
The deadline to join cleantech innovators Celtic Renewables' Crowdcube funding campaign ends soon.
With commissioning of its refinery in Scotland on track for spring 2021 and on the back of £30 million (€33 million) funding already raised, the business, awarded the most innovative biotech SME in Europe, is poised to play a pivotal role in the UK’s transition to... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 23, 2020
Vending machines are being used to dispense liquid bioethanol to customers across Nairobi in Kenya.
Designed and built by KOKO Networks, these machines are being installed inside local shops to provide fuel in small quantities for daily cooking.
These form part of a solution to a widespread problem in African cities - how to get clean fuel for cooking into homes safely... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 20, 2020
Velocys has thrown its support behind the UK Government’s 10-point plan for a green industrial revolution.
The new proposal announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson will mobilise £12 billion (€13.4 billion) of government investment in areas such as ‘jet zero’ and sustainable shipping.
The action plan, it is argued, will create and support up to 250,000 jobs.
Commenting... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 19, 2020
The UK Government’s 10 point plan for a green industrial revolution has been welcomed by Sustainable Aviation.
The new proposal will mobilise £12 billion (€13.4 billion) of government investment and potential three times as much from the private sector in areas such as ‘jet zero’ and sustainable shipping.
The action plan, it is argued, will create and support... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 18, 2020
A motorcycle using E10 fuel has been successfully developed and trialled.
Nova Pangaea Technologies, the UK based clean tech company, carried out the experiment at its headquarters in Redcar.
The trial, which took place on 30 October, featured its REFNOVA process that converts agricultural residues into valuable products for biofuels.
CEO Sarah Ellerby said: “This... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 17, 2020
Leaders from across the UK’s Sustainable Aviation coalition have written to the Prime Minister to reaffirm the industry’s commitment to achieving net zero by 2050.
The organisation is calling for a strengthened partnership between Government and the aviation sector to achieve the goal of making zero-emissions flight possible.
In the letter, the coalition has called... [Read More]
Features
Nov 16, 2020
Throughout history, fossil fuels were the dominant energy source that powered the world.
However, due to their negative environmental impact and unsustainability, there have been new efforts to shift the world’s reliance onto greener, renewable sources of energy, such as biofuels. The biofuel industry has become an emerging market, providing a multitude of alternative... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 13, 2020
A new report from the World Economic Forum on the importance of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) has been published.
The Clean Skies for Tomorrow: Sustainable Aviation Fuels as a Pathway to Net Zero Aviation report highlighted the need for rapid sale-up of SAF production and use.
The report found that sufficient sustainable feedstocks were available to meet the projected... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 13, 2020
Rolls-Royce is to use 100% sustainable aviation fuel for the first time in testing next generation engine technology as part of its decarbonisation strategy.
The tests will aim to confirm that unblended SAF makes a significant contribution to improving the environmental performance of gas turbine engines.
The SAF being used in the tests was produced by low-carbon fuel... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 12, 2020
Northwest Advanced Bio-Fuels (NWABF) has announced it is in final funding discussions for its SAF project, which will produce and supply 60 million gallons of the aviation fuel for Delta Air Lines.
NWABF is currently holding talks with US energy investment firms in reviewing the SAF investment opportunity.
According to the company, these discussions were the logical... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 12, 2020
GPS Group, the storage and logistics provider, and VARO Energy have revealed they are strengthening their strategic partnership.
The expansion of their contractual relationship includes the formal construction of a new railway line and ethanol storage tanks at the Port of Amsterdam.
VARO, a downstream energy company active in north-west Europe, will support GPS in maximising... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 11, 2020
Repsol has selected Axens Vegan technology for its first production plant for advanced biofuels in Spain.
The new plant, at its Cartagena refinery, will be capable of producing 250,000 TPA of biodiesel, biojet, bionaphtha and biopropane.
Axens’s expertise lies in hydrotreated vegetable oils (HVO) and its commitment to power sustainability in transport.
Its technology... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 10, 2020
The biofuels industry has been strongly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA).
Global transport biofuel production for this year was expected to be 144 billion litres, or 2,480 thousand barrels per day (kb/d) – an 11.6% drop from 2019’s record output.
The IEA said this was the first reduction in annual... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 6, 2020
Japan Airlines (JAL) will use biofuels made from general rubbish in about two years’ time as part of its efforts to cut carbon emissions.
The airline plans to refuel its aircraft in San Francisco as they fly routes between the US and Japan.
It will use recycled aviation fuel produced by US company Fulcrum BioEnergy Inc. JAL invested around 900 million yen (€7.3... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 3, 2020
BP will stop fuel production at its Kwinana Refinery and is exploring options including turning it into a clean energy hub that could produce and store low carbon fuels.
The site in Western Australia could be used to store sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel.
BP said that regional oversupply, along with sustained low refining margins, have resulted in the... [Read More]
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