Features

In the port of Rotterdam the production, trade, storage and transhipment of biofuels come together. The port is ideally situated for the supply of raw materials and biofuels from around the world. The same applies to the distribution of biofuels across Europe. Four biofuel production facilities are located in the port (Alco Group, Biopetrol, LyondellBasell and Neste) and there is room for…
Read More »

As the global maritime industry continues to navigate the challenging effect of COVID-19, which is causing widespread delays across the entire supply chain, there has been speculation that, at a critical time for decarbonisation, the industry’s sustainable initiatives may be cut back, delayed, or outright suspended. It is true that many companies within the maritime sector remain committed to…
Read More »

LanzaTech has successfully launched LanzaJet - a new company that will produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The leading biotech company and carbon recycler aims to produce SAF for a sector requiring climate friendly fuel options as it starts to recover from the impacts of COVID-19. Canada’s leading integrated energy company, Suncor Energy, and leading Japanese trading and investment…
Read More »

Experts agree that achieving the EU Green Deal will require a massive increase in bioenergy, so it is important countries rely on renewable energy sources that are sustainable, preserving Europe’s biodiversity and protecting its food security, according to ePURE. Fortunately, the EU has already gone through a long process of setting criteria to distinguish good from bad biofuels, added the…
Read More »

The US grain trade has continued supplying countries with much-needed commodities during the COVID-19 pandemic. As many parts of the world are on the verge of reopening, the US Grains Council president and CEO Ryan LeGrand sat down with the National Association of Farm Broadcasting to discuss how the movement of grain has continued. He explained trains are continuing to move north to Canada…
Read More »

In this article, Hank A. Britain, director of optimisation and advanced control at OpX Control, reveals how the base control layer can be improved to reduce variability, and how many advanced process control (APC)-type functions can be done in the distributed control system (DCS), leading to improved control in ethanol plants. Part I: Begin with the base layer In a book published by the…
Read More »

The aviation industry requires effective and sustainable solutions to meet its commitments – at national and international level – in a global effort to reduce the impacts of climate change. With the implementation of CORSIA, the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s (ICAO) Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation, over 85% of global aviation activity will…
Read More »

Regulations driving mandatory blends of agricultural products into ground transport fuel makes for a heady cocktail of unintended consequences. Despite the best laid plans of the European Union, companies have learned from the original Renewable Energy Directive (RED) throughout the 2010s, that there is a lot of room for things to go awry at the intersection of two huge and critical global…
Read More »

The challenge of compiling an overview of the current state of the European biofuels industry is as close to impossible as it gets at present, let alone delivering any degree of business accuracy to an analysis of the sector’s immediate future. As Covid-19 continues to sweep the world, the everyday reality for business leaders and politicians alike is that each new morning brings something…
Read More »

Back in 1994, I was at Cargill when John Elkington introduced his triple bottom line (TBL) concept. The TBL, as it came to be known, began to have an impact on my thinking almost immediately. Its ustainability framework encouraged businesses to measure not just economic impact, but also use a yardstick of equal importance on social and environmental scales. Over time, it was adopted, and the…
Read More »

Redcar-based Nova Pangaea Technologies converts unwanted plant biomass into natural platform chemicals and biofuels. We spoke to Sarah Ellerby, the company’s CEO 1. Can you introduce yourself to our readers and tell us a bit more about Nova Pangaea Technologies? I was born and bred in Yorkshire and just returned to the area after 18 years in in the US. I’ve worked across broad industries as…
Read More »

Sweden-based sustainable chemical and biofuels supplier Wibax AB has announced it is investing a total of SEK 15 million (€1.38 million) in two new terminals in the Port of Skellefteå, in the north of the country. These are near  Wibax's existing terminals in the area.   “Wibax continues to grow and with this investment, we want to further strengthen our presence in the…
Read More »

A new study carried out by economic modelling experts from Purdue University in the US has found the impacts of US biofuel policy on deforestation in Malaysia and Indonesia to be ‘insignificant’. The study, titled ‘US Biofuel Production and Policy Implications for Land Use Changes in Malaysia and Indonesia’, considered concerns from renewable fuel opponents claiming that biofuels are to…
Read More »