Volga-Dnepr Group, Airbus, Gazprom Neft, Aeroflot Airlines, National Research Center Zhukovsky Institute, Federal State Unitary Enterprise State Research Institute of Civil Aviation, and S7 Group have signed a declaration with the aim of developing a Eurasian SAF alliance. The main task of the newly set alliance will be the development of a favourable ecosystem to ramp... [Read More]

Desmet Ballestra Group expertise lies in the oils and fats industry and this has helped it play an important rose in the biofuels market. Can you tell me a bit about the Desmet Ballestra Group, its origins and what its main focuses are? Desmet Ballestra Group was founded in 1946. We are a technology provider mainly focussing on all processes related to vegetable oil... [Read More]

Malaysia and China's state-owned Shanxi Construction Investment Group have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the production of second-generation biodiesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant. Shanxi Construction plans to invest in a hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO) plant in Malaysia's southern state of Johor, Reuters has reported. "The... [Read More]

Six national farm and biofuel organisations have asked the US Environmental Protection Agency to enact regulations requiring lower-volatility conventional petroleum blend stock in the summer. This will result in lower tailpipe and evaporative emissions during the summer ozone control season and improve air quality. This will also facilitate year-round sales of E15 nationwide... [Read More]

Spanish-based firm Abengoa  has been fined  €20 million for rigging ethanol benchmarks. The European Commission, Reuters reported, has been investigating Abengoa, Alcogroup and Lantmannen on alleged rigging of ethanol benchmarks. These figures were published by energy and commodities information provider S&P Global Platts. The European Union's competition watchdog... [Read More]

Preem has shared plans to become climate neutral by 2035 - 10 years earlier than its previous target. The Swedish fuel company announced that by 2035, it will have a climate-neutral business with net-zero emissions throughout its value chain. “We are sharpening our climate target because we want, can, and must,” said Preem’s CEO, Magnus Heimburg. “Our generation... [Read More]

The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) has welcomed the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ‘overdue’ proposed renewable fuel standard (RFS) volumes, but noted that the announcement is “marred” by retroactive reductions to 2020 volumes. The NBB also welcomed the US Department of Agriculture’s announcement of COVID-19 relief for biofuel producers and funds... [Read More]

Renewable Energy Group’s (REG) president and CEO, Cynthia Warner, said the company is ‘encouraged’ by the US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed Renewable Volume Obligations. On 7 December, the EPA announced it is strengthening the role of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) in advancing greater use of low-carbon renewable fuels with a proposed package... [Read More]

Verbio’s new biorefinery has begun operations in the US state of Iowa. The first US industrial scale renewable natural gas facility using agricultural residues came onstream in Nevada. After two-and-a half years of construction, the plant will produce 7 million ethanol gallons equivalent (EGE) of RNG with the completion of Phase I. After the completion of Phase II... [Read More]

Praj Industries Limited has developed a new solution to process sugarcane into a new sustainable feedstock. Sugarcane juice is a perishable and seasonal feedstock that cannot be stored for more than 24 hours. Praj has developed a patented technology to process cane juice into conditioned BIOSYRUP® that has storability of up to 12 months. This facilitates sugar mills... [Read More]

Eagle Bulk Shipping has successfully completed a fossil-free voyage in partnership with transport biofuels provider GoodFuels. The 63,529 DWT bulk carrier Sydney Eagle was bunkered with GoodFuels’ advanced marine biofuel for the first time during its call at Terneuzen, the Netherlands. Eagle Bulk Shipping’s carbon footprint is substantially reduced when using GoodFuels’... [Read More]

LRE Petroleum received letter of intent (LOI) from Indian Oil to set up biodiesel manufacturing plant in India. The Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MPNG) announced the National Biofuels Policy back in 2018, which has a target of 5% blending of biodiesel with conventional diesel by 2030. LRE Petroleum is expected to produce at least 4 million litres of biodiesel... [Read More]

Germany's new coalition of SPD, Greens and liberal FDP agreed a coalition treaty that brings forward the country's coal phase-out date from 2038 to 2030. The parties also plan to increase Germany's renewables target for 2030 from 65% to 80%. Plans are based on power demand rising to a range of 680-750 TWh/year in 2030. Party leaders presented the agreement after weeks... [Read More]

Sherdar Australia Bio Refinery has announced plans to develop a renewable diesel processing and storage facility in the country. When fully operational, the facility aims to produce 500,000 tonnes per annum of renewable fuels with lower carbon emissions than conventional fossil fuels. While the exact location has yet to be announced, the facility will cover more than... [Read More]

Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor applauded the State of Oregon for finalising its rule to allow the sale of a 15% ethanol blend (E15) throughout the state. The rule will take effect in the new year. “Access to higher blends of renewable fuels is a win for Oregon drivers and the environment. By allowing for the sale of E15, Oregon is taking its commitment to addressing... [Read More]

On 15-16 March the Biofuels International Conference & Expo will take place at the Le Plaza Brussels Hotel in in Belgium. Hosted by Biofuels International magazine, the event is now in its 13th year and is well established as a vital go to event on the biofuels calendar. It will, of course, be the first conference since the COVID-19 pandemic forced the 2020 event... [Read More]