Clean energy policies are not to blame for recent spikes in gas and electricity prices, International Energy Agency executive director Fatih Birol said. Gas and electricity prices in Europe have surged in recent months as gas supply issues have collided with rising demand in economies recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. Critics have blamed the dash to replace fossil... [Read More]

Neste has now entered a partnership with Q8 and is offering Neste MY Renewable Diesel at seven stations during this year. The fuel is a premium diesel made entirely from renewable raw materials. The renewable diesel is a “drop-in” fuel, fully compatible with all diesel engines, not requiring any modifications to the existing vehicles or fuel distribution infrastructures. It... [Read More]

GoodFuels and the international feeder and shortsea company Unifeeder have completed their first bunkering of sustainable marine biofuel in the Port of Rotterdam. Under this new partnership, the shortsea container ship Elbsummer was bunkered with a blend of marine biofuel produced from 100% sustainable feedstock and marine gasoil (MGO) before starting its journey towards... [Read More]

The Federal Association of the German Bioethanol Industry Association has launched a new version of the refuele10.com website. The website, which has been online since 2018, has been completely revised and updated and users can now expect:an updated database on E10 engine compatibility for all passenger car models and additional information about the climate compatibility... [Read More]

The pioneering partnership between Neste, McDonald’s Netherlands, and HAVI does more than cut fast food’s carbon emissions. It proves that by scrutinising a company’s sustainability practices, hidden ways to future-proof your business through circularity are revealed. Every day, McDonald’s serves fries and hamburgers to a multitude of customers. Many of them... [Read More]

Stanlow Terminals has finished a £500,000 (€588,000) upgrade of three of its biofuel tanks. The tanks have been re-lined with a new coating system to allow a greater range of biofuels to be stored, either as a blend or separately. This follows the move in the UK to increase the bioethanol blend in petrol from E5 to E10 since September 1 – increasing the demand for... [Read More]

bp has announced plans for a $269 million (€232 million) investment in three projects at its Cherry Point Refinery in Washington state. This is aimed at improving the refinery’s efficiency, reducing its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and increasing its renewable diesel production capability. These projects are expected to create more than 300 jobs over the next three... [Read More]

Air France, TotalEnergies, the Metropole and the Airport of Nice Côte d’Azur have joined forces to operate a flight fuelled with Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Air France Flight 6235 was loaded with 30% SAF produced by TotalEnergies at its French plants. After a first long-haul flight fuelled by French-made SAF in May, this latest development by Air France and TotalEnergies... [Read More]

Eni has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Congo to further develop the biofuels industry there. The MoU sets the framework for the industrial scale production of castor oil, to provide feedstock for Eni’s biorefinery system. The pilot phase is set to begin with castor bean sowing activities on over 200 hectares of land, and up to 1,000 estimated beneficiaries.... [Read More]

Clariant is set to officially open its first commercial-scale plant for the production of cellulosic ethanol based on the sunliquid technology. The plant, with an annual capacity of 50,000 tonnes of cellulosic ethanol, is located in Podari, near Craiova, in the southwestern part of Romania. sunliquid cellulosic ethanol is an advanced, sustainable biofuel that plays an... [Read More]

LanzaTech is partnering with the Energy Department’s Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) to build and operate a pre-pilot facility to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). This will be made from biogenic waste carbon dioxide (CO2) such as is emitted from corn refining, and renewable hydrogen (H2). LanzaTech will use renewable power from an onsite solar farm at the... [Read More]

European renewable ethanol association (ePURE) members produced 5.57 billion litres of ethanol and 6.16 million tonnes of co-products in 2020, according to audited data released by the industry group. The figures showed a significant increase in production of ethanol for industrial use, including for hand sanitisers and disinfectants. More than 98% of the feedstock used... [Read More]

The name ‘Fit for 55’ may have many people scratching their heads – is it an exercise programme, or maybe a breakfast cereal? – but in EU circles it is already part of the common language – shorthand for a sweeping set of proposals to remake the legislative landscape for energy and climate policy. For the EU biofuels industry, the new proposals – including... [Read More]

ABB has joined more than 155 companies urging governments to help shipping decarbonise by 2050. The Call to Action for Shipping Decarbonisation has been signed by more than 150 industry stakeholders and seeks significantly faster reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions than the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) current ambition, which aims for a 50% reduction... [Read More]

Imperial Oil is moving forward with plans to produce renewable diesel at a new complex at its Strathcona refinery in Edmonton, Canada. When construction is complete, the refinery is expected to produce approximately 20,000 barrels per day of renewable diesel by the ExxonMobil majority-owned affiliate. The complex will utilise locally grown plant-based feedstock and hydrogen... [Read More]

Renewable Energy Group (REG) has announced that it is closing its 35 million gallon per year nameplate capacity facility located near Houston, Texas. The company acquired and commissioned the plant in 2008 and has been operating it since. "We have made the decision not to renew the lease for our REG Houston biorefinery, which would have imposed an uncompetitive fixed... [Read More]