Dec 4, 2024
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Bioethanol News
Dec 4, 2024
MAIRE through its subsidiary MyRechemical has been awarded an early engineering, licensing and Process Design Package (PDP) contract by DG Fuels based on its proprietary NX CircularTM gasification technology for a SAF plant in Nebraska, USA.
The plant is expected to be operational in 2029, with an annual production of 450 million liters of SAF derived from residual biomass.... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Dec 3, 2024
EWABA’s Government Affairs Director Dasa Mamrillova looks at the best way forward for the EU road transport sector and she poses the question - will the internal combustion engine survive?
As the future policy making influenced by various new trends and black swans is often so unpredictable, it is time to look into the crystal ball and guess how the future road transport... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Dec 3, 2024
easyJet, Braathens Renavia, in partnership with Mana Group, and World Fuel Services have signed a memorandum of understanding for the supply of sustainable aviation fuel for the airline’s operations in Europe and the UK.
The agreement supports the airline’s decarbonisation strategy and is expected to give easyJet access to up to 150,000 tons of SAF (including up... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Dec 2, 2024
Acreages of rapeseed in the EU-27, Australia, Canada, India, and the US are likely to record increases while the area in Russia is expected to decline.
In its latest estimate, the International Grains Council (IGC) has forecast the global rapeseed area for the 2025/26 marketing season at 44.1 million hectares.
This translates to a 1.4% rise compared to the current... [Read More]
Features
Dec 2, 2024
Bill Morphew, global VP sales – liquids segment, CPM Crown, looks back on a successful 12 months at CPM/Crown.
Can you outline CPM’s role in biofuel production?
CPM’s mission is to feed, fuel and build a better world. Biofuels are central to that mission and it is a market that CPM touches in a variety of ways. In biomass applications, CPM’s equipment is used... [Read More]
Policy News
Nov 29, 2024
Wizz Air has been awarded EMEA’s Environmental Sustainability Airline Group for 2024 at the CAPA Airline Leader Summit & Sustainability Awards in Hong Kong.
This marks the third consecutive year that the airline has received a sustainability award at the annual CAPA Airline Leader Summit.
The CAPA Environmental Sustainability Awards for Excellence recognise airlines,... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 29, 2024
Formula 1 has announced it is expanding its investment in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) through a new programme developed with Qatar Airways.
This builds upon the previously announced investment alongside Global Logistics Partner, DHL and creates a broader framework for Formula 1 teams and the FIA to participate.
In total, the combined investment in the two programmes... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Nov 28, 2024
Omnibuses from IOV Ilmenau in Germany were successfully operated and tested on pure biodiesel fatty acid methyl ester (FAME).
A project initiated by AGQM Biodiesel, examined the B100 bus fleet of IOV Ilmenau with special focus on the engine oil of the buses, which was intensively analysed.
“The results of our project are an important step towards eco-friendly mobility... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 28, 2024
Unite the union has written to energy secretary Ed Miliband demanding action on Grangemouth to turn it into a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant.
In September, Grangemouth’s owners Petroineos announced that it intended to close the only refinery in Scotland with the loss of over 400 directly employed jobs, in the second quarter of 2025.
In the letter to Ed Miliband,... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 27, 2024
Solarig is progressing the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) projects with a portfolio that exceeds 400,000 tons of annual SAF production in Spain.
The company has begun the development of a SAF production plant in Teruel. The project, named Turboleta SAF, will have a production capacity of more than 75,000 tons of SAF annually.
This project will enable... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 27, 2024
The national oil and gas company of Brazil, Petrobras is aiming to return to the ethanol sector after a strategic break.
CEO Magda Chambriard has started talks with industry players such as Raízen, bp and Inpasa to explore potential joint ventures in the ethanol market. This move signals a significant shift in PBR’s focus as the company aims to position itself as... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Nov 26, 2024
HSBC Hong Kong, Cathay Pacific and EcoCeres are launching a significant initiative to support the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Hong Kong.
By bringing together Hong Kong’s largest bank, its home airline, and a leading Hong Kong-based SAF producer, the collaboration aims to support a key innovation for the long-term decarbonisation of air travel and foster... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Nov 26, 2024
Crown Oil has supplied 1 million litres of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) to fuel the world-famous RRS Sir David Attenborough, operated by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) on its voyage from Madeira and Montevideo.
The RRS Sir David Attenborough is a leading global innovative research vessel that is changing how shipborne science is carried out in the polar regions.... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 25, 2024
DHL Express and Shell, one of the world's largest energy companies, have signed a deal to drive sustainable air freight at Brussels Airport.
The one-year deal includes the delivery of 25 kt of SAF into Brussels via pipeline to the airport. The SAF used is certified according to ISCC’s voluntary certification system ISCC Plus and is expected to reduce GHG by 80 kt CO2e... [Read More]
Policy News
Nov 25, 2024
The UK SAF mandate has been signed into law and will become effective from New Year’s Day.
The SAF mandate will start at 2% of total UK jet fuel demand, increase on a linear basis to 10% in 2030 and then to 22% in 2040.
From 2040, the obligation will remain at 22% until there is greater certainty regarding SAF supply.
The mandate will encourage the innovation of... [Read More]
Policy News
Nov 22, 2024
With a joint appeal to EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, a broad alliance of biofuel industry associations is supporting a recently published fire letter from 16 EU member states.
The letter urged the EU Commission to stop the implementation process.
Like the member states, the associations criticise the lack of a decisive legal basis for implementation.... [Read More]
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