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Royal Mail is to fuel some of its heavy good vehicles (HGVs) with hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO). Royal Mail's Sheffield mail centre, Midlands Super Hub and Manchester vehicle operating centres will be the first sites to transition to HVO with four more locations to follow later on. The locations have been chosen based on where HGVs move significant volumes for major customers. The…
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Indonesia’s PT Pertamina is set to begin producing bioethanol from sugarcane and cassava. The world's biggest palm oil biodiesel user has been working to introduce bioethanol mandates for petroleum to further cut fuel imports and carbon emissions. “This year, we will launch our new product, bioethanol - sugarcane based, cassava based. (There is) a lot of feedstock that can be used. Palm oil…
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EWABA has welcomed German-based trader Gelsenkraft as one of its newest members. The company was founded in 2010 in Coesfeld and it opened an office in Murcia, Spain, in 2013. The company trades energetic bio-based raw materials such as oils and fats as well as biofuel certified according to the Renewable Energy Directive of the European Union (ISCC/REDcert). Gelsenkraft develops complex…
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US refiners intend to challenge the Biden administration's rejection of waivers to exempt oil refiners from biofuel blending mandates. This has left several on the hook for hundreds of millions of dollars, Par Pacific told Reuters. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which has the authority to issue the waivers, denied exemption requests from 15 small refineries in a move that corn…
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Nicholas Ball, founder & CEO at Xfuel, outlines what inspired him to become involved in the biofuels space. What was your first job? My first job was a summer job when I was 12 years old, supporting an electrician with the electrical installation of a new hotel in Mallorca, Spain - which is where I grew up. When I entered the workforce following my engineering master’s degree from Imperial…
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This is an important year for India with the country holding the G20 presidency through to the end of November, giving the nation’s leaders several opportunities to help shape future policies and programmes across many sectors, including their already-declared strong focus on biofuels. Adopting a presidency theme of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam – One Earth One Family One Future, India has named…
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EU-27 rapeseed imports from non-EU countries exceeded the previous year's volume of 5.5 million tonnes coming in at 7.3 million tonnes. This translated to a 33% rise while European soybean imports have fallen short of the previous year's level. EU soybean imports declined to around 13 million tonnes in 2022/23. Brazil and the USA remained the most important suppliers, accounting for 41 and 40%…
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Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP Cargo) has announced that SkyCell has joined its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) programme. Founded in 2012, SkyCell focuses on catering to pharmaceutical supply chains by providing temperature-controlled hybrid containers and advanced technological solutions to safeguard crucial medications. The company has now become one of the pioneering Pharma…
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Cepsa has started selling sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at four of Spain's main airports which combined handle over 133 million passengers each year. The energy company is now selling SAF at Madrid, Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca and Seville. The energy company, currently one of the main manufacturers and suppliers of aviation fuels in the Spanish market, produces this sustainable fuel at its…
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Growth Energy has urged the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to include the ethanol industry in its effort to reach the Biden administration’s goals for the expanded use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The administration’s SAF Grand Challenge pledges to reach 3 billion gallons of SAF production per year by 2030 and 35 billion gallons per year by 2050. “To meet these goals, it will…
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Peninsula has completed its first sustainable biofuel delivery to DS Norden. The successful supply took place on 19 June in Gibraltar. Peninsula’s BIO blend (VLSFO B24) was derived from used cooking oil (UCO) and delivered by the chemical tanker, Hercules Sky, one of the latest vessels to join the Peninsula fleet. The receiving vessel was Norden’s 62,594 dwt bulk carrier, La Luna. The…
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A homegrown sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry could help decarbonise the hard-to-abate aviation sector and create thousands of regional jobs with grants backed by the government. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will invest $30 million (€18 million) to support development of domestic SAF production from agricultural feedstocks. The global air transport industry is…
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MEPs have approved new rules on cleaner maritime fuels. The new rules are part of the “Fit for 55 in 2030 package”, the EU’s plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels with the aim of decarbonising transport. During the negotiations with Council, they ensured that ships will have to gradually reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by cutting the…
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