CVR Energy, which said it would focus on renewable fuels and is no longer interested in acquiring crude oil refineries, has announced it will delay plans to complete a conversion project to enable renewable diesel production. The company revealed recently it was about to complete the process design and the ordering of long-lead equipment for a feed pretreater for the... [Read More]

This is the final eight shortlist for industry-led projects to receive a share of £15 million (€17.6 million) in the Green Fuels, Green Skies (GFGS) competition for the development of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) production plants in the UK. Advanced Biofuel Solutions - Advanced Biofuel Solutions Ltd will work with a British refinery and British engineering company... [Read More]

The oilseed harvest in the EU-27 is likely to see yet another rise this year following a bumper crop of soybean and sunflower seeds. The rapeseed harvest has also seen an increase in the past 12 months. The EU Commission currently estimates output for 2021 at 30.6 million tonnes. This will translate to a rise of just under 11% over the previous year. However, production... [Read More]

The Biofuels International Conference & Expo event has been put back to March next year. The event including the International Biogas Congress & Expo and International Biomass Congress & Expo was set to take place in October but ongoing uncertainties with the pandemic has led to the switch. “The safety and wellbeing of our attendees is of paramount importance to us,”... [Read More]

Canada-based Xfuels Inc will begin to produce biodiesel (B100) at its Bieseker plant. The company, with its headquarters in Alberta, will purchase and install a continuous biodiesel production system capable of processing 50 barrels per hour. It will also have the ability to expand the unit to 100 barrels per hour. Michael McLaren, the company’s CEO, said: “With... [Read More]

Singapore government agencies are reviewing the findings of a study conducted on the operational and commercial viability of using sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) at Changi Airport. SAF can reduce carbon emissions by up to 80%, compared with conventional jet fuel on a lifecycle basis, but it is two to five times more expensive, Transport Minister S Iswaran said. The... [Read More]

UK’s first supplier of green aggregate materials SandandStone has signed an agreement with Green Biofuels. The agreement enables the business to deliver all of its remediation and aggregate projects with minimal environmental impact and carbon emissions. All logistics and transport operations used by SandandStone will be fuelled by Green D+ HVO that can reduce greenhouse... [Read More]

Annual renewable generation in the UK has outstripped fossil fuel generation for the first time last year. UK government statistics confirmed this had reached a record 43.1% share of energy generation. According to the Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES) fossil fuel generation declined to a record low of 37.7%. Overall, in 2020 renewables accounted for 13.6% of total... [Read More]

The European Union looks set to retain its tariffs on US biodiesel for an extra five years after deciding that removing them could lead to a surge of imports at artificially low prices. The tariffs, dating back to 2009, will be extended until 2026, Reuters reported on August 2. The European Commission, which looked into the case, concluded that US producers could increase... [Read More]

Businesses interested in producing biodiesel need advanced processing solutions that can achieve high purity levels while maximising the recovery of this fuel. When Bremfield, a leading Malaysian vegetable oil processor, was looking to add biodiesel to its product portfolio, Sulzer Chemtech’s distillation technology offered an effective solution with a quick return... [Read More]

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned that the reliance on taxation as the solution for cutting aviation emissions in the EU’s ‘Fit for 55’ proposal is counter-productive to the goal of sustainable aviation. EU policy needs to support practical emission reduction measures such as incentives for Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) and modernisation... [Read More]

Established in 1973, Avfuel Corporation has grown from a regional fuel supplier in the US to a global supplier of aviation fuel and services. Today, Avfuel holds a 23% market share of fuel-supplier branded fixed base operators (FBOs) in the country and touches one in every three US business flights. The company serves more than 650 branded FBOs across North America... [Read More]

The biofuels industry has supported the European Commission’s proposal to end the statistical inflation of waste-based biofuels in the EU’s road transport energy mix - a practice they say masks the use of fossil fuels. The revised 2.2% target for advanced biofuels, such as used cooking oil, is lower than the 3.5% proposed in the 2018 renewable energy directive. The... [Read More]

The UK Department for Transport has opened a public consultation on a proposal that would establish a sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) mandate requiring jet fuels suppliers to blend an increasing portion of SAF into aviation fuel starting in 2025. A consultation document released by the government offers five scenarios for the proposed mandate. All would start with a... [Read More]

German rapeseed meal exports have reached a record level. In the period July 2020 to May this year, exports were up 17% on the previous year and larger than ever before. Over that period, Germany exported just less than 2 million tonnes of rapeseed meal. According to information published by the German Federal Statistical Office, this was up approximately 17% year-on-year... [Read More]

Cadman Cranes is working towards a more sustainable future by adopting the use of hydro-treated vegetable oil (HVO). Mobile cranes are notoriously high users of fuel and play a key role in the production of harmful CO2 emissions found in today’s working environment. Although manufacturer emissions continue to improve, their heavy road-bearing weight and requirement... [Read More]