Airbus Helicopters is bringing the industry together to drive the deployment of biofuels, through the creation of a Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) User Group dedicated to the rotary-wing community. As a pioneer in the civil turbine rotorcraft market, the company is calling all major stakeholders to join the initiative, which aims at reducing aviation’s impact on citizens... [Read More]

A new report has added to growing concerns that Indonesia’s ambitious programme to increase its use of palm oil-based biodiesel will drive greater deforestation across the country. The report, by London-based nonprofit CDP, warns of conflicting policies and lack of transparency around biofuel regulations in Indonesia. It also notes the government’s aggressive push... [Read More]

According to the EU Commission's forecast, the EU sunflower area for harvest in 2021 amounts to around 4.4 million hectares. In terms of area, Romania continues to be the top producer in the EU-27 with around 1.23 million hectares (2020: 1.22 million hectares). Hungary has expanded its sunflower area 6.3% to 643,000 hectares compared to 2020. The expansion in sunflower... [Read More]

Global demand for advanced feedstocks from sustainable sources is already outstripping the supply, with hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) demand expected to increase substantially over the next decade. There is a clear gap between current and HVO production capacity under construction and the availability of advanced waste-based feedstocks. As a reflection of this bottleneck,... [Read More]

Eco-Energy has announced that it has started construction on its ethanol distribution facility in Stockton, California. The facility is scheduled to commence operations in March next year and will be the 11th ethanol distribution terminal constructed by Eco-Energy over the past decade. The Stockton site will be equipped with 108 tank car offload spots, 6.7 million gallons... [Read More]

The US exported 69,488.5 metric tons of biodiesel and biodiesel blends of B30 or higher in April, according to the latest figures from the US Department of Agriculture. This is an increase from the 37,605.6 metric tons exported in March. However, the figures were down from the 74,201.6 metric tons exported in April 2020 as the COVID-19 restrictions globally began to... [Read More]

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has agreed to a request from Kuala Lumpur to establish a panel examining a European Union law that restricts the use of palm oil-based biofuels. Under the EU’s renewable energy directive, palm oil-based fuels are to be phased out by 2030, since palm oil has been classified by the bloc as resulting in excessive deforestation and can... [Read More]

The state of Nevada has enacted new legislation that requires its Board of Agriculture to approve a 15% ethanol blended fuel (E15) as part of any fuel regulation adopted by July 1 next year. Over the weekend, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak signed AB 411 into law. Once the regulation is finalised, Nevada will become the 47th state to approve E15 for consumers. Currently,... [Read More]

The first UK bioLPG delivery from Ekobenz has arrived for AvantiGas. AvantiGas, part of UGI International, has secured the exclusive rights to all of Polish-based Ekobenz’s bioLPG supply. Ekobenz is the first and currently only company in Europe that has succeeded in commercialising bioLPG based on advanced bioethanol produced from waste. The partnership ensures that... [Read More]

A rescue helicopter has flown on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for the first time achieving a new milestone in international aviation. Operated by the German non-profit organisation ADAC Luftrettung, the Airbus H145 rescue helicopter had its Arriel 2E engines ceremonially refuelled with   SAF at the air rescue station at Munich's Harlaching Clinic. This took place... [Read More]

Port of Antwerp is starting its second round of applications from businesses in the circular and construction industries that are interested in leasing space in its NextGen District. The 88-hectare site, the former General Motors facility, is designated specifically for companies involved in the transition to a climate-neutral society. The selected initial batch of applicants... [Read More]

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has designated a station to supply biofuel to traditional Abras operating on Dubai Creek from next month. This decision has been taken following successful trials last year where five traditional Abras used to be powered by Biodiesel 5, which is officially certified in the UAE, in collaboration with ENOC Group. “To encourage... [Read More]

India has brought forward its target of blending petroleum with 20% ethanol by five years in its efforts to accelerate towards renewables and make its overall energy basket cleaner, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said. Modi, who was speaking on the occasion of the World Environment Day, said the country would now aim to achieve the target of 20% blending by 2025, instead... [Read More]

In a study recently published in Nature Communications, scientists from the Novo Nordisk Foundation Centre for Biosustainability (DTU) and Yale University carried out research into how bacteria commonly found in sugarcane  ethanol fermentation affects  the industrial process. By closely studying the  interactions between yeast  and bacteria, it is suggested  that... [Read More]

Imports of Australian rapeseed to the German market have increased recently while Canadian supplies have lost pace since January, latest figures reveal. Although Germany's 2020 rapeseed harvest was larger than the previous year, it was nevertheless below average. This meant that large rapeseed imports have been required again in the 2020/21 marketing year. Canada, Ukraine... [Read More]

POET has revealed that it has acquired Flint Hills Resources' entire ethanol business. The deal will boost POET's ethanol production capacity by 40% to 3 billion gallons per year, the company revealed. The US is the world's largest producer of ethanol and before the coronavirus pandemic, producers made 15.8 billion gallons of ethanol in 2019, according to the US Energy... [Read More]