Fuel retailers in Brazil have asked the government to reduce the amount of ethanol required to be blended into petrol. They argue that a smaller production in the current season has reduced the biofuel’s supply and increased prices. Fecombustiveis, an association representing around 40,000 petrol stations in Brazil, asked for the ethanol blend to be reduced from 27%... [Read More]

Topsoe will supply basic engineering, proprietary equipment, catalyst, and technical services for Seaboard Energy’s renewable fuels complex in Kansas. The project in Hugoton is based on HydroFlex, an industry-proven technology to produce renewable fuels from a wide variety of renewable feedstocks. Gary Louis, president and CEO of Seaboard Energy, said: “We chose... [Read More]

Estimates show that as many as 600,000 cars on UK’s roads will not be compatible with E10. According to the RAC, vehicles like the 2-2 litre direct petrol injection engines in the Vectra, Signum and Zafira will not be able to use E10 efficiently. Current petrol grades in the UK contain 5% bioethanol and this will increase to 10% from September. The motoring organisation... [Read More]

POET, the largest biofuels producer in the US, is in discussions with Flint Hills Resources to acquire the entirety of its ethanol assets. A spokesman for POET said the deal will increase capacity for ethanol by more than a third to 3 billion gallons per year. That could help the company tap into potential growth in the biofuels market as the Biden administration considers... [Read More]

Touchwood Agency Tribal Council (TATC) and Rainforest Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the joint evaluation and development of clean energy in Canada. Under the MoU, the two companies will explore clean energy solutions in the territory of TATC members, who are the Day Star, George Gordon, Kawakatoose, and Muskowekwan First Nations in Saskatchewan. A... [Read More]

Bunker One bunkering vessel Amak Swan will soon be delivering biofuels to ships in the Skaw and Gothenburg regions. This signals marine fuels and lubricants supplier Bunker Holding’s move into bunkering markets for non-fossil-based fuels. The 3,500-mt capacity Amak Swan has also begun trials to use biofuel in its own engine. "We are a strong supporter of the move... [Read More]

Whitefox’s CEO Gillian Harrison has outlined how its ICE FLEX membrane technology could help companies negotiate shifting demands for some products and help to hit the world’s net zero targets by 2050. “One of the impressive things we have seen is how quickly some technologies have leapt forward more than five years in their natural evolution, in particular in... [Read More]

Growth Energy is calling for a reduction in restrictions to higher ethanol-blended fuel in light of the Colonial 2 pipeline cyber attack. On the fifth day after the attack on the pipeline, the US organisation sent a letter to US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Regan and US Department of Energy (DoE) Secretary Granholm calling for the change in policy... [Read More]

The EU Commission expects this year‘s German rapeseed harvest to be larger than a year earlier. However, the outlook for France and Poland is quite different. Since the beginning of March, the weather in Germany has been dominated by large temperature fluctuations. Following a warm weather period at the end of March, the coldest April across Germany in 40 years... [Read More]

Transport biofuel production declined 8% globally in 2020 as the pandemic limited travel, according to figures released by the International Energy Agency (IEA). Production is expected to recover this year to 2019 volumes, and expand another 7% in 2022 as biodiesel and hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) production increases globally and ethanol expands in India. However,... [Read More]

Neste announced it has opened two new Neste MY Renewable Diesel fuelling stations in southern California. The company’s ambition is to create a renewable diesel fuelling network across the US West Coast. “Neste MY Renewable Diesel is a triple win for any fleet operator with vehicles on the road in California,” said Carrie Song, vice president renewable road transportation... [Read More]

Greasezilla has announced the development of an international distribution network to manage sales of its biofuel byproduct. Greasezilla systems produce a brown grease advanced biofuel (ABF) and the distribution network offers its clients a proven channel that provides the best value for their commodity while filling a rising demand for alternative fuels worldwide. Currently,... [Read More]

ADM plans to build North Dakota’s first dedicated soybean crushing plant and refinery to meet fast-growing demand from industrial and biofuel customers, including producers of renewable diesel. The $350 million (€287 million) crush and refining complex in Spiritwood will feature state-of-the-art automation technology and have the capacity to process 150,000 bushels... [Read More]

Growth Energy unveiled a new consumer initiative to raise awareness of biofuels’ positive environmental benefits and encourage consumers to choose higher biofuel blends like E15 at the pump. Through a series of targeted digital content, advertising, and digital media, the Get Biofuel campaign aligns biofuel benefits to an empowerment message titled Fuel Beyond. “Our... [Read More]

The European Commission’s political agreement on a Delegated Regulation seeking to define sustainable investments in the EU sends mixed signals about the importance of sustainable biofuels such as renewable EU ethanol to climate-change mitigation, according to ePURE. The text and annexes agreed by the Commission at least recognise that the manufacture of biofuels for... [Read More]

Saudi Arabia will become Malaysia’s hub for the import and distribution of palm oil and related products into the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the Middle East and North African (MENA) markets. International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said this hub would mean increasing imports of palm oil and related products from Malaysia to the... [Read More]