US exports of ethanol accelerated in March to 133.0 million gallons (mg) - the second-largest volume in a year and up 31% from February’s dip. According to the Renewable Fuels Association, exports to China spiked from 4.7 mg to 48.3 mg for the country’s second-largest monthly imports of US ethanol on record and narrowly missing the April 2016 high. Similarly, shipments... [Read More]

The launching of the European Green Deal (EGD) in December 2019, led by Frans Timmermans, the first vice-president of the European Commission (EC), kicked-off a renewed sense of urgency and ambition to put the EU on track to reach netzero emissions by 2050. The EU is aiming to retain its leading global role in the fight against climate change, and reap the benefit of... [Read More]

Pollution and air quality have been a major issue for discussion in various countries. In Pakistan, urbanisation and industrialisation have led to an increase in vehicle and factory emissions. Air pollution is strongly linked to health issues and according to (WHO, 2018), it is a major cause of various deadly diseases such as cancer, respiratory and cardiovascular... [Read More]

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) will be used to refuel aircraft at Munich Airport from June. SAF will now be delivered, stored and refuelled at the German airport, provided it meets the relevant quality specifications for Jet-A1 aviation fuel. The tank farm, which is supplied with fuel by various oil companies on behalf of the airlines, is also permitted to receive deliveries... [Read More]

Plans for a new $700 million (€580 million) renewable diesel refinery in Louisiana have been unveiled. Louisiana Green Fuels, will develop the plant near Columbia, which will be on a 171-acre site at the Port of Columbia and produce up to 32 million gallons of renewable fuels annually. The building phase is planned to take at least 30 months and will generate a total... [Read More]

Goodyear Tyre and Rubber has revealed it aims to replace petroleum oil in its tyres by 2040. The company said this announcement will help its supply chain associates to establish practices and make sound environmental decisions related to the growing, harvesting and processing of soybeans. Maureen Thune, VP and chief procurement, said: “Goodyear’s use of soybean... [Read More]

US President Joe Biden recently announced a 50-52% emissions reduction target from 2005 levels by 2030. This is part of the country’s new Nationally Determined Contribution under the Paris Agreement with reference to low carbon renewable fuels as part of the strategy to tackle climate change and meet the country’s commitment under the pact. American Coalition for... [Read More]

Ocean Network Express (ONE) has successfully completed a second trial of sustainable marine biofuel onboard the M/V MOL Experience. The specifications of the second trial were different from the first trial, with the mixing ratio three times higher in biofuel content, taking ONE another step closer to reducing its carbon footprint. M/V MOL Experience was refuelled... [Read More]

Business aviation company Jetflite is offering lower-emission private business flights in Finland. Jetflite is committed to sustainable aviation and is reducing greenhouse gas emissions with Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel. The first lower-emission flight by Jetflite will take place this month. Jetflite, belonging to a large Finnish industrial conglomerate Wihuri... [Read More]

Alfa Laval has won an order to supply a feedstock pre-treatment processing line to a petroleum refiner to support the production of renewable diesel (HVO) and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Europe. The order comprises Alfa Laval high-speed separators and various compact heat exchangers along with other equipment, engineering, and services to provide a pre-treatment... [Read More]

The clean air and biofuels industry have received a boost in the state of Washington as the low-carbon fuel standard has come into force. After years of discussion, the HB Bill 1091 was finally passed by the Washington State Senate in early April. The goal of HB 1091 is to put into law a low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS) in the state of Washington, which will improve... [Read More]

Summit Carbon Solutions is to further develop the world’s largest carbon capture and storage project for biorefineries from across the midwestern US to permanent geologic storage sites in North Dakota. In two months since the formal launch announcement in February 2021, Summit Carbon Solutions has expanded relationships across the biorefining industry resulting in... [Read More]

Prices for both rapeseed and soybeans have been on an uptick for several months with the former at record levels. Paris rapeseed futures have rallied significantly since the beginning of the year and on 22 April they reached a record high at €595 per tonne. They have maintained this level since then and the reason for latest sharp price surge was the cold snap that... [Read More]

Trinity College Dublin in partnership with Ryanair have announced the launch of a new Ryanair Sustainable Aviation Research Centre. This new initiative has been made possible by a €1.5m donation which Trinity will use to seed a multi-disciplinary research team to engage in research around sustainable aviation fuels, zero carbon aircraft propulsion systems and noise... [Read More]

Avfuel Corporation has reached an agreement with Textron Aviation to supply and integrate sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) into its sustainability initiatives. The two companies have agreed that Avfuel will supply Textron Aviation with Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel at its Wichita headquarters. Textron Aviation will use the product for new aircraft deliveries as... [Read More]

The Continental Refining Company (CRC) announced it is moving forward with plans to invest an additional $20 million (€16.5 million) to acquire and install a soybean crushing, biodiesel refining and blending facility. CRC has completed its evaluation of the project feasibility at the current CRC oil refinery in Somerset, Kentucky. It is making progress with detailed... [Read More]