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Lenovo is joining forces with Kuehne+Nagel to create a first-of-its-kind logistics service in the technology industry. Through a purchase add-on, customers will be able to buy credits to reduce the carbon footprint associated with the shipping of IT equipment and devices. They will have the opportunity to use these credits to fund the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). SAF is currently…
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Emirates has successfully completed the ground engine testing for one of its GE90 engines on a Boeing 777-300ER using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The objective of the ground testing and analysis is to demonstrate the capability of the GE90 engine to run on the specially blended 100% SAF without affecting its performance, requiring no modifications to the aircraft systems, or special…
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Velocys, the sustainable fuels technology company, has agreed with Bechtel to help execute the company’s sustainable fuels projects. This collaboration will initially focus on Velocys’ two main reference projects – Altalto Project in Immingham, UK and Bayou Fuels Project in the US – and the recently announced e-Alto power-to-liquids project in the UK, all subject to the terms of future…
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Alfa Laval is first in the market to launch biofuel-optimised separators and separator upgrades. Biofuels like HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil) and FAME (fatty acid methyl ester) can be used by diesel engines without major engine modifications. They can be a carbon-neutral alternative if produced from the right biomass, but they must still be cleaned effectively to prevent performance issues…
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Casterra Ag has announced it has entered into an agreement with one of the world’s leading energy companies to provide its castor varieties and cultivation techniques at a commercial scale for biofuel production. Under the framework of the agreement, the initial focus is the purchase agreement of castor seed varieties from Casterra for growing castor in specific African territories and the…
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KLM and Transavia are increasing ticket prices by up to €12 this year to pay for the use of more sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The airlines took a first step in this direction early last year by blending half a percent of SAF for flights from Schiphol in the Netherlands. That amount will be doubled this year, according to a spokesperson. KLM said it is taking this step voluntarily, along…
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Malaysia has set a target to achieve 31% of its total power generation from renewables by 2025 and 40% by 2035. Both objectives are highly unrealistic, as only 3.3% of electricity is generated through renewables at present, according to new figures from Global Data. As per the current growth trend, Malaysia is expected to achieve only 5.5% of its power generation through renewables by 2025 and…
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United Arab Emirates renewable energy company Masdar, state oil firm Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and oil and gas major BP have agreed to conduct a joint feasibility study on exploring the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the country. The agreement, which includes Abu Dhabi Waste Management Company Tadweer and Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways, would explore the production of…
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EcoCeres has announced that it has received a significant equity investment from global investor Bain Capital. EcoCeres is an Asia-based advanced biorefinery platform with industrial-scale production capacity that converts waste-based biomass into a wide spectrum of biofuels, biochemicals and biomaterials. The company is one of the few players in the world to produce commercialised HVO…
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Cargill has confirmed it has completed the acquisition of Owensboro Grain Company - a fifth-generation family-owned soybean processing facility and refinery located in Kentucky. The addition of Owensboro Grain Company will enhance Cargill’s efforts to increase capacity across its North American oilseeds network to support growing demand for oilseeds driven by food, feed and renewable fuel…
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German environment minister Steffi Lemke said she would be releasing proposals  with the intention of removing the use of crop-based biofuels to achieve reductions in greenhouse gases. “Biofuels stand for land consumption and loss of biological diversity,” Lemke said, as reported by Euronews. “To replace only around 4% of fossil fuel use in German road transport, a land space in Germany…
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Rapeseed growing areas in the EU-27 and Ukraine are set to increase while areas in India, China and Australia are expected to decline. In its first estimate of the global rapeseed area for the 2023/24 marketing season, the International Grains Council (IGC) projected an area of 40.2 million hectares. The estimate is 1.5% below the current season's record area and would be the second largest…
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A powerful collaboration of industry leaders has set out a roadmap to decarbonisation for the UK’s first net zero cluster. The North West Cluster Plan published today by Net Zero North West sets out the action needed to supercharge the region’s green industrial revolution and deliver the UK’s first zero carbon cluster by 2040. Unveiled by Andy Carter MP at an event at the Greater…
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Malaysia has thrown its weight behind Indonesia’s rebuke of the EU’s Deforestation Regulation. Indonesia’s President Jokowi and Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim declared their position during the first meeting of the two leaders on January 9, stating that they “agreed to strengthen cooperation to boost markets and combat discrimination against palm oil”. Last week, Malaysian Foreign…
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