Höegh Autoliners accelerated its decarbonisation efforts successfully completing its first carbon neutral voyage from Europe to South Africa earlier this month. During the voyage, the New Horizon vessel Höegh Trigger ran on advanced biofuels meeting the highest sustainability standards. The successful trial voyage showed that biofuel is a viable choice for vessels... [Read More]

Indian Oil Corp proposes to build two second generation biorefineries as part of the government’s aim to increase ethanol production in the country. Each of the second generation biorefineries, to be built in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, will be able to produce 500,000 litres/day of ethanol from spoilt and surplus food grain. These form part of the Indian government’s... [Read More]

The share of foreign rapeseed being processed by German oil mills was at the highest level in the first half of the 2020/21 season. This was despite the fact that feedstock availability had increased due to the larger 2020 rapeseed harvest. In the first half of the crop year, German oil mills processed around 4.8 million tonnes of rapeseed. This was up 5% year-on-year... [Read More]

The German government has proposed new legislation where biofuels will compete with other low carbon pathways to comply with increasing emission reduction quotas. Biofuels producers fear this could come at the expense of their product demands as electric vehicle (EV) penetration is expected to grow. However, Stratas Advisors do not share this outlook. The organisation... [Read More]

Neste has joined the eFuel Alliance, an interest group dedicated to the industrial production of synthetic fuels from renewable sources. The eFuel Alliance is based in Berlin and Brussels and brings together companies and organisations that share the goal of establishing and promoting power - and bio-based synthetic fuels to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transport.... [Read More]

Malaysia’s exports of palm-based biodiesel are likely to fall this year to their lowest since 2017 due to European Union restrictions and the COVID-19 pandemic, the Malaysian Biodiesel Association (MBA) revealed. Exports from Malaysia are estimated to fall to 350,000 tonnes from 378,582 tonnes in 2020, MBA president UR Unnithan said at the Virtual Palm and Lauric Oils... [Read More]

Northwest Advanced Bio-Fuels has made progress toward securing a strategic long-term investment into its Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) project in Washington State from Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners - an independent investment firm. The potential $600 million (€506 million) investment from Stonepeak will help finance the largest announced SAF/renewable biofuels... [Read More]

Centreline AV has partnered with Air bp to supply Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) from its base at Bristol Airport in the UK. Centreline has invested in the infrastructure to supply SAF as part of its commitment to reduce the environmental impact of its operations with a target of becoming carbon neutral by 2025. The fuel is blended with traditional Jet A1 meaning there... [Read More]

Clay Lacy Aviation will offer Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) at the company’s two facilities at Van Nuys and John Wayne Orange County airports. World Fuel Services begins monthly SAF deliveries to both locations this month, with 2021 deliveries to total a minimum of 100,000 gallons. World Fuel is also providing renewable diesel fuel to power Clay Lacy’s fuel trucks,... [Read More]

The CSL Group will be testing second generation biodiesel on half of its fleet this year. These tests are a follow-up to the successful trials of B100 biodiesel fuel on the main engines of two CSL ships last year. “Replacing fossil fuel with biodiesel on vessels requires no modification of existing equipment and provides a viable carbon neutral fuel source over its... [Read More]

The use of biofuel as a substitute for petroleum diesel is a valuable solution to the inescapable global issues regarding energy shortage and environmental pollution. For both economic and environmental reasons, implementing used cooking oils (UCO) for biodiesel production has gained a significant amount of consideration within the world of fuel production. It has... [Read More]

Eni’s new plant has begun production of biodiesel, bio-naphtha, bioLPG and biojet fuel. The Eni biorefinery in Gela uses up to 100% of the biomass from used cooking oil and fats from fish and meat processing produced in Sicily to create a zero-kilometre circular economy model for the production. Castor oil will also be used to feed the Gela biorefinery, thanks to... [Read More]

Repsol, BP and Total has shown their support for the objectives of the “Declaration of Intent on Cooperation and Promotion of Sustainable Aviation Fuels” signed by the governments of Spain and France. Alongside other companies in the aviation sector including Iberia, Aena, Airbus, Air France, ITP Aero and Dassault Aviation they have expressed their support for the... [Read More]

OMV Petrom plans to build a new bioethanol plant in Romania. The company submitted a proposal worth $1.2 billion lei (€245 million) to the Ministry of Economy and Energy. It has been reported that the investment planned by the oil company is a second generation bioethanol plant. The oil company intends to build the factory in Prahova County, an area that is traditionally... [Read More]

Twelve months after reporting that 2020 was set to be a massive year for biofuels in Brazil, it is clear that the current challenge for the country, and South America in general, is to address how much the industry’s status and potential has been blunted by the human and economic impact of COVID-19. A year ago, the Brazilian Government was just a couple of months into... [Read More]

MOL has become a biofuel producer by purchasing 500,000 tonnes of biofuels for blending. Following investment in the Danube Refinery bio feedstock will be co-processed together with fossil materials increasing the renewable share of fuels and reducing up to 200,000 tonnes/year CO2 emissions. Gabriel Szabó, executive vice president of MOL Group Downstream, said: “With... [Read More]