Sep 3, 2021
REG’s Louisana biodiesel plant survives hurricane onslaught
Biodiesel News
Sep 3, 2021
Chevron aims to invest $600 million (€505 million) in two soybean crushing facilities owned by US agricultural commodities trader Bunge.
The investment will result in a 50/50 joint venture, under the memorandum of understanding.
US refiners have been ramping up their production of renewable fuels and are seeking to secure guaranteed access to vegetable oils, animal... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 3, 2021
US senators are urging Congressional leaders to include support for homegrown renewable fuels in the upcoming reconciliation package.
Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Tina Smith (D-MN), and Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Representatives Cindy Axne (D-IA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), and Mark Pocan (D-WI) sent a letter to... [Read More]
Policy News
Sep 2, 2021
DNV's new Maritime Forecast to 2050 features an updated carbon risk management framework including a new ‘decarbonisation stairway’ model to help shipowners map a path to sustainability.
The launch of the world’s leading classification society’s latest Maritime Forecast to 2050 is part of the Energy Transition Outlook (ETO) suite of reports.
Conceived to help... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Sep 2, 2021
ExxonMobil Catalysts and Licensing has introduced new renewable diesel process technology (EMRD) to help meet the evolving needs for mobility while utilising renewable feedstock.
This new process technology converts feedstocks including, but not limited to, vegetable oils, unconverted cooking oil and animal fats, into renewable diesel.
The EMRD process is a two-stage... [Read More]
Features
Sep 2, 2021
Krieg & Fischer Ingenieure is an engineering company specialising in the design and engineering of biogas plants. Torsten Fischer has been active in the biogas sector for more than 30 years.
In 1999, together with Andreas Krieg, he founded Krieg & Fischer Ingenieure, an engineering company that provides tailor-made solutions for biogas plants for clients all over... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 1, 2021
Velocys will receive up to £2.4 million (2.8 million) from the UK Department for Transport (DfT) under the Green Fuels, Green Skies competition.
A total of £1.2 million (€1.4 million) of the total grant awarded is subject to progress by the DfT in developing policy support for sustainable aviation fuels (SAF).
The Altalto project is a collaboration between Velocys... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 1, 2021
Waste from milk factories and breweries could be put to good use in fighting climate change, according to scientists at Green Fuels Research.
The Gloucestershire-based company in the UK has won funding under the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s Biomass Feedstocks Innovation Programme for its Microalgae Biomass Sustainability project (MISTY).
The... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Sep 1, 2021
DEUTZ has approved its entire TCD engine portfolio for use with paraffinic diesel fuels meaning alternative blends can be used in engines that meet the EU Stage V emissions standard.
DEUTZ is approving the majority of its latest-generation engines, particularly in the sub-4 litre and above-8 litre range, for biodiesel blends up to B30.
The use of these alternative fuels... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Aug 31, 2021
A Montana refinery is to utilise Haldor Topsoe’s HydroFlex solution to produce 12,000 barrels of renewable diesel per day.
This is a fast-track project being carried out by Calumet and the revamp will eventually produce renewable diesel in the spring of next year.
“We are excited to support Calumet as they transition to the production of renewable fuels for the North... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 31, 2021
Velocys has revealed that its collaboration partner, Toyo Engineering Corporation (TOYO), is starting the advanced engineering and design phase of a commercial scale biofuel refinery in Japan.
TOYO’s engineering study will start to establish commercial-scale production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the country.
During this phase of the project, TOYO will integrate... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Aug 31, 2021
Bunker One will supply Molslinjen’s ferry link Fanølinjen with fossil-free HVO biodiesel.
The new Danish partnership will entail a reduction of CO2 emissions by up to 90%.
Earlier this year the product was tested in the engines onboard M/F Fenja and M/F Menja, the two ferries operating the route between Esbjerg the Danish mainland and the island of Fanø.
After a... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Aug 27, 2021
Zenith Energy, a global operator of independent liquid storage terminals, will increase the amount of low-carbon, renewable diesel to be handled and stored at its Portland facility three-fold.
This increase is the result of a new, long-term commitment with an existing customer who is committed to a low-carbon economy and providing renewable fuels to the greater Portland... [Read More]
Policy News
Aug 27, 2021
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recommended retroactively lowering biofuel blending mandates for 2020, Reuters reported.
According to Reuters, two sources familiar with the matter shared the details after the agency sent a proposal on the mandates to the White House for review.
The move could provide immediate relief to oil refiners that have to... [Read More]
Other News
Aug 26, 2021
In the first quarter of 2024, A.P. Moller – Maersk will introduce the first in a ‘ground-breaking’ series of eight large ocean-going container vessels capable of being operated on carbon-neutral methanol.
The vessels will be built by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and have a nominal capacity of approximately 16,000 containers. The agreement with HHI includes an... [Read More]
Other News
Aug 26, 2021
Repsol has completed its first batch of biojet fuel produced from waste on the Spanish market at its Petronor Industrial Complex in Bilbao, Spain.
The batch consists of 5,300 tons of fuel and meets strict product quality requirements and sustainability conditions in the production, logistics, and marketing chain. Its use prevents 300 tons of CO2 emissions, equivalent... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Aug 26, 2021
Imperial is moving forward with plans to build a renewable diesel complex at its Strathcona refinery near Edmonton, Alberta.
The new complex is expected to produce more than 1 billion litres per year of renewable diesel from locally sourced and grown feedstocks. The project is expected to realise around 3 million tonnes per year in emissions reductions in the Canadian... [Read More]
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Emerging Fuel Technology (#EFT) licensee Highbury Energy and #WBCEC are advancing a CAD $210 million (€129 million) indigenous-led biomass-to-fuels project in Fort Frances, #Ontario, after successfully completing a FEED study.
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#US #imports of #biodiesel and renewable diesel slumped to a decade low in the first half of 2025 after a change in tax credits for the fuels came into effect, the US Energy Information Administration (@EIA) said.
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