Dec 3, 2020
Growth Energy threatens lawsuit over blending obligations dispute
Biodiesel News
Dec 3, 2020
Explora has invested over $5 million (€4.1 million) in new technology to turn sewage waste into biodiesel.
The plant in Puerto General San Martín, Santa Fe, Argentina, has already produced 12,000 tonnes of deacidified residual oil that has been exported to the UK, the Netherlands, Spain, Bulgaria and Brazil.
This is used as an advanced biofuel for speciality chemical... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Dec 2, 2020
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) missed a deadline to announce how much renewable fuel refiners had to blend into their fuel mixtures next year.
The EPA must finalise its decision on the annual biofuel blending volume requirements it imposes on the refining industry for the next year by the end of November, Reuters reported.
“At this point, it likely makes... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Dec 2, 2020
Clariant said it was making good progress with the construction of its new sunliquid cellulosic ethanol production plant in Podari.
While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to present a challenging situation, Clariant’s team in the south-western part of Romania has been able to ensure that work continues while fully complying with all pandemic precaution regulations established... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Dec 2, 2020
Palm oil prices will continue to rise in the first half of 2021 as global supply is squeezed, the Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) said.
Disruptions from persistent heavy rainfall in South-east Asia meant global supply would remain tight until the first quarter of next year, CPOPC said in an outlook it published.
“Towards the second half of 2021, adequate... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Dec 1, 2020
Neste has acquired a minority stake in Aircraft Fuel Supply (AFS).
AFS is the owner and operator of the Amsterdam Airport Schiphol fuel storage company.
Through its share in AFS, one of the world’s leading provider of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel will be able to offer to airlines operating at Schiphol supply of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Dec 1, 2020
The rally in rapeseed prices in Paris has also reached the German spot market and drove producer prices.
For this reason, many farmers have marketed their remaining stocks over the past two weeks.
Considering the difficult overall environment, the Union zur Förderung von Oel- und Proteinpflanzen (UFOP) sees the development of prices as a glimmer of light for arable... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 30, 2020
A Lufthansa cargo aircraft took off using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for the first time.
The Boeing 777F departed from Frankfurt, Germany, on Sunday and headed to Shanghai, China, laden with SAF.
Peter Gerber, the CEO of Lufthansa Cargo, described the flight as a "milestone because it is the first flight of this kind that will have flown 100% CO2 neutral”.
By... [Read More]
Features
Nov 30, 2020
Even as the EU sets ambitious emissions reduction targets for 2030 and 2050, it is still falling short of an important milestone that looms much closer on the horizon - reducing the average greenhouse gas-intensity of road transport fuels, according to ePURE.
The EU’s Fuel Quality Directive (FQD) requires member states to reduce the GHG intensity of transport fuels... [Read More]
Policy News
Nov 30, 2020
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on governments worldwide to support the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) as a critical step to achieving its target to cut net emissions by 2050.
This target was reinforced by a resolution at IATA’s 76th AGM, which also commits the industry to exploring pathways to net zero emissions.
“We... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Nov 27, 2020
Cielo Waste Solutions Corp has received pre-payment in full for 60,000 litres of renewable diesel, which is being produced at its Aldersyde waste to renewable fuel facility.
The renewable diesel will be shipped to a third party of the purchaser's choice once Cielo reduces the sulphur content of its renewable fuel down to less than 15 PPM sulphur.
The British Columbia-based... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Nov 27, 2020
GoodFuels and car manufacturer Volkswagen Group have successfully started their partnership in supplying advanced biofuel oil.
A leading marine biofuels supplier for the global maritime industry is supplying MR1-100 or BFO at Vlissingen, in the Netherlands, heralding another major step for sustainable shipping in the car carrier segment.
The Depth RoRo carrier Patara... [Read More]
Features
Nov 27, 2020
The much heralded Von der Leyen Commission’s EU Green Deal has brought reinvigorated climate ambitions to the continent.
This is embodied in a supercharged legislative agenda, as proven by the latest Commission’s working programme for 20211, which lists more than 10 highly relevant pieces of legislation for the biofuels sector at large.
One of the first tangible... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 26, 2020
The deadline to join cleantech innovators Celtic Renewables' Crowdcube funding campaign ends soon.
With commissioning of its refinery in Scotland on track for spring 2021 and on the back of £30 million (€33 million) funding already raised, the business, awarded the most innovative biotech SME in Europe, is poised to play a pivotal role in the UK’s transition to... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Nov 26, 2020
Olam Palm is setting up a new plant producing biofuel from palm oil in Gabon.
The Singapore-based multinational firm will construct the plant in the southern part of Libreville, on an area of five ha not far from the port, after obtaining all the regulatory authorisations for the production of biofuel in the African country.
The site was picked because it offers easy... [Read More]
Policy News
Nov 25, 2020
A coalition of US biofuels and agricultural trade groups filed a motion asking the courts to enforce its 2017 decision over the improper waiver of 500 million gallons of biofuel demand.
In the court of appeals hearing, the group demanded that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) address the renewable volume obligation (RVO) controversy.
The coalition, which... [Read More]
Features
Nov 25, 2020
Velocys is delivering the next generation of sustainable fuels to decarbonise aviation.
Founded from spinouts of Oxford University in the UK and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in the US, its proprietary technology enables the production of sustainable transport fuels from a variety of waste materials, including household waste.
The company has developed... [Read More]
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