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Shell has confirmed its commitment to inject R$3.5 billion (€577 million) into Brazilian sugar and ethanol producer Raízen, as the company works to stabilise its finances following a period of heavy losses and rising debt.
The announcement was made by Shell’s Brazil chief executive, Cristiano Pinto da Costa.
Raízen, a joint venture between Shell and Cosan, has faced mounting financial…
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If 2025 was the year that sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) mandates around the world finally became reality, then 2026 will be the year when they need to truly get off the ground.
To make that happen, we need to recognise that the SAF value chain is more than the sum of its parts.
After all, SAF producers do not exist in a bubble; they won’t be able to secure investment or subsidies required…
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A new biodiesel facility in Egypt will convert used cooking oil into renewable fuel, following investment by Qatar‑based Al Mana Holding.
The plant, located in the Tenth of Ramadan integrated waste management city, is designed to process up to 100 tonnes of waste oil per day.
According to Egypt’s Ministry of Environment, the project aims to divert significant volumes of used cooking oil…
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Denmark has inaugurated its first domestic aviation route powered partly by sustainable aviation fuel produced from used cooking oil.
The Aalborg–Copenhagen service, operated by Norwegian Air Shuttle, will run with a 40% SAF blend on all departures, marking a European first for a permanent route.
The SAF is produced from recycled cooking oil and is expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions…
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Syzygy Plasmonics has announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoOU) with Geo bio gas&carbon, a Brazil-based sugarcane and ethanol waste developer and operator, to develop commercial-scale sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) projects in Brazil.
This collaboration marks a significant step in Syzygy's global NovaSAF™ expansion, joining a series of recently inked international agreements aimed at…
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Brittany Hook, a chemical engineer with Malaysia-based HutanBio speaks to Biofuels International about what attracted her to work in this innovative industry.
What was your first job?
My first job was as an Application Engineer for Nalco, monitoring and adjusting automation and chemical programs designed to save refinery and petrochemical plants money on corrosion, fouling and energy use in…
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A startup based in Maryland, US, has developed a biomass processing system capable of almost doubling sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) yields without adding significant processing costs, potentially opening a more economical route to large-scale renewable jet fuel production.
Atlantic Biomass, working with Ohio State University and Hood College and backed by funding from the US Department of…
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Celtic Renewables has secured £16.23 million (€18 million) in public and private funding to scale its production of high-demand green chemicals.
The funding comprises £5 million (€5.75 million) in new investment from Scottish Enterprise, Scotland's national economic development agency, and £5 million from Celtic’s existing private investors, alongside £6.23 million (€7.1 million)…
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A leading US biofuels association is calling for permanent, nationwide access to E15 petrol as a means of easing the sharp rise in fuel prices triggered by escalating conflict in the Middle East.
The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) has urged Congress to authorise uninterrupted, year‑round sales of the 15% ethanol blend, arguing that the current oil price spike highlights the country’s…
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Steve Toon, CEO BioVeritas, takes a closer look at the biofuels market as part of Biofuels International’s Outlook 2026 series.
Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) represents a pivotal opportunity for the United States to lead in clean energy innovation while bolstering economic prosperity, national security and rural revitalisation.
With bipartisan support, SAF has the potential to create…
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Siemens and CAPHENIA have entered a strategic partnership to speed up the industrial production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), a low‑carbon alternative to conventional kerosene that can cut aviation emissions by up to 80%.
The collaboration positions Siemens as CAPHENIA’s preferred provider of automation, digitalisation, and process‑control technologies, supporting the commercial…
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Growth Energy has expressed renewed urgency after Congress missed another deadline to approve a permanent, legislative fix offering consumers year-round access to E15.
After reaching an impasse in January, House leaders agreed to establish an E15 Rural Domestic Energy Council, tasked with striking a deal no later than February 15 and sending legislation to the House floor no later than…
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The European Commission’s decision to circumvent the democratic process by provisionally applying the EU-Mercosur trade agreement is yet another sign that the deal is a bad one for Europe, argued ePURE.
This is especially for the strategically important EU renewable ethanol industry and the European agricultural sector, the organisation added.
In addition to ignoring the vote by the European…
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According to data from the German Federal Statistical Office, exports of biodiesel from Germany declined around 11% from the previous year's record volume of 3.22 million tonnes, reaching 2.90 million tonnes in 2025.
Net exports decreased 0.47 million tonnes to 1.14 million tonnes. The Union zur Förderung von Oel- und Proteinpflanzen (UFOP) has contended that these exports mean that potential…
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Anaergia Inc, through its subsidiary Anaergia S.r.l., has entered into a contract with Circular Renewable Evolution (CREvolution) to supply its proprietary technology and equipment for an advanced anaerobic digestion facility, valued at approximately C$13 million, that will form part of a broader initiative dedicated to the recovery of degumming soil residues at a biorefinery site .
The…
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Biofuel producer EcoCeres has cautioned that potential trade defence measures on imported SAF could undermine EU climate objectives, weaken fair competition and tighten already constrained supply.
With SAF recognised as a central pillar of aviation’s decarbonisation under the EU’s ReFuelEU Aviation Regulation, EcoCeres stressed that the policy and trade framework must strengthen – not…
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