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Global output of oilseeds in the crop year 2022-23 is set to hit a peak of around 644.4 million tonnes - up around 7% year-on-year, according to USDA estimates.
Global processing of oilseeds is also set to rise to a record high of 533.4 million tonnes, according to the most recent USDA outlook. This would be up around 21.9 million tonnes on the crop year 2021/22.
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The European Biodiesel Board has welcomed the European General Court decision to dismiss the actions for annulment initiated by three Indonesian biodiesel producers following the EU imposition of definitive countervailing duties on biodiesel imports from Indonesia.
After a two-year litigation process, the EU General Court rejected all arguments brought forward by Indonesian exporters to…
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Alfa Laval will supply pre-treatment systems, consisting of various equipment such as separators, heat exchangers, pumps and agitators for a US-based renewable fuels and petroleum refining company.
The agreement is with a subsidiary of CVR Energy and the aim is to supply processing systems for feedstock pre-treatment, part of a strategic investment in the refinery supporting CVR’s expansion…
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MEPs have backed plans to boost the deployment of more renewables across member states.
A proposed new law will accelerate the procedure to grant permits for new renewable energy power plants or to adapt existing ones.
In their amendments to the Commission proposal, MEPs shortened the maximum period to approve new installations from 12 to nine months, if located in so-called "renewables…
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Indonesia will increase biodiesel blending to 35% from January 1 to cut fuel imports amid high global energy prices and to shift to cleaner energy.
The South-East Asian state and the biggest palm oil producer has implemented the B30 programme, which mandates fossil gasoil to be blended with 30% palm oil-based fuel.
The estimated demand for biodiesel to support B35 implementation is 13.15…
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The world’s first net-zero transatlantic flight will take off from the UK next year with Virgin Atlantic set to fly one of its Boeing 787 aircraft from London to New York using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The airline has received UK government funding for the flight to show how SAF could replace conventional jet fuel.
It will work with a consortium that includes Rolls-Royce, Boeing,…
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Low-cost Mexican airline Volaris is looking to adopt sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) including a potential deal in the US, Reuters reported.
"We have to work on developing supply in Mexico," CEO Enrique Beltranena said.
Beltranena added that the airline had flown with sustainable fuel just once due to the lack of local availability.
"Really, SAF is an ethanol. And what we don't have in…
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BARTEC BENKE online analysers and measurement technology has provided important process parameters that has helped ensure optimum process control.
With this in mind, the systems help ensure the quality of production results in accordance with applicable standards and product-related specifications.
The portfolio of BARTEC BENKE includes an entire line of vertically integrated online…
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Eni, Euglena and Petronas are jointly studying the possibility of developing and operating a biorefinery in the Pengerang Integrated Complex (PIC).
This is one of the largest integrated refinery and petrochemical developments in Southeast Asia.
The three parties are currently carrying out technical and economic feasibility assessments for the proposed project, with the investment decision…
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The 44 m long Lammouche (144.3ft) has started to reduce emissions significantly by incorporating biofuel.
The vessel took delivery of 15,000 litres of second-generation biofuel in La Seyne sur Mer on 7 November.
Six months of discussions with the engine manufacturer Caterpillar took place before the decision was made.
The new fuel, marketed by Fioul 83, is called Cristal Power XTL 100. It is…
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LanzaJet has celebrated a major construction milestone at its Freedom Pines Fuels facility in Soperton, Georgia.
The facility is the world’s first ethanol-based alcohol-to-jet sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production plant. Construction will be completed in 2023 with commission and startup beginning next year.
The plant will produce 10 million gallons of SAF and renewable diesel per year…
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Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) has announced that Metro Shipping has joined its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) programme.
Birmingham-headquartered Metro Shipping is the first of its customers in the UK to invest in the SAF programme - confirming its shared ambition to contribute to the development of sustainable aviation.
Grant Liddell, Metro’s managing director, said he was…
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DEUTZ has just approved its entire TCD engine portfolio for use with alternative diesel fuels. This means that paraffinic diesel fuels such as HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil) can now be used to run all DEUTZ engines that meet the EU Stage V emissions standard, including the TCD 5.2 series.
HVO is an innovative biofuel produced from biological waste, manure, and used cooking oils and fats and…
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Northern California’s ACE rail service is to switch to 100% renewable diesel operations.
San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission (SJRRC) has made the decision for the train service and the move to renewable diesel will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 99%.
This step is a key milestone for the agency on its path to net-zero emissions operations.
“We are proud to announce that ACE is…
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Sulzer has supplied flow technology solutions to convert an existing US West Coast refinery into one of the world’s largest renewable biofuels plants.
The pumps will support a number of critical applications to convert waste oils and fats into renewable fuels with a lower carbon cost. Once complete, the new facility is expected to produce 3 billion litres of renewable fuels per year.
The…
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Velocys has announced its wholly owned subsidiary Altalto Immingham has been awarded a grant of up to £27 million (€31 million) from the UK Department for Transport’s (DfT) Advanced Fuels Fund.
This will help fund for the Altalto Immingham sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project.
The purpose of this project between Velocys and British Airways is to deliver a commercial waste-to-SAF plant…
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Clariant has announced a financial impairment of its sunliquid® plant in Podari, Romania, amounting to about CHF 225 million (€228 million).
As previously reported, the sunliquid® plant began production in the second quarter of this, though it has not yet achieved the targeted yields and other operational parameters on an industrial scale.
Clariant has completed a financial assessment of…
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