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Despite the current crisis facing the global aviation industry, its commitment to pursuing sustainability remains strong, particularly as the sector starts to recover.
Speaking at the Global Sustainable Aviation Forum, industry leaders reiterated that long-term climate action should be a priority alongside economic recovery in the coming years.
Executive director of the cross-industry Air…
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DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, will be neutralising the carbon emissions of its ocean freight shipments from New Year’s Day.
In line with its Mission 2050 – Zero Emissions, DHL is committed to transitioning to clean and sustainable sea freight transport for all of its less-than-container load (LCL) journeys.
The CO2 compensation for…
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Malaysia’s palm oil exports to China increased by 31.9% or 316,400 tonnes over last year to 1.31 million tonnes from January to June this year.
This contrasts with Indonesia which shipped 1.28 million tonnes of palm oil to China - decreasing by 42.7% or 956,400 tonnes.
As a result, palm oil market share commanded by Malaysia in China up to June this year rose from 30.7% held last year to…
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The biofuels sector employed a total of 2.5 million people, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
Many of these positions were in the agricultural supply chain in countries like Brazil, Colombia and Malaysia, the organisation revealed.
In the new IRENA report recently published, the renewables sector accounted for around 11.5 million jobs worldwide last year.
The…
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Air bp, the international aviation fuel products and services supplier, has delivered 210 tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to Swedish airport operator, Swedavia.
Swedavia and its partners SOS Alarm, Systembolaget and the 2030 Secretariat procured the fuel through a joint tender, as part of an initiative to promote the large-scale production of SAF and its use.
The SAF delivered to…
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PT Pertamina will use Honeywell UOP technologies to produce advanced biofuels at its Plaju and Cilacap refineries in Indonesia.
The company will use UOP Renewable Jet Fuel Process technology at its Plaju refinery in Palembang, South Sumatra, and UOP Ecofining technology at its Cilacap refinery in Central Java.
UOP will provide technology licenses, basic engineering, specialty equipment,…
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In January 2021 fuel suppliers are required to increase the amount of renewable fuel they use to comply with latest updates to the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO).
The scheme, introduced in 2008 by the UK Government to drive Greenhouse Gas Emission (GHG) reductions in the transport sector, mandates the adoption of renewable fuels for road vehicles, non-road mobile machinery and —…
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The pioneering partnership between government and the aviation sector to fast-track zero-emission flights has taken its next step forward with the publication of Jet Zero Council’s main aims.
Following the first meeting of the group earlier in the summer, representatives from the UK’s leading aerospace, aviation and technology sectors will work in lockstep with Transport Secretary Grant…
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The CBI has called for Government action to support the UK aviation sector in the development of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) as part of a new six-point plan for achieving net zero carbon.
“With an established history in aviation and aerospace technologies,” the business group said: “the UK has a unique opportunity to develop the right policy frameworks to enable the sector to meet its…
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Between November 2015 and June 2019 a market driven study focused on gasoline fuels having midrange ethanol concentrations.
It was performed under the EU Horizon 2020 funding scheme Engine tests with new types of biofuels and development of biofuel standards.
NEN, the Netherlands Standardisation Body, studied the overall sensitivity of future (Euro 6c technology) vehicles and the fuel…
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Green Fuels Ltd has been awarded a $100,000 (€86,000) grant in recognition of the work being undertaken in addressing the immediate and long term challenges resulting from the effects of the global pandemic.
The grant is designed to support and amplify the impact of the work Green Fuels is doing as a global producer of sustainable transport fuels.
The Unreasonable Impact COVID-19 Response…
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California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an order banning all in-state sales of fossil-fueled vehicles by 2035 to help meet the state’s zero-carbon goals.
Tyson Keever, chair of the California Advanced Biofuels Alliance, released a statement regarding Governor Newsom’s plan to eliminate the internal combustion engine.
“We understand what Governor Newsom is trying to achieve and laud the…
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The most important vegetable oils have become more expensive since the COVID-19 restrictions were eased - in particular sunflower oil.
According to information published by Agrarmarkt Informations-Gesellschaft, prices for vegetable oils have increased considerably in Germany since the beginning of May.
Support came mainly from the easing of COVID-19 restrictions. The lifting of restrictions in…
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Neste and Shell Aviation have entered into a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supply agreement in a move which anticipates increasing desire from airlines to reduce emissions.
This agreement significantly increases the supply and availability of SAF for the aviation industry from next month.
It brings together Neste’s expertise in the production and supply of renewable diesel and SAF with…
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Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) is planning to install a second generation (2G) ethanol facility in Karnataka, India.
MRPL, a leading Indian refining company in Mangalore, has awarded LanzaTech the contract to commence the basic engineering for an integrated processing facility to convert locally available agricultural residues to about 16,000 metric tonnes (5.3m gallons)…
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