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National biofuel producers association Growth Energy applauded a proposal to expand access to lower-cost, lower-emissions biofuel blends at the pump in Michigan.
Legislation offered by Michigan State Senate Agriculture Committee chair Kevin Daley, would establish a retailer tax incentive for higher ethanol blends, specifically a tax credit of $0.05 (€0.04) per gallon on sales of E15 and…
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Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor outlined the top federal priorities of the US biofuel industry - highlighting critical steps policymakers must take to achieve the nation’s energy and climate goals.
“If we want to decarbonise the transportation sector, we must use all the tools in the toolbox – including plant-based biofuels like ethanol, which reduce carbon emissions by 46% compared to…
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Rapid economic recovery is driving global coal power generation to a record this year and overall coal demand to a potential all-time high underlining urgent need for policy action, the International Energy Agency (IEA) revealed.
The IEA said in its annual market report this was undermining efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and was potentially putting global coal demand on course for an…
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Biofuel demand in the European Union is set to fall by 2031 as the transport sector shifts from fossil fuel.
Palm oil imports are also set to fall following tighter environment regulation, the European Commission revealed.
In its 2021-2031 Agricultural Outlook, the Commission projected that EU biodiesel use will fall 24% to 14.3 billion litres in 2031 after a peak at 18.9 billion litres in…
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ExxonMobil is expanding its interests in biofuels that can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector - acquiring a 49.9% stake in Biojet AS.
Biojet AS plans to develop up to five facilities to produce biofuels and biofuel components. The company anticipates commercial production to begin in 2025 at a manufacturing plant to be built in Follum, Norway.
The agreement…
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The latest test flight of an Airbus A350 operating on 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) mobilised a Falcon 20E to capture and analyse in-flight data.
Flying within 100 metres during the test campaign, the two aircraft delivered invaluable insight with the preliminary observations pointing to the positive impact of SAF on aircraft emissions.
The smaller aircraft took up its position just…
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From 1980 to 2007, the amount of municipal waste from around the globe has increased from 415 kg to 560 kg.
Most of this waste ends up in landfills.
Landfilling waste can lead to soil erosion, water pollution, and the depletion of the ozone layer. Hence, landfilling negatively affects the health of the environment.
To reduce this negative effect waste has on the environment, many techniques…
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Avfuel Corporation has added ACI Jet (KSNA) to its list of branded fixed base operators (FBO) now providing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The fuel supplier will provide the FBO with a consistent supply of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel after having received its first load in December.
This new supply of SAF supports ACI Jet’s customers who are looking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions…
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A trial voyage using biofuel for the CBH Group is being performed on the Edwine Oldendorff from Australia to Vietnam.
The vessel is loaded 30,000 tonnes of sustainably certified malting barley from the Albany Grain Terminal in Western Australia for discharge in Vietnam using biofuel, supplied by BP.
The vessel was bunkered with an advanced biofuel blend, which is expected to result in 15%…
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Denmark's government has announced plans to make domestic flights fossil fuel free by the start of the new decade.
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said she wanted to “make flying green” in her new year’s address.
The leader of the Social Democrats said that the country was looking to cut its carbon emissions by 70% against 1990 figures by the time 2030 arrives although she acknowledged…
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ExxonMobil has reached an agreement with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) producer Neste to commercially distribute Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel at France’s largest airports.
The agreement comes after the French Government introduced the 1% SAF mandate, which came into force from New Year’s Day.
Under the partnership, Neste’s SAF production capabilities will be integrated with…
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It has been 25 years since the Spice Girls entered the charts with their song ‘Wannabe’ and Roland Emmerich’s blockbuster ‘Independence Day’ was screened at movie theaters. Germany became European soccer champions thanks to Oliver Bierhoff’s goal and Damon Hill was crowned Formula 1 world champion.
It has also been 25 years since Wilhelm Hammer and Helmut Gößler launched…
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KLM will start adding 0.5% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for flights departing from Amsterdam.
In addition, KLM will offer its customers the option of purchasing an extra amount of sustainable fuel. Through this KLM aims to stimulate the market for SAF.
The CO2 emissions of SAF that KLM currently purchases are at least 75% lower than those of fossil kerosene.
By increasing demand, KLM hopes…
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Soybean imports over the first five months of the running crop year into Europe amounted to around 5.8 million tonnes - just about 1 million tonnes less year-on-year.
Brazil and the US remained the top soybean suppliers to the EU, with volumes clearly shifting towards South America.
Brazil delivered around 3.4 million tonnes in the period 1 July to 12 December 2021, one fifth more than over…
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UGI Corporation has entered into a 15-year agreement with California-based Vertimass to utilise their catalytic technology to produce renewable fuels from renewable-ethanol in the US and Europe.
The agreement with the technology developer centres on the development of production facilities using Vertimass’ catalytic technology to convert renewable ethanol into renewable-propane and…
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McDonald's UAE has revealed its latest milestone in its biodiesel programme which gets used cooking oil (UCO) from their restaurants converted to 100% biodiesel to fuel their supply trucks.
To date, McDonald’s UAE’s supply trucks have travelled 20 million kilometers on pure biodiesel, saving 16,761,117 kg of carbon dioxide and related greenhouse gasses - equivalent to the weight of 33,522…
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