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Abu Dhabi-based clean energy company Masdar has signed an agreement with Airbus to support the development and growth of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Under the agreement, the two companies are to collaborate to develop SAF, as well as green hydrogen, direct air capture technologies, as well as supporting the development and implementation of ‘book and claim’ solutions, which allow…
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More than 130 people packed the main auditorium for day two of the 14th Biofuels International conference and expo which focused on sustainable aviation.
The second day was chaired by Andre Paula Santos, from the European Biodiesel Board, and the session kicked off with Praveen Bains, from the International Energy Agency, who looked closely at the IEA’s net-zero scenario.
Next up, Michiel…
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Neste’s €1.6 billion Singapore expansion project has been successfully completed and the company has celebrated its opening today.
The Singapore refinery expansion doubles Neste’s production capacity in the country and brings the refinery’s total capacity to 2.6 million tons annually of which up to one million tons can be sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
This strengthens our position…
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More than 180 people packed the main auditorium for the 14th Biofuels International conference and expo on May 16.
After CEO and founder Peter Patterson made his opening remarks, several experts in the vast field made their presentations.
Olivier Mace, an independent consultant, spoke about the role of biofuels in securing security of supply.
He was followed by Xavier Noyon, the secretary…
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Arcadia eFuels, Sasol and Topsoe have signed a single license agreement for Arcadia’s Vordingborg eFuels plant for the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The signing of the agreement represents a major milestone in maturing the project and ahead of the next major milestone being Arcadia’s final investment decision.
The production of SAF is not only important for the three…
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Montana Renewables hosted key aviation stakeholders, including Montana Governor Greg Gianforte, to celebrate the first production and initial shipments of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) under a multi-year agreement with Shell.
The start of production makes Montana Renewables the largest SAF producer in North America.
“Montana Renewables is a great example of what’s possible when there…
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For many years the concept of decarbonisation for any industrial process to produce their desired product without the need to emit carbon seemed alien. In fact, when people stop and think and move past the well-trodden words of net zero, carbon neutrality or even carbon negative, which from the cynical mind have become cliché, it is still hard to believe firms can manufacture the same product,…
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Philipp Schoelzel, vice-president next generation biofuels, bp, outlines why he finds the complex world of biofuels a fascinating sector to work in.
What was your first job?
Within bp it was as a product scheduler at our Rotterdam Refinery for Light and Middle Distillates. Basically, I was managing day-to-day refinery production, imports and exports of oil products and supply into local and…
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MOL, Neste, Budapest Airport, RÜK and Wizz Air have started commercially testing its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supply chain.
The project supports broader efforts in the aviation industry to reduce CO2 emissions and aims to prepare the fuel supply system at the airport ahead of the EU SAF blending mandates, which will be introduced in 2025.
Wizz Air took off from Budapest Airport for the…
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A major oil producer in Canada is undertaking a project to use local rapeseed oil to create renewable diesel on an industrial scale.
At the heart of the plant will be a number of precision pumps from Sulzer that have been designed to handle the challenging process conditions.
The expected outcome of the initiative is a reduction in carbon emissions by 3 million tonnes annually - equivalent to…
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Jet Aviation has partnered with FlyORO, a fuel blending services provider, to offer custom blends of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at Seletar Airport in Singapore.
The tailored SAF blends use FlyORO’s AlphaLite technology and is available immediately.
Jet Aviation launched SAF in Singapore in May 2022, at an approximate 39% blend. The partnership with FlyORO is the first of its kind to…
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Sweden minority coalition has cut the amount of biofuel that must be added to diesel and petroleum.
A government agency spokesman admitted that the country will struggle to hit its 2030 emissions targets, Reuters reported.
The Sweden Democrats-backed coalition government has already cut fuel taxes, raised tax breaks for people driving to work and ended new electric vehicles subsidies.
Mixing…
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Vertex Energy cut the ribbon on its first renewable diesel facility at the company's mobile refinery and the first renewable diesel facility in Alabama.
In 2022, Vertex undertook a bold initiative, acquiring a conventional fuels refinery from Shell, immediately launching a $115 million (€104 million) conversion project.
The primary aim of this project was to convert a standalone unit within…
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Oleo-X has announced the launch of its renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) feedstock pretreatment facility.
Located in Pascagoula, Mississippi, Oleo-X's facility has the potential capacity to produce up to 300 million gallons per year of premium feedstock.
The company leverages its advanced pretreatment technology to innovate exceptionally clean, high-quality RD and SAF…
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Shell has registered a stronger than expected profit of $9.6 billion (€78.6 billion) for the first three months of 2023.
The oil and gas giant was higher than the same period last year despite a fall in energy prices.
Fossil fuel firms have been reaping record profits due to a surge in oil and gas prices following Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year. However, they have since fallen from…
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Repsol and Ryanair have signed a strategic agreement to promote the use of renewable fuels in Spain and Portugal.
Thanks to this alliance, both companies reinforce their role as relevant players in the decarbonisation of the aviation industry and establish a collaboration framework for the coming years to move towards a sustainable air transport.
With this agreement, the multi-energy company…
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