A group of more than 50 organisations have signed the B+ Manifesto on Decarbonising Heavy-Duty Vehicles (HDVs) with higher biodiesel blends at the 1st B+ Summit in Estoril, Portugal. The B+ Manifesto emphasises the need to decarbonise the existing HDV fleet in the most cost-effective way, and highlights the potential of all green fuels to achieve this goal. The document... [Read More]

Delta is making another multi-million-dollar commitment in sustainable aviation fuel on its quest to scale what is widely considered the airline industry’s largest proven decarbonisation lever. Delta will purchase up to 10 million gallons of neat SAF from Shell Aviation over a two-year period for use at its hub at Los Angeles International Airport. This will increase... [Read More]

Danish technology company Kvasir Technologies has raised an investment round of €2.15 million from lead investor VÅR Ventures with participation from Maersk Growth. Kvasir Technologies has raised a total of around €7 million this past year, including a €2.5 million non-dilutive grant from the European Innovation Council (EIC) and various other project grants.... [Read More]

Restaurant Technologies (RT) recycled nearly 290 million pounds of used cooking oil, which eliminated 16 million plastic oil jugs, saved 7.4 million cubic feet of landfill space, and reduced about 67 million pounds of GHG CO2e emissions. RT released its sustainability numbers for 2022as it helped 36,000 customers nationwide reach their ESG goals and create a cleaner,... [Read More]

Hundreds of delegates from the world of biofuels attended the European biofuel conference in Geneva. The two-day event at the Fairmont Hotel, in the heart of the city, focused on key policy areas including key biofuel market drivers, the long-term outlook for clean fuel as well as RED III updates and the impact of on biofuels. The event was organised by S&P Global Platts... [Read More]

The European Parliament and Council negotiators have agreed to increase the uptake of sustainable fuels such as advanced biofuels or hydrogen in the aviation sector. A provisional deal, reached on April 24, between the European Parliament and Council negotiators on RefuelEU Aviation rules, sets the minimum share of sustainable aviation fuels to be made available at EU... [Read More]

Although demand for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is expected to experience significant growth1, production is currently limited with only a handful of commercial plants available today. bp believes that producing SAF through co-processing at existing refineries will help the aviation sector as it transitions to a low-carbon industry and builds dedicated and more efficient... [Read More]

Neste and Air Canada are expanding their collaboration with an additional supply of 2.5 million gallons (9.5 million litres) of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel. The sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supplied to Air Canada will be blended with conventional jet fuel and used to power the airline’s flights from the San Francisco International Airport. Air Canada has... [Read More]

XFuel has engaged DORIS, a leader in energy engineering, advisory and project management, to provide front end engineering and design support for its modular energy conversion facilities. DORIS will support XFuel’s in-house engineering team to scale up facilities that use its unique modular mechanical carbon conversion technology (MECC). These facilities will produce... [Read More]

Aemetis said its Universal Biofuels subsidiary in India, which operates a biodiesel plant, near the Port of Kakinada, was selected by the three government-controlled oil marketing companies (OMCs) to supply 8,500,000 gallons over the next three months. Approximately 70% of the 25 billion gallon diesel market in India is supplied by the OMCs, with the remaining 30% supplied... [Read More]

The stage is set for the annual Biofuels Conference and Expo which will take place on May 16-17 – not long now. The event will once again take place at the Hotel Le Plaza in Brussels, which so successfully hosted the conference last year following a two-year absence due to the pandemic. Other speakers will include Karl Fielder, the CEO Neutral Fuels, who strongly believes... [Read More]

MEPs have adopted the reform of the EU’s Emissions Trading System including for aviation and maritime - the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and a new Social Climate fund. Parliament approved the deals reached with EU countries in late 2022 on several key pieces of legislation that are part of the Fit for 55 in 2030 package on Tuesday. This is the EU’s plan to... [Read More]

Wizz Air has announced a £5 million (€5.65 million) investment in Firefly - a UK-based biofuel company. This is the airline’s first equity investment in the research and development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The announcement supports Wizz Air’s broader sustainability strategy, which includes an ambitious fleet renewal programme. The partnership with... [Read More]

UK industry body Sustainable Aviation said the cost of decarbonising air travel was likely to push up ticket prices and put some off flying. Measures such as moving to higher-cost sustainable aviation fuel will "inevitably reduce passenger demand", the group said. However it added that people will "still want to fly" despite "slightly higher costs", the BBC reported. Annual... [Read More]

A new British Department for Transport document that highlighted policy scenarios for the UK’s 2025 sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) law has warned that unless a cap is placed on green jet fuel, carbon emissions may rise in other transport sectors. In a Euractiv piece, it highlighted in the report that SAF made from used cooking oil and animal fats should be restricted... [Read More]

Deutsche Bahn is expanding its use of renewable diesel significantly by purchasing around 13,300 tons of renewable diesel produced by Neste. Switching from fossil diesel to Neste MY Renewable Diesel will enable Deutsche Bahn to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the operation of their diesel-powered locomotives and railcars by up to 90 %. In total, the purchased... [Read More]