Ethanol leaders in the US are upbeat and determined concerning their industry’s achievements and potential. This, despite, once again, having to petition the White House to secure summertime freedom of use for E15 while also working to gain greater public recognition of ethanol’s strength as a positive force in the drive towards net-zero. The march towards November’s... [Read More]

North Sea Port is one of Europe’s main facilities located in the north-west of Europe - between Belgium and the Netherlands. Six years ago, a merger resulted in a single entity being formed - Zeeland Sea Ports (Vlissingen and Terneuzen) in the Netherlands and the Flemish/Belgian Port of Ghent. Therefore, North Sea Port became the new name of the 60-kilometre-long cross-border... [Read More]

Topsoe has signed an agreement with HOLBORN Europa Raffinerie (HOLBORN), to provide its HydroFlex™ technology for the production of SAF and renewable diesel at its plant in Hamburg. HOLBORN is a successful oil refinery that supplies Hamburg and northern Germany with fuels and heating oil. The production will serve to address the rapidly growing demand for SAF, said... [Read More]

India is following Brazil’s steps and increasing the ethanol blending mandate in the country. Brazil began commercial ethanol blending in gasoline in the 1970s, as a response to the sudden increase in crude oil prices, and with a view to reduce the country’s dependency on imported petroleum. In the 1970s the US began commercial ethanol blending petroleum for the... [Read More]

Indonesia is set to transition to the use of B40 biodiesel, which incorporates 40% palm oil, starting next year. This shift will replace the current B35 blend, which consists of 35% palm oil-based biodiesel. As the largest producer of palm oil globally, Indonesia aims to enhance its biodiesel blend to reduce energy imports and boost domestic consumption of palm oil. The... [Read More]

In its latest outlook, the USDA minimally lowered the forecast for global soybean supply. Despite this adjustment, the USDA expects a bumper crop. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is optimistic about global supply of soybean in the 2024/25 season. It currently anticipates production to reach 421.6 million tonnes, representing a 26.4 million tonne rise on the... [Read More]

Today (10 August) is World Biofuel Day, which is designed to heighten awareness of the significance of biofuels in aiding the global transition to net-zero and more sustainable practice. The day encourages nations to invest in research and development, policy initiatives and inventives that will advance the adoption and implementation of biofuels more widely in our society. Biofuels... [Read More]

Biofuels are playing a significant role in the shift towards a more sustainable energy future. Derived from renewable sources like plants and waste materials, they offer a potential alternative to fossil fuels. However, challenges like competition for land use and ensuring truly sustainable production methods, need to be addressed by the market to maximise the benefits... [Read More]

Gadot Belgium operates a privately-owned, 23 hectare multimodal terminal in the heart of Europe at the North Sea Port Ghent in Belgium. The terminal handles over 300,000 metric tonnes of biofuels at its site and has recently added the storage and handling of renewable feedstock to its business model. Gadot sees biofuels and related business as an important driver for... [Read More]

Independent US refiner Delek has announced its decision to 'temporary idle' its Crossett, Arkansas, Cleburne, Texas and New Albany, Mississippi biodiesel facilities, while it explores 'viable and sustainable alternatives'. The organisation's Q2 results stated that Delek's decision to idle the facilities was 'driven by the decline in the overall biodiesel market and aligns... [Read More]

Yvonne Moynihan, corporate and ESG officer of Wizz Air, describes why the airline is adopting new strategies to become cleaner and greener Can you introduce yourself and outline to our readers your role within the company? As the corporate and ESG officer of Wizz Air, along with leading legal, regulatory, corporate and government affairs areas, I oversee Wizz Air’s... [Read More]

According to a new report from the USDA the production of renewable diesel in the US has grown from 40 million gallons in the 2010/11 marketing year to 2.3 billion gallons in 2022/23 - surpassing biodiesel production for the first time. This increase is led in part by renewable diesel producer Neste, a leading renewable diesel provider both in the U.S and globally. This... [Read More]

The urgency of the climate crisis requires a meaningful transition to cleaner sources of energy, even as energy demand is sure to rise. Biofuels will be essential in our energy shift – especially in challenging areas, like jet fuel decarbonisation. With the United States alone consuming more than 20 billion gallons of jet fuel annually, biofuels must undergo unprecedented... [Read More]

International Airlines Group (IAG) has reached an agreement with the multi-energy company Repsol for the purchase and supply during the next six months of more than 28,000 tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The SAF provided by Repsol will be used by the IAG airlines flying from Spanish airports, including Aer Lingus, British Airways, Iberia, Iberia Express and... [Read More]

Argent Energy is pleased to announce that Dickon Posnett, the company’s Corporate Affairs Director, has recently been re-elected as president of the European Biodiesel Board (EBB). The EBB has recently had great success in their drive to stop the dumping of biodiesel into the EU after successfully obtaining provisional anti-dumping duties in its trade case against Chinese... [Read More]

PETRONAS, Enilive and Euglena have made a final investment decision to develop a biorefinery at PETRONAS’ Pengerang Integrated Complex in Johor, Malaysia. Set to be operational by the second half of 2028, the biorefinery will produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and other biofuels. The facility will process about 650,000 tonnes of raw materials annually, leveraging... [Read More]