Vietnam Airlines has operated its first flight using Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™. A Vietnam Airlines Airbus A321 was refuelled with blended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at Changi Airport in Singapore for its return flight to Hanoi, Vietnam on May 27. This milestone marks Vietnam Airlines as the first airline in Vietnam's history to utilise SAF for commercial... [Read More]

There are 11 days to go before the annual Biofuels Conference and Expo and SAF Summit takes place on June 18-19. The event will once again be held at the Hotel Le Plaza in Brussels, which so successfully hosted the conference last year. For the first time the two-day event will include a Sustainable Aviation Fuel Summit, which will be held in an adjoining conference... [Read More]

The European Biodiesel Board (EBB) has sent a letter to the representatives of the European Commission regarding the dumping of Chinese biodiesel on the European market. The letter was sent to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis, Commissioner Kadri Simson, Commissioner Thierry Breton, Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski... [Read More]

Chinese biofuel producers plan to invest more than $1 billion (€0.9 billion) in the country’s first plants to turn waste cooking oil into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), according to Reuters. China is the world’s second largest aviation market and the announcement of its policy on SAF use for 2030 could lead to billions of dollars of investment in the sector, it... [Read More]

The International Grains Council (IGC) expects smaller harvests in Russia and Ukraine in its latest forecast. Consequently, 2024/25 global sunflower seed output of 57.1 million tonnes will remain below the previous year's record of 57.4 million tonnes. In April 2024, IGC saw world production at 58.1 million tonnes. The reason for lowering its expectations is that above-average... [Read More]

CPM, a leading solutions provider of process equipment and engineered technologies, announced the acquisition of Innovative Pelleting Solutions and its high-capacity, direct drive pellet mill technology invented by Graf Equipment. The new technology brings to the CPM biomass portfolio a high capacity, direct drive pellet mill capable of processing various biomass feedstocks.... [Read More]

The major turnaround with scheduled maintenance of Neste’s Porvoo refinery in Finland has now been successfully completed and refining of crude oil as well as renewable and circular raw materials into more than 100 different products to customers globally continues. “We completed a major maintenance shutdown in a condensed time frame. Neste has moved to a shorter... [Read More]

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has agreed to provide a €60 million loan to Lan-Oil LLC, a company established by fuel retailer OKKO Group in Ukraine for the construction of a greenfield biofuels project. The project aims to produce bioethanol in line with the EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED III), supporting energy source diversification... [Read More]

France and Germany have called on the European Union to adopt stricter checks on overseas suppliers of biofuel as the EU investigates allegations of fraud in imports from Asia, Reuters reported. The European biodiesel industry has complained of a surge in imports from China which it believes involve supplies declared as made with recycled oil and fat but actually produced... [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... [Read More]

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said its projections for a tripling of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production in 2024 to 1.9 billion litres (1.5 million tonnes) are on track. This would account for 0.53% of aviation’s fuel need this year. To accelerate SAF use, there are several policy measures that governments could take. “SAF will provide... [Read More]

Swedish bunker company ScanOcean has added a new biofuel blend to its suite of products. According to Ship & Bunker the fuel, B30-DMA, blends 0.1% sulphur marine diesel oil with hydrotreated vegetable oil. The fuel is "specially designed to meet the evolving needs of maritime sustainability" and is "both environmentally friendly and compliant with the latest regulations",... [Read More]

There are about two weeks to go before the annual Biofuels Conference and Expo and SAF Summit takes place on June 18-19. The event will once again be held at the Hotel Le Plaza in Brussels, which so successfully hosted the conference last year. For the first time the two-day event will include a Sustainable Aviation Fuel Summit, which will be held in an adjoining conference... [Read More]

As more countries and governments commit to achieving net-zero targets, and with annual air travel passenger numbers on a rapid rise, the aviation industry is under escalating pressure to substantially reduce its carbon footprint. Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is the most viable and impactful solution for aviation decarbonisation up to 2050. The UK Government has... [Read More]

Exolum will build a new terminal for the storage of biofuels and other bulk liquid products in the Port of Bilbao on a plot adjacent to its facility in Zierbena. The first phase of the project, with a planned investment of €20 million, will start in 2025 and is expected to be operational in 2027. It will also expand the company’s service portfolio and its capacity... [Read More]

Neste welcomes the allowance of unrestricted sales of paraffinic diesel fuels according to the DIN EN 15940 fuel standard in Germany. The sales of unblended, 100% renewable diesel (also known as HVO100) has previously only been allowed in specific segments, such as in non-road vehicles and public transportation. The approval that has now come into force allows for... [Read More]

Air bp shared insights on the role of sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in helping to lower lifecycle carbon emissions for the industry and its customers at the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva. Air bp recently unveiled the latest enhancements to its customer portal, myairbp, enabling business aviation customers to manage their account... [Read More]