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Ardagh Glass Packaging-Europe (AGP-Europe) has successfully completed an industrial fuel switching trial to produce glass packaging using biofuel in the furnace at its Knottingley, UK facility. The £6 million (€7 million) industrial fuel switching trial, funded by the UK Government’s Net Zero Innovation Portfolio programme and led by Glass Futures, the UK-based Global Centre of Excellence…
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Global biofuel demand is expected to surge, with the IEA projecting a 23% increase by 2028, writes Omar Hamid, Renewable Fuels SME and Group Manager, at Worley. Renewable diesel and ethanol are expected to account for two thirds of this growth with new regulations such as FuelEU stimulating uptake. However, the domestic outlook for US ethanol looks more uncertain with the acceleration of…
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UK-based Renovare Fuels has announced a C-suite expansion to spearhead its roll-out across the UK and Europe. Michael Fishwick joins as director, while Deborah Delaney takes on the role of head of projects, with both executives bringing extensive experience in the renewable energy sector. Michael has spent almost 30 years at board-level in the recycling and renewables sector, specialising in…
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Neste continues its cooperation with Singapore Airlines, supplying 1,000 tons of neat CORSIA-certified sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to the airline at Singapore Changi Airport. The SAF is produced at its Singapore refinery, the world’s largest SAF production facility, and supplied to Changi airport blended with conventional jet fuel using our integrated SAF supply chain from the refinery to…
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Ethanol in North America is a highly policy-driven industry, both domestically and internationally — a fact evident from the benefits now flowing from E15-based expansion in selected US states, to a policy pathway for E10–E20 progression in Japan. At a time when the global market for ethanol — and much else — is volatile and uncertain, the industry has plenty to celebrate, albeit with…
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The SAFc Registry and Chooose have partnered in a first-of-its-kind software integration to streamline sustainable aviation fuel certificate (SAFc) transactions. The interoperability between the SAFc Registry and Chooose’s environmental attribute management platform improves efficiencies, expands accessibility, and increases transparency in the SAF ecosystem. Alaska Airlines is the first…
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easyJet and ATOBA Energy, in partnership with World Fuel Services, have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for the development of long-term supply of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) for easyJet’s operations in Europe and the UK. The agreement supports the airline’s decarbonisation strategy and is expected to unlock the SAF value chain through the combination of ATOBA’s…
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Perth and Kinross Council decided in 2024 to test the potential of a cleaner alternative to standard diesel - Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO). As a result of the six-month trial with six refuse collection lorries moved over to HVO, the council noted a significant reduction in carbon emissions – namely saving 87 tonnes of carbon dioxide. The success of the trial has led to a further 18 bin…
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It’s just over a month to go before the Biofuels Conference and Expo as well as the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Summit get underway in Brussels. All the speaker slots for the two-day event have now been filled, and the finishing touches are being put in place before it kicks off in June. So the countdown has begun for the 16th edition of the event that has grown in size and strength over the…
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The removal of UK tariffs on US ethanol as part of the new US-UK trade agreement poses a serious threat to the future of Associated British Foods’ (ABF) Vivergo bioethanol plant in Hull. The company has warned the facility — already loss-making — may be forced to close unless regulatory support improves, Reuters reported. The trade deal will eliminate Britain’s 19% import tariff on US…
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HutanBio has announced that the production process for its proprietary HBx microalgal biofuel achieves net-negative carbon emissions, based on an independent cradle-to-gate Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) conducted by EcoAct. The assessment offers robust third-party validation of HBx’s carbon removal potential and adds new momentum to the development of credible low-carbon fuel…
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ReCarbon Inc. and Emerging Fuels Technology, Inc. (EFT) have signed a five-year deal to develop, test and integrate their respective technologies for the production of SAF. ReCarbon’s proprietary system converts greenhouse gases — including biogas and other waste-derived sources of carbon dioxide and methane — into carbon-negative synthesis gas. EFT’s patented Technology Platform is…
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Germany is the largest producer of biodiesel in Europe. According to the latest data from the Verband der Deutschen Biokraftstoffindustrie (VDB, Association of the German Biofuels Industry), total biodiesel production in Germany reached around 3.6 million tonnes in the calendar year 2024, representing year-on-year increase of 100,000 tonnes. More than half of this production was based on…
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