Edible oils are an essential source of nutrition for people around the world. According to the International Food Policy Research Institute, vegetable oil accounts for approximately 10% of the global average caloric food supply. This means that it is second only to cereals in importance. Unfortunately, like other manufacturing sectors, the edible oil sector faces several... [Read More]

Major European industry associations in the biodiesel sector are organising the 1st B+ Summit, to be held on 26, 27 and 28 April in Estoril, Portugal. The conference will bring together representatives from the European industry as well as Portuguese and European Union decision-makers. The summit will be an open high-level dialogue between market and policymakers in... [Read More]

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is at a turning point. Aviation has long been considered one of the hardest industries to decarbonise and unlike the automotive industry, we are still years away from being able to use electricity or hydrogen to solely power passenger aircraft. In the meantime, the most achievable solution is to lower the carbon content of the fuel that... [Read More]

Riverboat line SOGESTRAN transported bioethanol and discharged its load at the river terminal of SOGEPP’s depot at the port of Gennevilliers. The barge was delivering ethanol transhipped on board from a seagoing vessel at Le Havre. A specific biofuels logistics chain is ramping up capacity along the Seine Axis. New flows managed by SOGEPP are making use of multimodality... [Read More]

Year-to-date EU-27 rapeseed imports significantly exceeded earlier levels – despite a larger harvest than last year. In the current crop year, rapeseed imports to the EU-27 climbed significantly. From July through February, member states imported 4.6 million tonnes from non-EU countries. This was a full 45% rise on the same period a year earlier. The main reason for... [Read More]

Neste has welcomed the German government's plan to approve the sales of 100% synthetic fuels at forecourts. The sales of synthetic fuels, such as e-fuels and renewable diesel (HVO in Germany have been largely limited to fuel blends in which these fuels have represented about 26% maximum. The sales of unblended 100% renewable diesel has previously only been allowed... [Read More]

Air bp has announced the first sale of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from its Castellon refinery in Spain. The flight was carried out by LATAM Cargo Chile from Zaragoza, Spain to North America. “This latest announcement marks another important milestone for Air bp as we work towards making SAF more available. As a key step in replacing fossil fuel with renewable... [Read More]

Olivier Mace, owner of Broadmanor Consulting, looks into his crystal ball to analyse the state of the biofuels market as the industry powers ahead into the new year. There is a concept in thermodynamics called Entropy – a dimension rather hard to grasp, which is often referred to as “a measure of disorder”. The greater the entropy of a system, the greater its... [Read More]

Peninsula has started supplying biofuels at its hub ports in the Strait of Gibraltar. The marine fuel supplier has recently received a permit from ISCC – International Sustainability and Carbon Certification - related to physical supply operations in Gibraltar, Algeciras and nearby ports. According to the company, the ISCC permits the supply of biofuels from feedstocks... [Read More]

Ocean Network Express (ONE) has successfully concluded a biofuel trial on board the MOL Endowment container as part of the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation’s (GCMD) pilot project. This trial is anticipated to help set up a “quality, quantity and GHG abatement assurance framework” related to drop-in biofuels. The biofuel used in the trial was B24, which... [Read More]

bp has launched a green hydrogen cluster plan at its Castellón refinery in Valencia, Spain. Its transformation - including green hydrogen, biofuels and renewable energy - could see bp invest a total of up to €2 billion in Castellon by 2030. Its production of biofuels is expected to increase three-fold, to 650,000 tonnes a year 2030. Green hydrogen will also be used... [Read More]

Eland Cables has invested in switching its 50-strong fleet of heavy goods vehicles from diesel to sustainable biofuels. The UK-based electrical cable supplier that supports critical infrastructure, said this programme of works would significantly reduce its carbon emissions. Deborah Graham Wilson, head of communications & ESG at Eland Cables, commented: “Switching... [Read More]

Swedish Biofuels has announced that an investment by Mitsubishi Corporation to jointly accelerate the commercial deployment of clean renewable fuels using its advanced alcohol to jet (ATJ) technology. The technology produces fully formulated sustainable aviation fuel (FFSAF) from a variety of biogenic feedstocks. Swedish Biofuels FFSAF is different from other SAF, as... [Read More]

Producing sustainable aviation fuel to supply the UK’s net-zero ambitions requires enormous quantities of UK agricultural land or renewable electricity to keep flying at today’s levels, the Royal Society has highlighted. The Net zero aviation fuels: resource requirements and environmental impacts report warns there is no single, clear, sustainable alternative to jet... [Read More]

Esso has launched a limited trial of its new Esso Supreme 25% renewable diesel in the south-east of the UK. Available for customers to purchase at 20 Esso retail sites, the fuel is the first of its kind to be sold on retail sites in the country. The new fuel is suitable for use in all diesel engines compatible with B7 fuel. Esso Supreme 25% Renewable Diesel is made... [Read More]

Essar Group has formed the Essar Energy Transition (EET) to drive the creation of the UK’s leading energy transition hub in north-west England. EET plans to invest a total of $3.6 billion (€3.4 billion) in developing a range of low carbon energy transition projects over the next five years across its site at Stanlow. This will include investing in developing 1 MT... [Read More]