Iowa ethanol production increased to a record-breaking 4.5 billion gallons last year - up from the previous record of 4.4 billion gallons in 2021. Observers credit fuel demand returning to pre-pandemic levels, Iowa ethanol plant efficiencies, and the ample local corn supply as factors in the upward trend. Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) executive director Monte... [Read More]

CNC Petroleum, a subsidiary of PS Energy Group, now distributes MGO B20 - a sustainable bunker fuel option to coastal and marine customers. A blend of standard MGO and biodiesel, MGO B20 is distributed at the company’s floating kiosk, which is located off the buoy the West Coast Pier. It is currently the only kiosk station, out of the four kiosks operated by CNC Petroleum,... [Read More]

A global coalition focused on business aviation sustainability announced that the industry, aligned with the World Economic Forum’s Clean Skies for Tomorrow initiative is offering a market-based solution to help reduce carbon emissions for flights to and from the forum’s annual meeting in Davos. Basel-based Jet Aviation is encouraging those utilising business aviation... [Read More]

Neste announced that it would acquire the used cooking oil (UCO) collection and aggregation business and related assets on the US West Coast from Crimson Renewable Energy Holdings last year. The acquisition has just been approved by regulatory authorities and the transaction has been closed. The acquisition includes shares in SeQuential Environmental Services and Pure... [Read More]

The European Biodiesel Board has welcomed the European General Court decision to dismiss the actions for annulment initiated by three Indonesian biodiesel producers in March 2020, following the EU imposition of definitive countervailing duties on biodiesel imports from Indonesia. After a two-year litigation, the EU General Court rejected all arguments brought forward... [Read More]

VINCI Airports, operator of Toulon Hyères airport, and WFS, holder of the airport's fuelling contract, are launching a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) service available to commercial and business aviation firms. The fuels will be distributed in a 30% blend with conventional kerosene. To distribute these fuels, VINCI Airports and WFS have chosen a 100% electric refuelling... [Read More]

The US Grains Council, Growth Energy and the Renewable Fuels Association have congratulated India for recently achieving its ethanol fuel blending target of 10% - five months ahead of schedule. The three groups issued the statement ahead of India’s upcoming Auto Expo 2023, one of Asia’s largest automotive trade shows that’s expected to welcome more than 115,000... [Read More]

The Royal Air Force has used sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) blended with regular jet fuel to achieve the first sustainable aviation fuel blend air-to-air refuelling of a Typhoon and C-130 Hercules aircraft. A RAF Voyager delivered the fuel to the Typhoon and Hercules. The Voyager was previously used in successful initial trials in November 2022 where it flew on 100%... [Read More]

Europe’s oil majors’ ‘big bet’ on hydrogen as the transport fuel for the future is not so big in reality, according to a new study by Transport & Environment (T&E). The NGO argues that investments in biofuels refining are eight times bigger. T&E accuses oil producers of not being serious about investing in genuinely clean fuels, but are choosing the... [Read More]

Tributes have been paid to Dr Douglas John Ward, the former chairman of Celtic Renewables, who has died, aged 82. The Scotland-based company, in a statement, said it was deeply saddened following the passing of its ex-chairman who died peacefully in his home following a long and courageous battle with cancer. Ward was involved with the original R&D, which underpinned... [Read More]

Airbus has introduced renewable fuel on one of the vessels it uses for transportation by sea. A test campaign was launched on the route Saint-Nazaire-Tunis-Naples in December, which will run for 18 months. Airbus is continously introducing alternative energy solutions across the different transportation methods it uses - air, road and maritime. In 2019, Airbus introduced Sustainable... [Read More]

The German Bioethanol Industry Association (BDBe) has criticised the Federal Minister’s claim that food and fuel are in competition with one another. The Federal Minister of Food an Agriculture , Cem Özdemir, has led calls to abandon biofuels from cultivated biomass. “Since the animal feed grain used for domestic bioethanol production is not qualitatively suitable... [Read More]

As we settle into the new year, Biofuels International has looked back on the past 12 months to see which stories helped generate the most interest. The news that Repsol and the EIB have signed a deal to finance a new biofuels plant in Spain attracted a lot of traction. The article attracted more than 9,000 page impressions when it was uploaded in December. The piece... [Read More]

CropEnergies revealed it generated revenues of €1,177 million up from €781 million the previous year. The main reason for this were higher sales volumes and sales prices overall, both for sustainably produced ethanol and for the food and animal feed products sold. As the significantly higher revenues for the products sold more than compensated for the negative impact... [Read More]

A pub in south Lincolnshire in the UK has celebrated one year of net-zero emissions by using hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO). The Five Horseshoes Inn in Barholm village first adopted the renewable liquid fuel in summer 2021. The 300 year old pub has since become what is believed to be the first rural establishment in the country to achieve carbon neutral status. HVO... [Read More]

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) expects global soybean production in 2022/23 to reach around 391.2 million tonnes in its latest report. This is up 0.6 million tonnes on the November 2022 estimate. The figure translates to an expected increase of 35.6 per cent on the previous marketing year. According to Agrarmarkt Informations-Gesellschaft, the upward revision... [Read More]