Jun 15, 2023
Cepsa and Volotea form partnership to propel SAF
Bioethanol News
Jun 15, 2023
Zenith Energy has received the first shipment of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Montana Renewables.
The fuel was transported to its Portland, Oregon, fuel storage facility on June 5.
“This historic event advances Zenith’s commitment to the city of Portland to remove 100 percent of all crude oil from their storage facility by October 2027,” the company stated.... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jun 14, 2023
An Airbus H125 helicopter belonging to State Grid Space Technology (SGST) has successfully used sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for a flight demonstration at Hefei Shiwan airport in China.
This is the first helicopter flight using SAF in China, marking an important milestone in the development of low-carbon aviation in Chinese aeronautics. The H125, which is powered... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jun 14, 2023
Argent Fuels has announced a partnership with Transdev - a prominent bus operator in the north of England.
The collaboration will reduce carbon emissions by over 3,600 tonnes per year through the use of sustainable biodiesel.
Under the agreement, Argent Fuels will assist Transdev in transitioning its entire UK fleet, spread across 10 operating centres in Yorkshire,... [Read More]
Other News
Jun 14, 2023
To reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and work towards sustainability, the European Commission has introduced the Fit-for-55 package.
This is a set of European policies implemented to help the transition of Europe to climate neutrality by 2050. These policies aim to reduce Europe’s greenhouse emissions by at least 55%, as well as strengthen European partnership and... [Read More]
Features
Jun 13, 2023
Move over crude and kerosene, vegetable oils are the fuel of the future. As automotive, aerospace and other industries transition away from fossil fuels, demand for vegetable-based biofuels has skyrocketed.
In 2020, total biofuel consumption peaked at 122 million tons representing a 35% increase on 20181, and between 2021-2026, global demand for these fuels is expected... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jun 13, 2023
Whitefox Technologies has revealed that Redfield Energy has implemented a Whitefox ICE® Plus membrane dehydration system at its ethanol plant located in South Dakota.
This project is Whitefox’s first ICE Plus project in the US.
It represents a major milestone towards delivering net-zero benefits, while also debottlenecking the plant’s ability to deliver additional... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jun 13, 2023
EcoCeres has announced a significant investment in a new biofuel production facility in Pasir Gudang, Johor, Malaysia.
The facility will serve as a major production hub for hydrotreated vegetable oils (HVO), sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and bio-naphtha with an annual capacity target at 350,000 tonnes.
Used cooking oil and wastewater from palm oil mills will be used... [Read More]
Other News
Jun 12, 2023
Biofuels avoided nearly 2 million barrels of oil being used in 2022.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) highlighted this information during a webinar which it hosted on June 9.
The IEA also revealed how Brazil, Indonesia and India were all accelerating biofuels deployment in the past year – helping to drive two-thirds of demand growth in emerging economies.
The... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jun 12, 2023
Green Biofuels Limited (GBF) has officially opened its new facility in Ringaskiddy, Co Cork, Ireland.
The company invested €30 million in the site to initially store 38 million litres of its hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) biofuel called Gd+.
The clean fuel is made from waste biomass feedstocks, waste vegetable oils and animal fats, and is a “drop-in diesel replacement”.
HVO... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jun 12, 2023
Maersk and its partners Renfe and Cepsa will carry out a first test in Spain with second-generation biofuels in the railway sector making the corridor between Algeciras and Madrid a decarbonised route.
The partners will use renewable diesel fuel on the non-electrified section between Algeciras and Cordoba.
The project will begin in early July and will last for three... [Read More]
Policy News
Jun 9, 2023
The European Commission said it would be probing a complaint from a member state about possible fraud relating to biofuel imports from China.
A statement sent to Fastmarkets Agriculture acknowledged the complaint and called on those in the industry to fully cooperate with the investigation.
It follows the influx of Chinese-sourced waste-based biodiesel through the early... [Read More]
Policy News
Jun 9, 2023
Clean Fuels Alliance America and 75 industry stakeholders delivered a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to ensure the Environmental Protection Agency substantially increases the biomass-based diesel (BBD) and advanced biofuels volumes in the Renewable Fuel Standards for 2023, 2024 and 2025.
Clean Fuels was joined in the letter by several national industry associations... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jun 8, 2023
TotalEnergies is stepping up production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and low carbon energies at its Grandpuits site.
These investments reflect the company’s ambition to develop low carbon energies.
Plans include the doubling of SAF production at Grandpuits, bringing the site’s annual production capacity to 285,000 tons - more than double the capacity announced... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jun 8, 2023
OXCCU has completed a $22.7 million (€21 million) Series A financing to commercialise cost-effective sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The round was led by Clean Energy Ventures with participation from investors Aramco Ventures; Eni Next, the corporate venture arm of Italian energy company Eni; United Airlines Ventures Sustainable Flight FundSM; and Braavos Capital... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jun 8, 2023
Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport will be the first airport in the world to offer only blended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for all aircraft refuelling there.
This will significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of departing flights.
Neste will supply its Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™ to the airport in southwestern Sweden by the end of June.
Västflyg,... [Read More]
Features
Jun 8, 2023
As the demand for low carbon aviation fuels continues to grow in a world taking steps to decrease its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the main challenge faced by the aviation sector is to both to meet that demand and reduce its GHG emissions to net-zero by mid-century.
Along with most of the aeronautical companies involved in the CORSIA initiative, net-zero targets for... [Read More]
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