May 4, 2023
Stage is set for showpiece event
Biodiesel News
May 4, 2023
Repsol has launched a supply of 100% renewable diesel at three service stations in Madrid, Barcelona, and Lisbon, Portugal.
The company has now become the first Spanish company to dispense 100% renewable fuel in the Iberian Peninsula.
The service stations to offer these zero net emissions fuels are located in Mercamadrid, Madrid, Esparraguer, Barcelona, and Alcochete,... [Read More]
Policy News
May 3, 2023
NATSO, representing truck stops and travel plazas, and SIGMA, America’s leading fuel marketers, commended the Biden Administration for permitting summertime sales of petrol containing 15% ethanol (E15) to ensure optimal availability for consumers during the busy summer season.
“E15 enables fuel retailers to improve gasoline’s emissions characteristics while lowering... [Read More]
Features
May 3, 2023
Operations manager Marko Leinonen ensures that the biofuel production at UPM Lappeenranta biorefinery runs optimally and safely.
What projects are you mainly working on right now?
I am responsible for production operations at the biorefinery in Finland. We are currently preparing for next spring's major shutdown in cooperation with the HSE as well as the maintenance... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 3, 2023
Jet2 plans a major investment into a new sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production plant to be constructed in the North West of England – one of the first such deals in UK aviation.
The agreement will see Jet2 invest an equity stake in the plant and expect to receive more than 200 million litres of SAF over a 15-year period - which would be one of the longest SAF supply... [Read More]
Features
May 2, 2023
Can you outline how the past 12 months have been for Clariant Adsorbents?
Guido: Last year continued to be another challenging year for the industry. In 2021, much like the year before, almost all the geographies and markets in which we operate were impacted by the global Covid-19 crisis.
However, the business, last year, was more affected by the Russian invasion of... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 2, 2023
Gadot Belgium operates a privately owned, 23 hectare multimodal terminal in the heart of Europe at the North Sea Port Ghent in Belgium.
With its extensive network of facilities and reliable partners, Gadot offers a wide range of sophisticated international supply chain and logistical chemical solutions.
The company is part of the international Gadot Group, with its... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 2, 2023
North Sea Port is one of Europe’s premier facilities located in Belgium and the Netherlands in north-west Europe.
Five years ago, Zeeland Sea Ports (Vlissingen and Terneuzen) in the Netherlands and the Flemish/Belgian Port of Ghent merged to form a single entity.
North Sea Port became the new brand name of the 60-kilometre-long cross-border Dutch-Flemish facility.... [Read More]
Policy News
Apr 28, 2023
Imports of Australian rapeseed to the German market have increased markedly while the pace of Canadian arrivals has slowed down since January.
According to information published by the German Federal Statistical Office, Germany purchased around 3.7 million tonnes of rapeseed in the period from July 2022 to February this year.
Despite a significantly larger domestic... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Apr 28, 2023
Cepsa has awarded Técnicas Reunidas the contract for the detailed engineering of the largest second-generation (2G) biofuels plant in southern Europe.
Cepsa will be working alongside Bio-Oils, with an investment of up to €1 billion, at the La Rábida Energy Park in Huelva.
The new plant, which will use agricultural waste and used cooking oils as feedstock, will have... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Apr 28, 2023
A group of more than 50 organisations have signed the B+ Manifesto on Decarbonising Heavy-Duty Vehicles (HDVs) with higher biodiesel blends at the 1st B+ Summit in Estoril, Portugal.
The B+ Manifesto emphasises the need to decarbonise the existing HDV fleet in the most cost-effective way, and highlights the potential of all green fuels to achieve this goal.
The document... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 27, 2023
Delta is making another multi-million-dollar commitment in sustainable aviation fuel on its quest to scale what is widely considered the airline industry’s largest proven decarbonisation lever.
Delta will purchase up to 10 million gallons of neat SAF from Shell Aviation over a two-year period for use at its hub at Los Angeles International Airport. This will increase... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 27, 2023
Danish technology company Kvasir Technologies has raised an investment round of €2.15 million from lead investor VÅR Ventures with participation from Maersk Growth.
Kvasir Technologies has raised a total of around €7 million this past year, including a €2.5 million non-dilutive grant from the European Innovation Council (EIC) and various other project grants.... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Apr 27, 2023
Restaurant Technologies (RT) recycled nearly 290 million pounds of used cooking oil, which eliminated 16 million plastic oil jugs, saved 7.4 million cubic feet of landfill space, and reduced about 67 million pounds of GHG CO2e emissions.
RT released its sustainability numbers for 2022as it helped 36,000 customers nationwide reach their ESG goals and create a cleaner,... [Read More]
Other News
Apr 26, 2023
Hundreds of delegates from the world of biofuels attended the European biofuel conference in Geneva.
The two-day event at the Fairmont Hotel, in the heart of the city, focused on key policy areas including key biofuel market drivers, the long-term outlook for clean fuel as well as RED III updates and the impact of on biofuels.
The event was organised by S&P Global Platts... [Read More]
Policy News
Apr 26, 2023
The European Parliament and Council negotiators have agreed to increase the uptake of sustainable fuels such as advanced biofuels or hydrogen in the aviation sector.
A provisional deal, reached on April 24, between the European Parliament and Council negotiators on RefuelEU Aviation rules, sets the minimum share of sustainable aviation fuels to be made available at EU... [Read More]
Features
Apr 26, 2023
Although demand for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is expected to experience significant growth1, production is currently limited with only a handful of commercial plants available today.
bp believes that producing SAF through co-processing at existing refineries will help the aviation sector as it transitions to a low-carbon industry and builds dedicated and more efficient... [Read More]
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