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ePURE members produced 5.71 billion litres of ethanol, operating at 79.8% of their 7.16 billion litres of installed capacity in 2022.
Fuel accounted for 84.7% of the use while other markets, such as industrial applications and beverages, represented 7.4% and 8% respectively.
Over that period, ePURE members produced more food and feed co-products than ethanol - of the 7.93 million tonnes of…
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The European Union looks set to impose provisional duties on Chinese biodiesel after finding it is being sold in EU markets at unfairly low prices.
The European Commission, which oversees EU trade policy, has proposed setting provisional tariffs of between 12.8 and 36.4%, Reuters reported.
The investigation is due to continue until February, when definitive duties for five years could be…
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The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) has successfully completed its final supply chain trial for biofuel blended with very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO).
This marks the end of a series of trials initiated in July 2022 as part of a larger pilot to develop a framework to provide quality, quantity and GHG abatement assurances for drop-in fuels.
In this final trial, bp provided…
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Production capacity of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the United States could increase from around 2,000 barrels per day (b/d) to nearly 30,000 b/d in 2024 if all announced capacity additions come on line, according to the US Energy Information Administration. Developers expect Phillips 66’s Rodeo Renewed project to produce up to about 10,000 b/d of SAF beginning this summer, and they…
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Malaysia is committed to supplying China with Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certified palm oil and palm oil products.
Datuk Chan Foong Hin, Deputy Minister of Plantation and Commodities, said that Malaysia seeks to cooperate with China in establishing a shared consensus during engagements with the European Union, particularly regarding the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).…
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The Iowa Biodiesel Board has welcomed Iowa US Representative Ashley Hinson for leading a bipartisan letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) encouraging more usage of biofuels in the country.
The EPA is currently considering volume obligations for the 2026 Renewable Fuel Standard.
Co-authored by Minnesota US Rep. Angie Craig and signed by 37 representatives from both parties,…
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Oceania Biofuels is halting a planned $339 million (€310 million) biofuels project in Gladstone for sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel.
This news comes from a project status report from the Australian government's Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC).
The project, launched in 2022, was hailed by the Queensland state government as a great boost for the local…
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Petrobras has obtained authorisation from the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) to market maritime fuel with renewable content.
The company is the first in the country to receive authorisation to deliver a bunker with 24% biodiesel to the market.
VLS (Very Low Sulphur) B24, produced by Petrobras, is the result of mixing mineral bunker with biodiesel certified by…
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dnata and ExxonMobil have started a six-month trial to fuel 12 of its airside vehicles and generator sets with renewable diesel.
The trial uses Esso Renewable Diesel R20 (R20), which is a high-quality fuel with an estimated 15.4% lower lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions compared to conventional diesel.
Made with a minimum of 20% renewable content, R20 can be used in existing diesel…
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A Bill will be introduced to support sustainable aviation fuel production through the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (Revenue Support Mechanism) Bill.
This was revealed by King Charles in the House of Commons in the UK during his first King’s Speech under a new Labour Government during the State Opening of Parliament on July 17.
This will be done through introducing a revenue certainty mechanism,…
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Vale and Komatsu have signed an agreement to develop and test, in partnership with Cummins, dual fuel haul trucks powered by a mixture of ethanol and diesel.
They will be the world's first trucks of their size, with payloads of 230 to 290 tons, to run on ethanol, in a joint investment in research and development that demonstrates the commitment of all three companies to advancing sustainability…
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Germany exported a total of just less than 1.7 million tonnes of rapeseed meal.
This was up about 26% on the same period a year earlier.
According to Agrarmarkt Informations-Gesellschaft, this was the largest quantity exported in three years.
German rapeseed meal is primarily delivered to EU member states, which received round 1.5 million tonnes in the period stated.
The Netherlands…
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The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Brussels, Belgium, has arrested two suspects in connection with an investigation into a customs fraud involving biodiesel imports worth €3.1 million.
The two suspects, who have dual Bosnia and US citizenship, were arrested last month, during the course of a trial at the Court of Antwerp, where they were being tried in a separate case,…
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India has entered a new political era following the reduction in support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi which was displayed for all to see in the country’s recent general election.
Coming to power in 2014 on the back of a huge majority, a feat which was repeated in 2019, the latest election verdict left Prime Minister Modi’s Bharatiya Janata (BJP) party well short of the controlling 272…
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Neste has announced a partnership with the Township of North Brunswick in New Jersey.
The partnership enables all of North Brunswick’s diesel vehicles and equipment to switch to running on renewable diesel.
This partnership makes North Brunswick the first township in the state to use renewable diesel for its fleet operations.
“Renewable diesel can play an essential part in reducing…
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This year’s Energy Outlook by bp is focused on two main scenarios – the current trajectory and net-zero.
These scenarios, as highlighted in the 107-page report, are not predictions of what is likely to happen or what bp would like to happen, but rather they explore the possible implications of different judgements and assumptions concerning the nature of the energy transition.
The…
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