Apr 13, 2023
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Bioethanol News
Apr 13, 2023
Axens has acquired a stake in the BioTJet project to build and operate the largest European sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production unit using the Fischer-Tropsch process and BioTfueL® technology.
This unit will be built in France and will be started up by 2027.
BioTfueL® is an advanced biofuel production technology using the thermochemical route, developed and... [Read More]
Policy News
Apr 12, 2023
The University of Sheffield has been chosen to be the home of the UK’s first Sustainable Aviation Fuel Clearing House - part of the government’s new investment plan to help decarbonise transport.
The Energy Institute at the University of Sheffield will have a central hub to coordinate the testing and certification of new sustainable aviation fuels.
Expected to open... [Read More]
Other News
Apr 12, 2023
Save the date and put 16-17 May in your diaries. The Hotel Le Plaza in Brussels will once again host the annual event, which so successfully returned last year.
Hosted by Biofuels International magazine, the event now in its 14th year, is aiming to build on last year’s successful event that was attended by hundreds of guests, delegates and speakers.
In an ever-shifting... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Apr 12, 2023
NORDEN and shipowner Spar Shipping recently bunkered approximately 1,100 tonnes of biofuel at GoodFuels in Rotterdam which was used on two voyages bound for Asia and Africa respectively.
The bunkering has marked an important milestone in NORDEN’s commitment to offer greener shipping solutions to customers.
Henrik Røjel, head of decarbonisation and climate solutions... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 11, 2023
Growth Energy, the US Grains Council and the Renewable Fuels Association jointly issued a statement after Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) finalised a rule that will allow producers more access to the Japanese biofuel market.
Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor, US Grains Council President and CEO Ryan LeGrand, and Renewable Fuels Association President... [Read More]
Policy News
Apr 11, 2023
Firms including Bank of America, Boom Supersonic, Boston Consulting Group, JPMorgan Chase & Co, Meta and clean energy non-profit RMI are joining together through the Sustainable Aviation Buyers Alliance (SABA) to purchase sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) certificates at scale.
This leap forward from previous individual SAF certificate purchases by corporations dramatically... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 11, 2023
Wizz Air has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Cepsa for the supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from 2025.
The MoU gives Wizz Air the opportunity to purchase SAF from Cepsa to supply the airline’s route network across Spain.
Cepsa’s SAF will be produced from organic waste, such as used cooking oils or agricultural waste, among others.
The... [Read More]
Policy News
Apr 6, 2023
The UK and Ireland Fuel Distributors Association (UKIFDA) revealed its member Mitchell and Webber undertook the first lifting of US imported hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) at the Valero terminal in Cardiff.
This follows a decision by the then Department of International Trade in November 2022 to lift import tariffs on US HVO - previously imposed when the UK was a member... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 6, 2023
Cathay Pacific has teamed up with the State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) to drive the further development of the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supply chain in China.
SPIC is one of the largest state-owned energy companies in the Chinese mainland and a company with the world’s largest solar power installed capacity.
SPIC and Cathay Pacific have recently signed... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Apr 6, 2023
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.
On the agenda
The summit will be an open high-level dialogue between market... [Read More]
Other News
Apr 5, 2023
Growth Energy announced a new ad campaign calling on President Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ensure uninterrupted E15 fuel during the summer driving season.
The seven-figure campaign will include television and digital advertising in Washington DC and in major biofuel-producing states.
“The clock is ticking, and we need the administration to act... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 5, 2023
Vistara, India’s full-service carrier and a joint venture with Tata group and Singapore Airlines, has become the country’s first carrier to operate a wide-body aircraft using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on a long-haul route.
The ground-breaking flight from Charleston International Airport, South Carolina, to Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, was operated... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 5, 2023
Neste plans to start commercial production at its renewable fuels expansion project in Singapore in the coming weeks following trial runs, a senior company executive revealed.
The Finnish biofuel producer plans to inaugurate the 1.3 million tonne per year (tpy) plant in May, executive vice-president Carl Nyberg told Reuters.
The plant will boost Neste's sustainable aviation... [Read More]
Features
Apr 4, 2023
Last year marked another pivotal year for the Renewable Energy Group business. Early in the year, the company acquired two fuel distribution companies based in California.
The business saw great progress with their improvement and expansion project at the Geismar, Los Angeles renewable diesel biorefinery, and the lower carbon feedstock expansion project in Emden, Germany.... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 4, 2023
The crop forecast for Argentina has been lowered again considerably, which has also reduced consumption and export estimates.
In its latest report, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) expects the global soybean crop in 2022/23 to reach around 375 million tonnes.
This would be down just under 8 million tonnes from the February forecast, but up 17 million tonnes on... [Read More]
Other News
Apr 4, 2023
SAS has launched two ticket types that include biofuel and will be available on all domestic, Scandinavian and European flights.
SAS aims to use fossil-free aviation fuel equivalent of all domestic flights by 2030 and is making it easier for travellers to be part of the journey by launching tickets that include the maximum allowed amount of biofuel.
Travelers buying... [Read More]
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