Northern Ireland motorists will be able to fill up with greener E10 fuel from November – a year after the rest of the UK moved to the cleaner fuel. E10 is made from 10% bioethanol and is designed to have a lower carbon footprint than petrol made entirely from fossil fuels. Its use in Northern Ireland was delayed because the shift to E10 was subject to the approval... [Read More]

Boeing and Alder Fuels announced a new partnership to expand production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The firms will test and qualify Alder-derived SAF, advance policies to expedite the transition to renewable energy in aviation and grow the amount of SAF for the global aerospace market. Alder Fuels' proprietary technology enables the efficient conversion of abundant,... [Read More]

Fulcrum BioEnergy Inc. has completed a $20 million (€20 million) equity investment in Fulcrum by SK innovation, the energy arm of South Korea's SK Group. In addition, the clean energy company pioneering the creation of renewable, drop-in transportation fuels from landfill waste, and SK innovation will work together to enter into an exclusive licensing agreement to explore... [Read More]

Mark Wubbels, head of RBL emerging markets at Clariant, speaks to Biofuels International about the challenges the company faces in a post-pandemic world made more uncertain by the Ukraine war. Can you outline how the past 12 months have been for Clariant? Over the last 12 months, much like the year before, almost all the geographies and markets in which we operate... [Read More]

Testing, inspection and certification company Bureau Veritas (BV) has released a new ‘Biofuels Ready’ notation to support the wider deployment of biofuels in the shipping industry. This notation will help the maritime industry address the main challenges related to the use of biofuels by ships, providing requirements to ensure ship safety and environmental compliance. The... [Read More]

Chevron Renewable Energy Group broke ground on the expansion of its Emden biorefinery during a ceremony on August 27. The expansion project in Germany includes the addition of a pretreatment system at the facility, which is expected to allow the business to utilise a broader variety of feedstocks for the production of biodiesel. Chevron Renewable Energy Group operates... [Read More]

Despite aviation’s bounce back from the pandemic still being slower than hoped, the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) revolution shows no sign of losing momentum, with dozens of deals spanning governments, producers, and airlines around the globe. A combination of increasing regulatory ambition and passenger demand look set to ensure the growth of the SAF market for some... [Read More]

Sulzer Chemtech and BASF have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the goal of advancing technologies for renewable fuels that will further expand the partners’ portfolio of sustainable solutions. The companies are entering into a strategic partnership to reduce the carbon intensity of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel. The collaboration combines... [Read More]

Renewable fuels company Aemetis has agreed to a multi-year agreement with International Airlines Group (IAG) to supply sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to British Airways and Irish flag carrier Aer Lingus’ flights. This supply will help fuel flights from San Francisco Airport from 2025. IAG, parent company of both British Airways and Aer Lingus, will purchase a total... [Read More]

Clariant has successfully priced its first green bond. The CHF $175 million (€181 million) green bond has a coupon of 2.717% and a 2027 maturity date. “The green bond issuance under our Green Financing Framework exactly fits our focus on sustainability as part of our purpose-led growth strategy. “We view this green financing option as a key contribution to sustainability... [Read More]

Hillsboro Aviation (KHIO) received its first load of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation FuelTM this month in collaboration with Avfuel Corporation. This has helped secure the first business aviation foothold for SAF in the US state of Oregon. “The Pacific Northwest is more than just where we work,” said Ryan McCartney, vice president and chief operating officer of Hillsboro... [Read More]

Red Rock Biofuels and Frontline BioEnergy have successfully tested their new technology that gasifies residual woody biomass feedstock into syngas for the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel. The test runs, which the companies completed at Frontline’s headquarters in Nevada, Iowa, US, used Frontline’s patented TarFreeGas® and PMFreeGas®... [Read More]

Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi unveiled a new Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) 2G ethanol biorefinery at Panipat Haryana. Praj was the technology licensor and EPCM partner behind this new project. The project is based on Praj’s proprietary technology processing rice straw as feedstock for the production of ethanol. PM Modi said: “Biofuel for us means... [Read More]

GoodFuels has successfully supplied sustainable marine biofuel to NYK’s bulk carrier MV Frontier Explorer. MV Frontier Explorer was refuelled with biofuel in a blend with VLSFO during its port call to Singapore on 5 July, en route from Australia to India.  The delivery was the first to be managed under GoodFuels’ partnership with ITOCHU, which was announced in... [Read More]

A major expansion in tax credits for companies that capture and store carbon emissions under the Inflation Reduction Act could be a boon to the ethanol industry as it seeks to meet its mid-century climate goals, Reuters reported. When President Biden signed the law on Tuesday, Emily Skor, CEO of Growth Energy, a company that builds and runs ethanol plants, praised Biden... [Read More]

Herm has become the first Channel Island to commit to running completely on biofuel, ITV reported. It is hoped that introducing it more widely across the island could help ease rising fuel prices and the carbon footprint of islanders. Herm's ferry has been running on renewable biofuel since 2021, and the success of the move has inspired the island to convert all vehicles,... [Read More]