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Sumitomo Corp is looking to mass-produce biodiesel in Japan using wood and sugarcane waste.
The Japanese trading house plans to open a demonstration plant in 2025 on the southern island of Tanegashima with the University of Tokyo and Solariant Capital, a US renewable energy development and investment company.
After testing and getting mass production underway, the company plans to gradually…
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Biofuel demand is forecast to expand to 6% of forecasted road transport energy demand in 2030, driven by policies and planned project additions, according to data from the International Energy Agency.
The 6% share will be equivalent to 5.3 exajoules, the IEA said in its December report The Role of E-fuels in Decarbonising Transport.
Road transport accounted for nearly all liquid biofuels use in…
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The 2024 Energy from Waste Conference to be held in London on 6-7 March will once again bring together an exceptional line-up of the industry’s best speakers, with technical experts, international leaders and innovative developers providing an unmissable two days of the latest information.
Attendees will benefit from a packed two-day programme as they explore the critical issues facing the…
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Bunker One has been supplying B100 biofuel to Color Line’s SuperSpeed 1 and 2 ferries travelling between Hirtshals in Denmark and Larvik and Kristiansand in Norway.
With this switch to biofuel, Color Line’s two passenger ferries have reduced carbon emissions by approximately 85% on average on the biofuel quantities used.
With the EU ETS that took effect as of January 1 and the FuelEU…
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The European Parliament and Council have reached a provisional agreement on new rules to reduce road transport emissions for passenger cars, vans, buses, trucks and trailers.
The regulation for the type-approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles (Euro 7) aims to support the transition towards clean mobility.
At Parliament’s request, the number of exhaust particles will be measured at…
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Cepsa and Air Europa have sealed an alliance whereby the energy company will supply 14.4 tons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to the airline for one year to cover the first monthly Madrid-Havana flight.
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This is the first time that two companies in Spain have established a regular supply of this sustainable fuel for a specific air route.
During the period of collaboration…
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Renewable diesel, including sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), is really taking off in and around Fort Dodge, Iowa.
Several active projects in the renewable fuels space have considered locating to the industrial agriculture park just outside the city limits.
According to Derick Anderson, project engineer at McClure Engineering: “McClure Engineering, working in partnership with the…
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The aviation industry is embarking on a strong growth journey following the turbulence of the Covid-19 years.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) Global Outlook for Air Transport report released in June, noted that the recovery in air passenger traffic observed in 2022 continued its upward trajectory into the first quarter of this year.
By March, industry-wide revenue…
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Pretreatment of fat-based feedstock plays a crucial role in ensuring efficient and reliable biofuel production, regardless of whether the end product is biodiesel, renewable diesel (RD), or sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Considering the significant impact of raw material costs on production expenses and the evolving legislation favouring the use of waste oils and fats in biofuel production,…
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The European Union will begin an anti-dumping investigation into biodiesel imports from China, which the bloc's industry said has slashed domestic production.
In August, it began investigating whether biodiesel from Indonesia was circumventing EU duties by going through China and Britain.
The latest investigation, Reuters reported, prompted by a complaint from producer group the European…
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Brussels Airport Company, thanks to federal government support, will be granting a special financial contribution to promote the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
One year ago, Brussels Airport announced the first delivery of SAF via the NATO pipeline.
However the high price of SAF remained an obstacle and slowed down its use by airlines.
This new SAF incentive will be available to all…
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A biofuel company working with NASA has announced plans to open a £9 million (€10.3 million) County Derry plant on a landfill site.
Renovare Fuels said the first of its kind UK and EU operation in Craigmore will create up to two million litres of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from gases trapped in the waste.
The plant will be built on top of an existing landfill site and uses the biogas…
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The USDA said the global production of oilseeds in the crop year 2023/24 is set to hit a peak of around 661 million tonnes, which would be up around 4% year-on-year.
Global processing of oilseeds is also set to rise to a record high of 542.5 million tonnes, according to the most recent USDA outlook.
This would be up around 19.1 million tonnes on the crop year 2022/23.
Global ending stocks…
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Preem’s fully renewable HVO, produced at its Gothenburg refinery, has been exported for the first time in the company's history.
This is an important milestone on Swedish company's journey towards a climate-neutral value chain by 2035.
By restructuring production at the refineries in Lysekil and Gothenburg, the plan is to achieve a production capacity of 2.5 million cubic meters of renewable…
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Murrays Coaches’ bid to drive down its emissions continues with the arrival of five new biodiesel-fuelled vehicles for use in Queensland in Australia.
Murrays Coaches, operating transit contracts between Brisbane and regional Queensland, will vastly reduce its CO2 emissions (by more than 80%) thanks to the arrival of five new Scania coaches - running as standard on B100 Biodiesel.
The…
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