
Apr 14, 2025
FatHopes Energy collaborates to boost SAF production in region
Features
Apr 11, 2025
Flights are set to be greener as the UK’s ambitious sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) mandate officially came into force on New Year’s Day.
SAF is made from sustainable sources and by law, this type of fuel must now make up at least 2% of all jet fuel in flights taking off from the UK from 2025, growing year-on-year to 10% by 2030 and 22% by 2040.
These ambitious... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 11, 2025
Global Bioenergies’ sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) has been tested in collaboration with Safran on the injection phase and with ONERA on the combustion phase.
The company supplied a batch of SAF to Safran, the world’s second-largest aircraft equipment manufacturer, to evaluate the specific properties of Global Bioenergies’ SAF, used in its neat form, during the... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Apr 11, 2025
Neste has started producing SAF at its renewable products refinery in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
The refinery has been modified to enable Neste to produce up to 500,000 tons of SAF per annum. As a result, Neste’s global SAF production capability has increased to 1.5 million tons (around 1.875 billion litres) per annum.
“It is clear that we need to continue making... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Apr 10, 2025
Vast Infraestrutura and Be8, a leading biodiesel production company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at developing the biofuels market for the maritime sector at the Port of Açu in Rio de Janeiro.
Currently, the port ranks second in vessel traffic in Brazil. In 2024, more than 7,300 ships accessed the Açu.
“This new partnership with Vast allows... [Read More]
Features
Apr 10, 2025
Aida Gonzalez Palomino, chief analyst at SGS INSPIRE, looks at the global biofuel markets for the year ahead.
The global biofuels market is expected to grow and diversify in 2025 thanks to efforts to reduce carbon emissions and build more sustainable energy systems. However, the growth will be uneven depending on regional policies, infrastructure and economic factors.... [Read More]
Other News
Apr 10, 2025
Join over 300 biofuels and biomass executives at the 2nd Biofuels & BioCarbon Asia, hosted by CMT on May 20-21 at the Tokyo Marriott Hotel.
The event will help to advance sustainable fuel, for aviation and shipping and carbon removal solutions.
Co-located with the 15th Biomass Pellet Trade Asia, this event is part of the broader 2nd Annual BioInnovAsia 2025 summit... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Apr 9, 2025
Neste and BMW have announced a collaboration for the supply of renewable diesel.
BMW will purchase Neste MY Renewable Diesel™ and use the fuel for the initial fill of diesel vehicles leaving their manufacturing plants in Germany.
This will see Neste's renewable diesel being used in the BMW plants in Munich, Dingolfing, Leipzig and Regensburg.
The transition of... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 9, 2025
Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways have agreed to work together with Renewable Developments Australia (RDA) to become key partners on a project that will set out to deliver a homegrown Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production facility in the Charters Towers Region of North Queensland.
The project aims to establish a fully-integrated Ethanol to Jet (EtJ) facility that... [Read More]
Other News
Apr 9, 2025
It’s all hands to the pump as preparations for the annual Biofuels Conference and Expo as well as the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Summit move into top gear.
All the speaker slots for the two-day event have now been filled, but there is still a lot of work to do before the two-day event kicks off in June.
So the countdown has begun for the 16th edition of the event... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 8, 2025
XFuel, a producer of high-grade sustainable drop-in fuels and carbon removal for the transport sector, has secured €7.7 million in blended finance from the European Innovation Council (EIC), helping it bring its fuel-from-waste technology to transport markets.
XFuel has developed proprietary conversion and refining technologies that can produce cost-competitive low-carbon... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Apr 8, 2025
The new generation DAF XF, XG and XG+ can now also be delivered with a specially developed PACCAR MX-13 engine for transporters who wish to switch to B100 biodiesel. This new power source is available for both tractors and rigids.
B100 biodiesel, also known as FAME (Fatty Acid Methyl Esters) or RME (Rapeseed Methyl Esters) biodiesel, is a fuel that is produced entirely... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 7, 2025
Praj Industries convened a technical workshop in Pune on 28 March focusing on the evolving landscape of ethanol blending in India and the emerging opportunities in biofuels.
The event brought together industry participants, experts and various stakeholders to deliberate on strategies for enhancing ethanol production and the utilisation of the existing assets with the... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 7, 2025
Jet Zero Australia has executed a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract with Technip Energies for Project Ulysses - a bioethanol to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project located in Townsville, Australia.
The contracts are expected to run for several months and cover an extensive package of engineering activities.
The project aims to produce 102 million litres... [Read More]
Features
Apr 4, 2025
Milica Folić, director, Topsoe, looks at the sustainable aviation fuel market for the year ahead.
On 22 July last year, my local airport, Copenhagen Airport, witnessed a record-breaking 115,000 passengers in a single day, surpassing pre-pandemic levels.
July 2024 became the busiest month in the airport’s 99-year history, reflecting a global trend.
In fact, ICAO... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Apr 4, 2025
Neste and DB Schenker have collaborated to work towards expanding the latter’s adoption of Neste MY Renewable Diesel™ in Asia-Pacific.
This partnership underscores the shared commitment of both companies to progress towards lower-emission logistics.
Both companies embarked on a trial which took place from December 2024 to February 2025, in which Neste MY Renewable... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Apr 3, 2025
BDI-BioEnergy International has signed a contract with Ghent Renewables BV to begin the construction of a pioneering biofuel feedstock refinery plant.
This facility will be unique in its approach, integrating advanced technologies for the refining of feedstock for sustainable fuels.
The plant, with a significant production capacity, will represent an important milestone... [Read More]