Göteborg Energi and Siemens Energy have successfully run a gas turbine in the Rya CHP plant with liquid biofuel instead of natural gas using new technology. This opens up new opportunities for the conversion of Rya KVV, but also for sustainable power production nationally and globally. The project with renewable fuels has been ongoing since 2019 and has now resulted... [Read More]

USA BioEnergy is to develop an advanced biorefinery that will convert 1 million green tonnes of wood waste into 34 million gallons of transportation fuel. This includes sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), renewable diesel and renewable naphtha developed through its subsidiary, Texas Renewable Fuels (TRF). Future expansion will double the plant’s production capacity to... [Read More]

Tom Fox, head of renewable fuels, OTX describes how as the world emerges from the Covid pandemic, the renewable diesel (RD) market will continue its steady boom in 2022. He said: “Despite challenges, RD and its related process product sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) have proven to be superior biofuels — no alternative in the low-carbonliquid- fuel space can compete... [Read More]

British Airways and Phillips 66 Limited have entered into a multi-year supply agreement for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) produced at its Humber Refinery. The SAF will be supplied to British Airways to power a number of its flights from this year. It will be produced from sustainable waste feedstock at the refinery, which will deliver its SAF supply to British Airways... [Read More]

Pearson Fuels, the largest distributor of E85 flex fuel in the US, has opened its 250th station. The company delivered more than 50 million gallons of E85 flex fuel through its retail station network last year. This volume of E85 represents nearly 200,000 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions reduced each year by California motorists choosing to fuel with E85 flex... [Read More]

A new European Biodiesel Board (EBB) paper has highlighted how Europe may fail to meet the transport industry’s rising demand for sustainable liquid fuels due to EU biofuel legislation. The EBB said demand for green liquid fuels in Europe was set to double by 2030 as the EU goes on its decarbonising path in the maritime, aviation and heavy-duty road transport industries.... [Read More]

Bunker One tanker M/T Amak Swan will soon be offering biofuel to vessels passing the Danish straits in the Skaw and Gothenburg areas. The tanker, with a total capacity of 3500 MT, has commenced trials of using biofuel in its own engine ensuring that clients will receive a thoroughly tested quality product. In line with Bunker Holding’s strong ambition to support shipping... [Read More]

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), Singapore Airlines (SIA), and Singapore-headquartered global investment company Temasek have selected ExxonMobil to supply and deliver sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Singapore. Under this pilot, SIA, with support from CAAS and Temasek, will purchase blended SAF from ExxonMobil. This product will comprise 1.25 million... [Read More]

Virgin Atlantic has reached an agreement with Neste Oyi to supply 2.5 million litres of neat Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), which will be delivered to London Heathrow. The agreement forms part of a wider collaboration between Virgin Atlantic and Neste, the world’s leading provider of SAF, to increase the availability and use of SAF in the UK. Virgin Atlantic and... [Read More]

The UK Petroleum Industry Association (UKPIA) has lent its support to the Department for Transport’s Low Carbon Fuels Strategy Call for Ideas. UKPIA said the plan offered the potential for early decarbonisation of existing vehicles and aviation and will be essential to meet Net Zero by 2050. Low carbon fuels have already contributed to reducing emissions in the UK... [Read More]

LanzaJet has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Marquis Sustainable Aviation Fuel (Marquis SAF) to construct a 120 million gallons per year integrated sustainable fuels plant in the US. This will use low-carbon intensity (CI) feedstocks to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel via the LanzaJet™ Alcohol-to-Jet process. The plant... [Read More]

The Iowa State House has passed the 2022 Biofuel Access Bill with an overwhelming bipartisan majority. This legislation offers E15 statewide by 2026 and update the E15 promotion tax credit to $0.09 (€0.08) per gallon year-round through 2025. Research shows that statewide E15 in Iowa could cut climate emissions by 180,000 metric tonnes, the equivalent of removing... [Read More]

Eni and SEA, the Milan Malpensa and Milan Linate airports operator, have signed an agreement to promote decarbonisation initiatives in the aviation sector and accelerate the ecological transition of the two airports. The agreement stems from a collaboration that first began in December 2021 with the supply of biofuels (SAFs) for private flights. The collaboration has... [Read More]

NEP has switched its fleet of outside broadcast trucks to be powered by recycled biofuel supplied by Green Biofuels. The introduction of GD+ HVO to the NEP UK fleet is a step forward in reducing CO2 emissions and achieving carbon net zero/carbon neutrality. Simon Moorhead, managing director, NEP UK Broadcast Services, said: “NEP UK is committed to sustainable productions... [Read More]

Boeing has announced a supply agreement for two million gallons (7.5 million litres) of blended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) with EPIC Fuels to power its aircraft operations in Washington state and South Carolina. The agreement is the largest announced SAF procurement by an airframer and further demonstrates Boeing's commitment to decarbonising aviation. "SAF is... [Read More]

DHL Global Forwarding (DGF) has signed an agreement with Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) for the purchase of 33 million litres of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The three-year cooperation represents one of the most significant SAF purchases in the freight forwarding industry. The initiative is part of parent firm Deutsche Post DHL Group’s Sustainability... [Read More]