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With less than three months to go, preparations are well underway for the annual Biofuels Conference & Expo and Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) Summit, taking place in Brussels on April 14–15. Co-located with the International Biogas Congress & Expo and the Sustainable Aviation Fuels Summit, the two-day event will once again bring together key stakeholders from across the global…
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bp and US agriculture firm Corteva Agriscience have officially unveiled Etlas™, a new joint venture focused on producing sustainable, crop-based feedstocks for renewable fuels, including renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The venture will use crops such as canola, mustard and sunflower grown on existing farmland between food-crop seasons, helping to increase feedstock…
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XFuel has announced the successful completion of its Series A funding round earlier last year, raising $20 million (€16.6 million) in equity, including a recently closed extension. The round brings on board new investors Wagner Carbon, Audacy, Future Planet Capital, Light Ray Ventures, Overlap Holdings, as well as two major strategic investors – Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) and…
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South America is further consolidating its share of the global soybean market in this crop year. Brazil is expected to record another bumper crop, whereas the Argentine harvest is projected to fall short of last year’s output. Brazil, the US, and Argentina are the world’s main producers of soybeans, collectively accounting for 80% of global production. China follows a long way behind, with…
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Waste from tomato processing will serve to power aircraft. Under the leadership of Graz University of Technology (TU Graz), the EU project ToFuel is developing a new biorefinery concept that will convert tomato residues into sustainable aviation fuel. The research team is aiming for a waste-free and climate-neutral process that is also economically competitive and thus makes an important…
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HutanBio today announced the appointment of Manshu Agarwal as chief executive officer as it enters its next phase of commercial scale-up. The appointment further strengthens HutanBio’s senior leadership and governance as it prepares for first commercial deployment of its algal biofuel platform. Manshu joins HutanBio at a pivotal point in its development, as the company transitions from…
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Moeve has completed the supply of SAF to Condor for flights departing from Tenerife South Airport in the Canary Islands, a location not yet legally subject to ReFuelEU Aviation requirements. The agreement covered more than 515 metric tonnes of SAF, produced from used cooking oils and agricultural waste, a supply expected to reduce 1,700 tonnes of lifecycle CO₂ emissions compared with…
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Nova Pangaea Technologies, the sustainable aviation fuel specialist backed by International Airlines Group, has appointed veteran cleantech leader Stewart Stewart as CEO. Stewart brings 30 years’ experience in commercialising breakthrough energy and low-carbon technologies, and scaling venture-backed companies across the US and the UK. As CEO, he will lead the growth of UK-based Nova Pangaea…
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As stricter fuel regulations and pressures intensify for a solution to the rising greenhouse gas emissions, the maritime industry must comply. Cashew Nut Liquid (CNSL) is a byproduct of cashew processing and presents as a promising solution for renewable marine fuel. This piece  has been put together by Dr Raj Shah, Haile Mistry, Mathew Roshan and Gavin Thomas This paper examines the benefits…
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Crop plants were grown on just over 1.2 billion hectares worldwide in 2024. These include grain, oilseeds, protein, sugar and fibre plants, as well as fruits, vegetables, and nuts. The largest share was used directly or indirectly, via livestock feed, for human nutrition. The cultivation of feedstocks for biofuel production accounted for only about 7% of the cultivated land. Most biofuels are…
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Topsoe, a leading global provider of advanced technology and solutions for the energy transition, has announces changes to its senior leadership team. Roeland Baan has informed the board of directors of Topsoe A/S of his decision to step down as president and CEO of Topsoe effective 31 May. The board has appointed Elena Scaltritti, current chief commercial officer, as new president and CEO,…
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MAIRE has announced that NEXTCHEM has signed a binding agreement to acquire the entire share capital of Ballestra Group, a global leader in the licensing, design and engineering of processing plants, as well as the supply of proprietary technologies and equipment for the chemical industry. Founded in 1960 and headquartered in Milan, Ballestra is the holding company of a group comprising BUSS…
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