Biofuels International will be hosting its annual conference and exhibition in Brussels on 18-19 June next year. For the first time, the event will include a sustainable aviation fuel summit to be held at the same venue – Le Plaza in the city centre. Decarbonisation, net-zero and energy security are set to be hotly debated topics in the new year with biofuels taking... [Read More]

Velocys has welcomed the UK Department for Transport confirming its commitment to introduce a revenue certainty scheme for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The DfT will launch a consultation on the design and delivery of the scheme, which should attract further investment into the UK SAF industry. A SAF scheme is expected to be highly beneficial to the Altalto Immingham... [Read More]

Sulzer pump technology has been selected by Raízen, Brazil’s largest producer of ethanol from biomass feedstock, as a supplier for their new second-generation ethanol (E2G) processing facilities. Sulzer is supplying a range of special metallurgy, process and utility pumps to process raw materials in support of renewable biofuel production for three new facilities.... [Read More]

Prices stabilising, overall production exceeding demand and stocks at an all-time high - the current picture seems rosy for the oilseed processing industry. Following an especially challenging 18 months, these signs of partial recovery are surely a relief for biofuel processors and – in many respects – there is more good news to come. As nations and corporations... [Read More]

Korean Air is to launch a programme to use sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for air cargo operations. Customers can make customised contributions through the Korean Air Cargo SAF programme and reduce their carbon footprint. Korean Air will use the contributions to purchase additional SAF and share with customers the amount of carbon emissions reduced by using SAF. The... [Read More]

Technip Energies has been awarded a significant contract by bp for a hydrogen production unit at its Kwinana biorefinery in Western Australia in support of the planned project to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and biodiesel from bio feedstocks. The contract covers engineering, procurement and fabrication (EPF) of a modularised hydrogen production unit with a... [Read More]

The Department for Transport has issued an announcement titled New measures to support sustainable aviation fuel industry – highlighting a revenue certainty scheme to support sustainable aviation fuel production in the UK. Sustainable Aviation (SA), an alliance of UK airlines, airports, aerospace manufacturers, air navigation service providers and SAF producers, has... [Read More]

Air bp has won Australian Aviation’s 2023 Sustainability Initiative of the Year Award.  It was recognised for introducing the first all-electric hazardous goods vehicle and refueller approved for use in the country. The all-electric refueller has been in operation at Brisbane Airport since August 2022 and represents one small step in Air bp’s sustainability journey... [Read More]

Enerkem and Technip Energies have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at accelerating the deployment of its technology platform for biofuels and circular chemical products from non-recyclable waste materials. Enerkem specialises in the development and commercialisation of its ground-breaking gasification technology transforming non-recyclable waste into biofuels,... [Read More]

Germany imported around 5.74 million tonnes of rapeseed In the crop year 2022/23. This was 2% more than in the previous marketing season although the 2022 rapeseed harvest was more abundant than a year earlier. Australia remained the number one supplier country, delivering 1.4 million tonnes. A year earlier, Germany had received around 12,000 tonnes more. At 3.4 million... [Read More]

EEL Biofuels has announced an advancement in renewable energy technology with the development of its revolutionary algae-based biofuels. This cutting-edge technology is poised to revolutionise the energy sector by providing a game-changing alternative to traditional fossil fuels. The core of their success lies in harnessing the power of nature's own biofactory - algae.... [Read More]

Pertamina is aiming to mix more of its gasoline products with bioethanol in 2024. The Indonesian state-owned energy company will mix its 90-octane gasoline, Indonesia's most widely used fuel product under the brand Pertalite, with 7% ethanol. Pertamina will also increase the ethanol blend in its other fuel product to 8% from 5%. That fuel, called Pertamax Green 95, is... [Read More]

The Malaysian government has launched the second phase of its National Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR). This was launched by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and the NETR includes the implementation of a B30 biodiesel blending mandate. This has a target date of 2030 for B30 biodiesel to be mandated “when POGO [palm oil vs low-sulphur gas oil] spreads are projected... [Read More]

Syngenta Seeds and Sustainable Oils have entered into a new agreement to sell camelina sativa (camelina) seed – an ultra-low carbon oilseed crop that can be used as feedstock for sustainable aviation fuel and renewable fuels. The collaboration reflects Syngenta’s strong commitment to enabling farmers to economically adopt regenerative practices around the world.... [Read More]