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Jun 18, 2025
Neste extends SAF supply with Amazon Air deal
Bioethanol News
Jun 18, 2025
A spectacular world-first flypast using a combination of more environmentally-friendly fuels has been performed by the Red Arrows over London for King Charles.
Jets from the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team were powered with a high-ratio blend of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to provide the exciting finale at the Trooping of the Colour event.
The flypast is also thought... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jun 18, 2025
A major bioethanol facility in Redcar is at risk of shutting down "imminently" unless urgent government intervention is secured, its operator has warned.
Ensus, the company behind the plant, claims that a recent UK-US trade agreement eliminating a 19% tariff on imported US ethanol has seriously jeopardised its ability to remain competitive.
Grant Pearson, chairman of... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jun 17, 2025
Production and use of renewable ethanol from ePURE members and other EU producers reduced greenhouse-gas emissions by an average of 79% compared to fossil fuels in 2024, according to newly certified data.
As EU policymakers consider how best to decarbonise road transport, the new high level of GHG savings once again confirms the importance of renewable ethanol as a replacement... [Read More]
Policy News
Jun 17, 2025
In Belgium, Reuters reported that the European Union is offering subsidies to encourage airlines to switch from traditional kerosene to more sustainable aviation fuels (SAF).
The initiative includes support for the purchase of over 200 million liters of SAF.
Based on calculations by Reuters using European Commission data, this volume represents around 15% of current... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jun 17, 2025
TotalEnergies is ramping up its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) capacity to over 500,000 tonnes per year from 2028.
This will enable the company to supply more than 10% of our European jet-fuel volumes, outpacing the 6% mandate for 2030.
Key investments include transforming Grandpuits into a zero-crude biorefinery, SAF coprocessing at Normandy, Antwerp and Leuna refineries,... [Read More]
Features
Jun 16, 2025
In the UK, Jet2.com began using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on flights from Bristol Airport earlier this year.
The airline purchased over 300 tonnes of SAF from Q8Aviation, which has been used to add a 1% SAF blend on to a number of departing flights from the West Country airport.
Elsewhere in Europe, Sasol and Topsoe announced the successful launch of their joint... [Read More]
Features
Jun 16, 2025
Chelsea Grimes, Global Strategic Marketing Manager at Grace, outlines how the company has been supporting the biofuels industry.
Can you outline Grace’s solutions for biofuels and SAF?
Let me start by saying that Grace is one of the leading global suppliers of speciality chemicals and solutions that enable industries to enhance modern life.
To that end, we have been... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jun 16, 2025
With EMOVY joining the ADAC in exiting greenhouse gas (GHG) quota trading, the Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants (UFOP) warns of deepening disruption in the sector.
The insolvencies, UFOP says, are collateral damage from mounting cases of fraud involving imported biodiesel and hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), notably from China and a fictitious HVO facility... [Read More]
Other News
Jun 13, 2025
The two-day Biofuels Conference and SAF Summit takes place in just over a week - so don't miss out.
The Biofuels Conference and Expo as well as the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Summit get underway in Brussels On June 24-25.
The first day of the Biofuels event will be chaired by Nuseed’s Andre Paula Santos.
Other speakers over the course of the event include Craig Winneker... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jun 13, 2025
Used cooking oil will be used to power vehicles at East Midlands Airport - helping slash carbon emissions by up to 90%.
More than 60 vehicles involved in airport operations are now running on biodiesel instead of fossil-based diesel. These include airfield operations and security team vehicles, fire trucks and snow clearing vehicles.
The airport has worked with biodiesel... [Read More]
Other News
Jun 12, 2025
State and local leaders along with company leaders at Chevron Corporation celebrated the grand opening of the Ames Technology Centre on the Chevron Renewable Energy Group (CREG) Campus.
The 45,000 square foot facility, which sits on the Chevron Campus in Ames, Iowa, will expand the company’s lower carbon fuels technology development and advanced technical support capabilities... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jun 12, 2025
Finavia's Helsinki Airport has achieved net-zero carbon emissions targets in its own operations and has received an international Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) programme’s net-zero certification.
Neste MY Renewable Diesel™, powering the machinery and emergency power generators at the Helsinki Airport since 2024, has played a significant role in reducing greenhouse... [Read More]
Other News
Jun 11, 2025
Neste and Chevron Lummus Global (CLG) are partnering to drive innovation in renewable fuels. The companies have joined forces to develop a new technology enabling conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into high-quality, lower-emission renewable fuels, such as sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel.
The joint development has reached the first major milestone,... [Read More]
Other News
Jun 11, 2025
There's not long to go now before the two-day Biofuels Conference and SAF Summit - so don’t forget to register for the great event.
The Biofuels Conference and Expo as well as the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Summit get underway in Brussels On June 24-25.
The first day of the Biofuels event will be chaired by Nuseed’s Andre Paula Santos.
Other speakers over the course... [Read More]