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Feb 14, 2022
The steady boom continues
Bioethanol News
Feb 11, 2022
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]
Biodiesel News
Feb 11, 2022
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]
Biodiesel News
Feb 11, 2022
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]
Bioethanol News
Feb 10, 2022
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]
Policy News
Feb 10, 2022
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]
Bioethanol News
Feb 10, 2022
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]
Bioethanol News
Feb 9, 2022
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]
Bioethanol News
Feb 9, 2022
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]
Bioethanol News
Feb 8, 2022
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]
Bioethanol News
Feb 8, 2022
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]
Biodiesel News
Feb 8, 2022
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]
Features
Feb 7, 2022
Angel Alvarez Alberdi, secretary general, European Waste-based and Advanced Biofuels Association (EWABA), highlights that by the end of 2022, the EU legislator (the European Parliament and the Council of the EU) will have a final political agreement on most of the recent Commission proposals overhauling the EU biofuels regulatory framework.
Alberdi will also be presenting... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Feb 7, 2022
The Business Aviation Coalition for Sustainable Aviation Fuel has urged the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide greater opportunities for the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The coalition consisting of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), Helicopter Association International (HAI), National Air Transportation Association... [Read More]
Policy News
Feb 7, 2022
The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) has submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Proposed Volume Standards for 2020, 2021, and 2022 under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
The comments are on how the Agency can improve the final rule in a way that makes important near-term greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions.
ACE’s comments also express support... [Read More]