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Mar 2, 2022
Japan to increase focus on SAF technology
Bioethanol News
Mar 2, 2022
Marathon Petroleum Corp has announced it has entered into definitive agreements to form a joint venture with Neste for its Martinez renewable fuels project.
The partnership will be structured as a 50/50 joint venture with Neste expected to contribute a total of $1 billion (€0.9 billion), inclusive of half of the total project development costs projected through the... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 2, 2022
Honeywell joins Oriental Energy to build million tonne sustainable aviation fuel production facility
Honeywell and Oriental Energy Company have announced that a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility will be built in China.
The plant in Maoming, Guangdong Province, will have an annual output capacity of 1 million tonnes.
The new facility will help meet a growing SAF demand, facilitate greenhouse gas emission reduction in aviation fuel production through... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 1, 2022
Kohler Engines said it will be using hydrotreated vegetable oils (HVO) in all its diesel engines.
The approval came after intensive laboratory and on-the-field testing by Kohler’s engineering team.
The group’s diesel engines do not require any kind of modification or specific upgrade to use HVO. However, use of exhaust gas after-treatment systems will still be... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 1, 2022
Honeywell and bp have signed a licensing agreement for Honeywell UOP’s Ecofining™ technology.
bp will revamp its hydroprocessing equipment at its former refinery site in Kwinana, Australia, to Honeywell UOP’s Ecofining process produce biodiesel at the underutilised plant.
The refurbishment would enable bp to produce 10 kbd diesel and sustainable aviation fuel... [Read More]
Features
Mar 1, 2022
With many climate action plans being implemented, additional immediate actions are needed to ensure the climate impacts do not become more dangerous and unpredictable. Some hard-to-abate sectors (e.g, cement, steel and transport) have proven to be particularly recalcitrant. Current efforts at climate mitigation are merely reducing the rate of GHG emissions. While taking... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Feb 28, 2022
Chevron Corporation has acquired Renewable Energy Group (REG) for $3.15 billion (€2.81 billion) in an agreement under which Chevron will acquire its outstanding shares.
The acquisition combines REG’s growing renewable fuels production and leading feedstock capabilities with Chevron’s large manufacturing, distribution and commercial marketing position.
“REG... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Feb 28, 2022
Eni and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Mozambique have signed an agreement for the cooperation and development of agricultural projects aimed at producing oil seeds and vegetable oils for the production of biofuels.
Under the agreement, Eni and the ministry will assess potential sites and the most appropriate crops for the production of oil seeds... [Read More]
Features
Feb 28, 2022
Ronald Backers, who has worked at the Port of Rotterdam for over 30 years in various capacities, revealed that last year was a very successful one for Rotterdam and the biofuels sector.
He said: “Neste took final investment decision for a $190 million m (€167 million) investment in their existing renewable diesel plant for it to be able to make other products like... [Read More]
Policy News
Feb 25, 2022
Canadian aviation industry leaders have launched the Canadian Council for Sustainable Aviation Fuels (C-SAF) to accelerate the deployment of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) in the country.
This is to ensure that the Canadian aviation sector remains competitive as it transitions to a net-zero future.
SAF can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 80% and can be used... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Feb 25, 2022
Multinational oil and gas firm ExxonMobil has teamed up with biotech company Viridos to research and produce biofuel from algae.
The firms have signed a joint agreement for the commercial production of Veridos’s low-carbon intensity biofuels.
“We’re excited to announce that ExxonMobil is continuing this collaboration with us to bring sustainable algae biofuels... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Feb 25, 2022
Air bp has completed an industrial first in Germany producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from used cooking oil.
The bp plant in Lingen is the first industrial production facility in Germany to use co-processing to produce SAF from waste and residues.
The Lingen refinery processes the used cooking oil together with crude oil in its existing facilities, which is... [Read More]
Policy News
Feb 24, 2022
EWABA said fossil fuels that are the worst climate mitigators should always be taxed higher than sustainable biofuels.
Concerns have been raised about possible European Commission plans to tax fossil fuels and crop-based biofuels at the same rate.
The EU executive recently proposed the revision of the 2003 Energy Taxation Directive (ETD), whose current tax rates do not... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Feb 24, 2022
CMA CGM along with Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has started biofuel bunkering in Singapore as part of its global trial to scale-up the wider adoption of the clean energy.
Its 10,640 teu vessel, APL Paris, was the first of the group’s vessels on trial to be bunkered with biofuel in the city-state.
Ship-to-containership biofuel bunkering was conducted... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Feb 24, 2022
GoodFuels is expanding its activities into the Asia-Pacific region with the opening of a first office in Singapore.
This new permanent presence in the region will enable GoodFuels to respond to fast-growing global demand for its advanced sustainable biofuels, which reduce greenhouse gas emissions from shipping by up to 90%.
The Singapore office will be the biofuel company’s... [Read More]
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