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Encyclis has announced the successful completion of a ground-breaking pilot programme to replace diesel in the Energy-from-Waste process with sustainable hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO).
The achievement is the result of a 12-month research and development programme to find out whether diesel could be replaced with a sustainable product made from waste vegetable oil to reduce fossil carbon…
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The UK's last coal-fired power station has shut down for good - making Britain the first G7 country to end its reliance on the fossil fuel.
The closure of Ratcliffe-on-Soar marks a symbolic step in the UK's ambition to decarbonise electricity by 2030, and become carbon neutral by 2050.
"The era of coal might be ending, but a new age of good energy jobs for our country is just beginning," Energy…
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Jet Zero Australia has welcomed a Commonwealth and Queensland Government grant support worth $14 million (€12.5 million) to progress Project Ulysses - the company’s flagship sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project in Townsville.
The jointly announced government funding represents $9 million (€8 million) of funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) as part of ARENA's…
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PT Pertamina Patra Niaga is expanding its distribution of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) with a new carrier Virgin Australia Airlines utilising its SAF.
Approximately 160 kilolitres of SAF was supplied to Virgin Australia's Boeing 737 for two days of services out of Bali International Airport I Gusti Ngurah Rai, from September 18 to 19.
“The first SAF delivery at Ngurah Rai Airport…
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Rio Tinto will develop Pongamia seed farms in Australia as part of a new biofuels pilot.
The project will explore the potential of Pongamia seed oil as a feedstock for renewable diesel, a cleaner alternative to traditional fossil fuels.
The pilot aims to determine if the seed oil can contribute to Rio Tinto's renewable diesel needs while potentially contributing to the growth of a new biofuel…
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Avalon BioEnergy Uruguay has launched its first fully integrated agriculture-sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) biorefinery in Latin America, located in Uruguay.
The proposed SAF biorefinery will significantly contribute to reducing emissions from air travel - offering up to an 80% reduction compared to traditional fossil fuel-based jet fuels.
The initiative integrates a sustainable agricultural…
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Neste, ITOCHU and GS Caltex have collaborated to make the first batch of CORSIA-eligible ISCC-certified sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) available for purchase at Narita International Airport in Japan.
This is the first time that CORSIA-certified SAF was made available for airlines’ regular purchase at commercial scale, well ahead of the start of CORSIA’s mandatory phase in 2027.
As part of…
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ENOC Group will supply dnata’s entire non-electric fleet and ground handling services at airports with a blend of biodiesel at its largest hub in Dubai.
This significant step, taken in partnership with Dubai Airports and the Emirates National Oil Company Group (ENOC), is projected to cut CO₂ equivalent emissions by over 3,500 tonnes annually over the lifecycle of the fuel consumed by…
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DHL and Formula 1® are making strides in sustainability with their latest milestone - the adoption of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Formula 1 has been working with DHL Global Forwarding's GoGreen Plus service to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by around 80% per flight compared to conventional aviation fuel by utilising SAF.
This marks an exciting new chapter in DHL's 20-year…
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Certa has become the first fuel operator in Ireland to make HVO available at 10 of its forecourts as demand for the renewable fuel continues to rise among motorists nationwide.
One in five of the company's network of 49 unmanned, pay@pump forecourts now offers HVO alongside other fuels as it continues to make the biofuel more widely available to motorists.
Last November, Certa began the…
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TotalEnergies and Air France-KLM have signed an agreement for the energy company to supply up to 1.5 million tons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) over a 10-year period.
This agreement marks one the largest SAF purchase contracts signed by Air France-KLM to date.
In 2022 and 2023, Air France-KLM was the world's leading SAF user, representing 17% and 16% of total global production…
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Imports of biodiesel from China dropped to 9,835 mt in July down from 109,457 mt in June.
This is the lowest point since April 2021, according to the latest Eurostat data.
Xavier Noyon, secretary general of the European Biodiesel Board (EBB), said: “Recent import data from Eurostat suggests that the long-anticipated provisional duties on biodiesel imports from China are working, bringing…
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LanzaTech has signed a master license agreement with Sekisui Chemical to deploy a platform that converts syngas from municipal solid waste and industrial solid waste into ethanol.
Sekisui intends to build multiple facilities in municipalities across Japan which incorporate equipment packages, engineering and advisory services, consumables, and intellectual property provided by LanzaTech.
The…
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Fiji Airways has announced an innovative collaboration with the Fiji Sugar Corporation Limited (FSC) and Lee Enterprises Consulting (LEC) to evaluate the feasibility of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production in Fiji.
This initiative has the potential to support sustainable aviation and agriculture in the Pacific region.
Funded by The Asian Development Bank (ADB), this collaboration aims to…
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Suttons Tankers and Nippon Gases UKI have embarked on a three-month Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) trial.
This collaboration aims to reduce carbon emissions within Nippon Gases' logistics operations.
Last year, Suttons Tankers trialled HVO fuel across a selection of its fleet, achieving an 80% reduction in carbon emissions.
Building on this experience, Suttons Tankers and Nippon Gases UKI…
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The UK House of Commons has given the green light to the draft Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) Order 2024.
This was unopposed in the House with support gathered from both sides of the parliamentary divide.
The order was first put before the House earlier in July and it now needs to be approved by the House of Lords before becoming a law.
The SAF mandate will…
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