Pretreatment of fat-based feedstock plays a crucial role in ensuring efficient and reliable biofuel production, regardless of whether the end product is biodiesel, renewable diesel (RD), or sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Considering the significant impact of raw material costs on production expenses and the evolving legislation favouring the use of waste oils and fats... [Read More]

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) expects the global soybean harvest to hit a record of 422.3 million tonnes in 2024/25. This would be a rise of 6% or 25.4 million tonnes from 2023/24. The expectations of the US experts are mainly based on harvest increases in Brazil, although flooding and unfavourable weather conditions at the time of harvest this year are seen... [Read More]

Royal Mail has hit its first milestone in its rollout of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) to fuel its heavy goods vehicle (HGV) fleet, using over 10 million litres and saving over 30,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent. HVO is a renewable alternative to diesel that reduces up to 90% of direct greenhouse gas emissions compared to diesel. It was first introduced by... [Read More]

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has successfully conducted its first trial use of marine B100 biofuel which was supplied by global energy management company World Fuel Services on the car carrier Apollon Highway. The marine B100 biofuel was delivered to the vessel at the Belgium port of Zeebrugge on March 31. After leaving the Europe Emission Control Area, the vessel... [Read More]

There is just one month to go before the annual Biofuels Conference and Expo and SAF Summit takes place on June 18-19. The event will once again be held at the Hotel Le Plaza in Brussels, which so successfully hosted the conference last year. Daniel Chereau who leads IATA's fuel team, will be speaking on the second day of the Sustainable Aviation Fuels Summit, which... [Read More]

Scottish technology-led producer of green chemicals Celtic Renewables has launched its latest crowdfunding campaign with Crowdcube aiming to raise a minimum of £2.75 million (€3.2 million) to boost operational capacity and scale revenue growth. Celtic Renewables is the first in the world to produce and supply green chemicals to lower the carbon footprint of thousands... [Read More]

Scan Global Logistics (SGL) and Hapag-Lloyd, one of the world's largest container shipping lines have announced a significant partnership with a multimillion-dollar ocean biofuel initiative. This landmark collaboration underscores a big step forward in both companies’ shared sustainability ambitions. With sustainability being a key aspect of both companies’ strategies,... [Read More]

Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team is targeting 100% biofuel logistics for the 2024 European season. The team is working with PETRONAS and its logistics partners to extend the use of HVO100 biofuel as part of the ambition to achieve a fully biofuelled European season. Toto Wolff, team principal and CEO - Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team, said: “Sustainable fuels powering... [Read More]

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) will be available at Geneva Airport (GVA) for those travelling to the annual European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE2024) on May 28-30. Jet Aviation will deliver a 35% blend of SAF to GVA for the event, marking the company’s third year providing SAF for EBACE. “We are delighted to bring SAF to EBACE again this year,”... [Read More]

Kent has been awarded the Front End Engineering Design contract for a ground-breaking initiative spearheaded by Fulcrum BioEnergy. Fulcrum’s NorthPoint project is designed to convert approximately 600,000 tonnes of pre-processed waste into 100 million litres of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Fulcrum BioEnergy, a prominent US-based clean energy company, has chosen... [Read More]

Infinium has signed an agreement to utilise the CO2 produced by SMA Mineral at its Zero Emission Quick Lime (ZEQL) manufacturing facility in the Mo Industrial Park as feedstock to produce e-sustainable aviation fuels (eSAF). Infinium is currently developing an eFuels project at the Mo Industrial Park in Norway to produce efuels primarily eSAF. “eFuels are the most... [Read More]

A family-run heating oil supplier, which has kept the West Country warm for 130 years, has welcomed a visit by a government select committee to a Cornish village to highlight the benefits of renewable fuels. Kehelland, a small community with a primary school and a Methodist church which also act as a village hall and community hub, is representative of numerous rural... [Read More]

Tackling the global waste problem and de-fossilising energy systems are two of the most significant challenges that society faces today. Producing advanced biofuels and recycled carbon fuels from waste materials, such as Renewable and Recycled Carbon Dimethyl Ether (DME), can be a solution to both problems. Current recycling efforts need to be increased, with just... [Read More]

Southwest Airlines Co. has acquired SAFFiRE Renewables as part of its wholly owned subsidiary Renewable Ventures (SARV). SARV is dedicated to creating more opportunities for Southwest® to obtain scalable sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). SAFFiRE is part of a project supported by the Department of Energy (DoE) to develop and produce scalable renewable ethanol that can... [Read More]