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May 4, 2021
New bill’s a boost for Washington’s biofuel industry
Bioethanol News
May 4, 2021
Alfa Laval has won an order to supply a feedstock pre-treatment processing line to a petroleum refiner to support the production of renewable diesel (HVO) and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Europe.
The order comprises Alfa Laval high-speed separators and various compact heat exchangers along with other equipment, engineering, and services to provide a pre-treatment... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 4, 2021
Business aviation company Jetflite is offering lower-emission private business flights in Finland.
Jetflite is committed to sustainable aviation and is reducing greenhouse gas emissions with Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel.
The first lower-emission flight by Jetflite will take place this month.
Jetflite, belonging to a large Finnish industrial conglomerate Wihuri... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 30, 2021
Trinity College Dublin in partnership with Ryanair have announced the launch of a new Ryanair Sustainable Aviation Research Centre.
This new initiative has been made possible by a €1.5m donation which Trinity will use to seed a multi-disciplinary research team to engage in research around sustainable aviation fuels, zero carbon aircraft propulsion systems and noise... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Apr 30, 2021
Prices for both rapeseed and soybeans have been on an uptick for several months with the former at record levels.
Paris rapeseed futures have rallied significantly since the beginning of the year and on 22 April they reached a record high at €595 per tonne.
They have maintained this level since then and the reason for latest sharp price surge was the cold snap that... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 30, 2021
Summit Carbon Solutions is to further develop the world’s largest carbon capture and storage project for biorefineries from across the midwestern US to permanent geologic storage sites in North Dakota.
In two months since the formal launch announcement in February 2021, Summit Carbon Solutions has expanded relationships across the biorefining industry resulting in... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 29, 2021
Neste will modify its existing renewables production capacity in Rotterdam to enable production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).
The modifications to the refinery, an investment of approximately €190 million, will enable Neste to optionally produce up to 500,000 tons of SAF per annum as part of the existing capacity.
Neste expects the project to be completed in... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Apr 29, 2021
The Continental Refining Company (CRC) announced it is moving forward with plans to invest an additional $20 million (€16.5 million) to acquire and install a soybean crushing, biodiesel refining and blending facility.
CRC has completed its evaluation of the project feasibility at the current CRC oil refinery in Somerset, Kentucky.
It is making progress with detailed... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 29, 2021
Avfuel Corporation has reached an agreement with Textron Aviation to supply and integrate sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) into its sustainability initiatives.
The two companies have agreed that Avfuel will supply Textron Aviation with Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel at its Wichita headquarters.
Textron Aviation will use the product for new aircraft deliveries as... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 28, 2021
Godavari Biorefineries will be expanding its current distillery capacity to become India’s largest syrup-based ethanol plant.
Godavari has appointed Praj Industries for its new expansion plans.
As a part of this project, Praj will expand Godavari's existing ethanol manufacturing capacity from 400 kilo litres per day (KPLD) to 600 KLPD using sugarcane syrup.
The... [Read More]
Features
Apr 28, 2021
The German Federal Cabinet has proposed legislation under which biofuels will compete with other low carbon pathways to comply with exponentially increasing emission reduction quotas in the coming decade.
Electric vehicle (EV) penetration is expected to grow, so biofuel producers fear this could come at the expense of their product demand.
Stratas Advisors does not... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 28, 2021
US President Joe Biden announcement of a 50 to 52% emissions reduction target from 2005 levels by 2030 has been welcomed.
This is part of the US’s new Nationally Determined Contribution under the Paris Agreement with reference to low carbon renewable fuels as part of the strategy to tackle climate change and meet the country’s commitment under the pact.
American... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Apr 27, 2021
ExxonMobil will purchase renewable diesel from Global Clean Energy’s biorefinery which is on schedule to begin production early next year.
The renewable diesel at the Bakersfield, California, facility leverages Global Clean Energy’s patented camelina crop, which can significantly reduce life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions.
The Bakersfield biorefinery will process... [Read More]
Apr 27, 2021
Finnish cosmetics company Lumene is using Neste MY Non-Road Diesel at its factory in Kauklahti.
The renewable fuel oil replaces the fossil fuel oil previously used at the factory near Espoo.
By switching to a new renewable solution launched by Neste earlier this year, Lumene is able to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from the production of process steam needed... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Apr 27, 2021
Italy’s largest energy company Eni is producing renewable fuels at its refinery in Gela using the Ecofining technology jointly developed with UOP.
The production of biofuels at the Gela and Venice refineries is helping Eni meet the growing demand for alternative fuels in Europe.
UOP provided technology licensing, basic engineering, specialty equipment, catalysts... [Read More]