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Mar 16, 2021
Aemetis plant in India to supply biodiesel for public buses
Bioethanol News
Mar 16, 2021
Technip Energies is an engineering and technology company involved in energy transition.
The company, with 15,000 employees operating in 34 countries, is involved in liquid natural gas, hydrogen and ethylene sectors and has a growing market position in blue and green hydrogen, sustainable chemistry and CO2 management.
The company benefits from its robust project delivery... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 16, 2021
Air Canada has announced plans to invest $50 million (€42 million) in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
This is part of its long-term commitment to advance climate change sustainability throughout its business.
The airline has set ambitious climate targets to realise a goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) throughout its global operations by 2050.
To reach... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 15, 2021
OMV Petrom has invested approximately €21 million in the Petrobrazi refinery in order to increase its bio-blending capacity.
The largest energy company in South Eastern Europe, supplies fuels with a volumetric bio-content of 6.5% in diesel and 8% in gasoline.
Following the investment, Petrobrazi has increased the blending capacity of bio-content in fuels from 200 kilotons... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 15, 2021
Neste announced its intention to increase renewable production capacity in Europe and has now concluded a study concerning two possible locations.
These are in Porvoo, Finland, and Rotterdam in the Netherlands where Neste has existing sites in both locations.
According to the company, while there are many positive drivers for both sites, the difference between the costs... [Read More]
Features
Mar 15, 2021
Biofuel is growing in popularity as an alternative source of liquid fuel according to its renewability, desirable chemical characteristics, and lower lifecycle emissions.
Leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic, aviation fuel consumption was about 343 billion litres per year, with just 0.015 billion litres coming from renewable sources.
The aviation market's share of global... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 12, 2021
US-based Dakota Ethanol has surpassed the one billion gallon mark of ethanol production.
The biofuels company began production in September 2001 and its 90 million-gallon-per-year facility in Wentworth, South Dakota, has reached the special landmark.
“I’m proud of how Dakota Ethanol has been able to utilise and monetise its lower-than-average carbon intensity (CI)... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 12, 2021
Growth Energy announced that drivers across the US have reached a new milestone - logging 20 billion miles on the road using E15.
E15 is a 15% ethanol blended fuel and known to consumers at the pump as Unleaded 88.
"In an unprecedented year, hitting this milestone is a huge testament to the benefits E15 offers drivers who use it and retailers who sell it,” said Growth... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 12, 2021
EWABA has expressed its concerns regarding the expected diversion of waste lipid feedstocks from the road and maritime sector to aviation.
The European association representing more than 30 organisations from the waste-based and advanced biodiesel supply chain said it was critical of a policy promotion measure such as the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) blending mandate... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 11, 2021
Alfa Laval will soon start testing two new types of marine fuels - biofuels made from waste and methanol at its test and training centre in Denmark.
To make these non-carbon fuels commercially viable can have a big impact on the marine industry as it strives towards zero carbon shipping.
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) targets a 50% reduction of vessel-related... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 11, 2021
Kuehne+Nagel and American Airlines have entered into an agreement to deploy more than 11 million litres of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The SAF will enable a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner passenger aircraft to fly 25 times carbon neutral around the world or transport 13 million kg of cargo from London to Dallas on a Boeing 777F cargo aircraft.
Kuehne+Nagel is proactively... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 11, 2021
Indonesia's state energy company PT Pertamina has revealed plans to make oil products such as diesel and jet fuel out of palm oil.
Indonesia, the world's biggest producer of palm oil, has a mandatory biodiesel programme with 30% palm oil content known as B30, but the government is keen to expand the use of the vegetable oil for energy.
Ifki Sukarya, a senior Pertamina... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 10, 2021
The UK Transport Secretary has reiterated the importance of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) during an interview on radio.
Grant Shapps told listeners to the BBC’s Today programme that increasing usage of SAF in the aviation sector was crucial in the overall goal of achieving Net Zero by 2050.
He said the Government’s new Transport Decarbonisation Plan was at the... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 10, 2021
Honeywell announced it is developing a power source for hybrid-electric aircraft that will run on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The Honeywell 1-Megawatt generator weighs about the same as a motor scooter, but delivers enough energy to power an entire neighbourhood block.
This generator will be combined with the Honeywell HGT1700 auxiliary power unit, currently flown... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 10, 2021
In the past decade, we have seen technological advancements in motor vehicles that run on renewable energy sources. The increasing threat of fossil fuel depletion coupled with the need to maintain renewable sources continues to push for the demand for biofuel.
We live in a world where the global market for biofuels and renewable sources continues to grow in order to... [Read More]
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The decline in rapeseed meal exports has prompted the Union zur Förderung von Oel- und Proteinpflanzen e.V. (UFOP) to strongly oppose the proposed reduction of the cap on biofuels from cultivated biomass.
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