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Nov 3, 2020
Australian refinery could become storage hub for SAF and renewable diesel
Biodiesel News
Nov 3, 2020
Neste has agreed to acquire Bunge Loders Croklaan's refinery located in Rotterdam for €258 million.
The Netherlands refinery is located next to Neste’s existing biorefinery and it consists of a pretreatment facility, tank farm, jetties and has a pipeline connection to the producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel’s site.
The transition will be... [Read More]
Policy News
Nov 2, 2020
Clariant has announced continuing operations sales of CHF $2.838 billion (€2.62 billion) in the first nine months of 2020 - compared to CHF $3.272 billion (€2.99 billion) in the first nine months of last year.
This corresponded to a decrease of 6% in local currency due to lower demand and 13% in Swiss francs attributable to unfavourable currency developments.
As... [Read More]
Features
Nov 2, 2020
Between November 2015 and June 2019 a market driven study focused on gasoline fuels having midrange ethanol concentrations.
It was performed under the EU Horizon 2020 funding scheme Engine tests with new types of biofuels and development of biofuel standards.
NEN, the Netherlands Standardisation Body, studied the overall sensitivity of future (Euro 6c technology)... [Read More]
Policy News
Oct 30, 2020
Pacific Ethanol has announced the company’s strategic realignment to focus on speciality alcohols.
Over the past nine months, the company increased production of speciality alcohols used in consumer products and reduced fuel grade ethanol production.
The company’s production mix shifted from approximately 85% fuel grade ethanol and 15% specialty alcohols used in... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 29, 2020
Hoyer Petrolog UK has announce that it has signed a five-year contract with BP to deliver bioethanol products to Hemel, Northampton and Kingsbury fuels terminals in the UK.
As part of the contract Hoyer will take on responsibility for resource provision, planning and dispatch to the BP-owned terminals.
The new contract commenced on 1 October that required five drivers... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 29, 2020
Researchers from The University of Western Australia and around the world have developed a low-cost method for recycling used cooking oil and agricultural waste into biodiesel.
The method, published in Nature Catalysis, uses a new type of ultra-efficient catalyst that can make low-carbon biodiesel and other valuable complex molecules out of diverse, impure raw materials.
It... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 29, 2020
According to the German Federal Statistical Office around 94,100 tonnes of soybeans were harvested in Germany in 2020 - the largest quantity ever.
Production grew 12% on the year despite, on average, lower yields and increased as much as 60% compared to 2018.
German soybean production has increased more than tenfold since 2012 due to a steady expansion in production... [Read More]
Features
Oct 28, 2020
A new report from the European Commission underlined the importance and sustainability of renewable ethanol, but also revealed its contradictory stance wanting to minimise the role of biofuels in achieving the EU Green Deal.
This was the view of ePURE after the Commission’s Renewable Energy Progress Report was published on 14 October that included an assessment of progress... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 28, 2020
Free trade agreement partners purchased more than half of all US exports of grains in all forms (GIAF) in the 2019/2020 marketing year, according to the US Department of Agriculture and analysis by the US Grains Council (USGC).
The US has 14 official FTAs in place with 20 countries. These trading partners represent some of the largest and most loyal customers for exports... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 27, 2020
Cleantech innovators Celtic Renewables has launched its Crowdcube funding campaign as investor appetite to fund companies with environmental, social and governance factors grows.
With commissioning of its refinery in Scotland on track for spring 2021 and on the back of £30 million (€33 million) funding already raised, the business, awarded the most innovative biotech... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 27, 2020
Preem will be undertaking the large-scale production of renewable fuels at its Lysekil refinery.
Preem has launched a new project to rebuild its Swedish refinery to become Scandinavia’s largest producer of renewable fuels.
In an initial phase, Preem plans to carry out the redevelopment of its existing Synsat plant, which produces environmental class 1 diesel.
The... [Read More]
Features
Oct 27, 2020
Although fossil fuels have been an essential energy source for many centuries, they come with many disadvantages that do more harm than good in the long run. Algae biofuels may be the future of alternative, renewable energy resources.
Still relatively new to the research and energy industry, algae biofuels have the potential to produce a lot of energy while being sustainable... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 26, 2020
Neste and All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan’s largest airline, are entering a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supply agreement.
This partnership will see ANA become the first airline to use SAF on flights departing from Japan and also represents Neste’s first SAF supply to an Asian airline.
ANA plans SAF-fuelled flights from both Haneda International Airport and Narita... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 26, 2020
Energy company Repsol is constructing a new production plant for advanced biofuels in Spain.
Repsol will be able to supply 250,000 tonnes of advanced biofuels for aircraft, trucks, and cars from its Cartagena refinery annually.
The €188 million project is part of Repsol's commitment to the energy transition and its goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2050.
Repsol... [Read More]
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