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Aug 27, 2020
Bloom Biorenewables receives investment for alternative fuel pilot
Biodiesel News
Aug 26, 2020
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has allocated approximately $100 million (€84.7 million) of federal CARES Act relief funds for a range of agricultural programmes to offset the impact of COVID-19 on farmers, producers, and agricultural industries.
A large portion of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act funding will directly support the biofuels industry.... [Read More]
Features
Aug 24, 2020
Advancing Africa’s biofuels potential has been a long, slow process with the continent’s various country-by-country development plans tending to sit in their respective government in-trays for far too long.
At the point, however, where there is finally evidence of real biofuels’ development intention being seen across the continent, especially in South Africa,... [Read More]
Other News
Aug 21, 2020
Gevo has entered into a binding renewable hydrocarbons (drop-in biofuels) purchase and sales agreement with Trafigura Trading, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Trafigura Group Pte.
The agreement is a long-term, take-or-pay contract and is the largest contract in Gevo’s history. Trafigura is a major independent commodity trading company with over $171 billion (€144 billion)... [Read More]
Other News
Aug 20, 2020
Neste and Air bp have agreed to offer an increased volume of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to airport customers in 2020 and 2021.
Under the agreement, the major renewable diesel and SAF supplier and international fuel products firm will increase volumes by five times those supplied to business in 2019. Air bp will make the Neste-produced SAF available at selected... [Read More]
Other News
Aug 19, 2020
The Business Aviation Coalition for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF Coalition) has released a new guide outlining how industry leaders can incorporate SAF into their operations and accelerate the adoption of low-carbon fuels.
The new guide, titled Fuelling the Future, serves as a resource about the practicalities of SAF development, industry adoption, and pending expansion... [Read More]
Other News
Aug 19, 2020
Gevo and Praj Industries have signed a binding, definitive master framework agreement (MFA) to collaborate on providing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The agreement will see the firms develop renewable, low carbon, low particulate SAF and renewable premium petrol in India and neighbouring countries. The news follows an earlier announcement in April 2019 between both... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 18, 2020
Clariant’s Business Line Biofuels and Derivatives has formed a strategic partnership with Chemtex Global Corporation (Chemtex) for the realisation of second-generation biofuels.
The announcement was made on 15 August during a joint presentation at the 7th Asia-Pacific Biomass Utilisation Summit in Guangzhou.
Under the partnership, the two firms will collaborate... [Read More]
Other News
Aug 18, 2020
Redcar, UK-based biofuels firm Nova Pangaea Technologies has raised an additional £900,000 (€995,800) from investors following successful trials of its technology.
The latest funding comes from Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF) – Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia and forms part of the NPIF, the UK Government’s Future Fund and existing... [Read More]
Other News
Aug 18, 2020
Avfuel Corporation delivered 7,300 gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to ACI Jet in Santa Ana, California, US, on 11 August.
The fuel supplier also revealed plans to deliver a further 7,300 gallons of SAF to ACI Jet, splitting the load between the operation’s San Luis Obispo (KSPB) and Paso Robles (KPRB), California, locations in the coming weeks.
In total,... [Read More]
Other News
Aug 17, 2020
Oberon Fuels, a producer of low-carbon, renewable dimethyl ether (rDME) transportation fuel, has expanded its team in a county with one of the highest unemployment rates in California, US.
The expansion of the team, which will see five full-time employees joining the company in Brawley, comes as the firm gears up to produce the first rDME in the US.
The employment... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Aug 17, 2020
Brazil’s National Petroleum Agency (ANP) has temporarily reduced the volume of biodiesel blended with diesel sold at the pump to 10% from 12% for September and October.
The ANP Collegiate Board, together with the Ministry of Mines and Energy, approved the reduction, stating: “The measure is necessary to continue the national supply, since the supply of biodiesel... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Aug 14, 2020
Energy manufacturing and logistics company Phillips 66 plans to reconfigure its San Francisco refinery to produce renewable fuels.
The plant, in Rodeo, will no longer produce fuels from crude oil, but instead will make fuels from used cooking oil, fats, greases and soybean oils.
The Phillips 66 Rodeo Renewed project will produce 680 million gallons annually of renewable... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 14, 2020
South East Asia represents one-third of all US distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) exports, and that market share continues to grow, according to the Department of Agriculture and the US Grains Council (USGC).
The region imported 3.07 million metric tonness of US DDGS from September 2019 to June 2020, slightly higher than the 2.95 million tonnes over the... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Aug 13, 2020
Neste, the world’s largest producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) produced from waste and residue raw materials, is supplying three airlines with SAF for flights from San Francisco International Airport.
The low-carbon and high-quality fuel for Alaska Airlines, American Airlines and JetBlue Airways will contribute to each airline’s efforts... [Read More]
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