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Oneworld member airlines have committed to net zero carbon emissions by 2050, becoming the first global airline alliance to unite behind a common target to achieve carbon neutrality.
The alliance’s 13 member airlines plan to achieve this target within the existing environmental framework previously agreed to by governments, including through the International Civil Aviation Organisation…
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Like every other industry, biodiesel has been reeling since COVID-19 started engulfing the world. From a biodiesel producer’s perspective, the situation is troubling because fuel demand has been low. The pandemic has also caused supply chain disruptions affecting some feedstocks putting even more pressure on biodiesel margins.
At the same time, a substantial drop in eating out has hit used…
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Neste is planning to restructure its refinery operations in Porvoo and Naantali in Finland.
The company is exploring the shutdown of its refinery operations in Naantali and focusing the Naantali site on the terminal and harbour operations, as well as transforming the Porvoo refinery operations to co-processing renewable and circular raw materials.
The sustainable solutions company said the…
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ExxonMobil has completed a successful sea trial of the company’s first marine biofuel oil with shipping company Stena Bulk bunkered in the port of Rotterdam.
The marine biofuel oil is a 0.50% sulphur residual-based fuel (VLSFO) processed with a second generation waste-based FAME component - and will be available later this year – initially in Rotterdam - before wider launch across the…
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THE national B20 biodiesel programme for the transport sector in Malaysia — which was initially postponed at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic — has recommenced to speed up the uptake of biodiesel.
Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Dr Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali said the programme is expected to see petrol stations in the country retailing the green fuel beginning…
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Velocys has been invited to sit on the boards of influential industry groups - the Renewable Transport Fuel Association (RTFA) and the Biotechnology Innovation Organisation’s (BIO) Industrial and Environmental Section Governing Board.
The RTFA is newly formed and made up of predominantly producers and suppliers of greener transport fuels. The group will work to support rapid action to…
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Following a decline in German rapeseed oil exports since the 2016/17 peak year, a trend reversal can now be identified over the last 12 months.
The Netherlands in particular absorbed more, but demand from Denmark and Belgium also picked up.
German rapeseed oil exports increased in the 2019/20 crop year, following a significant decline over two consecutive years. The peak level recorded in the…
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PKN ORLEN is the first oil company in central Europe to declare an aspiration towards achieving emission neutrality by 2050.
In order to reach this goal by 2030 the company will reduce CO2 emissions from its current refining and petrochemical assets by 20% and emissions from power generation by 33% CO2/MWh.
It will invest in projects that will facilitate mitigation of its environmental…
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Haldor Topsoe has announced its ambition to lead the drive to reduce carbon emissions from fuels and chemicals.
The Danish company is one of the global leaders in energy-efficient technologies to produce clean transportation fuels as well as ammonia, methanol and hydrogen – universally regarded as the most important fuels and chemicals in a carbon-neutral future.
Topsoe’s business will be…
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Corn farmers in the US, Argentina and Brazil have united through MAIZALL - the international maize alliance, which works with both individual countries and international regulatory bodies to advocate for science-based policies.
MAIZALL is a coalition of maize farmer associations from Argentina (MAIZAR), Brazil (Abramilho) and the US (the National Corn Growers Association and the US Grains…
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Wakud International has signed a partnership agreement with Modern Arabian Projects for the collection of used cooking oil (UCO) in Oman for conversion into biodiesel.
Modern Arabian, the largest collector in the Sultanate, has been collecting UCO throughout the country for over 14 years.
Wakud is building a biofuels plant in Khazaen Economic City which will convert used cooking oil into…
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South Korea imported 58.9 million gallons of US ethanol (20.9 million bushels in corn equivalent) for industrial uses from January to July 2020, up nearly 53% year on year.
This total constitutes 55% market share, with competition primarily from Brazil, China and Pakistan.
This uptick in demand is opening doors for the US Grains Council (USGC) and partners to build new partnerships to expand…
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As policymakers and public health experts dig deeper into the human costs of air pollution, including heightened risk from COVID-19 among vulnerable communities, a rapidly growing body of research is raising awareness of the threat posed by toxic fuel additives, including benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene (BTEX).
These petroleum-based aromatic compounds play a dominant role in the…
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The use of biodiesel blended fuels in Indonesia reached 4.36 million kiloliters (kl) up to the middle of this year, constituting almost 68% of last year's total consumption.
According to the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry biodiesel consumption has risen significantly since 2016 by nearly 50% to reach 3.75 million kl in 2018 as compared to 2.57 million kl in 2017. The government will…
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Several research groups at HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology are passionate about producing crops that can be used as fuel to create clean and sustainable energy.
And now with the help of a newly awarded Department of Energy (DOE) grant, they can move one step closer to this goal.
The grant is part of a DOE project that will provide $68 million (€57 million) in funding over five…
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