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XPO Logistics, the official transport partner of the Tour de France for the 44th consecutive year, will be reducing the environmental impact of the famous cycling event by using HVO biofuel and an electric truck.
XPO Logistics will also be moving the Tour de France Femmes Avec Zwift as their Official Transport Partner since the inaugural edition of the Women´s Tour in 2022.
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HutanBio has solidified its commitment to the Cambridge entrepreneurial ecosystem with the announcement of expansion initiatives and the appointment of James Ibberson as Head of Engineering.
James Ibberson joins HutanBio with a wealth of experience as founder and director of Tebira Ltd. A technical consultancy specialising in electronic, software, and systems development for global clients. …
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Growing production of soybean meal in the US and South America is driving the use in biofuels and has caused global biodiesel supply to rise to a record high level.
Based on official data, private sources and forecasts, the International Grains Council (IGC) estimates global production of biodiesel, including HVO, for 2023 at a record high of 71.5 million tonnes.
This is an 11% increase on the…
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OMV has started up its co-processing plant at the Schwechat refinery in Austria.
Almost €200 million has been invested to allow up to 160,000 metric tons of liquid biomass being converted into high-quality renewable hydrogenated vegetable oil components.
These more sustainable blending components will be used also for formulation of OMV’s MaxxMotion Diesel.
It will have a new unique…
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Amtrak has replaced more than a million gallons of fossil fuel with renewable diesel in the past 12 months.
The company has began integrating climate resilience and sustainability design measures into capital projects and it has finalised plans to host its first clean energy generation facility.
“Passenger rail is widely recognised as one of the most sustainable modes of transportation, and…
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EU-27 soy supply is expected to increase further in the 2024/2025 marketing season.
The main reason for the anticipated larger 2024 harvest volume is the larger area sown, whereas yields are seen to decline slightly.
The soybean output within the European Union more than tripled over the past 10 years. The EU Commission expects the soybean harvest this year to amount to just less than 3 …
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The Sedona-Oak Creek Airport Authority (SOCAA) — in partnership with leading aviation fuel supplier, Avfuel Corporation, and the airport’s fixed base operator (FBO), Red Rock Aviation — has announced that Sedona Airport now offers sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The airport is Avfuel’s first location to offer SAF in the state of Arizona, positioning it as a leader in eco-conscious…
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CPM Holdings (CPM) has unveiled its new state-of-the-art facility to serve the animal feed, oilseed, alternative fuel and other industries.
The new site in Waterloo, Iowa, produces a wide variety of equipment including pellet mills, flaking mills, hammermills, roller mills, pellet crumblers and related aftermarket parts. The 172,960-square-foot building includes space for advanced…
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Chevron Lummus Global LLC (CLG) said its ISOTERRA technology has been selected for a groundbreaking sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project in China.
CLG will provide the technology license, engineering services, and supply proprietary equipment and catalysts for this first-of-its-kind facility.
"We are honored to be entrusted with advancing China's sustainability goals through our proven…
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bp has agreed to acquire Bunge’s 50% holding interest in its bp Bunge Bioenergia joint venture, one of Brazil’s leading biofuels-producing companies.
Upon completion, bp will become sole owner of the industrial scale sugarcane and ethanol business, enabling bp to accelerate value creation through integration with bp’s trading and technology capabilities.
The enterprise value of the…
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US production of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) has noticeably picked up pace over recent years.
Today, it accounts for an even larger share than biodiesel, according to recent information published by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
The EIA said around 19.9 million tonnes of biodiesel including HVO were produced in the US in the calendar year 2023.
Biodiesel production, at…
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100% renewable Superethanol-E85 could act as an alternative to fossil fuels to cut back on CO2 emissions in road transport as well as emissions of regulated pollutants, according to ePURE.
New research points to 100% renewable Superethanol-E85 as a viable replacement for fossil fuels to reduce carbon dioxide emissions produced by transport.
While the European Union adopted a regulation in 2023…
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Finnish Valtra, a globally operating tractor manufacturer belonging to AGCO Corporation, has reached a significant milestone by having used altogether 5 million litres of Neste MY Renewable Diesel™ as a factory-fill fuel as well as in testing and in its factory forklift trucks at its Suolahti factory.
By replacing fossil fuel with Neste’s renewable diesel, Valtra has prevented over 15 000…
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Following a successful six-month pilot, Ocean Network Express (ONE) UK, in partnership with Freightliner, will extend their commitment to use HVO100 fuel for all cargo transportation via rail.
A 100% renewable fuel, HVO is made from raw materials such as vegetable oils, waste-based fat and oil from the food industry.
Switching to HVO can reduce CO2 emissions by up to 90% and is the best…
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There are just four days to go before the annual Biofuels Conference and Expo and SAF Summit takes place on June 18-19 – we look forward to seeing you there.
The event will once again be held at the Hotel Le Plaza in Brussels, which so successfully hosted the conference last year.
For the first time the two-day event will include a Sustainable Aviation Fuel Summit, which will be held in an…
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OMV Petrom will invest approximately €750 million at Petrobrazi to transform the refinery into the first major producer of sustainable fuels in the region.
The company has made the final investment decision to build a SAF/HVO facility along with two facilities for green hydrogen which will be used in the production of biofuels.
Christina Verchere, CEO OMV Petrom, said: "We are moving forward…
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