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Following the European elections, several high-profile MEPs and politicians have publicly stated that renewable fuels like biofuels will have a major role to play in reducing road GHG emissions in the coming decades, arguing against the ban on the sale of new petrol or diesel cars in the EU from 2035 onwards.
The Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was the most recent to say that the ban makes…
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Alleima has been awarded with a gold medal by EcoVadis - a leading provider of corporate sustainability ratings.
This prestigious recognition of sustainable business practices places Alleima in the top 5% among the more than 130,000 companies assessed worldwide.
EcoVadis is one of the world’s most trusted providers of business sustainability ratings, intelligence, and collaborative…
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Growth Energy, the nation's largest biofuel trade association, submitted new comments to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) criticising the board's latest updates to California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) for unfairly singling out American biofuels in a way that will make it hard for them to generate credits.
Specifically, Growth Energy objected to a proposed "sustainability…
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bp has invested €44.4 million in Zhejiang Jiaao Enprotech’s sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) unit - marking the first alliance in China’s emerging green aviation fuel sector.
The investment grants BP a 15% stake in Lianyungang Jiaao Enproenergy Co, a subsidiary of Jiaao, focused on the development of a major SAF plant in the eastern coastal city of Lianyungang.
The company is building a…
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EcoCeres has delivered its first vessel with 10 million litres of a sustainable blending component for jet fuel (neat HEFA-SPK) to the Evos Ghent terminal.
This marks the start of a new relationship between Evos and EcoCeres.
Evos Ghent is the first European storage partner for EcoCeres. Evos Ghent has a long history in the storage and handling of jet fuel.
On January 1, 2023, the terminal…
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Whistl has launched a Fuel Carbon Calculator enabling its bulk mail customers to reduce their carbon footprint by opting to use Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) rather than diesel for the collection and trunking of their bulk mail.
Through using the calculator customers can establish the number of litres of fuel used to transport their mail and then calculate what CO2 could be saved by using HVO…
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World production of vegetable oils is growing, as is demand.
Commodities like palm and soybean oil are likely to be significantly more abundant in 2024/25 - more than offsetting the decline in sunflower oil.
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) expects global production of vegetable oils in the current crop year to hit a record level at 224.2 million tonnes.
This would translate to a 2.7…
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Stolt Tankers has achieved another milestone in its sustainability journey when its barge, Stolt Main, bunkered 100% renewable fuel for the first time.
The HVO100 fuel is the purest form of hydrotreated vegetable oil. This synthetic renewable diesel, produced from processed vegetable oils or animal-based fats, reduces carbon dioxide, nitrogen and sulphur emissions compared to traditional…
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DB Cargo UK has announced that all trains it operates for Drax Group in and out of the UK’s largest renewable energy plant near Selby will be powered by Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO).
Drax Group, the UK’s leading producer of renewable energy, has taken the decision to switch to the 100% renewable fuel as part of its ongoing programme to reduce its carbon footprint.
DB Cargo UK,…
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TotalEnergies Marine Fuels supplied its first B100 biofuel bunker in Singapore, marking a significant expansion in its low-carbon fuels offer as it supports the decarbonisation goals of global shipping.
TotalEnergies Marine Fuels used an IMO Type II chemical bunker tanker, MAPLE, owned by Global Energy Group, to transfer 700 metric tons (mt) of the 100% Used Cooking Oil Methyl Ester…
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Peninsula successfully biofuel bunkered the containership Yantian Express with its IMO II chemical tanker, Aalborg.
The supply operation was carried out for Hapag-Lloyd in the Port of Barcelona.
The 88,500 GT vessel received 2,200mt of B30 VLSFO. The sustainable biofuel used for this blend was ISCC EU certified biodiesel derived from used cooking oil (UCOME).
The addition of the Aalborg…
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Despite an expansion in area planted with sunflowers in the European Union - harvest expectations are fading.
The reason is lower yields due to adverse weather conditions.
The unfavourable weather conditions in Europe prompted the EU Commission to lower its harvest estimate for sunflower seed significantly.
In the forecast published at the end of July, the harvest is expected at 10.1…
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Chinese biodiesel producers are searching for new markets in Asia as supply to the European Union dries up ahead of anti-dumping tariffs, Reuters reported.
The EU will impose provisional anti-dumping duties of between 12.8% and 36.4% on Chinese biodiesel from hitting over 40 companies including leading producers.
Some larger producers are eyeing the marine fuel market in China and Singapore,…
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Gevo has released a new report by Charles River Associates demonstrating the benefits of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production, including at Gevo’s planned Net-Zero 1 (NZ) alcohol-to-jet facility in South Dakota.
CRA’s findings in the report show that every $1 (€0.91) from federal tax credits for ATJ SAF yields an estimated $4-6 (€3.6-€5.4) of total quantified benefits.
The…
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OXCCU has launched its first official demonstration plant, OX1, at Oxford Airport.
The OX1 plant represents a significant advancement in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production.
Through its novel catalyst and reactor design, the subject of over a decade of research at the University of Oxford, the plant will convert carbon dioxide (CO2) and hydrogen (H2) directly to long-chain hydrocarbons…
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Despite an expansion in area planted with sunflowers in the European Union - harvest expectations are fading.
The reason is lower yields due to adverse weather conditions.
The unfavourable weather conditions in Europe prompted the EU Commission to lower its harvest estimate for sunflower seed significantly.
In the forecast published at the end of July, the harvest is expected at 10.1…
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