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Feb 1, 2021
Rolls-Royce conducted the first tests of 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in a business jet engine. This is part of the company’s ongoing ambition to play a leading role in enabling the sectors reach net zero carbon by 2050. The tests on its latest business aviation engine in development, the Pearl 700, in Dahlewitz, Germany, came just weeks after unblended SAF was successfully used for…
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Feb 1, 2021
The Iowa biofuels industry has been “battered” but is “battling for a better future”. This was the view expressed by Iowa Renewable Fuels Association executive director Monte Shaw who also emphasised the many opportunities to expand biofuels demand in the state, across the country and around the world. Shaw touched on several federal and state battles biofuel producers currently face…
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Jan 29, 2021
Berlin-based P1 Racing Fuels has been confirmed as the World Touring Car’s (WTCR) official fuel supplier by the FIA World Motor Sport Council after successfully developing a bespoke racing biofuel product. The new biofuel formulation seeks to significantly reduce carbon footprint while never compromising on engine performance. It will result in drivers being powered by a bespoke fuel…
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Jan 29, 2021
Valero Energy has revealed it will proceed with a new 470 million gallon renewable diesel plant at its facility in Port Arthur, Texas. Valero and Darling Ingredients announced in a statement that their joint-venture, Diamond Green Diesel (DGD), has received approval by both boards to move ahead with construction. “The project is moving forward immediately and we fully plan to utilise the…
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Jan 29, 2021
The opportunities to enhance the sustainability and resilience of the global civil aviation sector were stressed a World Economic Forum (WEF) policy session on ‘Building a Path to Net-Zero Aviation’. ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu’s remarks were part of a series of exchanges with other participants including UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps, Dick Benschop, CEO of the Royal…
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Jan 28, 2021
Qantas and bp have announced a strategic partnership to further advance their shared net zero ambitions. Through the collaboration, the companies will work together on opportunities to reduce carbon emissions in the aviation sector and contribute to the development of a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry in Australia. The two companies have agreed to explore ways in which bp’s global…
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Jan 28, 2021
Air New Zealand is supporting its government in principle over the decision to implement a biofuels mandate. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Minister for Climate Change James Shaw and Transport Minister Michael Wood, Air New Zealand CEO Greg Foran said pursuing biofuels was a necessary in hitting the country’s net zero by 2050 goal. A company spokesman said: “COVID-19 has had a huge impact…
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Jan 28, 2021
A Redcar-based cleantech company has made a significant breakthrough of its proprietary REFNOVA technology. Nova Pangaea Technologies has proven a new process route that significantly reduces the customer’s capital expenditure and delivers economic returns. The new technology suite offers up to six configurations, which focus on the output products such as biochar and non-fossil fuel derived…
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Jan 27, 2021
Work has begun on a $110 million (€90 million) plant that will produce 100 million gallons of renewable diesel per year. CVR Energy has chosen Haldor Topsoe’s HydroFlex technology with the production renewable diesel. The work is scheduled to be completed in July this year. The project will convert an existing hydrocracker for the production of low-carbon renewable diesel from soybean oil,…
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Jan 27, 2021
A new Harvard University study has provided an illustration of ethanol’s carbon footprint, but stressed there is more policy work to be done. The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) CEO Brian Jennings recognised the study published by Harvard University, Tufts University and Environmental Health & Engineering Inc. scientists. The study cites ACE’s 2018 White Paper titled ‘The Case for…
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Jan 27, 2021
ECB Group Paraguay and Shell have signed a multi-year contract for more than 500 million litres of renewable diesel and renewable jet fuel annually. The contract is expected to run from 2024. The renewable diesel Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) and Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), will be produced at ECB’s to-be-built Omega Green biorefinery with a total production capacity of 20,000…
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Jan 26, 2021
The start of a second wave of COVID-19 across Europe and the tightening of lockdown restrictions due to the new virus strain led to a slump in petrol consumption and ethanol demand and prices. S&P Global Platts Analytics estimated EU petrol and distillate demand in the region for December was down 570,000 barrels per day year on year due to these factors. Economic mobility in Europe's biggest…
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Jan 26, 2021
The new year heralded the start of the 18th renewable mobility conference titled ‘Fuels of the Future 2021’ held in digital format. Speakers from the German Bioenergy Association, the German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure, the German automotive industry, Europe’s largest motoring association the Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club and from the world of science…
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Jan 26, 2021
“Sustainable aviation fuel is not necessarily the same as biofuel. The fact that something is made from organic raw materials, does not necessarily imply that it is sustainable. This led to some confusion,” explained Karel Bockstael, vice president of Sustainability at KLM. “For KLM, the term SAF better describes the alternative we use instead of fossil fuel. The fuel we use is truly…
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Jan 25, 2021
Top palm oil producers said the industry was making strides towards transparency and sustainability across its supply chain despite campaigns against use of the oil. Campaigners said that the industry was responsible for deforestation of tropical rainforests and human rights abuses and have initiated boycotts of palm oil. However, such campaigns are hindering the industry’s efforts to achieve…
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