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Nov 11, 2022
Slowing growth forecasts for South American economies look set to present a sustained challenge to biofuel investors and developers in the region, not least in Brazil where a weakening of Government resolve on biodiesel blending rates has angered producers. After reporting an estimated 6.7% growth ‘rebound’ in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) in 2021, the World Bank’s latest Global…
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Nov 10, 2022
The European Parliament and Council have agreed on stricter regulation of greenhouse gas emissions in member states including less flexibility and more transparency. As the UN COP27 climate conference has started in Egypt, Parliament and Council negotiators reached a provisional agreement on November 8 on a revision of the effort sharing regulation (ESR), which sets binding annual greenhouse gas…
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Nov 10, 2022
WestJet announced a three-month commitment to operating flights from San Francisco International Airport to Calgary International Airport (YYC) with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) produced by Neste. “We are thrilled that WestJet will be the first Canadian air carrier to operate a dedicated flight route using SAF,” said Angela Avery, WestJet Group executive vice-president and chief people,…
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Nov 9, 2022
Gevo has announced a new fuel sales agreement with Iberia Airlines, which is part of International Airlines Group (IAG). The agreement provides Iberia Airlines with 6 million gallons per year of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for five years from Gevo’s future commercial operations. Iberia Airlines expects to commence fuelling its aircraft with SAF from Gevo in 2028. The expected value for…
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Nov 9, 2022
Praj Industries Limited has announced that they have entered into an MoU with Egyptian Sugar and Integrated Industries Company (ESIIC) of Egypt. As a part of this MoU, both parties will drive sustainable climate actions to combat evils of climate change on the eve of 27th Climate Change Conference in Egypt. Praj and Egypt’s largest sugar sector company ESIIC have come together to set up 1st…
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Nov 9, 2022
StocExpo, the largest and longest-running international bulk liquid storage event, is returning on 14-16 March at the Rotterdam Ahoy with a variety of exhibitors set to be present. More than 100 leading companies from across the world’s bulk liquid storage supply chain are expected to sign up and exhibit at the event. StocExpo provides visitors with cutting-edge solutions and insights in…
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Nov 9, 2022
Celtic Renewables are the proud winners of the Sustainability Award at this year’s Chemical Industry Awards. The awards are designed to offer a unique opportunity to highlight and promote excellent performance at the company, site or individual level. The award is for the company that can demonstrate excellence in sustainability, through its products, manufacturing processes, supply chain…
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Nov 8, 2022
Honeywell has launched an innovative ethanol-to-jet fuel (ETJ) processing technology that allows producers to convert corn-based, cellulosic, or sugar-based ethanol into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Depending on the type of ethanol feedstock used, jet fuel produced from Honeywell's ethanol-to-jet fuel process can reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 80% on a total lifecycle basis,…
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Nov 8, 2022
Whitefox, a leading bioethanol membrane engineering innovator, has revealed that Western Plains Energy will be the first US ethanol producer to install Whitefox ICE®-XL system. This will in place at its 50 million gallons per year ethanol plant in Kansas. Derek Peine, CEO at Western Plains Energy, said: “Since beginning operations in 2004, Western Plains has always been on the forefront of…
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Nov 8, 2022
Oil and gas major Shell has agreed to purchase a total of 3.25 billion litres of sugarcane-based cellulosic ethanol under a long-term agreement with Brazil’s Raízen. The low-carbon fuel is expected to be produced by five plants that Raízen plans to build in Brazil - bringing its total portfolio of cellulosic ethanol facilities in the Latin American country to nine. Shell contributed the…
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Nov 7, 2022
Digital solutions provider CargoAi and Neste have announced a partnership which enables freight forwarders to reduce the carbon emissions of their cargo transport through the purchase of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™. Freight forwarders arrange transportation for the cargo of other companies and play a pivotal role in reducing the carbon emissions associated with such cargo transports.…
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Nov 7, 2022
ITOCHU Corporation has been chosen for a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) demonstration project by the Japanese Civil Aviation Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT). The aim of the project is to demonstrate the blending of imported neat SAF locally in Japan, which helps the country prepare for when significantly larger quantities of SAF will be needed to help the…
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Nov 7, 2022
Airbus aims to reduce its CO2 footprint with greater adoption of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF). Today, the reduced carbon fuel is being increasingly used on Airbus sites and activities where a direct impact on carbon emissions can be made. In line with its purpose to pioneer sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world, Airbus is working to reduce the environmental footprint of its…
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Nov 4, 2022
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP Cargo) and Jan de Rijk Logistics have joined forces by bringing long heavy vehicles (LHV) into operation, which are powered by hydrotreated vegetable oOil 100 (HVO100). The advantage of using an LHV is the huge volume of cargo it can carry. An LHV can carry six unit load devices (ULDs) at a time, whereas a normal cargo carrying vehicle can only take four.…
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Nov 4, 2022
Samskip’s strategy for decarbonisation in shipping has been enhanced following a new agreement with GoodFuels. Samskip has calculated that it will make 45,000 tonnes in additional CO2 emissions savings before the year is out as a result. The agreement with supplier GoodFuels has committed the Samskip container ships Endeavour, Innovator, Hoffell and Skatafell to run on marine grade…
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Nov 4, 2022
DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, and GoodShipping have expanded their long-standing partnership with the purchase of 60 million litres of sustainable marine fuel. This will help DHL reduce a total of 180,000 tonnes CO2e TtW in shipping until 2024. This commitment is equivalent to the amount of fossil fuel used to fuel 10 container vessels…
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