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Finnish renewable diesel and aviation fuel provider Neste has announced the opening of a new office in Düsseldorf, Germany, to serve as a hub for its Renewable Polymers and Chemicals business unit.
This unit provides the plastics and chemicals industries with solutions derived from biomass and chemically recycled plastic waste, helping companies to reduce their dependence on crude oil and…
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A new nationwide US survey conducted by Morning Consult has found strong support for ethanol and the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Support for the latter has reached its highest level since the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) began polling on RFS support in 2016.
The survey additionally found that registered voters opposed the Trump administration’s exemptions of oil refineries from…
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The White House has announced US President Donald Trump’s plan to uphold the integrity of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) by ensuring that biofuels blending targets are accurately met each year.
Under the new agreement, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been directed to properly account for future small refinery exemptions in annual RFS rules. It has been welcomed by…
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The Government of Québec in Canada has released a draft regulation that requires the increased use of renewable fuels in the province.
The new renewable fuels standard, which has been applauded by industry association Advanced Biofuels Canada (ABFC), proposes a market-based mechanism to incentivise low-carbon biofuels.
Ethanol in gasoline has been set at a minimum of 10% by 2021, rising to…
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Dutch airline KLM has signed a Letter of Intent with global technology company Microsoft to advance sustainable air travel.
Under the agreement, Microsoft has committed to purchase sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), building on KLM’s Corporate Biofuel Program. The SAF to be bought by Microsoft will equate to the total volume used on all flights undertaken by Microsoft employees between the US…
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The idling of an ethanol plant – even if temporary – sends damaging shockwaves throughout the entire community in which the facility operates, including the immediate loss of a local market for corn and a sudden drop in local corn prices.
According to a new case study conducted by the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA), the idling of an ethanol plant can cause local corn prices to fall by…
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Dutch company SkyNRG has launched its Board Now programme, which will allow companies to reduce their business air travel emissions at the same time as contributing to the development of a new sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility.
The programme is reportedly the first in the world to enable companies to contribute directly to the development of SAF, and paves the way for a…
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Aemetis’ Universal Biofuels India subsidiary has set a new production record, with the delivery of over 20 million litres of biodiesel to three government-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) in India.
The biodiesel was supplied under a supply contract issued to Aemetis earlier this year, which provides for ongoing deliveries of biodiesel to a range of blending locations. Under the contract,…
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Renewable fuel producer Neste has strengthened its partnership with European airline Lufthansa in the development of renewable aviation solutions. The airline will use Neste’s sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), blended with fossil jet fuel, on flights departing from Frankfurt in Germany.
“We are very happy to continue our collaboration with Lufthansa, a company that has supported responsible…
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Renewable diesel producer Diamond Green Diesel plans to expand its annual production capacity of the clean fuel using Honeywell UOP's Ecofining™ process technology, to meet the increasing demand for renewable fuel in North America and Europe.
Diamond Green Diesel is planning a $1.1 billion (€1 billion) of its renewable diesel plant in Norco, Louisiana in the US, making it one of the…
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Copenhagen, Denmark-based shipping company Norden has joined the Getting to Zero Coalition, which was recently launched at the United Nations (UN) Climate Action Summit.
The coalition seeks to create awareness of the need to transition to zero emission vessels, as part of the global shipping sector’s move towards decarbonisation. The coalition was founded by non-profit Global Maritime Forum,…
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Italian energy major Eni has opened its second biorefinery in Italy, located in Gela, Sicily.
The plant, which began operations in August, has a processing capacity of up to 750,000 tonnes per year. It will convert used vegetable oil, animal fat, algae and by-products into high-quality biofuels.
Following the closure of all petrochemical plants built in Gela since 1962, Eni has invested…
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Velocys has secured a purchase order and technical service agreements with Toyo Engineering (Toyo) for its biomass-to-jet fuel technology in a demonstration facility in Japan.
The company has also secured an advanced deposit for the use of the same technology by Toyo in a subsequent commercial plant, Velocys added.
Under the order, which is worth around $0.5 million (€0.45 million),…
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Extraction of biofuels and bio-products from algae is on the rise. Recent years have seen a substantial increase in demand for food, energy and valuable chemicals, which has led to the rise of R&D on renewable, novel and sustainable resources.1
The ability of algae to grow in a range of aquatic environments, from freshwater to saturated saline, and their efficient utilisation of carbon…
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Dutch company BTG-BTL has teamed up with TechnipFMC to design and build a production facility in Sweden to convert wood residues such as sawdust into bio-oil.
The plant is expected to be the first in the world where this biofuel will be produced and then further processed in a refinery for motor vehicles.
The facility will have a capacity to convert approximately 35,000-40,000 tonnes of dry…
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A new report released by US biofuel producers’ association Growth Energy has examined the impact of a growing role for US biofuels in American’s clean energy future.
The report, which was written by research and management firm Ramboll, offers the latest data on US agricultural innovation, provides a detailed review of recent studies, and highlights gaps in the US Environmental Protection…
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