US ethanol exports declined 3% to a three-month low of 81.4 million gallons (mg) - about 40% less than the volume shipped a year ago, according to the Renewable Fuels Association. All exported US ethanol landed in just 10 countries in November. Canada secured its place as the US’s top customer for the 20th consecutive month as shipments to Canada increased 8% to... [Read More]

Gulfstream Aerospace took to the skies in one of its jets powered by 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The flight took place on a Gulfstream G650 from its headquarters in Savannah. “At Gulfstream, leading our industry closer to decarbonisation is a long-standing priority, and testing, evaluating and promoting new developments in SAF takes us another step closer... [Read More]

The International Energy Agency (IEA) released its Renewables 2022 Analysis at the end of last year. Renewables 2022 included analysis on the renewable energy sector, including developments and trends for transportation, including increasingly ambitious energy targets in the European Union (EU), growth in ethanol consumption in Brazil, biofuel blending in India and... [Read More]

A UK MP visited the first-ever fossil free village, which is run using HVO. The Camborne and Redruth MP visited the Cornish village of Kehelland, where properties, including the local church, school, businesses and homes, have been converted to run on the biofuel. The MP met with village residents and industry leaders to find out more about the trial, which is being... [Read More]

Deutsche Bahn is using double the amount of biofuel in its diesel locomotives than it had predicted for this time – 17 million litres of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO). The German state rail operator has surpassed its 2025 biofuel volume target so early thanks to its successful conversion of diesel filling stations to HVO. The biofuel produces 90% less CO₂ emissions... [Read More]

The world has finally agreed on a long-term plan to curb carbon emissions from flying. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has welcomed the adoption of a Long Term Aspirational Goal (LTAG) to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 at the 41st Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). This crucial step forward by states aligns... [Read More]

bp has completed its purchase of Archaea Energy marking a milestone in the growth of its strategic biofuel business. “We see enormous opportunity to grow our bioenergy business by bringing Archaea fully into bp,” said Dave Lawler, chairman and president bp America. “The talent, expertise and passion of their team has let them achieve incredible growth so far,... [Read More]

Liege Airport is the first Belgian airport to distribute sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to its airline customers. The Belgian airport announced that its aviation fuel installations, as well as its fuelling staff are ready to receive, store and distribute SAF. Throughout the last few months, its fuel storage facilities have been audited and the... [Read More]

US ethanol exports to Brazil will not face significant tariffs this year. Renewable Fuels Association CEO Geoff Cooper said that the Brazilian government has extended the suspension of a 20% tariff that was set to resume on January 1. “This extension buys us some time and gives us some breathing room to work with the new administration on a longer-term, permanent resolution... [Read More]

Palm oil was the most important vegetable oil raw material for the production of biodiesel and hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO) in the quota year 2021 for offsetting against the GHG quota obligation. According to the evaluation report 2021 published in December 2022 by the Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food (BLE), 1.318 million tonnes of the raw materials certified... [Read More]

Chevron has partnered with Singapore-based shipping giant Ocean Network Express (ONE) to complete inaugural biofuel bunkering on a 4,800 TEU containership. The operation was witnessed by Singapore Trade Data Exchange (SGTraDex), a digital infrastructure that facilitates the sharing of data between supply chain ecosystem partners. The transaction saw the transfer of 992.2MT... [Read More]

Brussels Airlines has started the new year by receiving a delivery of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel using the NATO Central European Pipeline System (CEPS). The SAF is supplied by CEPS to commercial airports in Europe and these airports can also receive SAF via the pipeline system. The flag carrier of Belgium which is part of the Lufthansa Group has ambitious sustainability... [Read More]

Plans for the world’s first commercial-scale factory to transform waste gases into sustainable jet fuel (SAF) have moved a step closer today. LanzaTech UK has announced that its DRAGON facility project has received a £25 miilion (€31 miilion) grant from the UK Department for Transport’s Advanced Fuels Fund Competition. Project DRAGON, which stands for Decarbonising... [Read More]

All Nippon Airways (ANA) and the Japan Overseas Infrastructure Investment Corporation for Transport and Urban Development (JOIN) have signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on initiatives aimed at manufacturing and procuring sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). ANA will provide advice and other support to JOIN's SAF projects overseas, based on its experience... [Read More]