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Exolum has commenced operations at the aviation fuel storage and distribution facilities and the hydrant network at Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport in Madeira, Portugal, managed by ANA (VINCI Group).
The company will invest more than €4.5 million by 2029 in the construction of new infrastructure designed to increase the facility’s storage capacity to 1,300 m³. The contract has an…
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The Union zur Förderung von Oel‑ und Proteinpflanzen (UFOP) has sharply criticised the European Commission’s proposal to classify soybeans as a high‑iLUC‑risk feedstock, warning that the move is based on a flawed understanding of what drives global soy and rapeseed markets — and risks undermining Europe’s own protein‑crop ambitions.
UFOP argues that the iLUC debate has become…
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KROHNE bridges the gap between classical oil and gas expertise and renewable feedstock production through advanced process instrumentation. Yannick Farine, Industry Manager Biofuels and Bioenergy, speaks to Biofuels International
How would you describe the current situation for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), and which dynamics are shaping the market most strongly at the moment?
The SAF…
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NYK has begun a landmark one‑year trial using 100% biofuel (B100) aboard one of its operational car carriers, marking a significant step in the maritime sector’s decarbonisation efforts.
The initiative aims to assess the long‑term safety, stability, and mechanical performance of high‑purity biofuel under real‑world operating conditions.
The fuel used in the trial is a Fatty Acid…
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Reinforcing its ongoing commitment to the construction sector, Certas Energy will be one of the sponsors at Hillhead, the country’s largest quarrying, construction and recycling exhibition, running from 23rd until 25th June.
As part of its sponsorship of the event, which will take place in cavernous Hillhead Quarry in Buxton, the country’s leading fuel and energy transition partner…
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Alfanar has completed Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) for its Lighthouse Green Fuels (LGF) project in Teesside, marking a major milestone for what will become one of the world’s largest second‑generation Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) facilities.
Delivered with engineering partner Worley, the achievement makes LGF the first project of its kind in Europe to reach this level of…
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Production and use of renewable ethanol from ePURE members and other EU producers reduced greenhouse-gas emissions by an average of nearly 82% compared to fossil fuels in 2025, according to newly certified data.
This record-high sustainability score for renewable ethanol represents a 16-year trend of European renewable ethanol approaching carbon-neutrality.
It also confirms the importance of…
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Syzygy Plasmonics, a developer of light-driven reactor technology and Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) projects, announced that it has entered into a capacity reservation agreement with World Fuel Services (World Fuel) for future SAF production from Syzygy's planned NovaSAF™ facilities.
The agreement provides for the reservation of a portion of production capacity from Syzygy's future…
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Cyan Ventures has launched a first-of-a-kind Green Fuels Accelerator (GFA) to advance commercial scale low carbon liquid fuel (LCLF) production.
Funded by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) – with support from industry partners including Qantas and Boeing – the GFA has selected its first seven Australian LCLF projects to fast-track toward financial close and commercial…
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has highlighted Brazil’s opportunity to become a SAF powerhouse as its 82nd Annual General Meeting gathered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
This would make Brazil a key player in air transport’s decarbonisation, strengthen energy security, and grow Brazil’s economy.
Key points to note included how airlines will need some 500 million tonnes…
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A decade ago, SAF was an industry talking point. Today, it is a small but growing reality. In the words of Willie Walsh, director general of IATA: “Every drop of SAF matters, but it’s still just a drop in the ocean.”
By the end of last year, a cluster of pioneering airlines had moved beyond one-off publicity stunts to regular, operational use of SAF at select airports. While the global…
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Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) has announced a strategic investment in the construction of a new plant to process sunflower seeds and soybeans at the site of its existing facility in Bahía Blanca, Argentina.
This investment will expand LDC’s industrial network in the country, reinforcing oilseed processing capabilities in one of Argentina’s most prominent sunflower production regions, to…
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Axens is collaborating with Green Sky Capital for the development of a 200,000 tonnes per annum sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility in Egypt, which set to become the first SAF production plant in Egypt and across Africa.
The project will produce SAF from lipid-based feedstocks using Axens’ leading Vegan® HEFA technology and is being developed on a fast-track basis with…
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The price gap between forward contract prices for soft wheat and rapeseed from the 2026 crop has recently widened to a ratio of 1:2.7, further increasing the incentive for farmers to sow rapeseed for the 2027 harvest.
At the end of May 2026, rapeseed growers in Germany received an average of just under €492 per tonne ex farm for forward contracts for the 2026 crop, more than twice the price…
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The current scramble for biofuel feedstocks to combat high oil prices could see biofuel consumption globally rise by 30% this year and a staggering 70% by 2030, a new T&E study shows.
This risks putting severe pressure on global food prices with vegetable oil prices already at a post-2022 peak. T&E warns governments not to trade a fuel crisis for a food crisis.
Prices for most food…
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Acelen Renewables has confirmed a $1.5 billion (€1.29 billion) investment to develop one of Brazil’s largest integrated biorefineries dedicated to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel, marking a major expansion of the country’s low‑carbon fuels sector.
The project will use non‑food Carnaúba and Macaúba energy crops, grown on degraded land to avoid competition with…
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