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Jul 26, 2023
Italian energy groups to benefit from EU green funds
Bioethanol News
Jul 25, 2023
Gevo has entered into an agreement with a subsidiary of McDermott International to provide front end engineering and early planning services for the development of multiple sustainable aviation fuel facilities in North America.
The first facility, Net-Zero 1, is expected to be located near Lake Preston, South Dakota. The Net-Zero 1 plant is expected to produce up to... [Read More]
Policy News
Jul 25, 2023
As biofuels gain market traction their use has been increasingly motivated by new regulatory programmes and tax incentives. These programmes and incentives have quickly grown to be prominent, well-funded and increasingly widespread in both the US and the European Union.
A critical tool for the growth of these programmes has been the ability to measure the renewable portion... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 24, 2023
Virgin Atlantic has announced that the world’s first 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) transatlantic flight will take off on 28 November.
Virgin Atlantic and Rolls-Royce have already completed a successful blend ground test on the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine, which powers the Boeing 787 aircraft that will make the flight.
Air bp and Virent have also been announced... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jul 24, 2023
EU member states imported significantly less palm oil in the marketing year 2022/23 than the previous year.
The decline in imports was especially strong in the Netherlands, Italy and Belgium.
From July 2022 through to the end of June this year, the EU-27 imported just under 4 million tonnes of palm oil.
This was around 934,000 tonnes or 19% less than the year before.... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 24, 2023
International Airlines Group (IAG) - the parent company of Aer Lingus, British Airways, Iberia, Vueling and LEVEL — has invested in Teesside-based Nova Pangaea Technologies.
The cleantech company is behind technology that is a crucial pathway to the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Nova’s innovative technology converts agricultural waste and wood residue... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jul 21, 2023
The new generation of DAF trucks are ready to operate on 100% HVO.
In addition to the introduction of a complete series of fully electric trucks and the development of hydrogen technology, DAF is getting its combustion engines ready for new types of fuel to further reduce CO₂ emissions.
HVO – hydrotreated vegetable oil – is a biofuel of the latest generation that... [Read More]
Other News
Jul 21, 2023
David Carpintero, the director general of ePURE, has become the new chairman of the European Net Zero Alliance (ENZA).
Carpintero succeeds Aurélie Beauvais, managing director of Euroheat & Power.
He said: “The EU needs to be open to a broad range of carbon-abatement technologies to achieve its climate goals – embracing all sustainable solutions.
“That’s what... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jul 20, 2023
Royal Mail is to fuel some of its heavy good vehicles (HGVs) with hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO).
Royal Mail's Sheffield mail centre, Midlands Super Hub and Manchester vehicle operating centres will be the first sites to transition to HVO with four more locations to follow later on.
The locations have been chosen based on where HGVs move significant volumes for major... [Read More]
Policy News
Jul 20, 2023
The Port of Rotterdam Authority has welcomed the ambition of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to be climate-neutral by 2050.
The authority views the new agreements set out by the 175 IMO Member States as an important foundation for climate-proofing the shipping sector.
“Considering the diverse viewpoints of flag states in the IMO, the result obtained... [Read More]
Features
Jul 20, 2023
Assessing this year’s prospects for biofuels in South America is about much more than just what is happening in Brazil.
As a starting point, however, it’s difficult to move pass the country’s recent change of government and subsequent upheaval surrounding the actual changing of power.
With more than 400 biofuel plants operating in Brazil, according to the latest... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jul 19, 2023
EWABA has welcomed German-based trader Gelsenkraft as one of its newest members.
The company was founded in 2010 in Coesfeld and it opened an office in Murcia, Spain, in 2013.
The company trades energetic bio-based raw materials such as oils and fats as well as biofuel certified according to the Renewable Energy Directive of the European Union (ISCC/REDcert).
Gelsenkraft... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jul 19, 2023
Indonesia’s PT Pertamina is set to begin producing bioethanol from sugarcane and cassava.
The world's biggest palm oil biodiesel user has been working to introduce bioethanol mandates for petroleum to further cut fuel imports and carbon emissions.
“This year, we will launch our new product, bioethanol - sugarcane based, cassava based. (There is) a lot of feedstock... [Read More]
Features
Jul 18, 2023
Nicholas Ball, founder & CEO at Xfuel, outlines what inspired him to become involved in the biofuels space.
What was your first job?
My first job was a summer job when I was 12 years old, supporting an electrician with the electrical installation of a new hotel in Mallorca, Spain - which is where I grew up. When I entered the workforce following my engineering master’s... [Read More]
Policy News
Jul 18, 2023
US refiners intend to challenge the Biden administration's rejection of waivers to exempt oil refiners from biofuel blending mandates.
This has left several on the hook for hundreds of millions of dollars, Par Pacific told Reuters.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which has the authority to issue the waivers, denied exemption requests from 15 small refineries... [Read More]
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