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Feb 16, 2024
European ethanol producers raise new legal challenge to EU aviation-fuel legislation
Policy News
Feb 16, 2024
The current hiccup over the vote to set stricter carbon fleet limits for trucks and buses once again confirms the lack of coordination of a comprehensive strategy - not only at national but also at European level.
With this statement, the Union zur Förderung von Oel- und Proteinpflanzen (UFOP) criticised the inappropriate discussion in the Federal Chancellery on the... [Read More]
Features
Feb 15, 2024
Nicole Sautter, director of global sustainability at American Express Global Business Travel, looks closely at how the business community is adopting SAF as a pathway towards decarbonisation.
The UK has an increasingly narrow opportunity to develop a domestic sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry than can help achieve its 2050 net-zero ambitions and create a long-term... [Read More]
Features
Feb 14, 2024
David Carpintero, the director general of ePURE, the European renewable ethanol association, looks at the direction of biofuels policy for the year ahead. The last few years of EU climate and energy policy have demonstrated more than ever that Europe needs a new way to think about biofuels and their contribution to transport de-fossilisation.
As the EU enters a new... [Read More]
Other News
Feb 14, 2024
The FAO vegetable oil price index averaged 122.5 points in January, which was marginally up on the previous month, but still 12.8% below the January 2023 level.
In January, higher palm oil and sunflower oil prices contrasted with, and practically offset, lower soybean and rapeseed oil prices.
The rise in palm oil prices was first due to seasonally lower production in... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Feb 13, 2024
Raízen and Wärtsilä have signed an agreement in order to advance decarbonisation of the marine sector.
By studying the effects of ethanol application as a marine fuel, the new initiative aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), provide novel options to customers seeking sustainable fuel alternatives and substantively contribute to the discussion of the energy... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Feb 13, 2024
Jet Zero Australia has executed a first-of-a-kind licence and engineering agreement for Australia between Jet Zero and LanzaJet.
The agreement will progress the development of Project Ulysses - a North Queensland sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project using LanzaJet’s Alcohol-to-Jet (AtJ) technology that converts the bioethanol into SAF and renewable diesel.
The... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Feb 12, 2024
Velocys has begun a new chapter following the completion of its take-private on 18 January.
As part of the transaction, a new consortium of growth investors, including Carbon Direct Capital, Lightrock, GenZero and Kibo Investments, has infused Velocys with $40 million (€37 million) of growth capital.
The funds will be used to accelerate the delivery of Velocys’... [Read More]
Other News
Feb 12, 2024
Repsol has received certification by the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB), giving the company access to sell its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) within the RSB Book and Claim System.
This enables the multi-energy company to deliver SAF at specific airports and enter it into the RSB registry.
This allows customers at other airports around the world to claim... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Feb 9, 2024
American Carbon Alliance (ACA) CEO Tom Buis has released the following statement in response to the recent Farm to Fly Act announcement.
The new legislation aims to accelerate sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) development through existing US Department of Agriculture (USDA) programmes.
The Farm to Fly Act will clarify federal SAF language and encourage collaboration between... [Read More]
Policy News
Feb 9, 2024
Several Member States including Germany are considering not supporting the deal struck during the first trilogue on 18 January - with a minority likely to block the file.
A number of Member States support the important role of renewable fuels, citing the latest statistics published by Eurostat showing that even in 2022 most Member States still did not fulfil the 10%... [Read More]
Features
Feb 8, 2024
Andreea Moyes, Air bp’s global head of sustainability, believes that Air bp has a lot it can bring to the table that will be crucial in developing the global scale for SAF. Here are some of these areas:
First, is its deep experience in aviation fuel distribution. Today, bp supplies 6 billion gallons of aviation fuel per year in over 700 locations in more than 45 countries,... [Read More]
Features
Feb 8, 2024
According to Pat Gruber, the CEO of Gevo, in his view, the last 12 months for the biofuels industry can be summarised in one word ‘limbo’.
Gruber believes that the company has made progress on things like developing the market, and figuring out more information and analysing data, but in large parts it is in limbo because of the markets and the lack of clarity around... [Read More]
Policy News
Feb 7, 2024
Indonesia has signed a MoU with ENI in a bid to tackle carbon emissions.
The agreement covers the development of biofuels, carbon offsets as well as other initiatives related to the energy transition and decarbonisation including Carbon Capture Storage (CCS), Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (CCS/CCUS) and energy efficiency.
The collaboration signals Indonesia’s... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Feb 7, 2024
Neste and Amelia, a French regional airline, have closed an agreement for the supply of blended Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™.
Amelia has been using the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for all its flights departing from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol since 1 January.
This collaboration contributes to Amelia’s strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions of its... [Read More]
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