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A total of €130 million in debt and equity financing has now been raised for the the Finnish refinery company Fintoil biorefinery investment making it fully financed.
The biorefinery will be the world’s third largest crude tall oil (CTO) refinery in the port area of Hamina.
The financing consists of a€70 million senior green bond, a €10 million SSRCF (Super Senior Revolving Credit…
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The UK’s leading airlines, airports, aerospace manufacturers and air service navigation providers have reaffirmed their joint commitment to a net zero future for UK aviation, setting out a first set of interim decarbonisation targets that will act as milestones on the path to net zero aviation by 2050.
Industry is targeting at least an overall 15% reduction in net emissions relative to 2019…
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The global aviation industry currently accounts for about 2.5% of human-induced greenhouse gas emissions (1).
A report claims that air traffic doubles every 15 years, with an 80% increase in the number of flights between the years 1990 and 2014 (2).
With that being said, global aviation emissions are projected to grow by 300-700% compared to the 2005 levels (3). This drives the urgency to…
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The demand for rapeseed is set to get a boost after the German Bundestag passed a law to increase the GHG reduction obligation from 6% today to 25% in 2030 last month.
Existing biodiesel plants are expected to switch to rapeseed according to the Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants (UFOP).
In the short term, the demand for rapeseed oil for biofuel production will increase, and…
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Repsol, Bilbobus and Alsa have launched the first pilot project in Spain to use HVO - a net zero emissions fuel.
Over the next four months, 12 buses in the fleet of Bilbobus, the Bilbao city bus line, will run on advanced residue-based biofuels.
HVO is an advanced biofuel that meets the European Union Renewable Energy Directive's requirements for certification as a sustainable fuel, and it is…
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Delta Energy has announced it will begin supplying biofuel bunkers in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) region next month.
The company said it had been granted International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC).
“Delta Energy Fuel Supply & Trading BV is now a proud member of ISCC and is dedicated to help reduce their own greenhouse gas savings and looks towards a sustainable…
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Velocys has revealed that sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) has been used in a commercial flight for the first time by Japan Airlines.
The flight from Tokyo to Sapporo was completed on 17 June.
This milestone follows on from the collaboration agreement signed with Toyo Engineering Corporation (Toyo) to commence the development of its commercial projects to produce SAF using Velocys proprietary…
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The Swedish Energy Agency announced it will grant funds to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Södra, Växjö Energi, SkyNRG, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden and 2030-sekretariatet to continue research into Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in the Växjö region in Småland, Sweden.
The funding will support the consortium to continue their study on an integrated Fischer-Tropsch SAF production facility…
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Tanker operator Stolt Tankers revealed initial results from a biofuel trial carried out by one of the company’s chemical tankers has been a success.
The 37,000 dwt chemical tanker Stolt Inspiration recently completed her transatlantic voyage partly powered by a marine biofuel produced from sustainable and certified feedstocks.
Stolt Inspiration bunkered the biofuel, derived from used cooking…
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Neste and LyondellBasell have reached a long-term commercial agreement under which LyondellBasell will source Neste RE.
This is a feedstock that has been produced from 100% renewable feedstock from bio-based sources, such as waste and residue oils and fats.
This feedstock will be processed through the cracker at LyondellBasell’s Wesseling, Germany, plant into polymers and sold under the…
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Bentley’s Continental GT3 Pikes Peak racer is now in final preparations for the world’s most demanding and famous hill climb competition.
For its assault on Pikes Peak on 27 June, the car will run on renewable fuel, initiating a research and development programme that aims to offer renewable fuels to Bentley customers in parallel to Bentley’s electrification programme.
The engine runs on…
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Canada-based Covenant Energy’s new facility is set to produce renewable diesel with a significantly lower carbon footprint than conventional diesel and will thereby support the country’s goal of carbon neutrality by 2050.
Covenant Energy has chosen Topsoe as the facility’s technology provider. Topsoe brings industry-proven technology that will help Covenant Energy meet its projected…
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Airpharm Logistics SAU is the first Spanish forwarder to join the Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) programme.
SAF is a jet fuel made from renewable sources such as cooking oil and is a sustainable alternative to fossil fuel that reduces carbon emissions by a minimum of 75%.
It is blended with conventional fossil fuel and can be used in all aircraft…
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Researchers at Swedish supercar marque Koenigsegg have started experimenting with a new type of biofuel that comes from semi-active volcanoes.
The ambitious move was spearheaded by founder and chief executive Christian von Koenigsegg.
The 48-year-old recently announced plans to double the factory’s size within two to three years and ramp up production from roughly 35 cars a year to a few…
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