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Sep 23, 2022
Catalytic process with lignin could enable 100% SAF
Bioethanol News
Sep 23, 2022
Atlantic Aviation and Avfuel Corporation have partnered to ensure plentiful supply of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation FuelTM for air operations surrounding the United Nations’ Mountain Partnership Global Meeting in Aspen. Avfuel and Atlantic Aviation will supplement their continuous supply of SAF with two renewable diesel-powered truckloads of the fuel to Atlantic’s... [Read More]

Policy News
Sep 22, 2022
India is reported to be considering forming an alliance of biofuels-producing countries that would facilitate technology transfer on advanced biofuels. India is keen that stronger international co-operation on biofuels is in place ahead of its hosting of the G20 summit next September, Fastmarkets reported. “We are looking at having some kind of international collaboration... [Read More]

Biodiesel News
Sep 22, 2022
Virgin Voyages is working to make its cruise ships more sustainable through partnerships with independent sustainability experts the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials and three waste-based sustainable fuel providers. Following months of research, Virgin Voyages has taken an important step towards a low-carbon future by establishing these key partnerships and is... [Read More]

Features
Sep 22, 2022
Getting Asia back on track after the shock of Covid-19 was never going to be easy, even before the uncertainties now being caused by ‘armed conflict involving key global actors’. That’s the careful conflict description chosen by the Asia Development Bank (ADB) to cover Russia’s six-month-old invasion of Ukraine, which inevitably lies at the heart of the difficult... [Read More]

Biodiesel News
Sep 21, 2022
Holland America Line has completed a biofuels’ test on board Volendam at the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The 20-day test was conducted in partnership with GoodFuels, a leading producer and supplier of sustainable biofuels for the transportation industry, and Wärtsilä, a global leader in power and propulsion technologies and lifecycle solutions for the marine... [Read More]

Bioethanol News
Sep 21, 2022
Cathay Pacific has signed an offtake agreement with Aemetis for the supply of 38 million US gallons of blended Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). This is to be delivered over seven years beginning in 2025 from San Francisco International Airport. The SAF purchased can reduce more than 80,000 tonnes of lifecycle carbon emissions, equivalent to the amount of carbon sequestered... [Read More]

Bioethanol News
Sep 21, 2022
Quadrise has announced a joint development agreement with lignin biofuel specialist Vertoro. Vertoro is a supplier of sustainable biomass-based biofuels extracted from agricultural and forestry residues using their proprietary Goldilocks® technology. GEM® is a crude lignin oil that is a potential alternative to methanol and is being developed in conjunction with... [Read More]

Bioethanol News
Sep 20, 2022
Neste has launched a strategic study on transitioning its refinery in Porvoo, Finland, to non-crude oil refining and into a renewable and circular solutions site. Neste is targeting to significantly grow its renewables and circular production in Porvoo in the long term. The transformation under study would start with the co-processing of both renewable and circular... [Read More]

Bioethanol News
Sep 20, 2022
CropEnergies has been assessing the capacity utilisation of all its renewable ethanol production plants due to declining prices. The company based in Mannheim, Germany, said continuously increasing costs could be offset by higher ethanol sales prices. However, ethanol sales prices have decreased significantly as an increasing volume of imports particularly from Brazil... [Read More]

Policy News
Sep 20, 2022
Topsoe has announced its commitment to reach net-zero emissions by 2040 - setting near-and long-term company-wide emission reduction targets. Through investment in renewable energy technology and changes to production processes, Topsoe aims to reduce operational emissions by 30% in 2024 and at least 95% in 2030, with a transition to 80% renewable power within all the... [Read More]

Bioethanol News
Sep 16, 2022
World Energy plans to convert its existing biodiesel and terminal assets in Houston into a new sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) hub. This new facility will enable the company to produce another 250 million gallons of SAF annually by 2025. In April, the company announced plans to produce 250 million gallons of SAF annually by 2024 at its Paramount, California site. This... [Read More]

Policy News
Sep 16, 2022
Shell has announced that Ben van Beurden will step down as CEO at the end of the year, and that his successor will be Wael Sawan. Wael’s appointment is effective on New Year’s Day when he will also join Shell’s board of directors. Van Beurden will continue working as adviser to the Board until June 30, 2023, after which he will leave the group. Shell’s chair... [Read More]

Biodiesel News
Sep 16, 2022
A senior executive of one of the world's biggest producers of biofuels, Raizen, said greater electrification in the transport sector will not spell the death-knell for bioethanol or biodiesel. Paula Kovarsky, the firm’s chief strategy officer said in countries like Brazil and India where EV adoption will be much slower, biofuels will have a role in reducing emissions. She... [Read More]

Bioethanol News
Sep 15, 2022
Air New Zealand is to welcome the first shipment of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation FuelTM (SAF) ready to power the airline's fleet. The shipment of SAF is imported into New Zealand in partnership with Z Energy. The 1.2 million litre (937 tons) import of neat SAF is equivalent to fuelling around 400 return flights between Auckland and Wellington. The first shipment... [Read More]


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