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Jan 11, 2023
Increased ethanol production boosts CropEnergies’s profits
Other News
Jan 11, 2023
As we settle into the new year, Biofuels International has looked back on the past 12 months to see which stories helped generate the most interest.
The news that Repsol and the EIB have signed a deal to finance a new biofuels plant in Spain attracted a lot of traction.
The article attracted more than 9,000 page impressions when it was uploaded in December.
The piece... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jan 11, 2023
The German Bioethanol Industry Association (BDBe) has criticised the Federal Minister’s claim that food and fuel are in competition with one another.
The Federal Minister of Food an Agriculture , Cem Özdemir, has led calls to abandon biofuels from cultivated biomass.
“Since the animal feed grain used for domestic bioethanol production is not qualitatively suitable... [Read More]
Policy News
Jan 10, 2023
Global biofuel demand is expected to be 6% or 900 million litres per year (MLPY) higher in 2022 than the previous year.
Renewable diesel makes up the largest share of this year-on-year expansion, thanks to attractive policies in the United States and Europe.
Blending requirements and financial incentives support demand growth in India and Brazil, and Indonesia’s 30%... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jan 10, 2023
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) expects global soybean production in 2022/23 to reach around 391.2 million tonnes in its latest report.
This is up 0.6 million tonnes on the November 2022 estimate. The figure translates to an expected increase of 35.6 per cent on the previous marketing year.
According to Agrarmarkt Informations-Gesellschaft, the upward revision... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jan 10, 2023
A pub in south Lincolnshire in the UK has celebrated one year of net-zero emissions by using hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO).
The Five Horseshoes Inn in Barholm village first adopted the renewable liquid fuel in summer 2021. The 300 year old pub has since become what is believed to be the first rural establishment in the country to achieve carbon neutral status.
HVO... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jan 9, 2023
Repsol and ASAJA, the largest professional agricultural organisation in Spain that represents more than 200,000 farmers, have signed a collaboration agreement to promote projects that focus on the circular economy.
Repsol will analyse the potential of waste and by-products as new raw materials for the manufacture of renewable fuels and circular materials in its industrial... [Read More]
Policy News
Jan 9, 2023
Delivering freight across the UK could become more efficient and cleaner thanks to a £7 million (€7.9 million) government-backed fund.
The initiative that was rolled out on January 9 will outline new innovative ideas and technology across the industry.
The freight innovation fund (FIF) will go to up to 36 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). They will then... [Read More]
Features
Jan 9, 2023
We are all aware that reaching our climate neutrality goal by 2050 is not an easy one - on the contrary, it will be extremely difficult, especially now with the impact of the Russian invasion on Ukraine that has temporarily shifted the EU’s short-term focus to energy security and energy poverty.
A complex regulatory framework currently being shaped is needed as soon... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jan 6, 2023
US ethanol exports declined 3% to a three-month low of 81.4 million gallons (mg) - about 40% less than the volume shipped a year ago, according to the Renewable Fuels Association. All exported US ethanol landed in just 10 countries in November.
Canada secured its place as the US’s top customer for the 20th consecutive month as shipments to Canada increased 8% to... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jan 6, 2023
Gulfstream Aerospace took to the skies in one of its jets powered by 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The flight took place on a Gulfstream G650 from its headquarters in Savannah.
“At Gulfstream, leading our industry closer to decarbonisation is a long-standing priority, and testing, evaluating and promoting new developments in SAF takes us another step closer... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Jan 6, 2023
The International Energy Agency (IEA) released its Renewables 2022 Analysis at the end of last year.
Renewables 2022 included analysis on the renewable energy sector, including developments and trends for transportation, including increasingly ambitious energy targets in the European Union (EU), growth in ethanol consumption in Brazil, biofuel blending in India and... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jan 5, 2023
A UK MP visited the first-ever fossil free village, which is run using HVO.
The Camborne and Redruth MP visited the Cornish village of Kehelland, where properties, including the local church, school, businesses and homes, have been converted to run on the biofuel.
The MP met with village residents and industry leaders to find out more about the trial, which is being... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Jan 5, 2023
Deutsche Bahn is using double the amount of biofuel in its diesel locomotives than it had predicted for this time – 17 million litres of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO).
The German state rail operator has surpassed its 2025 biofuel volume target so early thanks to its successful conversion of diesel filling stations to HVO.
The biofuel produces 90% less CO₂ emissions... [Read More]
Features
Jan 5, 2023
The world has finally agreed on a long-term plan to curb carbon emissions from flying.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has welcomed the adoption of a Long Term Aspirational Goal (LTAG) to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 at the 41st Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).
This crucial step forward by states aligns... [Read More]
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