Virgin Atlantic has reached an agreement with Neste Oyi to supply 2.5 million litres of neat Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), which will be delivered to London Heathrow. The agreement forms part of a wider collaboration between Virgin Atlantic and Neste, the world’s leading provider of SAF, to increase the availability and use of SAF in the UK. Virgin Atlantic and... [Read More]

Eni and SEA, the Milan Malpensa and Milan Linate airports operator, have signed an agreement to promote decarbonisation initiatives in the aviation sector and accelerate the ecological transition of the two airports. The agreement stems from a collaboration that first began in December 2021 with the supply of biofuels (SAFs) for private flights. The collaboration has... [Read More]

The Iowa State House has passed the 2022 Biofuel Access Bill with an overwhelming bipartisan majority. This legislation offers E15 statewide by 2026 and update the E15 promotion tax credit to $0.09 (€0.08) per gallon year-round through 2025. Research shows that statewide E15 in Iowa could cut climate emissions by 180,000 metric tonnes, the equivalent of removing... [Read More]

DHL Global Forwarding (DGF) has signed an agreement with Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) for the purchase of 33 million litres of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The three-year cooperation represents one of the most significant SAF purchases in the freight forwarding industry. The initiative is part of parent firm Deutsche Post DHL Group’s Sustainability... [Read More]

Boeing has announced a supply agreement for two million gallons (7.5 million litres) of blended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) with EPIC Fuels to power its aircraft operations in Washington state and South Carolina. The agreement is the largest announced SAF procurement by an airframer and further demonstrates Boeing's commitment to decarbonising aviation. "SAF is... [Read More]

NEP has switched its fleet of outside broadcast trucks to be powered by recycled biofuel supplied by Green Biofuels. The introduction of GD+ HVO to the NEP UK fleet is a step forward in reducing CO2 emissions and achieving carbon net zero/carbon neutrality. Simon Moorhead, managing director, NEP UK Broadcast Services, said: “NEP UK is committed to sustainable productions... [Read More]

Angel Alvarez Alberdi, secretary general, European Waste-based and Advanced Biofuels Association (EWABA), highlights that by the end of 2022, the EU legislator (the European Parliament and the Council of the EU) will have a final political agreement on most of the recent Commission proposals overhauling the EU biofuels regulatory framework. Alberdi will also be presenting... [Read More]

The Business Aviation Coalition for Sustainable Aviation Fuel has urged the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide greater opportunities for the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The coalition consisting of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), Helicopter Association International (HAI), National Air Transportation Association... [Read More]

The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) has submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Proposed Volume Standards for 2020, 2021, and 2022 under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). The comments are on how the Agency can improve the final rule in a way that makes important near-term greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions. ACE’s comments also express support... [Read More]

MJD, road hauliers to firms including Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, has announced a transition to a hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) drop-in biofuel called GD+ across all its haulage operations. The fuel will be used with immediate effect in MJD’s existing diesel engine trucks, with no modifications required, and will cut carbon emissions by 17,000 metric tonnes... [Read More]

BARTEC BENKE products and solutions prevent explosions wherever hazardous substances such as flammable liquids, gases and dust could occur and keep people safe, while protecting the environment. Customers primarily include companies from the oil and gas industries as well as chemical, petrochemical and pharmaceutical companies from around the world. The firm also offers... [Read More]

Cornelius Claeys, a biofuels analyst with Stratas Advisor, outlines how he thinks the used cooking oil (UCO) market will fair in 2022. Claeys will also be presenting at Biofuels International Conference and Expo in Brussels on 5-6 July. He said: “In Europe and North America, biofuels from UCO witnessed larger absolute growth than any other biofuel segment between 2010... [Read More]

LanzaJet has announced it has secured financing for its Freedom Pines Fuels plant through the Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund. The Fund has made a $50 million (€44 million) investment to support the construction of LanzaJet’s first alcohol-to-jet sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production plant in Soperton, Georgia. The innovative structure of Microsoft’s financing... [Read More]

bp has acquired a 30% stake in Green Biofuels (GBF) the UK’s largest provider of hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO). GBF’s products are made from renewable feedstocks such as vegetable oils, animal oils and fat. bp’s investment will support GBF’s growth as it works with businesses looking to transition away from using traditional diesel fuel in their assets,... [Read More]