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Mar 14, 2023
SAF opportunities available in Ireland, new report outlines
Features
Mar 13, 2023
Tim Cesarek, chief commercial officer at Gevo outlines some of the challenges the biofuels industry faces
Can you tell us a bit about Gevo and the work that you do there?
Gevo’s mission is to transform renewable energy and carbon into energy-dense liquid hydrocarbons. The liquid hydrocarbons can be used for drop-in transportation fuels such as petroleum, jet fuel and... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 13, 2023
Delta airlines has announced its roadmap to more sustainable travel and net-zero emissions by 2050.
The airline said it would be doing this by pursuing sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) and more efficient aircraft through to reducing single-use plastics and encouraging a net-zero supply chain.
Delta chief sustainability officer Pam Fletcher first shared the strategy... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 13, 2023
Targray, one of the leading international suppliers of renewable fuels and feedstock, has announced the opening of two new biodiesel fuel terminals in Oregon.
Located in Portland and Eugene respectively in the US, the new terminals are strategically positioned to ease supply concerns for wholesale fuel distributors, retailers and refineries in the state.
The state has... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 10, 2023
Cepsa has announced plans to build a new second-generation biofuels plant in Palos de la Frontera in Huelva with an investment of up to €1 billion.
The new plant will produce both renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and will create up to 1,600 jobs during its construction phase.
The biofuels will be made from organic waste, such as used cooking oils,... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 10, 2023
The Malaysian Biodiesel Association (MBA) said the country could produce 1.5 million tonnes of biodiesel if the government’s B20 biodiesel mandate for the transport sector was fully implemented.
MBA president UR Unnithan said that figure could increase to 2.5 million tonnes if B30 was introduced by 2030, provided the new government was committed to enacting policies... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 10, 2023
New figures showed that there was a slight decline of 1% to 2.516 million tonnes of biodiesel (from 2.560 million tonnes in 2021) recorded for the 2022 calendar year in Germany.
By contrast, the use of bioethanol in blends increased 3% from 1.153 million tonnes to 1.186 million tonnes.
The preliminary statistics for 2022 published by the Federal Office for Economic... [Read More]
Policy News
Mar 9, 2023
ePURE has hit back at claims made by Transport & Environment that Europe was wasting land the size of Ireland on biofuels.
Maik Marahrens, biofuels manager at T&E, said: “Biofuels are a failed experiment. To continue to burn food as fuel while the world is facing a growing global food crisis is borderline criminal. Countries like Germany and Belgium are discussing... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 9, 2023
SSE Thermal is exploring options to develop two new low-carbon power stations in Ireland which would help to protect security of supply and provide flexible backup to renewable generation.
Sites in Tarbert in County Kerry and at Platin in County Meath, could provide the location for these new power stations, which would initially run on sustainable biofuel with the potential... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 9, 2023
ARA Petroleum E&P (ARA) has signed a collaboration agreement with Wakud International which will supply biodiesel for its operations in Oman.
Wakud International will deliver biodiesel, which will power ARA’s Electrical Submersible Pumps (ESPs) based in their water supply wells.
This collaboration demonstrates ARA's commitment to deploying locally manufactured biodiesel... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 8, 2023
The LATAM group has made its first international flight using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The flight was made by LATAM Cargo Chile from Zaragoza Airport, Spain, to North America.
30,000 litres of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) made from used cooking oil were used - the other proportion being traditional jet fuel.
The SAF used was internationally certified through... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 8, 2023
Eni Sustainable Mobility and the Spinelli Group have signed a two-year contract to power the group's fleet with HVOlution - a biodiesel made of 100% pure HVO.
The Spinelli Group's fleet includes more than 300 heavy-duty vehicles, of which 150 are latest-generation Euro 6d trucks compatible with pure biofuel.
The supply of biofuel to the Spinelli Group is made possible... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 8, 2023
The annual Biofuels International Conference and Expo is just over two months away with the industry taking centre stage in Brussels.
Decarbonisation, net-zero and energy security will be some of the hotly debated topics on the agenda at the Plaza Hotel on May 16-17.
Some of the speakers include Andrew Murfin, GM new fuels at Shell, Carlos Gaya, from Clariant, Praveen... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 7, 2023
Edible oils are an essential source of nutrition for people around the world. According to the International Food Policy Research Institute, vegetable oil accounts for approximately 10% of the global average caloric food supply. This means that it is second only to cereals in importance.
Unfortunately, like other manufacturing sectors, the edible oil sector faces several... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 7, 2023
Global integrated logistics company ASCO is investing over £10 million (€13 million) in its UK operations.
The investment adds to ASCO’s current low carbon transport fleet fuelled with hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) and improve efficiencies across ASCO's UK service lines, including enhanced space and services within its Environmental Services business.
Steve Mitchell,... [Read More]
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