In Washington, on Friday the Environmental Protection Agency announced its decisions on 175 individual small refinery exemption petitions from 38 refineries seeking an exemption from their Renewable Fuel Standard obligations for the 2016–2024 compliance years. In consultation with the Department of Energy, EPA reviewed all the information submitted by each individual refinery in support of […]
In Finland, Liquid Sun is launching a globally unique pilot project to produce renewable, sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF) from biogenic CO₂ emissions. Originating from research at Tampere University, Liquid Sun has developed an innovation based on low-temperature electrolysis (LTE) technology that converts CO₂ emissions and renewable hydrogen into eSAF. For this pilot, Liquid Sun has […]
In Norway, the first CO₂ volumes have now been transported through the 100-kilometer pipeline and injected into the Aurora reservoir 2,600 meters below the seabed of the Norwegian North Sea. Northern Lights will transport and store CO₂ from Norway during the remainder of 2025 with CO2 volumes from Denmark and the Netherlands expected to be added […]
In Brazil, Petrobras began the contracting process to build the first plant dedicated to the production of BioQAV (or SBC, of Synthetic Component of Mix for the production of SAF) and renewable diesel (or HVO – Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil), to be installed at the Presidente Bernardes Refinery (RPBC), in Cubatão (SP). The project provides processing […]
In Australia, thyssenkrupp Uhde has completed the Pre-FEED (Front-End Engineering Design) phase for the Portland Renewable Fuels Project in collaboration with HAMR Energy. The project, located in Victoria, Australia, will use biomass residues and renewable electricity to produce green methanol that can be used as a low carbon liquid fuel to power shipping and aviation. […]
In Finland, CN Logistics and Finnair in Finland have launched a collaboration to support the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). With this initiative, CN Logistics has co-funded a batch of SAF with Finnair to help reduce the scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions associated with our cargo shipments. “This marks a significant step for CN […]
In Turkey, a “Reconciliation Memorandum” was signed recently between SOCAR Turkey and Turkish Airlines, which includes cooperation in the field of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). While the senior managers of both institutions attended the ceremony, the signed memorandum was considered as a strategic step in terms of sustainability-oriented transformation in the energy and aviation sectors. […]
In Tennessee, scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory conducted a meticulous analysis of the compounds released by plant roots into their surrounding environment. The analysis yielded an abundance of data that can guide research aiming to improve the way we grow energy and food crops. Researchers have long known that the […]
In the UK, the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) on Friday published its Statement of Essential Facts (SEF) in the anti-dumping investigation into biodiesel imports from China. The investigation found that Chinese biodiesel is being dumped in the UK at unfairly low prices, causing material injury to UK producers. The TRA also concluded that applying anti-dumping […]
In Brazil, Valor International reports Petrobras expects to begin producing Sustainable Aviation Fuel by the end of the year. It already ran co-processing tests at its Duque de Caxias refinery (Reduc) in Rio de Janeiro where it included 1.2% corn oil into standard fossil-based aviation kerosene. It begins to produce 10,000 barrels per day of […]
