Author Archive: Meghan Sapp

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TMD Energy teams with Double Corporate to provide sustainable fuel for EU and Asia

TMD Energy teams with Double Corporate to provide sustainable fuel for EU and Asia

June 18, 2025 |

In Malaysia, TMD Energy, together with its subsidiaries is a Malaysia and Singapore based services provider engaged in integrated bunkering services which involves ship-to-ship transfer of marine fuels, ship management services and vessel chartering services, announced the company has entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with bioenergy firm Double Corporate Sdn Bhd to explore a […]

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TotalEnergies and Avril to study use of intermediate crops for SAF feedstock

TotalEnergies and Avril to study use of intermediate crops for SAF feedstock

June 18, 2025 |

In France, TotalEnergies and Avril have concluded an agreement to jointly study the development of a French sector of intermediate crops for the production of sustainable air fuels (SAF), thus helping to reduce CO 2 emissions from air transport. This agreement is part of the context of an ambitious momentum brought by the European Union, […]

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Business Aviation Leader Luxaviation and Haffner Energy Join Forces

Business Aviation Leader Luxaviation and Haffner Energy Join Forces

June 18, 2025 |

In Luxembourg, Luxaviation Group is exploring an active role in Haffner Energy’s SAF Zero. Luxaviation potential involvement could take the form of cash funding to finance initial development activities, support in the strategic definition and global visibility as well as offtake agreements in relevant SAF Zero projects such as Paris-Vatry SAF. SAF Zero is dedicated […]

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Diesel Direct supporting Steamship Authority in renewable diesel pilot program

Diesel Direct supporting Steamship Authority in renewable diesel pilot program

June 18, 2025 |

In Massachusetts, Diesel Direct is supporting the Steamship Authority in launching its landmark renewable diesel pilot program this summer aboard the M/V Island Home, which operates on the Woods Hole–Martha’s Vineyard route. This initiative marks the first East Coast deployment of R99 renewable diesel in marine operations by the Authority, setting a new precedent for sustainable ferry […]

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ePURE members’ ethanol reduced GHG emissions 79% against fossil fuels in 2024

ePURE members’ ethanol reduced GHG emissions 79% against fossil fuels in 2024

June 18, 2025 |

In Belgium, production and use of renewable ethanol from ePURE members and other EU producers reduced greenhouse-gas emissions by an average of 79% compared to fossil fuels in 2024, according to newly certified data. As EU policymakers consider how best to decarbonize road transport, the new high level of GHG savings once again confirms the […]

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Austrian researchers find fungal enzyme combination to efficiently degrade plant biomass for extraction

Austrian researchers find fungal enzyme combination to efficiently degrade plant biomass for extraction

June 18, 2025 |

In Austria, plant cell wall components such as cellulose are abundant sources of carbohydrates that are widely used in biofuels and bioproducts; however, extraction of these components from plant biomass is relatively difficult due to their complexity. In research appearing in FEBS Open Bio, investigators have found that a combination of fungal enzymes can efficiently […]

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Supreme Court rules SREs should be decided in DC U.S. Court of Appeals

Supreme Court rules SREs should be decided in DC U.S. Court of Appeals

June 18, 2025 |

In Washington, Reuters reports the Supreme Court decided the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is the correct court to hear cases by small refiners fighting decisions made by the Environmental Protection Agency regarding exemption applications. The 7-2 ruling determined that the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, where […]

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TotalEnergies and Quatra sign 15-year UCO feedstock deal

TotalEnergies and Quatra sign 15-year UCO feedstock deal

June 17, 2025 |

In France, TotalEnergies and Quatra, the European market leader in the collection and recycling of used cooking oil, have signed a 15-year agreement beginning in 2026, for the supply of 60,000 tons a year of European used cooking oil to TotalEnergies’ biorefineries. This deal contributes to secure the feedstock to produce biodiesel and sustainable aviation […]

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NYC DOT launches Staten Island Ferry’s transition to renewable diesel

NYC DOT launches Staten Island Ferry’s transition to renewable diesel

June 17, 2025 |

In New York state, the Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) and the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) announced the official start of the Staten Island Ferry’s transition to renewable diesel, marked by the delivery of the first barge of fuel to the ferry system. This first shipment, totaling 336,000 gallons, begins the full replacement […]

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Neste to supply Amazon Air with 2.5M gallons of SAF for California flights

Neste to supply Amazon Air with 2.5M gallons of SAF for California flights

June 17, 2025 |

In Califronia, Neste has reached an agreement with Amazon to provide 7,500 metric tons (2.5 million gallons) of neat Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™ for its Amazon Air cargo operations at San Francisco International Airport and Ontario International Airport in California, through to the end of 2025. This agreement makes Amazon the first company to […]

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