In Canada, in the wake of the deployment of its Vision 2026, the Fonds de solidarité FTQ continues to increase its commitment to energy transition and announces the launch of Fonds de solidarité FTQ Bioénergie, a new limited partnership whose mandate is to accelerate the growth of the bioenergy sector in Quebec, focusing first on […]
In Germany, demand for modern biofuels is expected to grow substantially in order to mitigate climate emissions. However, they are far from being a climate neutral alternative to gasoline and diesel. A new study in Nature Climate Change shows that under current land-use regulations, CO2 emission factors for biofuels might even exceed those for fossil […]
In India, under the ‘scheme for extending financial assistance to sugar mills for augmentation of ethanol production capacity’, the central government has extended soft loan through banks to the mills for setting up new distilleries/ expansion of existing distilleries and installation of incineration boilers or installation of any method as approved by Central Pollution Control […]
In Singapore, Bloomberg reports the country imported a record amount of used cooking oil from China in May, mostly due to increased demand from Neste’s biorefinery. May imports were at 48,832 metric tons, 18% higher than in April and nearly double that of May 2022. China’s total UCO exports rose 9% in May to 151,428 […]
In Australia, a new pilot biorefinery plant in Queensland has been built by Mercurius Australia in Mackay. It makes use of waste from one of the region’s most well-known crops, sugarcane, turning crop waste, bagasse, into renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel. The plant is based at Queensland University of Technology’s Renewable Biocommodities Pilot Plant. […]
In Finland, Neste Corporation, Gasgrid Finland Ltd, Helen Ltd, and Vantaa Energy Ltd have in collaboration started preliminary studies on the development of an industrial hydrogen valley in the Uusimaa region, Finland. This joint effort is a step forward in driving Finland towards a leading hydrogen economy in Europe that creates industrial investment opportunities and […]
In the UAE, Astomos Energy Corporation and INPEX announced they completed the supply of B24 biofuel bunker to a Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) chartered by Astomos. Based on an agreement between the two parties announced on May 11, 2023, INPEX supplied B24 biofuel to the VLGC “LYCASTE PEACE” at Sharjah port in the emirate […]
In Belgium, following its first call for proposals, the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) has recently signed its first 21 grant agreements. A total of 293 beneficiaries from 27 countries across the EU and beyond will receive a total of €116 million in funding for the development of new bio-based products and materials, first-of-their-kind […]
In Egypt, Zawya news agency reports that EgyptAir told local media that it plans to use 2% biofuel by 2025, joining the global trend to begin decarbonizing air transport partially through biofuel blending. It expects to reach 6% blending by 2030. The airline completed its first commercial flight using SAF in November 2022 in partnership […]
In Singapore, ExxonMobil successfully completed a commercial marine biofuel oil bunkering in the port of Singapore on April 1, 2023. Evergreen Line’s vessel, EVER ULYSSES, received ExxonMobil’s marine biofuel oil blend via a ship-to-ship transfer in Singapore waters before heading to the discharge port. The marine biofuel oil is a combination of a conventional 0.50% […]
