In Canada, Lafarge Canada announced its continued partnership with 4Refuel, a provider of sustainable fuel solutions, to advance its commitment to reducing carbon emissions. Lafarge and 4Refuel will collaborate to implement renewable diesel in Lafarge’s operations in its Manitoba market area. Lafarge’s adoption of renewable diesel (R50) is in line with its pledge to become […]
In Hungary, MOL, in cooperation with Neste, Budapest Airport, RÜK (Airport Fuel Supply Kft.) and Wizz Air, has begun commercially testing its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supply chain. The project supports broader efforts in the aviation industry to reduce CO2 emissions and aims to prepare the fuel supply system at Budapest Airport ahead of the […]
In Japan, Astomos Energy Corporation and INPEX CORPORATION have reached an agreement to supply B24 biofuel bunker to a Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) chartered by Astomos in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Over the next several months, INPEX will supply B24 biofuel to the VLGC through a bunker vessel operated by Monjasa1 at Khor […]
In Texas, HIF Global announced agreements with Johnson Matthey and Honeywell to conduct preliminary engineering for HIF’s first Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) facility in the United States. The facility would produce approximately 11,000 barrels per day of eSAF, decarbonizing over 12 billion air passenger miles per year. Johnson Matthey’s technology will use renewable (green) hydrogen […]
In Finland, Neste announced a new partnership with PetroCard, a premier commercial fleet fuel management solutions provider, to grow the accessibility of Neste MY Renewable Diesel in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. This partnership expands the availability of Neste MY Renewable Diesel to key locations in PetroCard’s network of commercial fuel stations […]
In Montana, Montana Renewables, LLC hosted key aviation stakeholders, including Montana Governor Greg Gianforte, to celebrate the first production and initial shipments of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) under a multi-year agreement with Shell Trading. The start of production makes Montana Renewables the largest SAF producer in North America. Shell and its affiliates are expanding and […]
In Tennessee, nonfood, plant-based biofuels have potential as a green alternative to fossil fuels, but the enzymes required for production are too inefficient and costly to produce. However, new research is shining a light on enzymes from fungi that could make biofuels economically viable. Enzymes called lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases, or LPMOs, excel at breaking down organic matter, […]
In Oregon, the Salem Statesman Journal reports that Senate Bill 789 is seeking to permanently limit canola growing to 500 acres in the Willamette Valley, and that growers be licensed or risk a $10,000 fine, because of the crossbreeding risk to the area’s international brassica specialty seed growing industry. A decade ago, interest began in […]
In the Netherlands, Vopak inaugurated 16 new tanks with a combined capacity of 64,000 cubic meters at its Vlaardingen terminal in the port of Rotterdam. The new tanks are designed to store waste-based feedstocks for the production of biodiesel and sustainable aviation fuel, and will help meet the rising demand for energy from renewable sources […]
In China, Bloomberg reports the tropical island of Hainan has become the center of the controversy surrounding a significant increase in used cooking oil-based biodiesel exports to Europe from China, with UCO originating on the island despite not having biodiesel processing facilities. Nearly half a million metric tons of UCO biodiesel has been exported to […]
