In Malaysia, on the heels of BP’s move that shook the oil industry, Platts reports that Petronas has announced it too wants to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050. The company CEO said it will focus on “nature-based” solutions, undoubtedly doubling down on its biofuel investments, production and continued R&D, including keeping an eye […]
In Japan, Reuters reports Japan Airlines will begin using fuel produced by Fulcrum BioEnergy regularly in flights originating from San Francisco beginning in 2022, perhaps as early as April, four years after it invested $8.6 million in the start-up. The airline has already used Fulcrum’s MSW-based fuel on occasion. The shift to aviation biofuel, like […]
In the UK, Green Fuels signed a memorandum of understanding with Aris Bioenergy Pvt Ltd, having a large-scale network of used cooking oil aggregation, committing the two companies to a biodiesel refining joint venture in India. Under the agreement, Green Fuels and Aris have formed a company that will leverage Aris’s considerable experience in used cooking oil collection in the Mumbai metropolitan area. This feedstock will be transformed into […]
In the UK, Hoyer Petrolog UK Ltd has signed a five-year contract with BP to deliver ethanol to Hemel, Northampton and Kingsbury fuels terminals. As part of the contract Hoyer will take on responsibility for resource provision, planning and dispatch to BP-owned terminals. The contract commenced on October 1, requiring five drivers and three vehicle combinations. The BP […]
In Denmark, the marine industry races to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, the Alfa Laval Test & Training Centre is taking a key role. The 2800 m2 testing space – already equipped for today’s oil and gas fuels – has been readied for testing with biofuels. In coming years, the center will accumulate knowledge […]
In the UAE, Neutral Fuels has created a bespoke mobile app to enable tighter control of the collection and delivery of used cooking oil for its flagship UAE customer, McDonald’s. Thousands of liters of used oil are collected from McDonald’s Dubai restaurants every day and delivered to the Neutral Fuels refinery. Here, the waste oil […]
In Italy, NextChem and Indian Oil Corporation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the development of industrial projects using NextChem technologies to foster the industrialization of circular economy in India. The projects will be focused on plastics recycling, producing biofuels from renewable feedstock and circular fuels and chemicals from non-recyclable waste. This memorandum is […]
In Colorado, local press reports that the Red Rock Biorefinery is on track to complete construction in Spring 2021. COVID-19 led to unexpected impacts on the facility’s construction, pushing back the completion date from mid-2020 but things are now fully back on track. The global pandemic forced some equipment manufacturers to shut down for a […]
In Kansas, Reuters reports CVR Energy is jumping onto the renewable diesel bandwagon like many other refiners, exploring the possibility to produce the fuel at its Coffeyville refinery if production at its Wynnewood, Oklahoma refinery is successful. The Coffeyville facility has excess hydrogen capacity which could be retrofitted to produce renewable diesel. The Wynnewood retrofit […]
In Germany, as part of a strategic collaboration, Covestro received a first delivery of 1,000 tons of renewable phenol from Borealis, produced with renewable hydrocarbons from Neste. Neste produces these ISCC Plus certified hydrocarbons entirely from renewable raw materials. The hydrocarbons are then converted into ISCC Plus mass balance certified phenol by Borealis and finally […]
