In India, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), a Central Government PSU, is setting up a Second Generation (2G) bio-refinery plant at Bathinda, Punjab at a cost of more than $168 million. The 2G bio-refinery is designed for utilization of paddy straw for production of ethanol for blending with petrol under the Ethanol Blending Program of […]
In Texas, Southwest Airlines Co. announced an offtake agreement with USA BioEnergy, LLC for up to 680 million gallons of neat sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Over the term of the 20-year agreement, once blended with conventional jet fuel, the SAF could produce the equivalent of 2.59 billion gallons of net-zero fuel and avoid 30 million […]
In France, SATORP, platform jointly owned by Aramco (62.5 %) and TotalEnergies (37.5 %), has for the first time in the region successfully converted used cooking oil through coprocessing into ISCC+ certified Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Last August, the platform successfully co-processed Used Cooking Oil in the Low-Pressure Hydrodesulphurization Unit (LPHDS), producing SAF, meeting all […]
In Japan, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. and its group company MOL Coastal Shipping, Ltd. announced that an MOL Coastal Shipping-operated 499 GT coastal RoRo vessel, the “Tetsuun Maru No.1” was successfully operated using biofuel made by mixing waste cooking oil directly with heavy fuel oil. The biofuel used on the vessel is made by mixing […]
In the UK, the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team, working together with our Title and Technical Partner PETRONAS and our logistics partners, saved 339 tCO2e and reduced race and hospitality trucks and generator emissions by 67% through HVO100 biofuel use over the course of the 2023 Formula One European season. The combined 67% emissions reduction and […]
In Estonia, Nordecon Betoon OÜ (brand name NOBE) and Bioforce OÜ signed a contract for the design and construction of the Laatre biomethane plant in Laatre, Valgamaa. The total value of the contract is approximately 3 million euros without VAT and the works will be completed in the summer of 2024. Nordecon is a group […]
In Norway, Aker Horizons ASA has applied for and been allocated grid capacity of 250 MW for its large-scale green ammonia plant under development in Kvandal outside Narvik, and 120 MW for its facility in Berlevåg, both in Northern Norway. The grid capacity in Kvandal was allocated through Nordkraft Industrinett AS. The allocation ensures that […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports JBS has started a project to introduce the use of 100% biodiesel (B100) in its own fleet of trucks, in a test that seeks to give visibility to the environmental advantages of biofuel compared to diesel, in line with the company’s commitments to decarbonize its operations, especially in the area of […]
In Texas, NEXT Renewable Fuels, Inc. has entered a mutual agreement with Industrial Tech Acquisition II, Inc. to terminate its previously announced business combination. While this termination reflects current equity market conditions and timing related to ITAQ, NEXT will remain opportunistic with respect to all capital markets activities moving forward. CEO of NEXT Clean Fuels, […]
In Brazil, the ANP Board approved last week to hold a public consultation and hearing on the review of ANP Resolution No. 758, of 2018 that deals with procedures for efficient certification of biofuels and accreditation of inspection firms, within the scope of the Policy National Biofuels Agency (RenovaBio). ANP Resolution No. 758/2018 brings, among […]
