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% […]
In France, Sasol and Topsoe have signed a landmark agreement to establish a 50/50 joint venture (subject to approval by relevant authorities), solidifying their commitment to produce sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) and contribute to global efforts in combating climate change. The purpose of the Sasol Topsoe JV is to develop, build, own, and operate sustainable […]
In Canada, the Canada and Manitoba governments are providing C$2.9 million over two years to support Azure Sustainable Fuels Corp.’s Front End Engineering Design (FEED) study for a planned Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) processing facility near Portage la Prairie. The facility’s construction is anticipated to cost approximately C$1.9 billion and will produce an estimated 1 […]
In Japan, Asahi Kasei Corp and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. will establish a supply and procurement system for bio-methanol produced in the United States. Through this system, Asahi Kasei plans to use the bio-methanol procured from Mitsui to produce engineering plastics in Japan with a lower carbon footprint than the current product lineup. In the […]
In Finland, Viking Line has started to offer passengers on its Turku-Åland-Stockholm route the option of purchasing renewable biofuel in proportion to the amount of fuel used for their journey and thus reduce the emissions from their travel by up to 90 per cent. European biogas, produced from waste materials, is being delivered by the […]
In Israel, Casterra Ag Ltd., an integrated castor cultivation solution company and a subsidiary of Evogene Ltd., has signed a framework agreement to sell seeds of its proprietary castor varieties to one of the world’s leading oil and gas companies for cultivation in specific African territories. Initial purchase orders, valued at an aggregate of $9.1 […]
In Illinois, TriStates Public Radio reports Wolf Carbon Solutions has filed a new application for a pipeline that passes through the state transporting carbon emissions from ethanol plants but skirts Peoria and a connection to the BioUrja ethanol plant. In related pipeline news, the Charles City Press newspaper in Iowa reports that Summit Carbon wants […]
In Luxembourg, the European Investment Bank (EIB), KfW Development Bank, Corporación de Fomento de la Producción (CORFO) and the Chilean Ministry of Finance signed a statement of intent to support Chile’s growing renewable hydrogen industry via the Team Europe Renewable Hydrogen Funding Platform for Chile. The signing took place in Santiago de Chile and was […]
In Washington, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), one of the Senate’s only corn farmers, today criticized the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final rule setting minimum biofuels blending levels for the next three years below current production capabilities. While the plan makes modest increases to blend levels for certain biodiesel products, the overall biofuels volume remains unchanged […]
