In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Zawya reported that Lootah Biofuels states that it obtains up to 160,000 liters of waste cooking oil per month from its ten largest partners, which the company uses to produce biofuels to power transport vehicles. The company partners with some national and international brands operating in the UAE, including […]
In Qatar, Qatar Airways said it has signed a deal with Shell to source 3,000 metric tons of neat sustainable aviation fuel at Amsterdam Schiphol airport. It encompasses the existing jet fuel contract with Shell at Amsterdam which will now see Qatar Airways using at least a 5% SAF blend over the contract period for […]
In Italy, Azimut|Benetti Group and Eni Sustainable Mobility have signed an agreement for the supply and use of HVOlution, the biofuel produced from 100% renewable raw materials. This is the first yachting industry agreement that targets decarbonisation. Starting in summer 2023, Azimut|Benetti Group will introduce HVOlution to replace the fossil-based fuel currently used by the […]
In Germany, on June 22, the PEFerence project team will organize a free webinar with the title: “PEF – A Circular Bio-Based Polymer with Improved Properties – LCA”. Within this free webinar, Ángel Puente (LCA expert at nova-Institute) will give an insite into the ISO-certified Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of PEF (polyethylene furanoate) bottles performed […]
In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports data from the Energy Information Administration shows ethanol production soared 21,000 barrels per week past above the psychological 1 million barrels per day mark to 1.04 million, the highest seen in six weeks. With summer driving season around the corner, increased E15 availability for the summer and plants coming […]
In California, Global Clean Energy Holdings, Inc. and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have signed a contract for the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Grant for their Climate-Smart Camelina Project. With the signing, work can officially begin on their $30 million pilot project to measure and validate the advantages of Camelina sativa (camelina) as […]
In India, LiveMint reports that government has launched an online portal, Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources Dhan (GOBARdhan), to provide a single access point for securing permission to develop and install biogas projects. The portal is open to user types of all kinds from government to private sector seeking to develop biogas and compressed bio-LNG projects. […]
In the Ukraine, APK Inform reports that rapeseed prices are on the verge of collapsing in the face of a large crop that farmers expected to see windfalls from. Biodiesel imports together with lower crude oil prices are weighing heavily on rapeseed prices, a crop farmers thought would be a sure bet due to the […]
In Spain, Sener technology and engineering group successfully completed the conceptual design of a new model of sustainable tanker to supply biofuels during bunkering operations. The company, with a track record of more than six decades in the naval sector, completed the conceptual design of a multi-product supply vessel that can carry heavy fuel oil […]
In North Carolina, Honeywell announced that bp selected Honeywell’s Ecofining technology to help support the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at five bp facilities across the globe. Honeywell UOP Ecofining technology will be installed at the following bp sites: Cherry Point refinery in Blaine, Washington; Rotterdam II refinery in Rotterdam, Netherlands; Lingen refinery in […]
