In Texas, RBF Renewable Biofuels, owner of the largest biodiesel production facility in North America, is supplying diesel-powered push boats with biodiesel produced at its Port Neches, Texas, plant. The MV Captain Raphael, owned by Central Boat Rentals Inc., was loaded with 20 percent biodiesel (B20) fuel on Nov. 22 and is returning from the […]
In Mississippi, Oxbow Crush has acquired a soybean processing plant located in Greenwood, Mississippi. When fully operational, the plant will process over 20 million bushels per year. In conjunction with the acquisition, Oxbow also completed funding arrangements from a group of investors including The Energy and Minerals Group, Yorktown Energy Partners XII, L.P., Solaris Energy […]
In India, Maruti Suzuki India Limited showcased the Wagon R Flex Fuel prototype model in Delhi. India’s 1st mass segment Flex Fuel car, designed to run on any ethanol-petrol blend between 20% (E20) and 85% (E85) fuel, was unveiled in the presence of Hon’ble Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari. This car […]
In Nebraska, DTN reports CHS says 9 million more acres of soybeans needs to be grown to supply the soybean crushing and renewable diesel plants under construction, which will force farmers to move away from corn and towards soybeans to meet that demand. But even shifting corn acres to soy won’t be enough as states […]
In Mexico, Reuters reports low-cost airline Volaris plans to start sourcing Sustainable Aviation Fuel, first from the US for US-Mexico flights, but also supporting development of the domestic supply chain in Mexico. Last week, together with its rival VivaAerobus and others in the sector announced they were looking for proposals to develop SAF locally. Volaris […]
In the UK, Velocys plc announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Altalto Immingham Ltd., has been awarded a grant of up to £27 million from the UK Department for Transport’s Advanced Fuels Fund for the Altalto Immingham Sustainable Aviation Fuel project. The purpose of this project, which is being developed under an existing Joint Development […]
In Germany, many new vehicles that leave the Audi plants are delivered with environmentally-friendly R33 fuel. After the plants’ filling stations transitioned to R33 Blue Diesel last year, its complement R33 Blue Gasoline was introduced – Audi’s way of contributing to defossilization and helping to reach climate targets. Environmentally friendly R33 Blue Diesel has been […]
In Louisiana, Strategic Biofuels joined Louisiana Dept. of Transportation and Development (DOTD) Secretary Dr. Shawn Wilson and Port of Columbia (Port) representatives for a groundbreaking ceremony to signal construction commencing at the Port on several infrastructure improvement projects which will be funded by a $15 million grant from the DOTD Port Priority Program (PPP). Construction […]
In Romania, Clariant announced a financial impairment of its sunliquid plant in Podari, Romania, amounting to approximately CHF 225 million. As previously reported, the sunliquid plant began production in the second quarter of 2022, though has not yet achieved the targeted yields and other operational parameters on an industrial scale. Clariant has thus completed a […]
In the Netherlands, during its port call to Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on December 8, GoodFuels successfully delivered its 100% biofuel to the Hyperion-class cruise ship, AIDAprima. This bunkering of 100% biofuels for AIDAprima marks another important step forward to achieving sustainability and decarbonization in the cruise industry. AIDA Cruises’ vessel was supplied with a 100% […]
