Driven by surging mandates for biomass-based diesel, the Trump administration on Friday proposed increasing the volume of biofuels that U.S. refineries must blend into the national fuel supply over the next two years. The biofuel industry welcomed the proposal after months of lobbying, as it also includes measures aimed at limiting biofuel imports. According to […]
Shandong Port Qingdao Port Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Shandong Port Qingdao Port”) announced on the 14th that at Berth 109 in the Qianwan Port Area of the Qingdao Zone of the China (Shandong) Pilot Free Trade Zone, the “Dayan You 8” vessel successfully supplied 1,300 tons of B24 marine biofuel oil to […]
On June 9, U.S. BioEnergy announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with LP Building Solutions to establish a 20-year sustainable wood fiber supply agreement to provide raw materials for the company’s advanced biorefinery being built in Bon Wier, Texas. Under the agreement, once finalized, LP will supply up to 2.2 million tons of […]
On June 4, Regional Container Lines Public Co. Ltd. (RCL), a well-known container shipping company in Thailand, formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Energy Solutions Division of PTT Oil and Retail Business Public Co. Ltd. for the supply of marine biofuels. This marks Thailand’s first collaboration with an international partner to advance […]
At the World Hydrogen Summit in Rotterdam, India’s AM Green signed a significant Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Port of Rotterdam Authority, aiming to establish a green energy corridor between India and Northwest Europe. The agreement targets the export of up to 1 million tonnes of hydrogen-based fuels annually, potentially generating trade worth up […]
On May 26, the European Commission issued a Commission Notice clarifying the method for calculating the price difference between fossil jet fuel and qualified sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). This initiative represents a key step in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) to support the use of SAF. Under the previously adopted Delegated Regulation (EU) […]
Honeywell and NTPC Green Energy, the green energy subsidiary of India’s National Power Corporation (NTPC), have formed a partnership to advance the local production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), according to Fuel Cells Works in the UK. The project will be based on Honeywell’s eFining technology, which combines carbon dioxide emissions from thermal power plants […]
The Indonesian government recently announced plans to promote the production and use of biodiesel B50, i.e. to increase the proportion of biofuel in diesel to 50%. Agriculture Minister Andi Aman Suleiman said the policy is expected to drive up global palm oil (CPO) prices. The government plans to use about 5.3 million tons of CPO […]
On May 29, Avina Synthetic Aviation Fuels announced that it will partner with Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to build the airport’s first Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production facility. The project will utilize one of the leading Alcohol-to-Jet (AtJ) processes in the U.S. to help decarbonize the aviation industry. Avina plans to build a state-of-the-art production […]
Malaysia’s Minister of Plantation and Raw Products, Datuk Seri Zohari Abdul Ghani, recently said the government is pushing for a transition from B10 to B20 palm-based biodiesel at the nation’s ports in support of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets – to reduce GDP-based emissions intensity by 45% by 2030 and to realize a […]