The Bolivian government has taken a key step in the industrialization of energy with the final stages of construction of the biodiesel plant II “Héroes de Senkata”, in which the state-owned YPFB is investing more than $66 million. Located in the Senkata area of El Alto, the plant, with a capacity of 1,500 barrels per […]
The Government of the United States strongly opposes the recommendation on “sustainable” aviation fuel made during the 13th Triennial Meeting of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP). This proposal to the ICAO Council for multi-cropping (i.e., growing two or more crops on the same piece of land) for the […]
According to a March 4 announcement by the German Union for the Promotion of Oilseeds and Protein Plants (UFOP), Germany’s biodiesel-to-diesel blending ratio fell to an all-time low in November 2023, at 3.9 percent. This ratio has not been this low since the blending obligation was introduced in 2009. According to the latest statistics released […]
The Costa Rican government will relaunch an old energy project to replace fossil fuels with biofuels, according to El País. The initiative is in response to a request made by the country’s Vice President, Stephen Brenner, to the Legislative Assembly to deal with the Fuel Energy Transition Initiative, which was proposed more than a year […]
Biodiesel and chemical producer FutureFuel Corp. issued an update on Feb. 28 on the timing of the planned restart of its biodiesel plant in Batesville, Arkansas. The plant produces 60 million gallons of biodiesel per year. In January, FutureFuel had announced that it had been retrofitting the plant since last December. According to the plan, […]
On March 4, the U.S. government announced new tariffs on a wide range of goods from Canada, Mexico and China, including a 10 percent tariff on biofuels entering the United States. This means that U.S. imports of Canadian biofuels will become more expensive, and this could trigger retaliatory tariffs in Canada, affecting U.S. biofuel exports. […]
March 4 (Bloomberg) — The U.K. government released a consultation paper on March 3 detailing how it will support the green fuel industry and provide market certainty for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) producers. This is part of the UK government’s plan to drive decarbonization of the aviation industry and promote economic growth. As SAF is […]
On February 24, senior officials from Bangchak and NYK Line gathered to witness the delivery of the first shipment of B24 marine biofuel from the Bangchak Sriracha Public Co. Ltd. refinery. The momentous occasion took place at the port of Laem Chabang in Sriracha district, Chonburi province, Thailand, where the ship was successfully delivered by […]
In 2024, German biodiesel exports grew for the third consecutive year, exceeding imports by about 1.61 million metric tons. According to information published by the German Federal Statistical Office, production reached a new record of about 3.2 million metric tons. Rotterdam, the Netherlands, the most important hub for global trade in biofuels, remains Germany’s main […]
Adrian Dix, B.C.’s Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions, recently announced that the provincial government will increase the share of Canadian biofuels in transportation fuels, aiming to support local producers, protect jobs, and reduce dependence on foreign energy sources. Under the provincial government’s plan, starting April 1, 2024, diesel biofuels sold in B.C. will have […]