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 […]
On Feb. 28, the ship “Shengliu 238” carrying 500 tons of SINOPEC’s bio-aviation coal departed from Zhenhai Refining & Chemical Company’s Sanshan Terminal and sailed to Hong Kong to supply Hong Kong International Airport. This marks the first time that SINOPEC’s bio jet fuel is supplied to Hong Kong. SINOPEC Zhenhai Refining has China’s first […]
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is supporting Cleaner Australian Skies with up to $10.4 million in funding for two projects from its Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) funding program. ARENA is providing $8 million to Licella and $2.4 million to Viva Energy for separate studies on the development of renewable fuel alternatives for the Australian […]
The UCO collected by Olleco will be refined at the new facility and then piped to the biodiesel plant. In addition to a comprehensive network of local warehouses, Olleco’s website says the company operates three UCO biorefineries, a biodiesel plant, a bulk liquid storage facility, and three anaerobic digestion (AD) plants, supported by a broader […]