Buses at IOV Ilmenau in Germany were successfully run and tested with pure biodiesel fatty acid methyl ester (FAME). A project initiated by AGQM Biodiesel examined IOV Ilmenau’s fleet of B100 buses, focusing on the buses’ engine oils and analysing them in depth. The results were encouraging and satisfactory.
Pakistan Petroleum and Retail Operations Public Company Limited (PTTOR) has announced the adjustment of the proportion of biodiesel in regular high speed diesel from B7 to B5. The adjustment is in response to the Energy Policy Management Committee’s decision to link the prevailing price of crude oil to domestic palm oil stocks and the new […]
China’s ministry of finance and the state administration of taxation announced Nov. 15 that starting Dec. 1, the 13 percent export-tax rebate on used cooking oil (UCO) would be discontinued. Leading biobased diesel producers in China have long advocated for this change, arguing that the tax rebate undermines the country’s interests by favoring UCO exports […]
Under the Waste Framework Directive (WFD), the collection of biowaste will be mandatory in EU Member States from 1 January 2024 onwards. However, current biowaste collection in the EU-27 (plus Norway and the UK) is only 5,112,788 metric tonnes per year, which is 26% below the theoretical potential. The vast majority of biowaste (garden and […]
Solarig announced on 22 November that it is moving forward with the development of a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project that will produce more than 400,000 tonnes of SAF per year in Spain. Specifically, Solarig announced on 22 November the development of an SAF project in Teruel.The project, called Turboleta SAF, will have an annual […]
Danish shipping company Norden announced on 26 November that it has entered into an agreement with Meta on sustainable marine fuels, with the aim of advancing the decarbonisation of the maritime industry. In an environment of limited biofuel supply, Norden’s emission reduction solutions offer a way to decarbonise maritime cargo. The emissions reduction solution followed […]
The UK SAF mandate has been signed into law and will come into effect on New Year’s Day. The SAF obligation will start at 2 per cent of the UK’s total aviation fuel requirements and increase linearly to 10 per cent by 2030 and then to 22 per cent by 2040. From 2040, the obligation […]
This year, Malaysian biodiesel exports are expected to reach their highest level since 2019, while production and consumption are expected to remain unchanged, according to the USDA’s latest forecast. Biodiesel production in Malaysia is expected to remain flat at 1.58 billion litres in 2024 as the country is likely to remain at the B10 blend […]
In response to a request for information from the California Air Resources Board (CARB), the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) is urging state agencies to do more to ensure the integrity of imported waste cooking oil (UCO) and tallow for the production of biomass-based diesel (BBD) in accordance with the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard. RFA […]
Palm oil futures on the Malaysian Derivatives Exchange are expected to trend higher this week, driven by potential bargain-hunting after recent sell-offs. According to palm oil trader David Ng, expectations of declining production could boost market sentiment, providing further support for prices.