On 23 October, Julius Baer has partnered with Cathay Pacific to promote the use of sustainable aviation fuel as part of the airline’s corporate sustainable aviation fuel programme. The collaboration is part of Julius Baer’s decarbonisation efforts and climate goals, which include targets to achieve net-zero emissions by 2030 and a 30% reduction in air […]
Pinnacle Marine, NTU MESD, Weichai Singapore and China Classification Society will conduct a 1000-hour continuous run of pure FAME biodiesel in a newly built harbour craft in Singapore. Shipbuilder Pinnacle Marine (Singapore) recently signed a Research Collaboration Agreement with NTU Maritime Energy & Sustainable Development Centre of Excellence (MESD), Weichai Singapore Pte Ltd, and the […]
Recently, Neste Corporation disclosed in a statement that its renewable diesel production line in Singapore has been temporarily shut down due to an unforeseen equipment failure, affecting the company’s supply to the U.S. market. Neste explained that the first production line in Singapore, which had completed planned maintenance in the third quarter and resumed operations […]
Norwegian Air says it is using biofuels for the first time in business travel in the defence sector at Oresund Vigra Airport. By 2028, it will use a 15 per cent blend of biofuels on more than one million business trips. The airline said it was the largest agreement of its kind in Norwegian history […]
On 17 October, the European Biodiesel Board (EBB) secured a favourable judgement from the European Court of Justice (ECJ), which rejected the appeals of two Indonesian exporters against a previous judgement of the European General Court of December 2022, which rejected all requests to annul the countervailing duty imposed in November 2019 on biodiesel imports […]
Malaysia is set to launch Used Cooking Oil (UCO) futures, reinforcing its commitment to the sustainability of the palm oil industry. Industry expert David Ng of IcebergX Sdn Bhd highlighted that Malaysia generates around 540,000 tonnes of used cooking oil annually from palm oil and animal fats, which are the main feedstock for biodiesel production. […]
The Bahia Energy group will invest around US$200 million in Buenos Aires to build the country’s first bioethanol plant and the first Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) plant, according to Argentina’s El Nacional newspaper. The project will be carried out by its company Biosanfe, which will build an industrial complex to produce biofuels (ethanol, SAF and […]
According news，Japan’s largest oil company, ENEOS, has struck a deal with a major local Chinese catering company to recycle waste cooking oil to produce sustainable aviation fuel, according to news. Another oil giant, Cosmo, also debuted its first mass production site for sustainable aviation fuel in Japan in September, and it is expected to be […]
Cathay Cargo and DB Schenker jointly held a signing ceremony Oct. 8 at the airline’s Cathay City headquarters to mark the global forwarder’s membership of Cathay’s corporate sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) program. Attended by Tom Owen, Cathay’s director of cargo, and Susanne Stemmer, DB Schenker’s vice president of global carrier relations, the ceremony marked DB […]
Rolls-Royce has now approved its mtu engines, including the Series 1163 and 8000, for operation with sustainable fuels such as Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO). This significant development allows these engines, available in both 16V and 20V cylinder configurations, to deliver power ranges from 4,800 to 10,000 kW while meeting stringent emission standards through the use […]