In Germany, DHL Express and the PPDTM clinical research business of Thermo Fisher Scientific, have joined forces to drive more sustainable clinical research services for the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. Under the agreement, the PPD clinical research business will use DHL Express’ GoGreen Plus service and invest in sustainable aviation fuel. The collaboration enables the […]
In the UK, Aerospace Global News reported that Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester and Stansted airports are leading the charge for a new campaign to scale domestic sustainable aviation fuel production. Bosses at the four UK air transport hubs were the first signatories to sign the ‘Back British SAF’ campaign. They are now urging other businesses and […]
In Colombia, Infobae reported that Colombian energy firm Ecopetrol began a test production of 20,000 barrels of SAF in October at its Cartagena refinery. The fuel developed includes up to 5% of plant-based raw materials, such as palm oil and used cooking oil, the firm said. The production of this new fuel is based on […]
In Spain, local energy firm Cepsa said it is supplying sustainable aviation fuel in the Canary Islands. Cepsa has made SAF permanently available at the North Tenerife and Gran Canaria airports, and in the coming weeks it will be expanding this availability to the archipelago’s other main airports. These Canary Islands airports have now been […]
In Germany, Yara International officially opened its new ammonia import terminal in Brunsbüttel, Germany. Brunsbüttel is located on the North Sea and Kiel Canal, making it an ideal hub for enabling the hydrogen economy in Germany, the company said. With the new terminal, Yara has the infrastructure to enable imports of up to three million […]
In Indonesia, PT Pertamina Power Indonesia, PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy Tbk (PGE), and Genvia have signed memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on developing green hydrogen production through the integration of advanced solid oxide electrolyzer (SOEL) technology with geothermal heat resources. The agreement includes the assessment of techno-economics of using Genvia’s advanced SOEL high-temperature technology […]
In the UK, Marex Group announced the completion of its acquisition of Dropet, a Spanish biofuels company. Dropet offers execution services for both physical and paper biofuels products across Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. It has more than 18 years’ experience in physical ethanol and related biofuel products, as well as exchange-traded […]
In Texas, Lummus Technology and Next Wave Energy Partners announced the production of what it claims to be the world’s first renewable alkylate. This renewable alkylate, derived from ethanol and produced through a series of Lummus’ technologies, is a biobased, low carbon intensity fuel blending component. Leon de Bruyn, President and Chief Executive Officer, Lummus […]
In West Virginia, Downey Ridge Environmental Company (Greasezilla) and bp announced an agreement that will enable the capture and extraction of brown grease waste as a feedstock for biofuel production. As part of the agreement, bp will finance the expansion of Greasezilla’s production facilities to support the delivery of brown grease feedstock to the market, […]
In North Carolina, BASF reported that it has launched xarvio BIOENERGY, a low carbon intensity crops program that lowers, tracks and documents CI levels in corn grown for ethanol biofuel production in the U.S. xarvio BIOENERGY offers the biofuel production supply chain – growers, retail agronomists and biorefineries – a quality assured and complete, end-to-end […]
