Category: Fuels

Honeywell and Repsol team up to upgrade Spanish biofuel production

Honeywell and Repsol team up to upgrade Spanish biofuel production

August 20, 2024 |

In Spain, Honeywell and Repsol announced a collaboration to create new production pathways for biofuels and circular materials. The two will also explore the possible integration of these methods into Repsol’s existing facilities. The companies plan to scale and commercialize Honeywell’s technologies, which use various wastes like fats, oils, greases, biomass and solids for chemical […]

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Study shows retrofitting liquid-absorption-based carbon capture and storage system on a Suezmax tanker

Study shows retrofitting liquid-absorption-based carbon capture and storage system on a Suezmax tanker

August 20, 2024 |

In Denmark, a joint study by TMS Tankers Ltd and DNV explored the feasibility of retrofitting a liquid-absorption-based carbon capture and storage system on a Suezmax tanker. The study revealed complex system interdependencies and yielded valuable insights. study explored how on-board carbon capture and storage (OCCS) technology could be deployed on an existing ship at […]

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Groundbreaking ceremony held at dairy-based ethanol plant in Minnesota

Groundbreaking ceremony held at dairy-based ethanol plant in Minnesota

August 20, 2024 |

In Michigan, the Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) and Canadian Dairy Distillery recently celebrated the groundbreaking of their innovative $41 million ethanol plant in Constantine, Michigan. As a result of their partnership, the new facility will transform 14,000 tons of milk permeate, a dairy byproduct, into 2.2 million gallons of ethanol annually. When blended with […]

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Topsoe to provide HydroFlex technology to German SAF and RD project

Topsoe to provide HydroFlex technology to German SAF and RD project

August 19, 2024 |

In Germany, Topsoe has signed an agreement with HOLBORN Europa Raffinerie GmbH (HOLBORN), to provide its HydroFlex technology for the production of SAF and renewable diesel at its plant in Hamburg. HOLBORN is a successful oil refinery that supplies Hamburg and northern Germany with fuels and heating oil. The production will serve to address the […]

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US Renewable diesel production reached 4.3B gallons of installed capacity in 2023

US Renewable diesel production reached 4.3B gallons of installed capacity in 2023

August 19, 2024 |

In Washington, the Energy Information Administration published its latest U.S. Renewable Diesel Fuel and Other Biofuels Plant Production Capacity report which contains data for U.S. renewable diesel fuel and other biofuels plants, as of January 1, 2024. It shows that renewable diesel production reached 4.3 billion gallons of installed capacity at a total of 22 […]

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Future B acquires 51% of UK gas-to-grid AD portfolio of six projects

Future B acquires 51% of UK gas-to-grid AD portfolio of six projects

August 19, 2024 |

In the UK, 3i Infrastructure plc recently announced that Future Biogas, one of the largest anaerobic digestion plant developers and biogas producers in the UK, has agreed to acquire 51% of a portfolio of six gas-to-grid AD facilities, with a combined gas output of 333GWh, from JLEN Environmental Assets Group Limited for £68.1 million. £30 […]

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TotalEnergies Marine Fuels supplies first B100 biofuel bunker in Singapore

TotalEnergies Marine Fuels supplies first B100 biofuel bunker in Singapore

August 19, 2024 |

In Singapore, TotalEnergies Marine Fuels supplied its first B100 biofuel bunker on August 5 in Singapore, marking a significant expansion in its low-carbon fuels offer as it supports the decarbonization goals of global shipping. TotalEnergies Marine Fuels used an IMO Type II chemical bunker tanker, MAPLE, owned by Global Energy Group, to transfer 700 metric […]

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UK’s advertising watchdog slams Virgin Atlantic for sustainability claims on 100% SAF flight

UK’s advertising watchdog slams Virgin Atlantic for sustainability claims on 100% SAF flight

August 19, 2024 |

In the UK, a radio ad for Virgin Atlantic, heard on 24 November 2023, stated, “On the 28th of November, Virgin Atlantic’s Flight 100 will take to the skies on our unique flight mission from London Heathrow to JFK to become the world’s first commercial airline to fly transatlantic on 100% sustainable aviation fuel. When […]

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Government of Canada grants Bioindustrial Innovation Canada $4.8M

Government of Canada grants Bioindustrial Innovation Canada $4.8M

August 19, 2024 |

In Canada, the Government of Canada announced up to C$6,592,913 to Bioindustrial Innovation Canada (BIC) through the AgriScience Program – Clusters Component, an initiative under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership. The Bioproducts Cluster, led by BIC, will develop specialized technologies that turn renewable resources, such as agricultural residues, into useful bioenergy, biofuels, and biomaterials like […]

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OXCCU launches its SAF demo plant at Oxford Airport

OXCCU launches its SAF demo plant at Oxford Airport

August 19, 2024 |

In the UK, OXCCU recently launched its first official demonstration plant, OX1, at Oxford Airport. The OX1 plant represents a significant advancement in Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production. Through its novel catalyst and reactor design, the subject of over a decade of research at the University of Oxford, the plant will convert carbon dioxide (CO2) […]

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