Category: Fuels

Study shows role of low grade waste biofuels in UK glass production

Study shows role of low grade waste biofuels in UK glass production

August 16, 2023 |

In the UK, Glass Futures, a not-for-profit membership research technology organisation, has published its report for the Department of Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) which reveals low grade waste biofuels have the potential to decarbonise glass and ceramics manufacturing furnaces and kilns across the UK. Having shown in a previous project, also funded under […]

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Ethanol production rises thanks to high crush margins

Ethanol production rises thanks to high crush margins

August 16, 2023 |

In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports Energy Information Administration data shows ethanol production rose last week to 1.069 million barrels a day, up 46,000 on the week and 86,000 compared to last year. Stocks reached 23.435 million barrels last week, the highest in 16 weeks, due to increased production and lower exports compared to last […]

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Brazilian ethanol stocks up 5% on year due to high gas prices

Brazilian ethanol stocks up 5% on year due to high gas prices

August 16, 2023 |

In Brazil, Bloomberg reports that drivers are choosing cheaper gasoline at the pump, leaving significant ethanol stocks that are weighing on prices. Raizen’s ethanol stocks doubled in Q2 vs. Q1, pushing the company to shift its ethanol production to sugar which is fetching much higher prices thanks to a global deficit. UNICA says E100 sales […]

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Malaysian Palm Oil Board and Petronas look at palm oil waste as SAF feedstock

Malaysian Palm Oil Board and Petronas look at palm oil waste as SAF feedstock

August 16, 2023 |

In Malaysia, The Star newspaper reports that the palm oil board has teamed up with Petronas to research the possibility of using used cooking oil and palm wastes including palm oil mill effluents (POME) as feedstocks for sustainable aviation fuels. POME volumes pose a challenge for the palm oil industry although some are already used […]

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UK’s Biorenewables Development Centre lands $6.4M for biohydrogen project

UK’s Biorenewables Development Centre lands $6.4M for biohydrogen project

August 16, 2023 |

In the UK, the Biorenewables Development Centre (BDC), a subsidiary of the University of York, has secured £5 million in funding from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. This funding will support the BDC in leading the second phase of the H2-Boost project, focused on developing biohydrogen for the transport sector. The project […]

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bp ventures leads $12.5M Series A round for Advanced Iconics

bp ventures leads $12.5M Series A round for Advanced Iconics

August 15, 2023 |

In the UK, Advanced Ionics, the developer of a new category of hydrogen electrolyzers useful for expanding green hydrogen production, closed a $12.5 million Series A financing led by bp ventures, with additional investors including Clean Energy Ventures, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and GVP Climate. The new capital will help catalyze Advanced Ionics’ growth and facilitate […]

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Neste’s Singapore refinery expansion restarted in early August

Neste’s Singapore refinery expansion restarted in early August

August 15, 2023 |

In Singapore, production of renewable diesel at Neste’s Singapore refinery expansion has been restarted in early August according to the company’s plans. The production line at the expanded part of the refinery was shut down in June for unexpected equipment repairs.  The ramp-up of the production at the expanded part of the refinery continues and […]

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Wallenius Wilhelmsen to buy 4-12 methanol ready dual fuel vessels

Wallenius Wilhelmsen to buy 4-12 methanol ready dual fuel vessels

August 15, 2023 |

In Norway, Wallenius Wilhelmsen has signed a letter of intent for four next generation vessels (and up to eight optional units of 9,350CEU class methanol dual fuel pure car and truck carriers) with Jinling Shipyard (Jiangsu). The first vessels will start being delivered from the second half of 2026. The company believes that methanol is […]

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GCMD bunkers third successfully marine biofuel blend as part of pilot

GCMD bunkers third successfully marine biofuel blend as part of pilot

August 15, 2023 |

In Singapore, Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) successfully bunkered the third supply chain of a biofuel blend as part of its pilot to develop a quality, quantity and GHG abatement assurance framework for drop-in green fuels on July 24. Partnering with tonnage provider Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS), this GCMD-led trial involved the Kaupang, a […]

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California settles with SoCalGas for claims that natural gas is renewable

California settles with SoCalGas for claims that natural gas is renewable

August 15, 2023 |

In California, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a settlement against Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) in connection with numerous unqualified environmental marketing claims the company made in 2019 that natural gas is “renewable.” Such claims are misleading. The vast majority of natural gas — including a vast majority of the gas distributed by SoCalGas — is not renewable, but rather is derived from fossil fuels. An investigation by the […]

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