In China, Tradewinds News reports CMA CGM has signed an agreement with China State Shipbuilding Corp to buy 16 dual-fuel container ships, 12 methanol dual-fuelled 15,000-teu vessels and four LNG dual-fuelled 23,000-teu vessels. The order worth $3 billion was signed during French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent trip to China. Methanol is quickly becoming a popular […]
In the Netherlands, Riviera Marine Media reports that Svitzer is collaborating on European biofuel pilots, using 100% biodiesel in tugs operating in the Netherlands. The tugs have Caterpillar engines. The results from the trials will be compared to the recently concluded two-year trial using HVO in tugs in the UK. More than 50 tugs in […]
In the Philippines, the Manila Standard newspaper reports Petron—the country’s largest oil refiner—has begun building its 180,000 metric ton per year coconut methyl ester facility co-located at its oil refinery in Bataan. The facility will take two years to build but will help ensure sufficient supplies in order to boost the biodiesel blending mandate to […]
In Texas, Cemvita announced the opening of a pilot plant in Houston. The plant marks a landmark step in the development of technology for using CO2 emissions as feedstock to produce valuable biocommodities including fertilizer, plastic, methane, and fuels. The opening of the pilot plant also marks the launch of Cemvita’s eCO2 business as a […]
In Illinois, United wants to turn microalgae into SAF through the first new investment of its recently announced UAV Sustainable Flight FundSM since its launch: algae biofuel company Viridos. This $5 million investment will support the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) made from algae, an abundant and scalable resource that can be grown and […]
In the Netherlands, in a new study, SEO Amsterdam Economics (SEO) and Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR) calculate the expenditures necessary to achieve net zero aircraft CO2 emissions along the Destination 2050 pathway. The investment needs and associated cost are identified for the four main mechanisms of emissions reduction: technology, air traffic management (ATM) and […]
In France, Axens has acquired stake in the BioTJet project, the aim of which is to build and operate the largest European Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production unit using the Fischer-Tropsch process, relying on the BioTfueL technology. This unit will be built in France and will be commissioned by 2027. Within the framework of the […]
In the UK, Technip Energies announced the award of a contract for the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) phase of LanzaTech’s DRAGON Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Project based on LanzaJet Alcohol to Jet (ATJ) Technology, on track to be one of the first commercial SAF facilities in the UK. LanzaTech UK’s DRAGON SAF Project has […]
In Washington, according to EIA data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association for the week ending April 7, ethanol production dropped 4.4 percent to a 13-week low of 959,000 b/d, equivalent to 40.28 million gallons daily. The volume produced was 3.6 percent less than the same week last year but 5.8 percent above the five-year […]
In California, the first shipment of renewable diesel has arrived at San Diego International Airport (SAN). The sustainable fuel is now being used in all diesel-powered airside (non-road) vehicles and equipment, such as baggage tugs, belt loaders, and firefighting vehicles. Approximately 30 percent of all airside vehicles and equipment at SAN are now “alternative fuel” […]
