Biodiesel World News

Marathon acquires Duonix biodiesel plant in Beatrice, Nebraska Marathon Petroleum Corp. has purchased the 50 MMgy Duonix biodiesel plant in Beatrice, Nebraska. Marathon plans to use the facility to aggregate and pretreat feedstocks before shipping them to its renewable diesel refinery in Dickinson, North Dakota. READ MORE SHARE
Chevron Lummus Global announces startup of Euglena biofuels unit Chevron Lummus Global and Applied Research Associates Inc. announced the successful startup of Euglena Co. Ltd.’s integrated Biofuels Isoconversion unit in Yokohama, Japan. Its renewable diesel is being supplied to local bus services. READ MORE SHARE
	Nuseed lands multiyear offtake agreement with Saipol for carinata Nuseed Ltd. has executed a commercial offtake agreement with Saipol, the largest biodiesel producer in Europe, to supply Nuseed Carinata as a feedstock for certified low carbon oil for renewable fuels and high-protein, non-GMO meal. READ MORE SHARE
2020 FEW, co-located biodiesel summit to go virtual Sept. 15-17 The world’s largest ethanol event, the 2020 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo, along with the inaugural co-located Biodiesel Production Technology Summit, will now be a virtual conference including live presentations and a virtual expo hall. READ MORE SHARE
Petrobras concludes renewable diesel coprocessing tests in Brazil Petrobras announced July 14 that it has concluded industrial-scale tests for coprocessing renewable diesel. The tests were performed at the Presidente Getúlio Vargas Refinery in Araucária, Paraná, where 2 million liters of soy oil were processed. READ MORE SHARE
Biodiesel project developer signs site lease for plant in Oman A new, small-scale biodiesel project is being developed in Oman on the Arabian Peninsula, in the Khazaen Economic City. Wakud International, a joint venture involving U.K.-based Green Fuels, recently signed a lease on its new facilities. READ MORE SHARE
Amazon Air secures SAF from Shell Aviation made by World Energy Amazon Air, the cargo airline of e-commerce giant Amazon, has secured up to 6 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supplied by Shell Aviation and produced by World Energy out of its Paramount, California, biorefinery. READ MORE SHARE
Q&A: A model for low-carbon fuels in the global energy transition Alan Mammoser, independent writer on renewable energy, interviews Karl Feilder, CEO of Dubai-based Neutral Fuels, on the role his biodiesel company and local business model play in the global transition to climate-friendly transportation fuels. READ MORE SHARE
Neste opens 4 new renewable diesel fueling stations in California Neste opened four new fueling stations for 100 percent renewable diesel in northern and central California. The stations, located near major commercial freight routes, are open 24/7 and designed to accommodate commercial fleet vehicles of all sizes. READ MORE SHARE
City buses in Grand Forks, North Dakota, running on B20 biodiesel This summer Cities Area Transit buses in Grand Forks, North Dakota, are running on a different fuel than normal. CAT recently switched to fueling its fleet with B20, a blend of 20 percent biodiesel and 80 percent petroleum diesel. READ MORE SHARE