Eni and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Republic of Mozambique (MADER) on Feb. 28 signed an agreement for the cooperation and development of agricultural projects in Mozambique, aimed at producing biofuel feedstocks.
Marathon Petroleum and Neste on March 1 announced they have entered into definitive agreements to form a 50/50 joint venture to produce renewable diesel following a conversion project at Marathon's existing refinery in Martinez, California.
Neste and ITOCHU Corp. have expanded their partnership to grow the availability of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Japan. In the expanded partnership, ITOCHU acts as the branded distributor of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel in Japan.
BDI-BioEnergy International GmbH on Feb. 17 announced it has contracted with Renewable Energy Group to upgrade two biodiesel plants in Germany by installing a state-of-the-art feedstock pretreatment technology to process wastes fats and oils.
Neste released Q4 financial results on Feb. 10, reporting that the company's renewable products business segment achieved improve sales volumes and sales margins despite several scheduled shutdowns, a weaker U.S. dollar and higher fixed costs.
The collaboration agreement is initially focused on opportunities in North America and Europe, where trials of B20 and B30 are being run in high-traffic regions of both continents.
Renewable Energy Group Inc. will install a state-of-the-art pretreatment facility in Germany, enabling the company to refine some of the lowest carbon intensity, hardest-to-convert waste fats and oils for bio-based diesel production.
Velocys has joined Zero Carbon Humber, a carbon capture, utilization and sequestration (CCUS) hub under development in northern England.
bp has acquired a 30 percent stake in Green Biofuels Ltd., the U.K.'s largest provider of hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO). GBF's products are made from renewable feedstocks such as vegetable oils, animal oils and fat.
Liebherr is expanding its use of Neste MY Renewable Diesel at its plant in Kirchdorf where it develops and manufactures approximately 2,500 machines annually. The fuel will be used in the first fill and testing as well as in all plant traffic.
Masdar, Siemens Energy and TotalEnergies on Jan. 19 signed a collaboration agreement to act as codevelopers of a demonstration project focused on green hydrogen to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
KBR announced on Jan. 24 it has been awarded an engineering contract by Biojet AS for a concept study for its renewable energy facility in Ringerike, Norway, that aims to convert forestry residues into renewable fuels.
Global Clean Energy Holdings Inc. on Jan. 3 announced that it has acquired Camelina Company España S.L. (CCE), Europe's largest camelina crop innovator and seed producer headquartered in Madrid, Spain.
BBI International launches new magazine focused on CCS
By BBI International
January 12, 2022
BBI International is launching a new magazine, titled Carbon Capture Magazine. There will be one print issue of the magazine published in 2022, along with a carbon capture industry directory and a map of storage and capture facilities.
ExxonMobil has announced it is acquiring a 49.9 percent stake in Biojet AS, a Norwegian biofuels company that plans to convert forestry and wood-based construction waste into lower-emissions biofuels and biofuel components.
Aviation fuel supplier ExxonMobil and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) producer Neste announce plans for commercial-scale distribution of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel at the largest airports in France.
The U.S. exported 13,970.8 metric tons of biodiesel and biodiesel blends of B30 or greater in November, down from 29,689.5 metric tons in October but up from 10,262.3 metric tons in November 2020, according to data released by the USDA on Jan. 6.
The U.K. Trade Remedies Authority on Dec. 15 proposed to keep current anti-dumping and countervailing measures on FAME biodiesel in place for an additional five years, but remove similar measures currently in place for HVO renewable diesel.
Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. has successfully completed its first sustainable biofuel voyage in cooperation with GoodFuels. The M/V Sydney Eagle (2015-built SDARI-64 Ultramax) was bunkered with GoodFuels' advanced marine biofuel.
For the first time ever, OMV and Austrian Airlines (AUA) are producing and using regional sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Austria. The two companies agreed on the production and fueling of 1,500 metric tons of SAF in the coming year 2022.
Initial findings from a world-first study of the impact of 100 percent SAF on both engines of a commercial jet have provided promising early results. The study involved Airbus, Rolls-Royce, German research centre DLR and SAF producer Neste.
An Airbus H225 has performed the first ever helicopter flight with 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) powering one of the Safran Makila 2 engines. The flight took place at the company's headquarters in Marignane, France.
Bioenergy accounted for approximately 3.52 million of the 12 million global renewable energy jobs in 2020, according to an annual jobs report released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in late October.
Novozymes released third quarter financial results on Oct. 26, reporting sales for the company's bioenergy segment were up 5 percent for the quarter and 12 percent for the first nine months of 2021.
Neste released third quarter financial results on Oct. 27, reporting that the company's renewable products segment achieved high sales volumes and maintained healthy sales margins despite tight feedstock markets.
The U.K. Department for Transport has awarded Project Speedbird, a partnership between Nova Pangaea Technologies, British Airways, and LanzaJet, £484,000 to fund a feasibility for the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the U.K.
GoodFuels and Renewable Energy Group Inc. on Oct. 26 announced they have entered a long-term agreement for the supply and development of sustainable marine biofuel solutions for the global shipping industry.
Neste and Hesburger, a Finnish restaurant chain, will engage in a significant circular economy collaboration. Used cooking oil from more than 300 Hesburger restaurants in Finland and in the Baltics will be recycled to produce renewable diesel.
The U.S. exported 77,174.3 metric tons of biodiesel and biodiesel blends greater than B30 in August, up from both 68,957.5 metric tons in July and 68,970.7 metric tons in August 2020, according to data released by the USDA on Oct. 5.
TripActions, Reed & Mackay, a travel and spend management group, and Neste have announced a groundbreaking global partnership to offer Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel to all TripActions Group customers.
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