The U.K. government on July 19 released its Jet Zero strategy. The initiative, in part, requires at least 10 percent SAF use by 2030. It also aims to kickstart a domestic SAF industry, supported by a new £165 million Advanced Fuels Fund.
Demand for biodiesel and renewable diesel in the European Union was up in 2020 and 2021 despite the COVID-19 pandemic. That growth, however, is expected to stagnate in 2022, according to a report filed with the USDA.
Embraer and Pratt & Whitney have successfully tested a GTF-powered E195-E2 aircraft on 100 percent SAF. The test validated that GTF engines and the E-Jets E2 family can fly on both engines with blends of up to 100 percent SAF.
DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, has signed an agreement with Hapag-Lloyd, a leading worldwide liner shipping company, for the use of advanced biofuels.
U.S. biofuels consumption has risen in 2022 and that growth is expected to continue, according to the U.S. EIA's latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released July 13. Renewable diesel is expected to account for much of the increase.
For the first time in aviation history a CORSIA certified batch of SAF was delivered to a commercial airline. Neste delivered a batch of its Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel to American Airlines at San Francisco International Airport.
The European Parliament on July 7 voted 334 to 95 to adopt draft rules for the ReFuelEU initiative, which aims to require sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to account for at least 85 percent of EU aviation fuel by 2050.
Kohler Power Systems, part of Kohler Co., has announced that its entire offering of mission-critical diesel generators is compatible with hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO). No adaptations to the installed generators are required.
Victor, Neste partner to reduce private jet charter emissions
By Neste Corp.
June 30, 2022
Neste and Fly Victor, the on-demand private jet company, announced a partnership. Starting June 29, Victor members can purchase Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) for every private jet booking globally.
Japan-based All Nippon Airways has launched its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) Flight Initiative for corporate customers to promote greater environmental responsibility and help companies reduce their carbon footprints.
The Canadian government on June 29 published final Clean Fuel Regulations, which will require fuel producers and suppliers to meet increasingly stringent carbon reduction goals for gasoline and diesel.
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) on the Transport and Tourism Committee on June 27 voted 25 to six in favor of adopting a draft negotiating mandate on the ReFuelEU aviation rules, which sets a goal for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) use.
On June 21, regional aircraft manufacturer ATR, Swedish airline Braathens Regional Airlines and SAF supplier Neste collaborated to enable the first ever 100 percent SAF-powered test flight on a commercial regional aircraft.
On June 22, Clean Fuels Alliance America wrote to President Joe Biden, administration officials, and congressional leaders to say that U.S. biodiesel and renewable diesel producers are working to extend fuel supplies and provide relief at the pump.
Pennsylvania on June 17 announced a partial and temporary suspension of the state's 2 percent biodiesel mandate. The action aims to help fuel suppliers alleviate diesel shortages by making it easier to source diesel from surrounding states.
The Qantas Group and Airbus will invest up to US$200 million to accelerate the establishment of a SAF industry in Australia in a landmark agreement signed on June 19 by Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce and Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury.
The B20 Club recently welcomed the City of Warrenville as its newest member, according to the Illinois Soybean Association. The city began fueling 15 vehicles and various pieces of equipment with B20 starting in 2018.
SAF has been safely delivered to New York's LaGuardia Airport through the Colonial and Buckeye pipeline systems – two essential pieces of American energy infrastructure. The low-emission jet fuel will power a Delta Air Lines flight.
Compass Datacenters has announced a new partnership with Foster Fuels, making Compass the first data center provider to use hydrogenated vegetable oil-based biodiesel (HVO) to fuel its on-site generators.
National Carbon Capture Conference & Expo opens call for speakers
By BBI International
June 07, 2022
The call for speaker presentation ideas is now open for the 2022 National Carbon Capture Conference & Expo (NCCC) taking place Nov. 8-9, 2022, in Des Moines, Iowa. The NCCC will accept speaker abstracts through July 8.
Biodiesel has not been greatly incorporated into the locomotive industry for a number of reasons, but that may be poised to change.
The Iowa DOT is committing to a lower carbon footprint in its state fleet by operating 10 snow removal and road maintenance trucks with Optimus Technologies' advanced fuel system technology, powered by 100 percent biodiesel (B100).
Record-setting number of biofuel producers set to attend 2022 FEW
By BBI International
May 27, 2022
Produced by BBI International, the International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo (FEW) is on pace to be the largest biofuels conference since 2009. The event takes place June 13-15 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
GE Aviation has completed successful testing of its Passport long-range business aviation engine using 100 percent SAF. The engine can operate on approved SAF today, and the testing shows the capability of the engine to run on 100 percent SAF.
Rio Tinto and bp have agreed to work together on a one-year biofuel trial to help reduce carbon emissions from Rio Tinto's marine fleet. The trial is using a bp-manufactured B30 biofuel blend composed of 30 percent fatty acid methyl esters (FAME).
The U.S. EPA on May 23 opened a public comment period on a proposed consent decree that would require the agency to issue proposed 2023 RFS RVOs by Sept. 16, 2022, and issue a final rule setting 2023 RVOs by April 28, 2023.
Skor, Becker, Rastetter to headline 2022 FEW in Minneapolis
By BBI International
May 18, 2022
Growth Energy's Emily Skor, Green Plains' Todd Becker and Summit Agricultural Group's Bruce Rastetter will deliver keynote addresses at the 2022 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo (FEW) taking place June 13-15, 2022, in Minneapolis.
A new study released by Clean Fuels Alliance America has confirmed the air quality benefits of biodiesel – especially in the context of underserved Environmental Justice communities. The study was conducted by Trinity Consultants.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on May 17 signed a bill into law that makes Iowa the first state in the nation to adopt E15 as its standard blend of gasoline. The legislation, HF 2128, also expands consumer access to higher blends of ethanol and biodiesel.
The U.S. EPA on May 9 opened a 15-day public comment period on the pool of 20 candidates who have been selected to serve on an external expert panel to peer review the EPA's third triennial report to Congress on biofuels and the environment.
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