The Future of Fuel Additives Transitioning Into 2021

Many automakers have turned to fuel additives to satisfy growing consumer demands for improved engine performance and fuel economy in the modern automotive industry. Fuel additives provide a wide range of benefits, including boosting engine performance, preventing distribution-related complications, and maintaining long-term fuel quality. Currently, the most utilized fuel additives are deposit control and octane

China caps refinery capacity under peak emissions plan

China will cap primary crude processing capacity at 20mn b/d by 2025, the government said in a new action plan to achieve peak emissions by 2030. The plan, published by the state council today, gives a more detailed sector-by-sector breakdown following the release of an economy-wide plan for peak emissions and carbon neutrality on 24

Bunker deliveries resume at UAE Fujairah port

Cargo loading and bunker delivery operations have restarted in the UAE port of Fujairah, the Middle East’s main storage and bunkering center. They have suspended on 2 October ahead of tropical storm Shaheen. “Some barges resumed deliveries of bunker fuel to vessels earlier in the afternoon,” a bunker supplier said. “It was initially done on

Centre to make use of Green Hydrogen Mandatory for Refineries

In a move that can make India one of the largest hydrogen producers, the Modi government is set to make it mandatory for oil refineries and fertiliser manufacturers to produce or procure green Hydrogen to meet part of their needs. Green Hydrogen is the cleanest fuel as it is produced through electrolysis using renewable energy.

Daniel Cohn on the benefits of high-efficiency, flexible-fuel engines for heavy-duty trucking

The California Air Resources Board has adopted a regulation that requires truck and engine manufacturers to reduce the nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from new heavy-duty trucks by 90 percent starting in 2027. NOx from heavy-duty trucks is one of the main sources of air pollution, creating smog and threatening respiratory health. This regulation requires the

NeoGraf awarded $2mn for commercial vehicle fuel cell development

Developer and manufacturer of high-performance natural and synthetic graphite sheets, NeoGraf Solutions, has been awarded a $2mn grant by the US Department of Energy (DOE) for the development of graphite bipolar plates for heavy-duty fuel cell applications. NeoGraf says it will use the grant to develop flexible, low-cost bipolar plates for heavy-duty fuel cell applications

Asia refiners to get full Saudi crude supplies in October

Saudi Aramco has notified at least seven buyers across Asia that it would supply full contractual volumes of crude oil in October, though none of them asked for additional supplies despite deep price cuts, sources with knowledge of the matter said on Monday. The full allocation comes as the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

Rolls-Royce and Flanders Electric to develop a hybrid retrofit solution for mining trucks

Rolls-Royce and Flanders Electric have agreed to develop a retrofit concept for hybridizing mining trucks that can reduce CO2 emissions by up to 30%. It integrates MTU engines, batteries, and hybrid control systems, and Flanders drive train solutions. The two companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding enabling them to offer a scalable retrofit kit

Maersk invests in Vertoro to develop green lignin marine fuels

Maersk’s investment will be used to further develop and commercialize Vertoro’s patented liquid lignin technology, and it will enable Vertoro to build a demo plant, which will become operational in 2022. The output of this plant will be used to develop marine fuels in partnership with Maersk as well as other applications for the materials

Fluidized-Bed Bioreactors Market Storming CAGR by 2021- 2028

Fluidized bed reactors are widely used in material processing industries for processes that require good heat and mass transfer between particles and gas. The energy provided to the fluidized bed typically comes from the warm gas that fluidizes the bed as well. Fluidisation is a technology in which a bed of solid particles is transformed