A license agreement signed by Godavari Biorefineries to convert ethanol to biobutanol

Godavari Biorefineries Limited (GBL), a leading manufacturer of ethanol-based chemicals and one of India’s biggest producers of ethanol, signed a licensing deal with Catalyxx Inc. for the conversion of ethanol to biobutanol and other higher alcohols. The license cost is worth $1,931,850. A royalty on the gross sales of the licensed products produced in the

UECC and Titan sign biomethane agreement

Norway-based RoRo transportation provider United European Car Carriers (UECC) and Dutch marine fuels supplier Titan Clean Fuels (Titan) have penned a new agreement under which Titan is set to supply liquefied gas, primarily biomethane (LBM/bio-LNG), to the former’s multi-fuel ships. UECC and Titan have disclosed that this arrangement will cover the remainder of 2024 and

A new method for FAME bio bunker fuel fingerprinting presented by GCMD

Fingerprinting can be used to verify the validity of biofuels and detect fraud in marine fuel supply chains. It also identifies the feedstock origins of FAME-based biofuels used in the shipping industry. A new method that generates a fingerprint for Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAME) bio bunker fuels was presented in the most recent paper

Leading automakers want to introduce 100% ethanol vehicles: Gadkari

According to Nitin Gadkari, Minister for Road Transport and Highways, major automobile manufacturers like Mahindra, Toyota, Hyundai, and Tata will produce 100% ethanol-powered vehicles within the next five months, with two-wheeler manufacturers also adopting the technology. Advancements in ethanol-based aviation fuel were a big step toward sustainable transportation, he stated while speaking digitally at the

ORIX to conduct a sea trial using biofuel in the owned vessel

In Japan, ORIX Corporation announced that it will conduct a sea trial using biofuel for ship operations in the ORIX-owned vessel currently chartered by Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S. This is the first time for ORIX to use biofuels in the owned vessel, the firm said. The sea trial will use a fuel composed of a mix

To satisfy decarbonization targets, Big Oil invests billions in the manufacture of biofuel

The top oil and gas firms in the world are boosting their investments in the biofuels industry in response to mounting pressure to decarbonize and move away from conventional fossil fuels. Recognizing the increasing demand for sustainable fuel sources worldwide, major firms including BP, Chevron, Shell, TotalEnergies, ExxonMobil, and Eni are integrating biofuels into their

OIL India, GPS Renewables to form JV to set up biogas plants

GPS Renewables (GPSR), the world’s largest biogas engineering company, and OIL India Limited (OIL) will form a joint venture to establish eight Compressed Biogas (CBG) Plants across India. Under this partnership, OIL India and GPSR will each hold a 50 per cent stake in the proposed joint venture which will oversee the establishment and operation

Neste and Air Canada sign agreement for supply of 60,000 tons of SAF

Neste and Air Canada have signed an agreement for the supply of 77.6 million litres of neat Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™. Neste will deliver the SAF blended with conventional jet fuel to the Vancouver marine terminal starting in December, with further shipments throughout 2025. The Vancouver marine terminal has a direct pipeline connection to

Initiatives for biofuel reduced import costs by Rs 91k crore: Puri

India’s energy consumption is expected to treble by 2047, according to Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri. He was addressing following Tuesday’s opening of the three-day Energy Technology Meet (ETM) 2024, which was co-hosted by Indian Oil Corporation (IndianOil) and organized by the Centre for High Technology (CHT). He emphasized India’s biofuel

GEMA requests petroleum minister to guarantee continued existence of grain ethanol facilities

In a letter to Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, the Grain Ethanol Manufacturers Association (GEMA) outlined the difficulties faced by grain ethanol facilities without Long Term Offtake Agreements (LTOAs) with oil marketing companies (OMCs). In order to help the industry and keep numerous factories from experiencing financial instability, the letter urges