Carras Aquataurus becomes world’s first vessel to earn ABS biofuel-1 notation

Carras (Hellas) S.A. is taking the next step in its sustainability journey by receiving the ABS Biofuel-1 notation for its Aquataurus ultramax bulk carrier, the first vessel in the world to qualify. The notation is assigned to vessels that use a biofuel blend of up to and including 30 percent biofuel in compliance with IMO

Neste, Air New Zealand sign agreement for SAF

Neste and Air New Zealand have signed an agreement for the supply of nine million litres (around 7,200 tons) of neat Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™. The agreement represents the largest purchase of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Neste made by any airline outside North America and Europe for delivery before the end of 2024.

World Fuel Services to supply SAF to UK

World Fuel Services (World Fuel) will supply the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (UK MoD) with a further 5,150,000 litres of aviation fuel. The supplied fuel is blended with approximately 40% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), sourced from Neste. This follows a collaboration between World Fuel and the UK MoD that saw the successful delivery of

Wizz Air and Firefly partner to develop SAF from human waste

Hungarian ultra-low-cost carrier Wizz Air and U.K. biofuel company Firefly have announced a partnership that aims to power 10% of flights operated by the carrier with sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) produced out of human waste by the year 2030. The Firefly plant located in Harwich, Essex, will be converted to convert human feces into SAF

Govt may devote more sugar to ethanol

The government is considering a proposal to permit factories to use an additional 800,000 tons of sugar for biofuel this year, as the crop is likely to be higher than predicted, said the person, who asked not to be identified as the talks are confidential. That would be on top of 1.7 million tons allocated

€780m plant in Spain to turn farm waste into SAF

Spanish green energy company Solarig will spend €780m on a plant for making aviation fuel from agricultural waste in northeast Spain. When complete in 2026, it will produce 60,000 tonnes a year, enough for 12,000 flights between Madrid and Mallorca. Built in an industrial park in the municipality of Garray, it will be powered by

Repsol begins large-scale biofuel production at Cartegena plant

Repsol has marked a milestone in the decarbonisation of transport in the Iberian Peninsula with the start of large-scale production of renewable fuels at its industrial complex in Cartagena, Spain. This plant will be the first on the Iberian Peninsula dedicated exclusively to the production of 100% renewable fuels. The company has invested €250 million

Genesee & Wyoming, and Zero Petroleum developing carbon-neutral diesel

Freightliner, a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming, and Zero Petroleum have jointly embarked on developing carbon-neutral diesel fuel for locomotives. The main objective of the partnership is to transition to zero-carbon petroleum products for train propulsion by 2040 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Belgian Lineas is testing a biofuel-powered shunting locomotive For Freightliner, this

Centre says no proposal to resume sale of subsidised rice for ethanol

The Union government has no proposal to resume sale of subsidised rice to grain-based distilleries for the production of ethanol, Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra said. He was responding to questions on whether the government plans to resume the sale of subsidised rice for ethanol in the near future amid reports of likely fall in sugar

Procuring maize at MSP would be wrong policy

It seems that the government has realised that allocating rice for ethanol from central pool stocks of the Food Corporation of India is not a good policy choice. The rice stock on 1 January 2024 was 51.64 million tonnes. This includes 18.17 mt rice already in stock and 33.47 mt rice, which was yet to