Strategic Biofuels starts construction on LGF project

Strategic Biofuels has started construction works on its Louisiana Green Fuels (LGF) project, the first renewable diesel project in North America to achieve “negative” carbon emissions. According to Strategic Biofuels, the LGF project is estimated at $2.8 billion, with the State Bond Commission and the Louisiana Community Development Authority granting their approval to LGF for

World Fuel Services bunkers GoodFuels biofuel

World Fuel Services, through its subsidiary Gib Fuels, has begun bunkering biofuels in Gibraltar in conjunction with GoodFuels. The first bio-bunkering took place in October, supplying renewable diesel to a Norwegian cruise lines vessel. GoodFuels recently supplied 100% marine biofuel to an Aida cruise ship. Cruise lines are taking a keen interest in biofuels to

India Auto Inc can roll out E20-compliant vehicles

The drive to E20 compliance in the Indian automobile industry is on schedule. In line with the government’s thrust towards ethanol adoption in India, apex industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) organised a technology demonstration on ‘Ethanol Adoption – Flex Fuel Vehicles in India’, at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi on December 12.

Renewable Energy
Renewables to beat coal as top energy source: IEA

Renewable sources of energy are forecasted to overtake coal as the largest source of electricity generation worldwide by early 2025, Paris-headquartered International Energy Agency said. The forecast holds remarkable significance to keep alive the global goal of limiting Earth’s warming temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius. The agency also said that the world is set to

ArcelorMittal’s steel plant to produce ethanol from CCU

ArcelorMittal successfully inaugurated its flagship carbon capture and utilization (CCU) project in Ghent, Belgium. The €200 million Steelanol project is a first of its kind for the European steel industry. Utilizing cutting edge carbon recycling technology developed by our project partner LanzaTech, the CCU plant uses biocatalysts to transform carbon-rich waste gases from the steelmaking

GoodFuels delivers 100% biofuel to AIDAprima cruise ship

GoodFuels, the leading biofuels provider for the global transport industry, has successfully delivered 140mt of 100% biofuel to AIDAprima, enhancing its partnership with Carnival Corporation’s AIDA Cruises brand. 100% biofuel bunkering on AIDA Cruises vessel will unlock immediate emissions reductions and further propel biofuel uptake. The Hyperion-class cruise ship was refuelled with GoodFuels’ sustainable biofuels

TotalEnergies to collaborate with Air France-KLM for SAF

TotalEnergies and Air France-KLM have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the delivery of more than 1 million m3/800 000 t of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by TotalEnergies to Air France-KLM Group airlines over a 10-year period, from 2023. This SAF will be produced by TotalEnergies at its biorefineries. It will be made available

EPA proposes to increase use of ethanol and other biofuels

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed increasing ethanol and other biofuels that must be blended into the nation’s fuel supplies over the next three years. The announcement was welcomed by renewable fuel and farm groups but condemned by environmentalists and oil industry groups. The proposal also includes incentives for the use of biogas from

OXE Marine proposes to use biodiesel for testing

Diesel outboard manufacturer OXE Marine said it will use biodiesel for all development and testing of its products going forward. The company said it has decided to implement HVO100 in all development and testing after its recently published sea trials showed the company’s 300 hp diesel outboard OXE300 was tested against a gasoline outboard of

Can IOCL Panipat plant cut farm fires, emissions?

Can a public sector giant incentivise farmers to opt for alternative methods of stubble disposal, help marginally reduce India’s oil import bill, and prevent CO2 emissions to the extent that it may be the same as removing 62,000 cars from roads? The order may seem tall, but this is exactly what a central public sector