Brazil’s biodiesel producers ready to increase output

Brazil’s biodiesel producers are ready to increase output to prevent a major diesel supply shortage. In September last year, the government decided to reduce the mandatory mix of biodiesel in diesel because of the high price of soy, the main raw material for the production of biofuel in the country. The country’s bio blending sector

MOL signs an MoU with Trafigura for biodiesel fuel supply system

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd., its wholly-owned company MOL Chemical Tankers Pte. Ltd., leading commodity trading company Trafigura Pte Ltd., and its vessel fuel supply joint-venture company TFG Marine Pte Ltd, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU is for a joint study on the full-scale supply of biodiesel fuel (BDF) for MOLCT-operated vessels

Wild castor oil can be converted into biodiesel

The seeds of the wild castor oil plant, Ricinus communis, can be converted into biodiesel according to a new study in the International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology. The Mexican research team shows how the requisite transesterification reaction of oil from the seeds using methanol in the presence of sodium hydroxide as a

REG, Bunker Holding enter partnership to advance biodiesel use in marine markets

In Iowa, Bunker Holding Group, the world’s largest supplier and trader of marine fuels, and Renewable Energy Group, Inc., a leading global producer and supplier of renewable fuels, entered into a strategic global collaboration agreement to further develop the U.S. and EU marine markets for sustainable bio-based diesel. Partnering REG’s expertise in bio-based diesel with

Brazil cuts biodiesel mandate for rest of 2022

Brazilian has signed into law a measure to reduce the country’s mandatory biodiesel content in diesel to 10% for this year – a setback for biofuels and oilseeds producers. Brazil was supposed to adopt a 14% biofuel mix in diesel from March, but its National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) decided to keep a 10% content

Indonesia raises 2022 biodiesel allocation

Indonesia has lifted its domestic biodiesel allocation to 10.151mn kilolitres (kl) in 2022 from 9.21mn kl last year. Jakarta is maintaining a 30pc biodiesel blending (B30) mandate but expects overall transport fuel consumption to rise as the country emerges from Covid-19 restrictions. Indonesia’s state-owned refiner Pertamina will receive the largest share of 8.3mn kl, followed

What to Expect for Alt Fuels in 2022

Emissions reduction pressure and sustainability goals will continue to mount as more fleets, consumers seek to reduce carbon footprint. As many of us do around this time of year, I’ve been reflecting on 2021 and thinking about what may happen in 2022. When it comes to alternative fuels, there’s a lot to consider. So here

EU sees biofuel consumption fall by 2031

Biofuel consumption in the European Union is set to fall by 2031 as road transport moves away from fossil fuel, while palm oil imports would plummet, slashed by stricter environment regulation, the European Commission said on Thursday. In its 2021-2031 Agricultural Outlook, the Commission projected that EU biodiesel use will fall 24% to 14.3 billion

GAC to market neutral fuels’ marine gasoil biodiesel blend

GAC Group Bunker Fuels has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dubai-based Neutral Fuels to market its marine gasoil biodiesel blend which has been developed for shipping clients in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Oman, Qatar and India. Neutral Fuels said the companies will also work together to expand the number of supply

Biofuels Would Receive $1 Bn Investment in Latest Biden Administration Proposal

The biofuels industry would receive a chunk of federal dollars as part of the latest draft of the Biden administration’s “Build Back Better Act” working its way through Congress The updated draft of the bill includes $1 billion in funding for the USDA to provide grants during the next 10 years to expand biofuel pump