Australia-first grain ship to test biofuel’s economic and green credentials

The country’s first grain ship powered by biofuel is set to leave port on Sunday, only the second time the renewable fuel alternative has been used in an Australian export ship. Edwine Oldendorff is carrying 30,000 tonnes of malting barley from Albany in WA for Vietnam in a trial commissioned by grain handling cooperative CBH.

Higher greenhouse gas reduction quota for transport fuels applies in Germany

Germany’s greenhouse gas reduction quota for transport fuels has increased as planned as of 1 January 2022. Mineral oil companies must now reduce the emissions of their fuels by 7 percent compared to 2010 (2021: 6%). They most commonly use – and due to easy availability will likely continue to use – biodiesel, bioethanol and

European biofuel mandates to structurally shift ethanol demand higher

Following a year in which the European ethanol market experienced extreme volatility caused by lockdown restrictions, 2022 is expected to offer relatively more stability in a post-lockdown environment, supported by European biofuel mandates. While S&P Global Platts Analytics forecasts a global fuel grade ethanol surplus of 1.667 billion liters in 2022 following an estimated deficit

Biofuels leaders call on Biden to keep promise to support renewables program

With the Biden administration considering a possible cut in Renewable Fuel Standard  volumes to bring down gasoline prices, some say he is breaking a campaign promise. Congress created the renewable fuel standard program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and expand the nation’s renewable fuels sector and become less dependent on foreign oil. The idea of

NYK conducts successful biofuel trial on vessel transporting Tata Steel cargo

The bulk carrier, Frontier Sky, which is owned by NYK and operated by Tata NYK Shipping Pte. Ltd, has conducted a trial use of biofuel to transport cargo provided by Tata Steel, the major steel manufacturer in India. This was the third successful trial use of biofuel by an NYK vessel, highlighted a release. Biofuels

The ethanol opportunity

Ethanol (chemical name: ethyl alcohol), a biofuel, has been a part of the government’s energy agenda for over two decades now. Of its several uses (chemical and pharma products), this organic chemical compound, which is produced from feedstock (sugarcane, sugar, molasses, maize and damaged food grains, etc.), also blends with petrol and power vehicles. The

Samskip begins biofuel trial on second containership

The 800 TEU Samskip Innovator is joining the Samskip Endeavour in switching to use sustainable biofuel. In a trial that will run until mid-December, the Samskip Innovator will operate on MDF1-100 fuel which is produced from used cooking oil and supplied by Netherlands-based GoodFuels. The number 100 stands for the proportion made from renewable raw

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