Marriott International commits to achieve netzero by 2050

Marriott International has announced that its near and long-term science-based emissions reduction targets have been verified by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), committing the company to achieving net-zero emissions across the value chain by 2050. The target boundary will include emissions removal from bioenergy feedstocks. The global hospitality company is aiming to reduce absolute

EEL Biofuels uses algae as biofuel feedstock

EEL Biofuels has announced an advancement in renewable energy technology with the development of its revolutionary algae-based biofuels. This cutting-edge technology is poised to revolutionise the energy sector by providing a game-changing alternative to traditional fossil fuels. The core of their success lies in harnessing the power of nature’s own biofactory – algae. With algae’s

BP to trial new feedstock for SAF

BP will trial carinata plant oil as a new feedstock for sustainable aviation fuel during a seven-day trial in September at its Lingen refinery, Germany, amid an intensifying scramble for limited feedstocks. The site became the first in Germany in February 2022 to manufacture SAF from used cooking oil, the company said. SAF currently commands

Importance of high purity CO2 as feedstock

Carbon capture and storage has been at the top of many news feeds in recent weeks but the challenges of transporting CO2 and the importance of high purity CO2 as a feedstock for e-fuels should also be a priority, says Rupert Hare, CEO of design and engineering consultancy, Houlder. The purity of CO2 is dictated

bp plans to increase biofuel production

BP said it will increase biofuel output three-fold by 2030 to 100,000 bpd, or roughly 4.5 million tonnes per year, according to Reuters.

UM Terminals to provide pre-treatment of UCO

UM Terminals is taking its value-add services one step further by offering the pre-treatment of biofuel feedstocks. Used cooking oil (UCO) and rendered animal fat are by far the most abundant raw materials to produce HVO and biodiesel in the UK. Our storage terminals act as a consolidation and pre-treatment hub for these materials for

Scientists to develop renewable fuel from lipid-based feedstock

A team of scientists have investigated the production of hydro-processed renewable diesel (HRD) with a non-sulfide catalyst, with their end goal being to develop an integrated platform for producing renewable fuels using lipid-based feedstock.    Scientists aim to develop an integrated platform for the development of renewable fuel from lipid-based feedstock Renewable fuel from lipid-based feedstock

The first renewable fuel feedstock shipment received by WGT

Willow Glen Terminal LLC (WGT), in St. Gabriel, Louisiana, announced receipt of its inaugural product shipment. WGT has entered into an agreement to supply renewable fuel feedstock to a leading renewable diesel producer in Norco, Louisiana. As per the deal, WGT will serve as a logistics hub, providing marine and truck transloading services as well

Fulcrum commences syngas production at Sierra plant

Fulcrum BioEnergy commissioned the world’s first landfill waste-to-syngas phase and initial operations have started at Sierra biofuels plant. The facility is processing prepared waste feedstock and producing hydrocarbon synthetic gas, or syngas, ready for conventional Fischer-Tropsch fuel production that will take place on site. The plant, which is located outside of Reno, Nevada, includes both

Rising LNG prices expected to increase India’s fertilizer subsidy bill

India’s heavy reliance on imported liquified natural gas (LNG) as a fertilizer feedstock exposes the nation’s balance sheet to ongoing global gas price hikes, increasing the government’s fertilizer subsidy bill, according to a new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). By shifting away from expensive LNG imports for fertilizer production