Oil majors in Europe investing more in biofuels

Europe’s oil majors are investing eight times more in biofuels than in hydrogen, according to a new study on behalf of the Brussels-based NGO Transport & Environment (T&E). Around 75% of the European refining sector’s €39bn ($42.23bn) of planned investments in alternative fuels up to 2030 will go towards increasing biofuels production, states the report.

Deutsche Bahn (DB) achieves target volume for biofuel

Deutsche Bahn (DB), the German state rail operator, has announced that it’s using double the amount of biofuel in its diesel locomotives than it had predicted for this time – 17 million litres of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO). Smashing DB’s 2025 biofuel volume target so early was made possible thanks to its successful conversion of

Eni partners with IVECO for sustainable CV initiatives in Europe

Eni and IVECO, a brand of Iveco Group N.V. and a pioneer in commercial vehicles with alternative propulsion, announced today that they have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI). The two companies will bring together their competencies to explore potential cooperation on sustainable mobility initiatives in the commercial vehicle sector in Europe and accelerate the

Addition of bio-content in marine fuel helps cut emissions, but is it safe?

In order to reduce the environmental effect of the shipping sector, increasing percentages of bio-components are being blended to marine fuels. In 2017, ISO 8217 6th edition allowed additional Distillate FAME (DF) grades: DFA, DFZ and DFB with a maximum Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAME) content of 7.0 v/v%, another potential facilitator of increased water