Bayer and Neste to collaborate on developing feedstocks for renewable fuels

In Germany, Bayer and Neste announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly scale winter canola as a biomass-based feedstock for renewable products like biofuels.  Within the collaboration, the companies are going to develop a winter canola ecosystem in the Southern Great Plains of the US, including product development and additional collaborations

Engie partners with Air France and CMA-CGM on renewable fuels

Haropa Port, France’s leading port complex, has allocated 24 hectares of land to Engie to develop the projects, the company wrote in a statement.

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

Rio Tinto to test renewable fuel in haul trucks

Rio Tinto announced it is progressing with its plans to swap conventional diesel for renewable fuel in haul trucks at its U.S. mining operations to reduce the carbon footprint of its fleet. The company said it successfully completed a renewable diesel trial at its U.S. Borax mine in Boron, Calif., and is now conducting a

Cargill’s first waste-to-biofuel facility in Ghent completed

Cargill has completed its first biodiesel plant in Ghent, Belgium, the plant converts waste oils and residues into renewable fuel. The advanced biodiesel produced at the facility will be used by the maritime and trucking sectors, enabling customers to lower the carbon footprint associated with their maritime and road transport activities. The project is the

Worley bags contact from Heartwell for new renewable plant

Worley bagged a contract from Heartwell Renewables LLC for a greenfield renewable fuels plant in Hastings, Nebraska. Worley will provide detailed and field engineering services as part of the contract. The new plant will produce an estimated 80 million gallons of renewable diesel per year from feedstocks such as vegetable oils and tallow. The renewable

Ethanol industry mission offers fuel market support in Brazil

A delegation from the U.S. ethanol industry recently met with Brazilian government and private sector officials to learn more about the current dynamics of the Brazilian fuel market and its ethanol production and to offer support for the country’s effort to reduce the impact of high fuel prices on consumers. During the week of Oct.