Clean fuels

ExxonMobil Hong Kong Ltd (EMHK) has become the first supplier of renewable diesel for public road use in Hong Kong.

EcoCeres Inc., has delivered its first vessel with 10 million litres of a sustainable blending component for jet fuel (neat HEFA-SPK) to the Evos Ghent terminal, Belgium.

Topsoe has signed an agreement with HOLBORN Europa Raffinerie GmbH (HOLBORN), to provide its HydroFlex™ technology for the production of SAF and renewable diesel at its plant in Hamburg.

OXCCU, a leading carbon-to-value company converting carbon dioxide into fuels, chemicals and plastics, has announced the launch of its first official demonstration plant, OX1, at Oxford Airport.

Kent has been awarded a global three-year enterprise framework agreement (EFA) by Shell to provide Commissioning and Start-Up Services (CSU) across various onshore and offshore projects.

In the first five months of 2024, US imports of renewable diesel averaged 30 000 bpd, approaching the monthly record set in May 2023.

KBR has announced that Avina Clean Hydrogen Inc. has selected the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) technology, PureSAF, for its project in the US.

Shell has selected Wood to deliver pre-FEED services for Oman’s innovative ‘Blue Horizons’ project.

MAIRE has announced that NEXTCHEM has been awarded a feasibility study along with PT Tripatra Engineers and Constructors for a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project located in Sei Mangkei, Indonesia.

A business aviation coalition has called on the Biden administration to follow the approach the government uses for existing biofuel programmes when it develops rules to quantify emissions from various feedstocks for producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

NEXTCHEM, through its subsidiary NextChem Tech, has signed a binding term sheet with Sarlux S.r.l. to act as engineering services and technology provider for the implementation of a pilot SAF plant in Italy.

Fortescue and COSCO SHIPPING have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together on decarbonising shipping.

Gunvor Group (Gunvor) will join VARO Energy (VARO) in building a large-scale SAF manufacturing facility at the Gunvor Energy Rotterdam site (the Netherlands) through a proposed joint venture (JV).

Neste will provide up to 1 million gal. (3000 t) of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™ to United Airlines for use at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) in the US through the end of 2024.

International Airlines Group (IAG) has reached an agreement with Repsol for the purchase and supply during the next six months of more than 28 000 t of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).