Clean fuels

The companies will use their combined experience to work on CCUS development and hydrogen production in an effort to accelerate global decarbonisation.

Around 110 000 tpy of fossil-based ingredients will be substituted with renewable carbon sources using BASF’s certified biomass balance approach. The measure will ramp up quickly and avoid around 200 000 t of CO2 emissions in total.

Groupe ADP, GMR Airports, Airbus, Axens and Safran have signed a MoU to conduct a joint study on Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) and their potential in India.

Lummus Technology has announced that Ujjal Mukherjee will become the company’s Chief Technology Officer as of 1 April 2022.

Gevo has signed a 'take-or-pay' agreement with Delta Air Lines to supply 75 million gal./yr of sustainable aviation fuel for seven years.

Ryanair's 'Pathway to Net Zero' strategy has been developed to reduce the impact of the company's operations on the environment, and includes the increased use of sustainable aviation fuels.

V-Bunkers, Vitol’s Singapore bunker operations company, has announced that its barges have recently made several deliveries of bio-fuel blended very low sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO).

Neste will supply DHL Express with approximately 320 000 t of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel over the next five years.

TotalEnergies Marine Fuels has carried out its first marine bio-VLSFO bunker delivery in Singapore’s port waters.

CIMC Enric has established a strategic partnership with Maersk to support the production of green methanol from biomass.

Aemetis has signed an offtake agreement with Qantas Group and Qantas Airlines for 35 million gal. of blended sustainable aviation fuel to be delivered over the seven-year term of the agreement.

RefiPampa has signed agreements with Elessent Clean Technologies for the license and basic engineering of a new IsoTherming diesel hydrotreating and dewaxing unit, which will be installed at the RefiPampa facility in La Pampa, Argentina.

SIAD Macchine Impianti has produced a hydrogen compressor for a large-scale, multi-megawatt, high-temperature electrolyser, to be used at Neste's renewable products refinery.

To boost the global production capacity of green methanol, Maersk has entered into strategic partnerships with six leading companies, with the intent of sourcing at least 730 000 tpy by the end of 2025.

Eni and the Republic of Benin have signed a cooperation agreement to develop joint initiatives on the agro-industrial chain, for biorefining use.