Clean fuels

The institute has welcomed the adoption by the IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee of interim guidelines on the use of methanol as a marine fuel.

Repsol has selected Axens Vegan® technology for its first production plant for advanced biofuels in Spain at its Cartagena refinery.

Green Fuels and Aris Bioenergy are to create a biodiesel refining joint venture in India.

Petronas has announced its aspiration to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Neste and LG Chem have announced their aim to build a strategic long-term partnership to develop and grow the biopolymers and biochemicals market globally.

Neste has agreed to acquire Bunge Loders Croklaan's refinery plant located in Rotterdam, the Netherlands for a purchase price of €258 million.

INEOS at Antwerp commits to staying ahead of EU climate and energy targets in the drive to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions.

Marie Tecnimont Group’s NextChem and Indian Oil Corp. have signed a circular economy memorandum of understanding (MOU) for India.

The process integrates proven technologies to increase the affordability of greenfield projects for ‘blue’ hydrogen production from natural gas along with carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS).

The Diamond Green Diesel facility in Norco, Louisiana, US, will more than double its annual production of renewable diesel.

The EIA reports that annual US biodiesel production capacity decreased by 2% between January 2019 and January 2020.

GlobalData reports that some leading oil and gas engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) companies are increasingly shifting their strategies towards cleaner energy segments.

Haldor Topsoe has announced the appointment of Philip Eickhoff as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

Compact Membrane Systems Inc. (CMS) has announced the developed a new line of Optiperm technology for the biogas industry.

The partnership represents Neste’s first sustainable aviation fuel supply to an Asian airline.