Biofuel news
DNV announce major investment in Spadeadam R&D facility
DNV has invested significantly to upgrade its Spadeadam research and development (R&D) facility, UK, to support de-risking the energy transition.
Asahi Kasei, Mitsui Chemicals, and Mitsubishi Chemical partner for ethylene manufacturing facilities
Asahi Kasei, Mitsui Chemicals, and Mitsubishi Chemical have established an LLP to achieve carbon neutrality and production capacity optimisation for two ethylene manufacturing facilities in Western Japan.
Universal Fuel Technologies SAF accepted into ASTM Clearinghouse
Universal Fuel Technologies’ (Unifuel) ethanol-to-jet SAF has been accepted into the ASTM D4054 Clearinghouse, which supports the technical evaluation of new aviation fuels for qualification.
Syzygy Plasmonics to use Honeywell technology for SAF production
Syzygy Plasmonics will use Honeywell UOP Fischer-Tropsch (FT) UnicrackingTM technology to make SAF from dairy waste and renewable energy at an electrified biogas-to-SAF facility, Uruguay.
Transportation fuel demand remains below pre-pandemic levels
Five years after the COVID-19 national emergency was declared, gasoline demand, distillate demand, and jet fuel demand all remain less than pre-pandemic averages, the US EIA has reported.
Evonik opens alkoxides plant in Singapore
Evonik has inaugurated its new world-scale alkoxides production facility on Jurong Island, Singapore – marking a major milestone in its global catalyst strategy.
Pengerang Terminals to provide storage and handling facilities for biorefinery feedstocks and products
Pengerang Terminals has signed a terminal usage agreement (TUA) with Pengerang Biorefinery to provide storage and handling facilities for its feedstocks and products.
AFPM responds to EPA actions on RFS small refinery waiver backlog
The AFPM President and CEO has responded to the EPA’s actions to address the backlog of nearly 200 small refinery exemptions.
thyssenkrupp Uhde completes pre-FEED for HAMR Energy’s project
thyssenkrupp Uhde has completed the pre front-end engineering design (FEED) phase for the Portland Renewable Fuels Project in collaboration with HAMR Energy, Australia.
Liquid Sun launches eSAF production pilot
Finnish technology company Liquid Sun has launched an eSAF production pilot with ABB, Finnair, Fortum, and Finavia.