Biofuel news

PBF Chalmette Refinery has announced that it is studying the possible conversion of an idled refinery unit into a renewable diesel production complex.

Use of wind power will be increased at the Porvoo refinery in Finland, as Neste is aiming for 100% renewable electricity use globally by 2023.

Maire Tecnimont Group’s NextChem has been awarded an Engineering contract for a biojet plant in France.

Trafigura and Yara have signed an MOU to collaborate on the development and promotion of the use of ammonia as a clean fuel in shipping.

Vitol Aviation, a fuel supplier at Heathrow, UK, is making Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™ available ahead of the G7 Summit to be held from 11 to 13 June 2021.

POET has acquired Flint Hills Resources’ biofuel business, increasing POET production capacity to 3 billion gallons per year.

Venture Global LNG has announced plans to capture and sequester carbon at its Calcasieu Pass and Plaquemines LNG facilities.

Eurotank Amsterdam is investing in the conversion of its gas oil tanks, making them suitable for storing biofuels, mixed biofuels and hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), following a successful pilot project.

The technology group Wärtsilä will supply a biogas liquefaction plant to Norway-based Biokraft, a subsidiary of the Scandinavian Biogas Group and a major player in the global biogas market.

Emerson has enhanced its Rosemount TankMaster inventory management software package to help optimise tank usage and increase safety in full containment storage tanks for LNG and other liquefied gases.