In Brazil, food processing giant JBS has exported a total of 6.7 million liters of tallow-based biodiesel to Dutch fuel blender Argos Energies at an undisclosed price, though Platts reported that it was likely at a discount to soy-based Brazilian biodiesel prices. About 20% of the country’s biodiesel production comes from tallow, which is double […]
In Iowa, Nature BioReserve’s planned 60 million gallon beef tallow-to-biodiesel facility in South Sioux City has been approved for $25 million revenue bonds by the city council. Construction is expected to start in the late summer. More on the story.
In Texas, Reuters reported that Brazil’s largest sugar-cane ethanol producer, Raizen, has explored locations in Brazil for an ethanol-based sustainable aviation fuel plant. The proposed project would produce at least 793,000 U.S. gallons per year of SAF using ethanol rather than biomass waste, said Paulo Neves, Raizen vice president of trading. “There is not enough […]
In Colorado, demand for soybean oil as a feedstock in the production of renewable diesel is rising as the U.S. aims to increase adoption of cleaner burning fuels. Renewable diesel has emerged as the preferred low carbon replacement for traditional diesel, and U.S. production is projected to increase sharply in the years ahead. To meet […]
In Alabama, Vertex Energy reported the total renewable throughput at the Mobile Renewable Diesel facility was 3,926 bpd in the fourth quarter of 2023. Total production of renewable diesel was 3,786 bpd reflecting a product yield of 96.4% although the nameplate of the plant is 8,000 bpd. The Mobile Renewable Diesel facility operations generated a […]
In Singapore, The Straits Times reported that an Airbus’ A350-1000 aircraft will be using sustainable aviation fuel as part of its flying displays at Singapore Airshow 2024, which runs from February 20 to February 22. The fuel, which is supplied by Shell Aviation, is a 35% blend, using a mix of used cooking oil and […]
The bioeconomy is on fire, and three tales reveal the extent to which the bulls are running. One in RNG, one in industrial furnaces, one in integrated cellulosic biorefining. And you thought we were going to point to hydrogen, SAF or renewable diesel. Those are hot, too — but not quite as white how. Hot […]
By Steven Slome, Jia Ming Ong and Matthew Morton Special to The Digest For a more in depth discussion, please see our recent whitepaper. The View from 10,000 ft Over the last decade, aviation transport’s growing contribution to anthropogenic climate change has been acknowledged by both the industry and major governments, and ambitious goals have […]
In Bulgaria, Renewable News reported that Brazilian state-run oil and gas company Petrobras has contracted a technology for the production of SAF and renewable diesel. According to the report, the company plans to adopt this technology in its first biorefining plant. The deal with Honeywell UOP concerns the Hydroprocessed Esters and Fatty Acids (HEFA) technology. […]
In Brazil, Petrobras has begun testing the performance of Bunker fuel with 24% renewable content by volume. It is being used to fuel a ship, located at the Rio Grande (RS) Terminal and chartered by the company, Transpetro. The estimated percentage reduction in greenhouse gas emissions would be around 17% by volume, compared to standard […]
