Tag: biodiesel

Stena RoRo’s latest vessel runs on multiple fuels including biodiesel and batteries

Stena RoRo’s latest vessel runs on multiple fuels including biodiesel and batteries

February 12, 2024 |

In Sweden, Stena RoRo’s tenth E-Flexer series was delivered from the CMI Jinling, Weihai Shipyard. The vessel, named Ala’suinu, will be on a long charter agreement with the Canadian state-owned Marine Atlantic and operate a ferry line in eastern Canada between Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. The vessels’ engines are of the multi-fuel type and can […]

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Indonesian biodiesel production rises more than 7% in December

Indonesian biodiesel production rises more than 7% in December

February 6, 2024 |

In Indonesia, Platts reports domestic trade association APROBI data shows Indonesia’s December biodiesel production rose more than 7% on the month to 1.2 billion liters, bringing total production for the year up 13% to 13.15 billion liters. Even with biodiesel blending at 35% for most of last year, exports jumped nearly 50% in December to […]

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Australian tallow exports break record thanks to biodiesel demand

Australian tallow exports break record thanks to biodiesel demand

February 6, 2024 |

In Australia, the Australian Broadcasting Corp. reports Department of Agriculture data showed that biodiesel demand drove tallow exports to above A$1 billion ($652 million ) for the first time in 2022/23. Of the 550,000 metric tons of tallow produced in 2022/23, 450,000 tons were exported. Australia has been exporting tallow for more than a century, […]

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Iowa biodiesel production kept steady at 350M gallons in 2023

Iowa biodiesel production kept steady at 350M gallons in 2023

February 5, 2024 |

In Iowa, biodiesel production in 2023 kept steady at 350 million gallons, nearly the same as the 349 million gallons produced in 2022. Even in a changing biofuels space with increased soybean crush and renewable diesel production and talk of sustainable aviation fuel, Iowa biodiesel producers were able to maintain their production. Reflecting the expansion […]

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Greenergy commissions biodiesel production expansion in UK and Amsterdam

Greenergy commissions biodiesel production expansion in UK and Amsterdam

January 22, 2024 |

In the UK, Greenergy announced the successful commissioning of expansion works at two of their biodiesel plants in the UK and in Amsterdam. The works included upgrading the pre-treatment process capability, allowing for a wider range of waste oils as feedstocks to be processed into lower carbon biodiesel that will be used in transport fuels […]

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Uruguay looking to boost ethanol and biodiesel production

Uruguay looking to boost ethanol and biodiesel production

January 22, 2024 |

In Uruguay, Medios Publicos reports the government is studying the possibility of increasing the mixture of ethanol in gasoline as well as resuming the use of biodiesel in diesel. Current regulations provide for a mixture of bioethanol in gasoline of at least 8.5%, even through the current blend in reality is closer to 9.8%. Biodiesel […]

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Brazilian biodiesel delivers more than 50% of H2 2023 biodiesel in just January

Brazilian biodiesel delivers more than 50% of H2 2023 biodiesel in just January

January 17, 2024 |

In Brazil, BiodieselBR reports the biodiesel sector in January delivered more than half the volume of biodiesel it committed to for the second half of 2023. According to the most recent data from the ANP, manufacturers reported having placed practically 662.5 thousand m³ at market disposition. This is the fifth largest monthly volume in the […]

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Brazilian government aiming for 50% of biodiesel purchases to come from family farmers

Brazilian government aiming for 50% of biodiesel purchases to come from family farmers

January 11, 2024 |

In Brazil, Informa Araguaia reports the federal government will nationalize the rules of the Social Biofuel Seal, aiming to ensure that 50% of purchases of this product come from family farming. Among the changes, the nationalization of production stands out, especially in the states of the North and Northeast Regions, including semi-arid areas, such as […]

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PalmCo IPO postponed but 443,000 MTPY biodiesel facility in the works

PalmCo IPO postponed but 443,000 MTPY biodiesel facility in the works

January 10, 2024 |

In Indonesia, Reuters reports that state-owned PalmCo has announced an investment in a 443,000 metric ton-per-year biodiesel facility while delaying the launch of its IPO. Having chosen the technology and being close to deciding on a contractor, it expects the biodiesel plant to come online in 2026. The IPO, however, doesn’t have a new date […]

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Chinese scientists develop new biodiesel fuel production tech

Chinese scientists develop new biodiesel fuel production tech

January 7, 2024 |

In China, Macau Business reported that Chinese scientists have developed new technology allowing the manufacture of biodiesel fuel with higher biomass content, which could reach over 40% compared with the global average content of less than 10% Shen Jian, a professor at Nanjing Normal University’s School of Chemistry and Materials Science, and his team improved […]

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