In New Zealand, bp Marine, part of bp’s trading and shipping business, has entered into a long-term supply agreement with integrated transport company StraitNZ, which includes the supply of marine biofuels in the port of Wellington. StraitNZ’s network includes Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferries that connects the north and south islands between Wellington and Picton with […]
There are some days in the SAF story where the newsflow is so fast and promising that I am reminded of those Hollywood movies with jet aircraft in the mix where the wing commander orders the cocky yet benign pilots on a mission against desperate odds to “light the afterburners” in a bid to increase […]
In the UK, bp said it has expanded its investment in bioenergy as bp ventures invested $10 million in WasteFuel, a California-based biofuels company that will use scalable technologies to convert biobased municipal and agricultural waste into lower carbon fuels. “WasteFuel projects will look to help with the growing volumes of global waste, whilst advancing […]
In California, bp expanded its investment in bioenergy as bp ventures committed $10 million, leading the Series B investment round, in WasteFuel, a California-based biofuels company that will use proven, scalable technologies to convert bio-based municipal and agricultural waste into lower carbon fuels, such as bio-methanol. WasteFuel plans to develop multiple bio-methanol plants around the […]
In India, Construction World reported that Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) plans to help establish a 1 megawatt electrolyzer manufacturing facility in the country by 2025 using the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre’s (BARC) technology for green hydrogen. BPCL’s research and development department is working with BARC to scale up alkaline electrolyzer technology for green hydrogen production. […]
In India, Share Price India reported that state-run oil firm Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) is in talks with Switzerland-based Sulzer Chemtech for a partnership in the sustainable aviation fuel space. BPCL has been working on developing jet fuel from used cooking oil, according to the report. In a recent presentation, BPCL said it “is committed […]
In Australia, Saunders International Limited has been awarded an A$42 million contract to provide tank refurbishment and modification services for bp at its Kwinana energy hub, in Perth, Western Australia. The fixed price Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract forms part of bp’s Kwinana Renewable Fuels project. The scope involves 25 tanks at the bp […]
In North Carolina, Honeywell announced that bp selected Honeywell’s Ecofining technology to help support the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at five bp facilities across the globe. Honeywell UOP Ecofining technology will be installed at the following bp sites: Cherry Point refinery in Blaine, Washington; Rotterdam II refinery in Rotterdam, Netherlands; Lingen refinery in […]
In the UK, Reuters reports that bp is exploring investing in biofuel feedstock producers as it works to achieve its 2030 goal of 100,000 barrels per day of biofuels as it seeks to shore up feedstock for its five more planned HEFA facilities. Feedstock supplies are limited and the race is on to secure them, […]
In India, Onmanorama reported that oil firm Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has proposed to set up a compressed biogas plant in in Kochi as a solution to the city’s ongoing waste management crisis. According to the report, the Kerala government has entered into a preliminary agreement with the state-run oil and gas company for […]
