In Bassens, France, Michelin, IFPEN and Axens have inaugurated the first industrial-scale demonstration plant for production of bio-based butadiene. Located at a Michelin facility, the plant was built within the framework of the BioButterfly project and was supported by the French Agency for Environment and Energy Management. The BioButterfly project aims to develop and commercialize […]
In France, during the last quarter of 2023, Bolloré Energy teams won the call for tender from EDF Archipel Guadeloupe and thus participated in the transport of 300m3 of B100 biofuel from mainland France to the Guadeloupe archipelago. Marketed under the Koolza100 brand, this low-carbon fuel is made from rapeseed oil, grown and processed in […]
In France, in a major deal, Nestlé now transports 100% of its CMA CGM volumes with BIOFUEL+, a biofuel produced from organic waste that generates 84% fewer carbon emissions. This collaboration enables Nestlé to avoid 70,000 tons of CO2 per year and considerably reduce its annual greenhouse gas emissions linked to shipping. Launched in 2020, […]
In France, Reuters reported that the European Union recently said it would begin an anti-dumping investigation into biodiesel imports from China. According to the report, the body began investigating whether biodiesel from Indonesia was circumventing EU duties by going through China and Britain. The latest investigation, prompted by a complaint from producer group the European […]
In France, the Air France-KLM Group’s airlines will have incorporated around 80,000 metric tons of SAF in 2023– nearly double the amount in 2022 – making the group the world’s largest SAF user for the second year in a row. Throughout the year, the Group continued to secure future SAF supplies to meet its target […]
In France, Actu Environnement reports that the Ministry of Energy Transition recently announced the launch of a call for tenders during three phases for methanization installations larger than 25 GWh intended to inject biogas into the network during 2024. It aims to develop a production capacity of 1.6 terawatt hours per year (TWh/year). The first […]
In France, Global Bioenergies announced that the provisional schedule for the construction and commissioning of its new plant by 2027 is becoming clearer. The finalization of the basic engineering design, concurrent with the signing of the first tranche of financing for the plant, is expected in summer 2024. Once completed, the front end engineering design […]
In Finland, Neste welcomed the French government and Senate’s decision to increase the share of renewable energy within the overall energy consumption of the transport sector. In January 2024, the required minimum share of renewable energy will increase from 8.6% to 9.2% to further accelerate greenhouse gas emission (GHG) reductions in the transport sector. “The […]
In France, VINCI Airports, operator of Saint-Nazaire Montoir airport, and TotalEnergies have joined forces to make sustainable aviation fuel available at the airport platform. The biofuel (before mixing) is produced in France by TotalEnergies from waste and residues from the circular economy, such as used cooking oils. In its pure state, this biofuel allows a […]
In France, Neste is partnering with two new distributors in France to make Neste MY Renewable Diesel available for the first time in the market and to contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emission in the transport sector. Neste MY Renewable Diesel will be available in France from the beginning of January, 2024. Many […]
