In the Netherlands, thanks to a Dutch invention, cars in Sweden will soon be powered by a fuel made from wood residues such as sawdust. TechnipFMC and the Dutch company BTG-BTL based in Twente will design and build a production facility in Sweden where wood residues will be converted into bio-oil. It will be the […]
In the Netherlands, local press reports that the owner of Biodiesel Kamper, his wife and the company’s accountant were all sentenced to jail time or community service for money laundering and/or fraud. The used cooking oil-based biodiesel producer’s financial director was acquitted, however. The company also has to pay a fine of EUR400,000, less than […]
In the Netherlands, leading global heavy lift shipping and offshore transportation and installation contractor Jumbo, and GoodFuels announced a joint initiative to test marine Bio-Fuel Oil on an offshore decommissioning project. Starting with an initial project, the partnership paves the way for a fossil fuel to renewables energy transition in the offshore support sector – removing infrastructure […]
In the Netherlands, the country is on track to reach the European target for renewable energy for transport of 10% in 2020. This means that in 2018, the Netherlands will be well above the European average at 8.9%. This is apparent from the total report on the deployment and origin of renewable energy for transport, […]
In the Netherlands, Jan De Nul Group is focusing on drop-in biofuel to achieve the ambitious CO₂ reduction target. With this approach and by choosing Jan De Nul Group, the Agency for Maritime and Coastal Services (known by the Dutch initials MDK), within the Department of Mobility and Public Works, has showcased its pioneering profile […]
In the Netherlands, Vitol announced that it has renamed C&N Ethanol Marketing to Vitol Biofuels Marketing. The name change reflects Vitol’s continued commitment to developing its market leading ethanol business, both as part of its growing renewables portfolio and as a key component of its core gasoline offering. Tom Smith of Vitol Biofuels Marketing commented: […]
In the Netherlands, surfactants derived from plants, eco-friendly membranes, and miniature sensors were among the eight winning ideas in the 2019 Imagine Chemistry collaborative innovation challenge, organized by Nouryon. More than 160 submissions from 30 countries were received, and the winners were chosen from 14 finalists at a three-day event at the company’s RD&I center […]
In the Netherlands, SkyNRG has chosen Haldor Topsoe’s world-leading technology for production of renewable diesel and jet fuel for their planned facility at Delfzijl, the Netherlands. SAF will be supplied directly to aircraft at the nearby airport. As a strategic partner, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has committed to buy 75,000 tons of SAF per year for a ten-year […]
Also in the Netherlands, Nouryon and Gasunie are studying an expansion of a planned green hydrogen unit at Delfzijl, the Netherlands. The feasibility study follows a deal to convert sustainable electricity into green hydrogen for SkyNRG. The plant, which would convert renewable electricity into green hydrogen via water electrolysis, could be scaled up from 20 […]
In the Netherlands, a team of researchers working at the University of Twente has solved the mystery of why a drop of oil bounces repeatedly when dropped in a water/ethanol gradient but eventually falls to the bottom of a jar. In their paper published in the journal Physical Review Letters, the group describes their study […]
