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Food-based biofuels to be capped
Plans to limit the use of food-based biofuels to 5% have been announced by the EU climate commissioner, Connie Hedegaard. The biodiesel industry has condemned the changes, which they see...
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Greenergy – gold standard safety
...terminal and Immingham biodiesel manufacturing facility. “Over the last 18 months operational responsibility for both these facilities has been brought in-house,” said chief executive, Andrew Owens. “ These awards recognise...
Opinion
Renovare Fuels: establishing the pathway towards a greener future
...48 projects, generating up to 35 million litres of biodiesel annually. By 2030, the company aims to have seven landfill and anaerobic digester sites across the UK and Europe to...
Knowledge
HVO – The issue of sustainability
...intensities are calculated are enshrined in law. Furthermore biodiesel, which uses exactly the same raw material suite, is not singled out in this way. Perhaps the reason for this is...
Analysis
Greenergy – liquid problem solving
...biodiesel from wastes. In early 2012, we’re due to open new storage facilities in Cardiff, where we’ll be using trains to move fuel between terminals for the first time. We...
News
Harvest Energy extends with Simon Storage
...and super unleaded gasoline products, while diesel and FAME are blended in-tank. Harvest Energy took over a biodiesel production plant at Seal Sands two years ago. Simon stores and handles...
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Jail sentences for sellers of illicit fuel
...illegal fuel, which damaged vehicles’ engines and resulted in a tax loss of nearly £3.5 million,” said Richard Wilkinson, assistant director, fraud investigation service, HMRC. The gang used biodiesel supplied...
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Trafigura set to expand into biofuels sector with Greenergy acquisition
Trafigura has reached an agreement to acquire the biodiesel producer and major road fuel supplier for an undisclosed sum and subject to customary conditions and approvals. Initially founded in 1992...
Insight
Sector decarbonisation: The future transport energy mix
...options, biodiesel and LNG will have roles to play in decarbonising the sector with a number of LNG powered vessels and a supporting fuelling infrastructure already in place. Aviation Aviation...
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Kettlewell Fuels presented with Fuel Oil News Tanker of the Year 2021 award
...new products such as biodiesel and HVO. As part of our forward planning, innovation within the rigid tanker market is of interest. We added two new vehicles to our fleet,...
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£6m equity raise for Renovare Fuels
...five-year plan hopes the equity raise will open doors to a further 48 projects, generating up to 35 million litres of biodiesel annually. Renovare Fuels’ advanced renewable biofuel acts as...
Insight
Heating future: prospects for kerosene and HVO
...French biodiesel broker, Greenea, capacity is projected to increase rapidly over the next 3 years to somewhere in the 28-30 mln mt range by mid/late decade. While this could more...
Interview
Decarbonising fossil fuel in transport: have we been asking the wrong question?
While we wait for the wider roll-out of future fuels such as hydrogen, biodiesel and electricity we regularly address the challenge to decarbonise transport now. In previous articles we have...
Case Study
A case study: software that is maximising flexibility in fuel deliveries
...providing lower carbon renewable fuels to commercial and retail customers. Now Europe’s largest manufacturer of biodiesel from waste the company continues to invest in development fuels that will help drive...
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UKIFDA supports TRA proposals on HVO
Following today’s publication of the Trade Remedies Authority’s recommendations on trade measures for biodiesel, UKIFDA published the statement below indicating their support for the proposals. UKIFDA notes the announcement today...
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Future fuel ready tanker is Fuel Oil News Tanker of the Year
...and new products such as biodiesel and HVO. As part of our forward planning, innovation within the rigid tanker market is of interest. We added two new vehicles to our...
Opinion
Red diesel update: Navigating the evolving fuel landscape
...and oils. Unlike conventional biodiesel, hydrogen is used as a catalyst, which makes HVO cleaner burning. HVO, though not a full solution, has been shown to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG)...
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2020 industry trends at StocExpo
...speciality chemical storage according to 48% and 43% of respondents respectively, as well as the storage of biodiesels (43%) and vegetable oils (28%). The research has directly informed the show’s...