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DfE sets up renewable biofuels stakeholder group
With much higher levels of oil use for heating in Northern Ireland, OFTEC believes that sustainable biofuels like HVO can play an important role in decarbonisation and has had the...
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Can Northern Ireland lead the way for sustainable liquid fuels?
...supportive of inclusion (of biofuels) and will feed into any discussion on this matter. The Economy Minister, Conor Murphy, has followed up to our written question on the inclusion of...
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Low carbon fuels are deliverable
...feedstock, logistics, sustainability, markets, policy and regulation, technology, and economics. The research clearly shows that low carbon biofuels are deliverable over the next two decades with several deployment pathways highlighting...
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Fuel industry people moves September 2024
Mabanaft UK welcomes Claire Foster as Business Originator in Biofuels Following the appointment of Claire Foster to its UK Biofuels team, Mabanaft has welcomed her, commenting: “Claire brings a wealth...
Interview
How Phillips 66 is driving the industry evolution to future fuels
...sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), a replacement for jet fuel produced from a sustainable waste feedstock – another exciting milestone for our Emerging Energy initiatives and a huge company accomplishment. “The...
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Fuel switch in full flow for River Thames
A new collaboration between the biggest commercial vessel operator on the Thames, GPS Marine and Green Biofuels, the UK’s leading provider of clean advanced fuel GreenD+, will help reduce London’s...
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Irish Alliance achieves breakthrough in use of biofuels in decarbonisation
...recognition for the use of biofuels in the decarbonisation of home heating. As a body which aims to reduce carbon emissions, while ensuring that Irish households can continue to meet...
Opinion
UKIFDA ‘not surprised’ by findings of public research
...“The heating oil industry across the UK is working to show government that liquid biofuels can and should play a role in the future. Recent studies undertaken by trade association...
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£6m equity raise for Renovare Fuels
...gases produced from organic matter on landfill sites, before converting them into liquid biofuels. Last year, the sustainable fuel producer announced plans to open a landmark £9 million biofuels plant...
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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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Renewable liquid fuel availability report supports home heating oil market use
...and feed crop feedstock were excluded from the analysis. Ken Cronin, UKIFDA CEO, commented: “The industry has invested heavily in showing that HVO, the leading RLF currently available in this...
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Phasing out fossil fuel in home heating
...as solid biomass boilers, high temperature heat pumps, and potentially liquid biofuels) may offer an alternative in these cases but also indicates that aviation remains its preferred use of biofuels...
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Greenergy invests in advanced biofuels project
Greenergy announces its continued commitment to renewables through an investment in advanced biofuels. Utilising a combination of existing technologies, the project will create low carbon fuels from waste tyre feedstock....
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Delivering SAF at scale: a sector investing in future production
...oil feedstock at the refinery, and British Airways will add it into the existing pipeline infrastructure which feeds several UK airports including London Heathrow. Using the existing infrastructure to deliver...
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Honeywell technology to be used by BP to increase its worldwide SAF production
...bp with a fast-to-market, capital, and cost-efficient solution to increase the company’s SAF production from renewable feeds helping to achieve its aim to supply 20% of the SAF market globally...
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High cost and limited feedstock hinder scaling of SAF
High cost and limited feedstock are key hurdles facing the scaling of global sustainable fuel (SAF) production, according to a recent report by Energy Industries Council (EIC) on the global...
Analysis
What price oil? Q1 2025 in review
...prices since September. Biofuels Biofuels got off to a poor start, dragged by ICE Gasoil. However, prices soon found support as on 9th January the EU formally adopted the Anti-Dumping...
Opinion
“A solution to plastic pollution that makes business sense.”
...of low-carbon footprint fuel, even from the most challenging-to-recycle plastics. The main alternatives to plastic feedstocks are biofuels, which offer a somewhat cleaner alternative to fossil-based fuels. However, the ever-growing...