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Biofuels

Renault to maintain mixed ethanol combustion engines in Brazil

Renault will maintain production of ethanol-fueled combustion vehicles in Brazil, where nine in 10 cars are equipped to run on a mixture of gasoline and the biofuel as fully EV need more government support.

Portugal's Galp to invest $426 MM in biofuels with Japan's Mitsui

Portuguese oil company Galp said it had teamed up with Japan's Mitsui to invest $426 MM in an industrial-scale plant to produce biodiesel and biojet fuel from waste at its Sines refinery.

Germany's Scholz aims high on green jet fuel output

Chancellor Olaf Scholz set out Germany's ambitions to become a strategic production center for sustainable jet fuel and to lure investment to build on its importance as one of aerospace group Airbus' manufacturing centers.

ORLEN partners with Yokogawa to develop cutting-edge technology for SAF production

ORLEN and Yokogawa Europe announce they have joined forces to initiate industrial-scale production of carbon neutral SAF.

EU set to demand e-fuel cars have no climate impact

The European Union is set to demand that cars running on e-fuels must be 100% carbon neutral if they are to be sold beyond 2035, a draft document showed, after Germany demanded e-fuel cars be exempted from the phase-out of new polluting vehicles.

Ethanol groups slam U.S. EPA advisors for report on fuel's 'minimal' climate benefit

The ethanol and corn industries slammed an advisory board to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for a draft report that found there could be little climate benefit to using corn-starch ethanol as a fuel, compared with gasoline.

Biden's IRA drives surge in U.S. imports of Chinese used cooking oil for biodiesel and SAF

Used cooking oil can be refined into fuels such as biodiesel and SAF, which can be blended with conventional fuels to reduce carbon emissions.

Dutch firms get up to $49 B annually in fossil fuel subsidies

Industrial companies in the Netherlands get $42-49 B in tax breaks and subsidies annually for using fossil fuels, the Dutch government said in a report aimed at spurring international debate on such subsidies.

Fugro provides geotechnical expertise for clean fuel project in Louisiana

St. Charles Clean Fuels, LLC has contracted with Fugro to provide geotechnical engineering services for an innovative 'blue' ammonia facility in southeastern Louisiana.

LanzaJet strengthens collaboration with Technip Energies to accelerate the global deployment of SAF

LanzaJet and Technip Energies announced an agreement to strengthen their exclusive collaboration to support the global deployment of the LanzaJet Alcohol-to-Jet Process technology.