Biofuels
German transport minister 'optimistic' EU e-fuels stand-off will be resolved
Germany's transport minister on Friday said he was optimistic a dispute between Berlin and Brussels over the future of combustion engine cars running on e-fuels was close to resolution, though some questions still needed clarifying.
Italy makes biofuel demand as EU attempts to unblock combustion engine phase-out
Italy has warned the European Commission that it will only support a solution to unblock the EU's planned phase-out of combustion engine cars by 2035 if it allows the sale of cars running on biofuels to continue after that date.
Germany to provide 1.9 B euros for development of biofuels and e-fuels
The German Transport Ministry is providing 1.9 billion euros ($2.02 billion) for the further development and production of biofuels and e-fuels.
TFG Marine targets 20% bunker sales rise through expansion
TFG Marine, majority owned by commodities trader Trafigura, aims to increase its marine fuel sales volume by up to 20% this year through expansion in Africa, the UK and the Mediterranean, a senior company executive said.
Corteva, Bunge, Chevron partner to produce renewable fuels
Chevron is collaborating with agribusiness firms Corteva and Bunge to produce renewable fuels from canola crops.
Targray opens new diodiesel terminals in Oregon
Targray, a leading international supplier of renewable fuels and feedstock, has announced the opening of two new biodiesel fuel terminals in Oregon.
Eni to supply biofuels to Italian logistics group
Eni has signed a two-year contract with Italy's Spinelli to power the company's trucks with diesel fuel produced from 100% renewable raw materials.
Strategic Biofuels to bolster U.S. green fuels project through U.S. DOE loan guarantee
Strategic Biofuels announced today that it has been invited by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) to submit a Part II application for a proposed $1.6 B loan guarantee under the Title XVII Innovative Clean Energy Loan Guarantee Program.
New Petrobras CEO discussed the future of Brazilian oil/gas and fuels industry with other sector partners
Petrobras’ CEO, Jean Paul Prates, took advantage of the presence of the leaders of the largest energy companies on the planet at CERAWeek, in Houston, Texas (USA), to promote the importance of joint actions by the industry both in renewable energy projects and in initiatives for better use of oil and gas reserves.
Indonesia's biodiesel policy, dry weather to keep palm oil prices elevated
Indonesia's biodiesel policy and the likely emergence of the El Nino weather pattern could further strain global inventories of the most used cooking oil, lifting prices later this year, leading industry officials and analysts said.
- INEOS receives €300-million grant to rejuvenate and decarbonize its Lavera plant 2/19
- AGC Vinythai commissions expanded chlor-alkali plant and e-BiTAC electrolyzers from thyssenkrupp nucera 2/19
- BASF launches AdBlue GE (green electricity) to decarbonize mobility value chain 2/19
- Carbon Neutral Fuels selects Johnson Matthey and Honeywell Technologies to accelerate UK eFuels project 2/19
- Carbon Neutral Fuels select Johnson Matthey, bp and Honeywell UOP technologies for UK SAF plant 2/19
- Kazakhstan to build a new $10-B, 10-MMtpy refinery 2/18
