Platts: Rising RINs costs pump up US refinery margins
03/02/2021 US refining margins rose last week as higher RINs prices increased the cost of meeting the Renewable Fuel Standard mandate, with RINs for both ethanol and biodiesel breaching the…
IFRS Foundation Trustees announce next steps in response to broad demand for global sustainability standards
2021 Feb 2 – The Trustees of the IFRS Foundation met on 1 February 2021 to review responses to the first three questions asked by their consultation paper on sustainability…
Hydrothermal Liquefaction in the Green Energy Transition (Slides & Recordings)
On the 28th of January 2021, the NextGenRoadFuels held a dissemination conference with great affluence and engagement of participants. In fact, at the first session 282 unique viewers were present…
BP launches new series – Charting the energy transition
2021 Feb 3 – BP Energy has launched a new series “Charting the energy transition” based on the analysis in BP’s 2020 Energy Outlook . The first in our series…
Statement from U.S. Grains Council, Growth Energy and the Renewable Fuels Association on U.S. Ethanol Appeal Outcome in Peru
2021 February 1 – Release here The Peruvian National Institute for the Defense of Free Competition and the Protection of Intellectual Property (INDECOPI) Tribunal announced on Jan. 29, 2021 that…
Rolls-Royce conducts first tests of 100% sustainable aviation fuel for use in business jets
01 February 2021 Rolls-Royce has conducted the first tests of 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in a business jet engine, as part of our ongoing ambition to play a leading…
Valero sets annual sales volume record in 2020 and approves new 470MMGPY renewable diesel plant
2021, Jan 21 – Valero Energy Reports 2020 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results and Declares Regular Cash Dividend on Common Stock here. While reporting a a net loss attributable…
Startup bluShift Aerospace launches its 1st commercial biofuel rocket from Maine
2021, January 31 – Space.com reports that BluShift Aerospace has tested what it says is the first commercial booster rocket powered by biofuel. The Maine-based firm successfully launched its Stardust…
Preem plant increases production of renewable diesel by 40 percent
21 Jan 2021 07:37 – Press release here Following a redevelopment of Preem’s Green Hydro Treater (GHT) plant in Gothenburg, the plant’s production capacity of renewable diesel is increased by…
Shell invests in Québec’s first waste to low-carbon fuels plant
2021, Jan 5 Shell Canada has announced the signing of commercial agreements to invest in Varennes Carbon Recycling, the first waste to low-carbon fuels plant in Québec, Canada. Calgary, AB…