by Ajsa Habibic (Offshore Energy) Germany’s energy company Mabanaft has concluded an agreement with compatriot shipping major Hapag-Lloyd for the supply of B30 biofuel in Hamburg. -- As disclosed, the agreement entails an initial supply of 1,000 tonnes of B30 biofuel to
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Back TO HOMEBiofuel Struggles to Gain Traction in the Americas
by Debarati Bhattacharjee (Engine) While some ports offer biofuel blends, infrastructure remains limited compared to that of conventional fuels. Supply is confined to a few locations, and logistics often depend on trucks or third-party arrangements rather than dedicated facilities or barges.
December 12, 2024 Read Full Article
Interview: Star Bulk Will Use Biofuels to Comply with FuelEU Maritime Rules
by Max Lin (S&P Global) Large bulker operator to introduce bioblends to bunker mix from 2025; Company size allows Star Bulk to use EU's pooling mechanism: exec; Regulatory clarity needed for methanol, LNG and ammonia investments -- Star Bulk -- one of the largest
November 18, 2024 Read Full Article
ExxonMobil Supplies Hapag-Lloyd’s Colorado Express with B25 Biofuel Blend in Antwerp
by Fatima Bahtić (Offshore Energy) American multinational oil and gas corporation ExxonMobil has supplied Hapag-Lloyd’s containership Colorado Express with a B25 bio marine fuel blend in Antwerp. -- As disclosed, ExxonMobil’s biofuel blend underwent a range of tests before delivery in Antwerp.
November 08, 2024 Read Full Article
GoodFuels Delivers B30 Biofuel Blend to Norwegian Cruise Line Ship in the Netherlands
by Ajsa Habibic (Offshore Energy) Norwegian Cruise Line has taken the next step in its decarbonization journey with the adoption of biofuel, which is estimated to enable up to 80-90% reduction in lifecycle CO2 emissions without engine modifications. Norwegian Cruise Line’s ship
November 07, 2024 Read Full Article
TNO Begins Yearlong Test of Biodiesel Blends in Dutch Inland-Shipping Sector
(TNO/Biobased Diesel Daily) Dutch inland shipping can achieve a significant CO2 reduction in the short term by blending fatty acid methyl esters (FAME), also known as biodiesel, but there are some skeptics. In order to objectively map out any risks associated with
October 15, 2024 Read Full Article
2024 Mercedes-Benz Actros, Arocs in Malaysia – Now with Euro 5 Engines, B30 Biodiesel Compatible
(Paultan.org) While Malaysia continues to only mandate the Euro 4 emissions standards for new vehicles, Hap Seng Trucks Distribution (HSTD) is going ahead with the launch of the revised Mercedes-Benz Actros, now with Euro 5 engines. The event also sees the
September 30, 2024 Read Full Article
FuelEU Explainer: Is the Industry Ready for 2025?
(Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping) It’s the final (FuelEU) ‘Countdown’ -- This newsletter concludes the series by the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping on how companies can embrace the opportunity created by FuelEU Maritime to decarbonize. ... Explore
August 29, 2024 Read Full Article
B50 Biodiesel Test Yields Positive Results in S Kalimantan
(Antara) Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman conducted a trial on the implementation of B50 biodiesel in South Kalimantan on Sunday. This trial is a crucial step toward achieving national energy independence, aligned with Indonesia's vision for a sustainable energy future. "In this trial,
August 18, 2024 Read Full Article
Van Oord Fallpipe Vessel Powered by Biofuel Cuts Emissions by 26%
by Nadja Skopljak (Offshore Energy) The Netherlands-headquartered Van Oord has taken a step seen as a milestone in its decarbonization efforts with the first delivery of biofuel for its 2011-built flexible fallpipe vessel. -- The biofuel delivered for the Stornes flexible fallpipe
August 17, 2024 Read Full Article
ScanOcean and Vegoil Team up on New Renewable Marine Fuel Blend
by Aida Čučuk (Offshore Energy) Seatank Chartering-operated vessel Key Fjord, transporting renewable products, has been bunkered with a B30-DMA fuel containing renewable feedstock of RME from Energifabriken in the port of Oskarshamn, Sweden, marking the start of a partnership between ScanOcean
July 31, 2024 Read Full Article
Monjasa and FAMOIL Expand Biofuels Logistics in South America and Complete First Supply Operation in Peru
(Monjasa) On 22 February 2024, global top 10 marine fuels company, Monjasa, supplied a total of 510 tonnes of B30 marine biofuels the Cargill operated dry bulk carrier, Infinity Sky, in the Port of Callao, Peru. This operation marked the first ISCC-certified
July 12, 2024 Read Full Article
KPI OceanConnect Achieves the First Biofuel Delivery for a Foreign Container Shipping Company in South Korea
(KPI OceanConnect) Bunker delivery marks the first commercial delivery for a foreign container shipping company in South Korea, highlighting growing demand for biofuel across ports worldwide. 11 July 2024: KPI OceanConnect, the leading global provider of marine energy solutions, has announced the successful
July 11, 2024 Read Full Article
Different Technologies to Improve Biodiesel Quality
by Bárbara Sánchez González and Dario Altera (Desmet/Biobased Diesel Daily) Production of high-quality biodiesel with low monoglyceride content is now possible with a new, elegant and economical process that can be easily integrated in existing and new biodiesel plants. -- Biodiesel is
July 05, 2024 Read Full Article
OGCI partners with GCMD to Advance Solutions to Decarbonize Shipping
(Oil and Gas Climate Initiative) Two-year partnership will focus on energy efficiency, future fuels and unlocking the carbon value chain -- The Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) and the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) today (June 25, 2024) announced a
June 26, 2024 Read Full Article
New Markets Provide Sunnier Outlook For Clean Fuels
by Jonathan Martin (Clean Fuels Alliance America) Tremendous growth in the biomass-based diesel industry should be celebrated by producers and farmers, as well as those who enjoy breathing cleaner air and lower greenhouse gas emissions. However, that growth coupled with disappointing Renewable Fuel Standard volumes
June 12, 2024 Read Full Article
Polestar Reduces Supply Chain Emissions through Integration of Renewable Fuels for Ocean Freight
(Polestar) Polestar (Nasdaq: PSNY) is taking the next steps in reducing its supply chain emissions by integrating renewable fuels on its ocean freight routes, which account for around 75% of Polestar’s total transportation emissions. Polestar is now also operating its Vehicle Processing
June 12, 2024 Read Full Article
Ocean Network Express and Transmanut to Offer Greener Inland Haulage Options in France
(Ocean Network Express/Hellenic Shipping News) Ocean Network Express (ONE) is now able to offer customers in France the opportunity to transport their cargo inland using trucks powered by biofuel in partnership with logistics company Transmanut. Operating in the Le Havre area, the
June 12, 2024 Read Full Article
Midwest Biodiesel Success Stories
by Tom C. Doran (AgriNews) The rising demand for higher biodiesel blends and success stories among Midwest fleets were the topics of a recent Clean Fuels Alliance America podcast. Jennifer Weaver, Original Equipment Manufacturer market manager for Clean Fuels, was joined by Bailey
June 04, 2024 Read Full Article
Alternative FuelsSwede Chem Tankers Vessel “Nike” Supplied with ScanOcean B30-DMA Bunker Fuel
(Manifold Times) Bunker fuel delivered by Swedish bunker trader and physical supplier ScanOcean, contained no FAME content and complied with the ISO 8217:2017 for DMA. -- Swede Chem Tankers AB, a commercial shipping company focusing on transporting liquids in bulk mainly in
May 31, 2024 Read Full Article
Monjasa and FAMOIL Expand Biofuels Logistics in South America and Complete First Supply Operation in Peru
(Monjasa) On 22 February 2024, global top 10 marine fuels company, Monjasa, supplied a total of 510 tonnes of B30 marine biofuels the Cargill operated dry bulk carrier, Infinity Sky, in the Port of Callao, Peru. This operation marked the first ISCC-certified
April 30, 2024 Read Full Article
Carras Secures ABS' First Biofuel Notation for Aquataurus Bulk Carrier
(Marine Link) Greek shipping company Carras (Hellas) has received the ABS Biofuel-1 notation for its Aquataurus ultramax bulk carrier, the first vessel in the world to qualify. The notation is assigned to vessels that use a biofuel blend of up to and
April 23, 2024 Read Full Article
Peninsula Facilitates B30 Biofuel Supply Deal in Zeebrugge
(Peninsula 360) Peninsula, the leading independent global marine energy supplier, announces the successful conclusion of the first B30 biofuel supply deal in Zeebrugge, Belgium, in collaboration with the Japanese shipping company, Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK). The deal, which marks a
April 22, 2024 Read Full Article
CSA Invests $10m to Boost Maritime Biofuel in Singapore
(Singapore Business Review/MSN) Among the goals of this effort is the development of stable biofuel blends. -- The Coastal Sustainability Alliance (CSA) is investing up to $10m in efforts to develop and increase adoption of maritime biofuel in Singapore Two alliance members,Green COP
April 18, 2024 Read Full Article
ResourceWise (Formerly Prima Markets) Partners with ENGINE for Bio-Bunker Indexes, Now Available on Prima CarbonZero Platform
(ResourceWise/CISION) ResourceWise, formerly Prima Markets, expands its coverage of low-carbon fuels into marine biofuels with this strategic data partnership. — In an inspiring stride towards greener marine operations, ResourceWise and ENGINE have announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the marine industry's decarbonization
April 05, 2024 Read Full Article
Vitol Bunkers Completes First Delivery of B30 Biofuel in Singapore
by Michele Labrut (Seatrade Maritime News) Vitol Bunkers has started operating specialised bunker barge, the Marine Future, in Singapore with its first delivery of B30 biofuel blend. The operation, completed with Marine Future, Vitol’s newly delivered specialised bunker barge, involved delivering a
April 02, 2024 Read Full Article
State Support Remains Critical, Advocates Say During Iowa Biodiesel Hill Day
(Iowa Biodiesel Board) Iowa continues to lead the nation in both biodiesel production and comprehensive pro-biodiesel state policies – and that's not a coincidence. That was the message today from biodiesel producers, soybean farmers and other supporters as they met with
March 12, 2024 Read Full Article
Yang Ming Adopts Biofuel for Sustainable Future
(Yang Ming Marine Transport) To respond to the 2050 net-zero emissions goal, Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. (Yang Ming) is taking a significant step by adopting sustainable biofuel to its fleet, starting at Hong Kong and Singapore on 7th and 8th
March 08, 2024 Read Full Article
Interview: Malaysia's B20 Mandate Could Boost Biodiesel Output by 79%: Trade Body Head
by Aditya Kondalamahanty, Samyak Pandey, Ck Quick (S&P Global) The Malaysian Biodiesel Association, or MBA, has projected a surge in the country's biodiesel production to 2.5 million mt once thegovernment's B20 mandate is completely fulfilled, the association's President U R Unnithan
March 08, 2024 Read Full Article
Argus Launches New B30 Ucome ARA Price
by Hussein Al-Khalisy (Argus Media) Argus has launched B30 Ucome dob ARA range marine biodiesel blend assessments, replacing a calculated fob ARA range blend price. The assessment will comprise 30pc used cooking oil methyl ester (Ucome) and 70pc very-low sulphur fuel oil
February 28, 2024 Read Full Article
Vitol Bunkers Takes Delivery of First Biofuel Barge in Asia
(Vitol Bunkeres) Vitol Bunkers has taken delivery of the “Marine Future”, its first specialised bunker barge in Singapore, strengthening its position in Asia’s expanding biofuel bunker market. The addition of this specialised IMO type 2 notation bunker tanker to the V-Bunkers fleet
February 23, 2024 Read Full Article
Varo Partners with Orim Energy to Provide Marine Biofuels in Northern Europe
(Varo/Biobased Diesel Daily) Varo Energy announced Feb. 21 that it is partnering with Orim Energy to provide shipping customers in the Port of Rotterdam—and wider Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp region—with marine biofuels. The agreement supports the decarbonization of maritime transportation and inland shipping in Northern
February 21, 2024 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Blends Untapped Potential for Decarbonisation
by Dickon Posnett (European Biodiesel Board/Open Access Government) Dickon Posnett, Argent Energy’s Director of Corporate Affairs and President of the European Biodiesel Board, sheds light on an existing but often overlooked opportunity to help truck fleets triple their carbon savings, immediately Argent Energy is
February 17, 2024 Read Full Article
As Decarbonisation Momentum Builds, So Does Biofuel Usage
by John Snyder (Riviera) Based on samples tested in 2023, VPS reports biofuel usage more than doubled year-on-year, reaching 558,000 metric tonnes -- While biofuels represented less than 1% of the marine fuels tested in 2023, interest in their use is rising
February 14, 2024 Read Full Article
Sustainable Shipping Surges on the Great Lakes
by Karen Potratz (Michigan Advanced Biofuels Coalition/Biobased Diesel Daily) Biodiesel is a readily available solution to decarbonize ports. -- The Great Lakes region is a marine-shipping superpower. Each year thousands of vessels transport 90 million tons of cargo on the five Great
February 06, 2024 Read Full Article
Hafnia Bunker Alliance Moves Ahead with Sustainable Biofuel Bunkering
(Hafnia Bunker Alliance/Biobased Diesel Daily) Hafnia Bunkers announced Jan. 31 steps forward in advancing sustainable marine fuel solutions through its strategic collaboration via the Hafnia Bunker Alliance with member Unigas and GoodFuels supplier FincoEnergies—a collaboration Hafnia Bunkers characterized as “revolutionizing the
February 06, 2024 Read Full Article
Europe: Rotterdam Marine Biofuel Prices ‘Soar’ as Dutch Government Halves Rebate Multiplier
by Ian Taylor (Bunkerspot) The marine fuel intelligence platform ENGINE has reported that Rotterdam's B20-VLSFO and B30-VLSFO bunker prices have increased significantly over the past week, as the Dutch government has halved the rebate multiplier for marine biofuel sales from 0.80
January 09, 2024 Read Full Article
KAI Starts Using Biodiesel B30 for Train Fuel
(CNN Indonesia (Google Translation)) PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) or KAI has started using Biosolar B30 for train fuel. Biosolar is fuel with a mixture of 30 percent fuel from vegetable sources, palm oil. EVP of Corporate Secretary KAI Raden Agus Dwinanto Budiadji
November 15, 2023 Read Full Article
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Bunkers Its First B30 HSFO-Biofuel Stem in South Korea
by Rhys Berry (Bunkerspot) The M/V Torrens has become the first Wallenius Wilhelmsen vessel to bunker B30 high sulphur fuel oil (HSFO)-biofuel in South Korea. The pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) was fuelled during a scheduled call at the Port of Masan as
November 06, 2023 Read Full Article
Vitol Targets Asia Biofuel Growth with Specialist Bunker Barges
(Vitol) Vitol is strengthening its position in Asia’s expanding biofuel market, with the delivery of specialised bunker barges to Singapore in 2024. From early next year, Vitol through its wholly-owned subsidiaries V-Bunkers and Vitol Bunkers will be able to offer a range
October 24, 2023 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Use Helps Cut Emissions by 27.8 mln Tons: Ministry
(Antara) The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) recorded a reduction of 27.8 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) in carbon emissions in 2022 due to the use of biodiesel. -- "Throughout 2022, the mandatory B30 biodiesel program has succeeded
October 13, 2023 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Use Helps Cut Emissions by 27.8 Mln Tons: Ministry
(Antara) The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) recorded a reduction of 27.8 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) in carbon emissions in 2022 due to the use of biodiesel. "Throughout 2022, the mandatory B30 biodiesel program has succeeded in
October 11, 2023 Read Full Article
GS Caltex, POSCO, H-Line Shipping Team up to Introduce Ships Powered by Biofuel
by Ko Dong-hwan (Korea Times) Three companies involved in oil refining, steelmaking and shipbuilding have joined hands to introduce a fleet of ships running on marine biofuel to reduce carbon emissions. A senior official from the Supply and Trading Department at GS
October 06, 2023 Read Full Article
Lawmaker Calls for Relaxation of Biofuel Requirement to Ease Oil Prices
by Beatriz Marie D. Cruz (Business World) The government should provide P5.19 billion in fuel subsidies to the transport, farm and fisheries sectors in the next three months to avert runaway inflation that could hit 6.2% this year amid spiraling global crude prices,
September 21, 2023 Read Full Article
KPI OceanConnect and Uni-Tankers Collaborate on Successful Biofuel Trial
(KPI OceanConnect) KPI OceanConnect supplies bespoke B30 biofuel blend to Uni-Tankers M/T Alsia Swan for successful trials on board the 5,700 DWT chemical tanker -- Uni-Tankers, a leading tanker shipping company, and KPI OceanConnect, a leading global marine energy solutions provider, today announced
September 20, 2023 Read Full Article
HMM Aims to Have up to 10% of Its Fuel Mix Coming from Biofuels by 2026
by Sam Chambers (Splash247.com) HMM, South Korea’s flagship line, intends to have as much as 10% of its fuel mix coming from biofuels by 2026. HMM announced today (September 25, 2023) that it conducted another trial use of a sustainable marine biofuel
September 18, 2023 Read Full Article
National Energy Transition Roadmap: B30 Biodiesel Mandate for Heavy Vehicles in Malaysia by 2030
by Mick Chan (Paultan.org) The second phase of the National Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR) was launched today by prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, and the NETR has been revealed to cover a number of areas involving transport and mobility. Of these, the heavy
August 29, 2023 Read Full Article
Indonesia to Use Biodiesel 35 Starting August
(Astro-Agro/Tempo.co) The government will apply biodiesel 35 or B35 simultaneously nationwide starting Tuesday, August 1. B35 is a fuel with 35 percent biofuel (BBN) mixed into fuel oil (BBM). The B35 was first launched on February 1 this year. “Since February 1,
August 03, 2023 Read Full Article
Bunker One Bunkers Tui Cruises’ Mein Schiff 4 With B30 Biofuel
(Biofuels Central) Bunker one bunkers tui cruises’ mein schiff 4 with B30 biofuel. Bunker One has announced it has conducted the first bunkering of B30-blend fuel for TUI Cruises’ Mein Schiff 4. The operation was undertaken at the Danish Port of Aarhus as
July 31, 2023 Read Full Article
TUI Cruises Trials B30 Biofuel Onboard Mein Shiff 4 for the First Time
by Fatima Bahtić (Offshore Energy) German cruise line TUI Cruises has revealed that it has tested B30-blend fuel on its ship Mein Shiff 4 as part of the vessel’s voyage beyond the Barents Sea to the islands of Svalbard. As informed, the
July 28, 2023 Read Full Article
UECC Collaborates with GoodFuels and NYK to Slash Carbon Emissions with Sustainable Biofuel
(GoodFuels) United European Car Carriers (UECC), the leading provider of sustainable short sea ro-ro transportation in Europe, has successfully completed the delivery of sustainable biofuel in the port of Vlissingen, in collaboration with Dutch biofuel provider GoodFuels and vessel owner
June 28, 2023 Read Full Article
Indonesia Plans to Hike Biodiesel Mandate in Next Few Years
(CNA/Reuters) Indonesia plans to raise its mandatory palm oil-based biodiesel blending to 40 per cent in the next few years, but for now will keep it unchanged at 35 per cent, the country's energy minister said on Monday. The world's biggest palm
June 26, 2023 Read Full Article
Global: Wallenius Wilhelmsen Inks Biofuel Supply Deal with ExxonMobil
by Rhys Berry (Bunkerspot) Wallenius Wilhelmsen has signed a contract with ExxonMobil for the supply of B30 biofuel to its vessels on European transits. The deliveries will be at Zeebrugge, with an option for Antwerp, the Ro-Ro shipping company said today. ‘This is
June 21, 2023 Read Full Article
INTERVIEW: Cargill Kickstarts Maritime Decarbonization with Biofuels, Methanol
by Max Lin (S&P Global) Major trader starts taking 'real' action: shipping head; Bio-bunker program focuses on B24, B30 supplies for now; Pricing gap remains between green and fossil fuels -- US-based agricultural trader Cargill has ramped up a bio-bunkering program for its
June 19, 2023 Read Full Article
Europe: ExxonMobil Supplying Hapag-Lloyd Vessels with B30 Biofuel ARA REGION
by Ian Taylor (Bunkerspot) ExxonMobil has informed Bunkerspot that it has signed an agreement to supply Hapag-Lloyd with B30 marine bio fuel oil in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) region. The new ARA agreement follows on from arrangements made in Singapore last year. In a statement sent
May 25, 2023 Read Full Article
IBB: Report Shows Biodiesel Blends Gain Ground in Iowa
(Iowa Biodiesel Board/Biodiesel Magazine) The availability of biodiesel blends at the pump continues to expand in Iowa, making up 70 percent of reported on-road diesel sales in the state in 2022. That’s according to the latest Retailers Fuel Gallons Report from the
May 24, 2023 Read Full Article
State Report Shows Biodiesel Blends Gain Ground in Iowa’s On-Road Diesel
(Iowa Biodiesel Board/Biobased Diesel Daily) The availability of biodiesel blends at the pump continues to expand in Iowa, making up 70 percent of reported on-road diesel sales in the state in 2022. That’s according to the latest Retailers Fuel Gallons Report from
May 17, 2023 Read Full Article
Singapore: Golden Island Begins Fleetwide B30 Biofuel Bunker Trial, Starts Tests with “Double Happiness”
(Manifold Times) Singapore bunker supplier Golden Island Diesel Oil Trading Pte Ltd (Golden Island) on 13 April supplied B30 biofuel to Double Happiness, a 4,700 metric tonne (mt) capacity bunker tanker operated by the company, as part of preparations for IMO 2030/2050. “The Double
April 29, 2023 Read Full Article
MAN ES’ 175D Engine Gets Approval for Operation on Biofuels
by Fatima Bahtić (Offshore Energy) German engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES) has revealed that its MAN 175D engine is formally approved for operation on biofuels. As informed, the approval applies to all standard biofuels such as hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO)
April 26, 2023 Read Full Article
Analysis: Indonesia Must Jump Ethanol Feedstock Hurdle to Repeat Biodiesel Success
by Fransiska Nangoy and Bernadette Christina (Reuters) ... Indonesia imported about 60% of the gasoline it burned last year at a cost of $17 billion, and it aims to replicate the success it had with biodiesel mandates that cut billions
April 06, 2023 Read Full Article
GCMD-led Consortium Successfully Completes Trialling Two Supply Chains of Sustainable Biofuels
(Global Center for Maritime Decarbonization) The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) has successfully completed trialling two supply chains of biofuel blends sourced from different origins. The supply chain trials encompassed tracing biofuels from their production sites outside Singapore, to Singapore
February 22, 2023 Read Full Article
Prio, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings and World Fuel Services Successfully Complete the First Tests with Advanced Biofuels, Produced and Supplied in Portugal
(Apetro) -PRIO fuel, ECO Bunkers B30, allows the Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings fleet to reduce CO 2 emissions by around 30% , that is, 440 tons of CO 2 avoided. -Biofuel produced in Portugal, 100% from waste raw materials. -PRIO supplies at any
February 10, 2023 Read Full Article
B35 Program to Disburse 13.15 Million Kiloliters of Biodiesel
Sanya Susanti and Uyu Liman (Antara) The mandatory Biodiesel 35 (B35) program is expected to distribute 13.15 million kiloliters of biodiesel this year, Deputy for Food and Agribusiness at the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs Musdhalifah Machmud stated. "(The preparation for) the
February 02, 2023 Read Full Article
INSIDE CFAA: Midwest Momentum
(Clean Fuels Alliance America/Biodiesel Magazine) This past year, states across the country continued to prioritize low-carbon renewable fuels like biodiesel, renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel.Clean Fuels Alliance America worked with state soybean organizations and member organizations to enact new
January 31, 2023 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Program Encourages Sustainable Palm Oil Business: Ministry
Sugiharto Purnama, Mecca Yumna (Antara) The government is pursuing a biodiesel-type biofuel program in a bid to lower dependence on petroleum while concomitantly bringing Indonesian palm oil to a better and more sustainable level. "This biodiesel program is not merely a program
January 16, 2023 Read Full Article
Viewpoint: US Biofuels Bunker Demand Seen Muted
by Stefka Wechsler (Argus Media) Biofuels used for bunkering could see an uptick in use in New York and California in 2023, driven by smaller, harbor vessel demand, but demand from larger, ocean-going vessels will likely remain muted from a lack
December 24, 2022 Read Full Article
City of Moline, Illinois Named 2022 Clean Fuels Champion by Illinois Alliance for Clean Transportation (IACT)
(Illinois Alliance for Clean Transportation) The city, fleet and facilities manager Sarah Mark recognized for operating low-emission vehicles. -- The City of Moline, Illinois has been named a Clean Fuels Champion by the Illinois Alliance for Clean Transportation (IACT), a statewide
December 07, 2022 Read Full Article
Indonesia Govt to Create a Mechanism for Rollout of B35 Biodiesel Policy
by Stefanno Sulaiman (Reuters) Indonesia's president has asked the government to create a mechanism next year to ensure the rollout of B35 biodiesel, a senior minister said on Tuesday. B35 is a fuel containing a 35% mix of palm oil-based fuel. Indonesia, the
December 07, 2022 Read Full Article
Indonesia Targets Sugar Self-Sufficiency in 5 Yrs, Eyes Ethanol Production
by Gayatri Suroyo (Reuters) Indonesia will expand its sugar plantation area to try to become self-sufficient in the next five years and is eyeing development of renewable sugar-based ethanol afterwards, President Joko Widodo said on Friday. While inspecting a sugarcane plantation owned
November 04, 2022 Read Full Article
Indonesia Sends Cars to Volcanic Highlands for Biodiesel Tests
by Eko Listiyorini (Bloomberg News) Indonesia, the world’s biggest palm oil producer, is testing to see whether vehicles can run effectively on diesel blended with 40% cooking oil, and if it works well at higher altitudes. A successful outcome would shift
October 26, 2022 Read Full Article
New Haven Home to Largest Biodiesel Refinery on Eastern Seaboard
by Kent Pierce (WTNH) Tucked in with the regular oil tanks on New Haven’s harbor is American GreenFuels. It is the largest biodiesel refinery on the eastern seaboard, and it is a refinery that makes heating oil in a very different
October 21, 2022 Read Full Article
ExxonMobil Commercialising Marine Biofuels in North Europe
by Marcus Hand (Seatrade Maritime News) ExxonMobil is moving beyond the trial stage for drop-in biofuels to commercialisation of the product at North European ports. -- Eddie Fish, Market Development Advisor Aviation & Marine Fuels at ExxonMobil, told Seatrade Maritime News in an
October 13, 2022 Read Full Article
Of German Fries and French Fries: Chevron REG Begins to Expand Again
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... CREG has broken ground on the expansion of its Emden, Germany biorefinery , located where the River Erns meets the sea on the extreme northwestern German coast. ... The expansion includes the addition of a pretreatment
September 12, 2022 Read Full Article
UPDATE 1-Indonesia Increases 2022 Biodiesel Allocation to 11.03 mln kl - Statement
by Bernadette Christina Munthe, Ananda Teresia, Fransiska Nangoy (Reuters) Indonesia has raised its 2022 biodiesel allocation to 11.03 million kilolitres amid expectations of rising demand in the fourth quarter while it extends an export levy waiver to maintain price stability, a
August 29, 2022 Read Full Article
Indonesia Runs Road Test for Biodiesel with 40% Palm Oil
by Bernadette Christina (Reuters) Indonesia on Wednesday launched road tests for two types of biodiesel containing 40% palm oil, hoping to conclude by the end of the year whether they are viable for public use, the energy ministry said. The government currently
July 27, 2022 Read Full Article
$18m Project to Build Drop-in Biofuel Assurance Framework
by Gary Howard (Seatrade Maritime News) The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) and 17 industry peers launched a project to safeguard the premium and value of marine biofuels. -- The 18-strong coalition said it has committed $18m in cash and
July 26, 2022 Read Full Article
Boost for Biofuels as IMO Removes Regulatory Hurdle
by Unni Einemo (Hellenic Shipping News) MARPOL Annex VI regulations were written for petroleum derived fuels but also apply to biofuels. It has been a challenge to meet the regulatory requirement to demonstrate that biofuels do not “cause an engine
July 20, 2022 Read Full Article
Global: CTI-Maritec Provides Guidance Following Biodiesel Blends Testing
by Rhys Berry (Bunkerspot) CTI-Maritec says it has tested ‘quite a number of biodiesel blends in residual marine fuel’, typically ranging from B20 to B30, since it began offering the service in early 2022 – and has provided guidance to shipowners
July 11, 2022 Read Full Article
Indonesia Mulls Raising Mandatory Palm Oil Mix in Biodiesel to 35%
by Bernadette Christina Munthe (Reuters/NASDAQ) Indonesia is considering expanding a mandatory palm oil mix in its biodiesel to 35%, from 30%, a government official said on Thursday (June 30, 2022), as authorities look for ways to stimulate palm fruit purchases
July 01, 2022 Read Full Article
Boost for Biofuels as IMO Removes Regulatory Hurdle
(International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA)) Interest in biofuels is growing due to its environmental benefits and potential GHG savings, but there have been doubts about a potential increase in NOx emissions and compliance with MARPOL Annex VI and the NOx
June 26, 2022 Read Full Article
ADM-Owned Barge-Fleeting Operation Becomes Newest Member of B20 Club
(Illinois Soybean Association) The B20 Club recently welcomed the American River Transportation Co. (ARTCO) as its newest member. ARTCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of Archer Daniels Midland Co., operates line-haul vessels, harbor boats, covered-hopper barges, tank barges, harbor and fleeting services,
June 10, 2022 Read Full Article
Rio Tinto and bp Sign One-Year Trial of Marine Biofuels
(bp) Rio Tinto and bp have agreed to work together on a one-year biofuel trial to help reduce carbon emissions from Rio Tinto’s marine fleet. Under the trial, bp is supplying Rio Tinto with marine biofuel for approximately 12 months. The
June 02, 2022 Read Full Article
Exclusive-Malaysia May Cut Palm Oil Export Tax by Half Amid Global Supply Crisis
by Mei Mei Chu and A. Ananthalakshmi (Reuters) Malaysia's commodities ministry has proposed cutting the export tax on palm oil by as much as half to help fill a global edible oil shortage and grow the market share of the
May 11, 2022 Read Full Article
Louis Dreyfus Company Successfully Completes Biofuel Trial on First Carbon Neutral Juice Shipment
(Hellenic Shipping News/Louis Dreyfus Company B.V.) Louis Dreyfus Company B.V. (LDC) announced today the successful completion of a biofuel trial carried out in collaboration with Wisby Tanker AB, Sweden (Wisby Tanker) on one of LDC’s upgraded Juice vessels, MV Essayra.
April 29, 2022 Read Full Article
EU Biofuels Chain Calls for More Biofuel Use in Decarbonization Plans
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Belgium, consequent with the increased ambitions brought by the European Green Deal, and the objective to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, the European Union (EU) ought to ensure that its 2020 energy and climate objectives are
April 06, 2022 Read Full Article
Shipping Eyes Biofuels on Route to Decarbonisation, Shares Infineum Expert
by Rob Ashton (Manifold Times) The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has adopted mandatory measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping under its pollution prevention treaty (MARPOL). Rob Ashton, Infineum Marine Fuel Additive Market Manager, explores the actions IMO has taken, the
March 31, 2022 Read Full Article
Decarbonisation Today Dramatically Reduces Future Challenges
by Dickon Posnett (Argent Energy/EWABA/EurActiv) Heavy duty vehicles (HDVs) is one of three ‘difficult to decarbonise’ transport sectors and must be addressed with urgency alongside aviation and marine. -- ... But policy makers must not forget, decarbonising HDVs needs support. As
March 04, 2022 Read Full Article
Renewable Energy Group and Bunker Holding Enter Strategic Partnership to Advance Biodiesel Use in U.S. and EU Marine Markets
(Renewable Energy Group) Bunker Holding Group, the world’s largest supplier and trader of marine fuels, and Renewable Energy Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGI) (REG), a leading global producer and supplier of renewable fuels, have entered into a strategic global collaboration agreement
February 21, 2022 Read Full Article
Mitsui OSK Lines Operates Bunkering Vessel on Biodiesel Blend above 30%
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. announced Feb. 9 that the bunkering vessel Techno Star, owned and operated by its group company MOL Techno-Trade Ltd., has been successfully operated using biodiesel fuel supplied by Aburatou Shoji K.K. The
February 15, 2022 Read Full Article
Can the Little-Known Tamanu Tree Replace Palm Oil in Indonesia’s Biofuel Bid?
(South Africa Today) Government researchers in Indonesia believe oil from the tamanu tree (Calophyllum inophyllum) could serve an alternative feedstock for biofuel to palm oil. They say the plant has shown the ability to grow in burned areas and former mining
February 12, 2022 Read Full Article
Western Bulk Takes Delivery of First Carbon Offset Combined with Bio Fuel from TFG Marine
(Western Bulk) Western Bulk has taken delivery of its first carbon offset bio-blend bunker fuel (B30) from TFG Marine Pte Ltd (“TFG Marine”), the global marine fuel supply and procurement joint venture between Trafigura Group Pte (“Trafigura”) and shipping firms Frontline
February 08, 2022 Read Full Article
Challenges & Potential of Indonesia's Biodiesel & Bioethanol Programs
(Indonesia Investments) Biodiesel, which is a form of diesel fuel that is derived from plants or animals (in the case of Indonesia it mainly uses fatty acid methyl ether, FAME, which is derived from palm oil), has been on the
February 04, 2022 Read Full Article
d’Amico Group-Led Decarbonization Trial Confirms Positive Reduction in Carbon Emissions and Carbon Intensity of Biofuel Blend Derived from Renewable Feedstock
(d’Amico Group) d’Amico Group, ABS, LR FOBAS, MAN Energy Solutions, RINA, the Liberian Registry and Trafigura announce positive results in this lifecycle strategy decarbonization project -- The joint industry project launched in June 2021 to test biofuel blend (B30) derived from
February 02, 2022 Read Full Article
Iowa Soybean Farmers, Biodiesel Producers Urge Action to Expand Biofuels Access
(Iowa Biodiesel Board/Biobased Diesel Daily) The Iowa Soybean Association and Iowa Biodiesel Board are urging the passage of House File 2128, also known as the Governor’s Biofuel Access Bill. It would improve access to and incentivize the production of homegrown biodiesel
February 02, 2022 Read Full Article
New List: These Commercial Vehicles Are Allowed to Fill up with Biodiesel
(LifePR) A new list shows the trucks, buses, engines, and other commercial vehicles that have been approved by the manufacturers to run on higher blends of biodiesel. They can be fuelled with a proportion of 10 percent (B10), 20 percent
January 25, 2022 Read Full Article
Indonesia Saves $4.54 Billion in Foreign Exchange by Using Biofuel
(Antara) The utilization of 30 percent biodiesel (B30) in 2021 helped Indonesia save US$4.54 billion in foreign exchange or equivalent to Rp64.6 trillion, the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has informed. Director of downstream oil and gas business development at the
December 24, 2021 Read Full Article
BP, Maersk Tankers Successfully Trial Biofuel Blend on Ships
by Ron Bousso (Reuters) BP (BP.L) and Maersk Tankers successfully completed trials using marine fuel blended with biofuel on tankers as efforts grow to tackle the shipping sector's greenhouse gas emissions. ... The trials were completed on two refined oil product carriers chartered to
December 17, 2021 Read Full Article
Indonesia Prepares Strategic Plan for Developing Biodiesel
(AntaraNews.com) Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Arifin Tasrif has said that his ministry is currently preparing a strategic plan for developing Biodiesel 40 (B40), which contains 40 percent biofuel and 60 percent diesel. "Several strategies are being carried out to develop
December 03, 2021 Read Full Article
Euronav Successfully Concludes Four Month Trial of B50 Biofuel Blend on Suezmax
(Euronav) After a successful completion of a B30 biofuel blend test on the Suezmax Statia (2006 – 150,205 dwt), Euronav has now successfully concluded a B50 biofuel blend trial on its Suezmax Marlin Sardinia (2019 – 156,607 dwt). The biofuel,
November 24, 2021 Read Full Article
Euronav Successfully Completes Biofuel Test on Suezmax
(Euronav) As one of the first in the oil tanker industry Euronav tested a B30 biofuel on a Suezmax, the Statia (2006- 150,205 dwt). The trial with the biofuel blend from energy supplier BP was successful. Lower carbon fuels will
October 12, 2021 Read Full Article
Sustainability Strategy Makes Progress: DEUTZ Approves Engines for Renewable Fuels
(Deutz) Engines that meet the EU Stage V emissions standard approved for renewable fuels; Good sustainability rating from ISS validates current activities -- With immediate effect, DEUTZ is approving its entire TCD engine portfolio for use with paraffinic diesel fuels. This means
September 02, 2021 Read Full Article
Grant Invests over €250K in R&D to Support Drive for Biofuel to Heat Irish Homes
(Laois News/Grant Engineering) Grant Engineering, Ireland’s leading home heating appliance manufacturer, has invested over €250,000 in pioneering a major R&D breakthrough that could help reduce carbon emissions in rural and hard to heat homes throughout Ireland, including homes in Laois.
August 31, 2021 Read Full Article
Indonesia Succeeds as Biodiesel Pioneer: ESDM Ministry
by Sugiharto Purnama, Uyu Liman (AntaraNews.com) Achievement of the B30 biodiesel development program demonstrates Indonesia's success as a B30 pioneer, Dadan Kusdiana, Director General of New, Renewable Energy, and Energy Conservation (EBTKE) at the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry (ESDM),
July 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Indonesia Bets on Biofuels over Oil, but Electric Vehicles Could Render Both Moot
by Hans Nicholas Jong (Mongabay/Eco-Business) Increased adoption of electric vehicles could render redundant Indonesia’s biofuel infrastructure, which the government is touting as its chosen alternative to fossil fuels. The rapid development of electric vehicles looks set to overtake the biofuel infrastructure
July 15, 2021 Read Full Article
Indonesia's B30 Program to Drive Global Biodiesel Production in 2021-2030: Report
by Aditya Kondalamahanty (S&P Global) Indonesia's use of palm oil to make biodiesel to rise by 23% by 2030; Biodiesel use projected to increase by 7% over coming decade; Palm oil production expected to weaken on sustainability, land constraints Indonesia will be the main
July 08, 2021 Read Full Article
B20 Biodiesel Plan to Be Carried out by End-2022
(Bloomberg/CarSifu) Malaysia, the world's second-biggest palm oil producer, expects its B20 biofuel plan to be implemented nationwide by the end of 2022, according to Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Dr Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali. Malaysia's B20 programme in the transport
June 16, 2021 Read Full Article
AGQM Releases Latest Biodiesel Quality Report
(AGQM/Biobased Diesel Daily) Germany’s Biodiesel Quality Management Association (AGQM) has just published its Biodiesel Quality Report 2020, which demonstrates that biodiesel from Germany and Austria is of the highest quality. Since 2010, AGQM has published the annual Biodiesel Quality Report on
June 09, 2021 Read Full Article
They Produce Biodiesel from Low-Quality Animal Fats
(Polytech University of Madrid (Google Translation)) Researchers at the UPM obtain biodiesel from a mixture of low-quality animal fat with soybean oil and, once characterized according to technical regulations, have tested its behavior in a Diesel engine. -- Today, renewable fuels,
April 06, 2021 Read Full Article
Air Quality Impacts of Palm Biodiesel in Indonesia
by Jane O’Malley, Stephanie Searle, and Tenny Kristiana (International Council on Clean Transportation) As Indonesia moves toward more advanced vehicle emission standards, lower sulfur limits in fuel, and palm biodiesel expansion, it is important to understand the impact that increasing palm biodiesel
January 16, 2021 Read Full Article
Higher Blending Mandate to Help Offset EU’s Lower Palm Oil Demand, Says Biodiesel Association
(Malay Mail) A nimble push into higher biodiesel blends such as B40 — 40 per cent blend of palm oil-derived biodiesel — by Indonesia and B30 by Malaysia will help to mitigate the negative effects of the European Union’s (EU) lower
January 05, 2021 Read Full Article
TFG Marine Commences Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp Operations, Successfully Trials Marine Biofuels and Appoints Rasmus Bach Nielsen to Board
(TFG Marine) TFG Marine, ("TFG"), the global marine fuel supply and procurement joint venture company created by Trafigura and shipping firms Frontline and Golden Ocean, announces major milestones in its strategy to grow and improve transparency in new markets and provide
December 11, 2020 Read Full Article
Indonesia Looks at Policy Revamp to Keep Biodiesel Program Alive
by Bernadette Christina and Fathin Ungku (Reuters) Policy adjustments required to sustain biodiesel subsidies; Biodiesel program may see $865 mln deficit in 2021-economist; Price gap between crude palm oil and diesel widened in 2020 ... The world’s biggest producer of palm
December 03, 2020 Read Full Article
Indonesia Says B40 Biodiesel Programme Unlikely to Proceed Next Year
(Today Online/Reuters) Indonesia is unlikely to proceed with plans to raise the bio-content of its palm oil-based biodiesel to 40% next year as it struggles to fund the programme, an energy ministry official told parliament on Monday. Instead, the Southeast Asian
November 16, 2020 Read Full Article
Wärtsilä to Add 128 MW of Flexible Baseload Power to Enable Indonesian Mine Expansion
(Wärtsilä) ... The Wärtsilä 34DF engines can operate on a variety of fuels. This flexibility will allow the plant to switch to operating on natural gas when it becomes locally available. Initially the engines will run on Indonesian B30 biodiesel. The
October 22, 2020 Read Full Article
Clean Engines Due to the Use of FAME
(LifePR) The project "Formation of deposits and prevention of deposits of biodiesel" carried out at the University of Rostock shows that the use of biodiesel in modern engine systems leads not only to the reduction of greenhouse gases, particles and
October 14, 2020 Read Full Article
Update 2-Indonesia to Revamp Palm Oil Levy to Support Biodiesel Programme
(Reuters) Indonesia, the world's largest palm oil producer, plans to revise its palm oil export levy rules to allow higher collection when prices increase, a senior cabinet minister told Reuters, as part of moves to underpin an ambitious biodiesel programme. Since
September 10, 2020 Read Full Article
Indonesia Aims to Finish Research on 40%-Palm-Based Biodiesel in November
by Fransiska Nangoy (Reuters) Indonesia, the world’s largest palm oil exporter, plans to finish research into biodiesel containing 40% palm oil by November, the head of the energy ministry’s research department said on Wednesday. The country will implement the mandatory use of
August 27, 2020 Read Full Article
Pertamina to Scale up Renewable Diesel Production in Indonesia
by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) Following a successful production trial of 100 percent renewable diesel (RD100), Indonesia’s state-owned oil company Pertamina is ready to scale up its investments in renewable diesel, biobased jet fuel and green gasoline. Pertamina concluded a production trial
August 05, 2020 Read Full Article
UPDATE 1-Indonesia B40 Biodiesel Plan Back on Track as Crude Oil Prices Pick up
Bernadette Christina, and Fathin Ungku (Reuters) Indonesia’s plans to raise the bio-content of its palm oil-based biodiesel to 40% - known as B40 - is back on schedule with a target for implementation by July 2021, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs
July 31, 2020 Read Full Article
Government Relying on Limited Data to Create Rural Heat Decarbonisation Policy
(PoliticsHome) Government’s current reluctance to support renewable liquid fuels as part of the UK’s green heat agenda is based on flawed evidence, says OFTEC following the initial outcomes of widespread field trials. Data from an ongoing European project¹ testing various renewable
July 29, 2020 Read Full Article
Indonesia Produces Maiden Batch of Biodiesel Made of 100% Palm
by Wilda Asmarini and Fathin Ungku (Reuters) Indonesia’s state oil company PT Pertamina produced its first successful batch of biodiesel made up of 100% palm oil (D100) in its Dumai refinery last week and is set to produce 1,000 barrels per
July 16, 2020 Read Full Article
Indonesia’s State Oil Company to Produce B100 Biodiesel Next Year
(Biofuels International) The Indonesian government approved regulations regarding the use of biodiesel as a substitute for fossil fuel across all economic sectors in 2018. Recently the South East Asian government mandated to mix 20% biodiesel with 80% fossil fuel (B20). And
July 01, 2020 Read Full Article
Indonesia Pushes Back Target for Palm Oil Fuel Refinery to 2026
by Tabita Diela, Bernadette Christina Munthe and Fransiska Nangoy (Reuters) Indonesia, the world’s largest producer of palm oil, is pushing back by three years its target to produce fuel made entirely from palm oil, a government document showed on Tuesday. The government
June 17, 2020 Read Full Article
Ortwin Costenoble on Future Biofuels Standards in the EU
by Tammy Klein (Future Fuel Strategies) On this episode of the Fueling the Future podcast, I spoke with Ortwin Costenoble, senior standarization consultant with the Royal Netherlands Standardization Institute (NEN) about the recent research project commissioned by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) entitled, “Engine
June 11, 2020 Read Full Article
Indonesia Removes Ethanol Ban, Recognizes Octane Benefits Of Ethanol
(U.S. Grains Council) U.S. ethanol can now enter the Indonesian market by way of pre-blended fuel, following the recent removal of a ban on pre-blended product entering the country. This change creates a potential market of more than 200 million gallons
June 01, 2020 Read Full Article
Indonesia Weighing Subsidy Options to Support Biodiesel Programme
by Gayatri Suroyo, Tabita Diela, Bernadette Christina Munthe and Fransiska Nangoy (Reuters) The Indonesian government is considering alternate plans to increase subsidies for the country’s ambitious biodiesel programme after crude oil prices tumbled, a finance ministry official said on Wednesday. A historic
May 14, 2020 Read Full Article
Hit by Oil Crash, Indonesia Set to Delay B40 Biodiesel, Stay with B30 for Now
by Bernadette Christina (Reuters) Indonesia is likely to delay plans to raise bio-content in palm oil-based biodiesel to 40%, and keep going with an already ambitious 30% content, a senior official said, amid speculation that low crude prices could force a government
May 11, 2020 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Boss: Green Deal Could Use Available Technologies ‘Without Prejudices’
by Sarantis Michalopoulos (EURACTIV.com) The much-awaited re-visit of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) as part of the new Green Deal should get rid of “prejudices” and take advantage of technologies and products already placed on the market, a biodiesel stakeholder
April 22, 2020 Read Full Article
Article: How COVID-19 Will Affect Global Biofuels Demand
(IHS Markit/FO Licht) There is also early evidence that as restrictions have been lifted in China, more people there are preferring to travel by private cars or taxis rather than taking public transport—it is highly likely this will happen in
April 07, 2020 Read Full Article
Indonesia's B40 Stalls Amid Coronavirus
by Lauren Moffitt (Argus Media) Indonesia is delaying implementation of its 40pc biodiesel blending (B40) programme indefinitely because of the coronavirus pandemic. Trials were due to begin in March with a roll-out planned for 2021. The government is eager to push higher blending mandates to
April 06, 2020 Read Full Article
Jokowi’s Plan to Use B40 Biodiesel by 2021 Difficult to Realize: Experts
(The Jakarta Post) Experts have expressed doubt about President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s plan to increase the palm oil content in biodiesel to 40 percent on a mass scale by next year from 30 percent at present. They say producers may
March 17, 2020 Read Full Article
B30 Mixed-Fuel to Absorb 9.6-Million KL of Biodiesel in 2020
(Antara News) Implementation of the B30 biodiesel fuel program, a diesel fuel blended with 30-percent palm-based biofuel, is expected to absorb 9.6 million kiloliters (KL) of domestic biodiesel in 2020, Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita stated. "The B30 program is expected
March 06, 2020 Read Full Article
Indonesia's Thirst for Biodiesel May Undercut Global Palm Oil Supply
by Nur Yasmin and Ridho Syukra (Jakarta Post) The Indonesian Palm Oil Association, or Gapki, said on Monday that Indonesia is likely to use up 8.3 million tons of palm oil to meet domestic demand for biodiesel this year, raising concerns there won't be
February 05, 2020 Read Full Article
'It Damages Machines': PLN Averse to Pure Palm Oil in Its Diesel Power Plants
by Norman Harsono (Jakarta Post) Over the past five years, state-owned electricity company PLN has been intensifying the use of palm oil in its diesel-fired power plants but, going forward, the company is intent on slowing down usage out of technical
January 31, 2020 Read Full Article
Palm Oil Prices to Climb 17.9% in 2020 on Tight Supplies, Biodiesel Programs: Reuters Poll
by Mei Mei Chu (Reuters) Average palm oil prices will surge 17.9% this year, a Reuters poll of industry participants showed, as reduced output in the first half of the year and higher biodiesel consumption in top producers Indonesia and Malaysia
January 22, 2020 Read Full Article
Negative B20 Effects Foreshadow B30 Problems: Bus Operators
(Jakarta Post) Bus operators have complained that 20 percent blended biodiesel (B20) has caused their engines to run poorly, providing a cautionary message for future developments as Indonesia envisions a future with unblended pure biodiesel to fuel vehicles across the country. Young Indonesian
January 17, 2020 Read Full Article
Jokowi Says EU Palm Oil Restrictions Are 'Act of Trade War'
by Telly Nathalia (Jakarta Globe) he European Union had provoked a "trade war" by issuing discriminative restrictions on Indonesian palm oil, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo tweeted on Saturday. "Indonesia has 13 million hectares of oil palm plantations that produce 46 million tons
January 14, 2020 Read Full Article
Indonesia Plans B40 Biodiesel Road Tests in April
by Bernadette Christina Munthe, Wilda Asmarini (Reuters) Indonesia’s energy ministry plans to start road tests for a biodiesel programme with 40% bio-content (B40) in April, a government official said on Thursday. Indonesia, the world’s largest palm oil producer, last year had increased
January 10, 2020 Read Full Article
Palm and PME Ride a Crest of Optimism into 2020
by Donavan Lim (S&P Global Platts) Indonesian PME exports to sink; CPO production stalls; B30 to support consumption -- Analysts and traders fixated on the elevated crude palm oil stockpile at the beginning of 2019 are left cheering as CPO stocks fell across
December 27, 2019 Read Full Article
Government Should Frame Roadmap for B30 Usage in Fishery Sector
by M Razi RahmanSuharto (Antara News) The Indonesian government should formulate a roadmap for the use of 30 percent blended biodiesel (B30) in the maritime and fishery sector since it will have a wide-ranging impact on maritime aspects, an executive
December 13, 2019 Read Full Article
Indonesia Eyes Biodiesel with 40% Bio-Content during 2021-2022
by Wilda Asmarini, Bernadette Christina Munthe and Fransiska Nangoy (Reuters) Indonesia, the world’s largest palm oil producer, plans to implement a biodiesel program with 40% bio-content (B40) between 2021 and 2022, a government official said on Tuesday. From January, Southeast Asia’s largest
December 11, 2019 Read Full Article
After Five-Month Road Test, B30 Implementation Gets Green Light
by Norman Harsono (Jakarta Post) Biodiesel industry stakeholders have completed a five-month road test, whereby 11 vehicles were driven up to 50,000 kilometers using 30 percent blended biodiesel (B30), as the government is set to mandate the biofuel usage starting early
December 02, 2019 Read Full Article
Indonesia to Run Comprehensive B30 Biodiesel Trial in Coming Weeks - Producer Group
by Bernadette Christina Munthe and Fransiska Nangoy (Reuters) Indonesia will run a comprehensive trial for its B30 biodiesel programme in mid-November or early December, Paulus Tjakrawan, vice chairman of Indonesian Biofuel Producers Association, said on Friday. The country aims to implement in
November 11, 2019 Read Full Article
Indonesia Seeks to Expand Green Fuel Production to 100% by 2022
by Nur Yasmin (Jakarta Globe) Djoko Siswanto, secretary general of the National Energy Committee, said Indonesia is developing green fuel as an end-product of palm oil, to reduce the country's reliance on costly oil imports. Green fuel is a mix of palm oil
November 07, 2019 Read Full Article
Increased Global Biodiesel Production to Lengthen Glycerine Markets in 2020
by Lucas Hall (ICIS) An increase in global biodiesel production is likely to further lengthen the world's glycerine supply glut in 2020 as higher biodiesel mandates increase the supply of crude glycerine by-product. ... One factor market participants are watching is the growth
November 07, 2019 Read Full Article
Indonesia's Biofuel Plan Will Impact Global Palm Oil Price, Analysts Say
by Nur Yasmin (Jakarta Globe) Indonesia's B30 biofuel plan, which will become effective at the beginning of January next year, will further increase domestic consumption of palm oil and prop up the price of the commodity, analysts said. The average palm oil
November 05, 2019 Read Full Article
Does Security of Supply Drive Key Biofuel Markets in Asia?
(International Energy Agency) Replacing a portion of gasoline and diesel demand with biofuels is a means of increasing a country’s domestic fuel supply -- Improving security of supply is a fundamental reason for the introduction of biofuel policy support in China,
October 22, 2019 Read Full Article
KAI, Servo Railway Collaborate to Design B100-Run Locomotive
by Faisal Yunianto and Sri Haryati (Antara News) State-owned railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) Persero is working with private logistical railway service firms Servo Railway and Progress Rail for designing locomotives run on B100 biodiesel. The cooperation is a
October 01, 2019 Read Full Article
Hopes High Red and White Catalyst Will Boost Biofuel Production
(The Jakarta Post/Portal Macaúba) Coordinating Economic Minister Darmin Nasution has urged researchers to complete a study on a new chemical catalyst expected to become a key ingredient in ramping up domestic biofuel production. Pertamina Research and Technology Center – owned state-owned oil
September 11, 2019 Read Full Article
A 26,000-Mile Road Test Finds Palm Oil Biofuel ‘Safe’ for Cars
by Yoga Rusmana and Eko Listiyoriniana (Bloomberg) Indonesia said it conducted the world’s longest road test using diesel blended with 30% palm oil, and the results showed that the biofuel is safe for cars. The country, which is the No. 1
September 09, 2019 Read Full Article
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