Greenhouse Gases
Mabanaft reaches agreement with Hapag-Lloyd to supply B30 bunker fuel in Hamburg
Mabanaft has reached an agreement with the shipping company Hapag-Lloyd for the supply of B30 biofuel. A first test delivery of 1,000 t of B30 VLSFO arrived on the container ship Delaware Express and reached Mabanaft's Waltershof tank terminal in the Port of Hamburg on December 12.
Gevo and LG Chem extend agreement for bio-propylene to accelerate commercialization using Gevo ethanol-to-olefins technology
Gevo, Inc. and LG Chem, Ltd. are extending their joint development agreement to assess existing assets for deploying Gevo’s ethanol-to-olefins (ETOs) technology while accelerating commercialization activities, considering project scale and end-product markets.
Indonesia's renewable energy plans may put forests at risk
Environmentalists are warning that Indonesia's ambitious plans to achieve net-zero emissions by 2060 rely too heavily on biofuels and risk a new wave of deforestation in the world's third-largest rainforest.
Global airlines could miss sustainable fuel targets, says IATA
The aviation industry is not moving fast enough to reach its targets for producing and using sustainable aviation fuel, the head of airline trade body IATA Willie Walsh said, as it aims for net-zero emissions by 2050.
Gentari to supply large-scale, carbon-free energy to AMG Ammonia's new green ammonia facility
Gentari will be supplying 650 MW round-the-clock, carbon-free energy to power AMG Ammonia's upcoming green ammonia facilities, under a long-term Power Purchase Agreement.
Phillips 66 and United Airlines sign SAF supply agreement
Phillips 66 and United Airlines have signed an agreement under which Phillips 66 will supply sustainable aviation fuel to United Airlines at Chicago O’Hare International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport, helping advance lower-carbon fuels in Illinois and California.
SwitcH2, CorPower Ocean partner on wave-powered green ammonia
SwitcH2 is partnering with CorPower Ocean to deliver a unique industrial scale floating green ammonia production facility partially powered by wave energy. SwitcH2’s NH3-FPSO unit involves the use of a new built vessel, nearly the size of a VLCC (Very Large Crude Carrier), to support a 300-MW electrolysis plant on deck. The final output is green ammonia
Maersk to use SAF to decarbonize airfreight travel
Maersk has signed an agreement to promote the decarbonization of airfreight through the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel. Lufthansa Cargo will use 400 tons of SAF on behalf of Maersk in the remainder of 2024.
Maersk could use 15%–20% alternative fuels for its fleet in 2030
Alternative fuels could account for up to a fifth of A.P. Moller-Maersk's marine fuel consumption in 2030 as part of its goal to reach net zero by 2040.
Malaysia plans to produce sustainable jet fuel in 2027
Malaysia plans to start producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in 2027, with an initial production capacity of 1MMtpy.
- Petrobras delivers LPG sold at steep premiums despite Lula move to annul auction 4/3
- Plug Power to supply 275-MW GenEco electrolyzer system for Hy2gen’s Courant decarbonized ammonium nitrate project 4/3
- Vietnam refinery boosting jet fuel production 4/3
- China plans to upgrade some petrochemical plants, phase out others by 2029 4/3
- Morocco has diesel stocks for 51 days, energy ministry says 4/3
- Nigeria's Seplat Energy hit by strike amid push for higher output 4/3
