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Spain's first passenger ships powered by 2G biofuels to sail from Algeciras in August
In August, Naviera Armas Trasmediterránea ferries will make 84 trips across the Strait of Gibraltar using Cepsa's second-generation biofuels. This is the first time in Spain that passenger ships will use this type of sustainable fuel, produced at …
Aug 18, 2023 / Curious
EPS Partners With GCMD And GoodFuels For Biofuels Trial Project
The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) successfully bunkered the third supply chain of a biofuel blend as part of its pilot to develop a quality, quantity and GHG abatement assurance framework for drop-in green fuels on 24 July. …
Aug 17, 2023 / Curious
Origin Materials and Proman Partner to Produce Low-Carbon Biofuels
Proman, one of the world’s largest producers of methanol, and Origin Materials signed an agreement to explore the production and global distribution of biofuels Origin Materials, Inc. (Origin Materials) (NASDAQ: ORGN, ORGNW), the world’s leading …
Aug 15, 2023 / Curious
bp expands investment in bioenergy, collaborating with US biofuels developer WasteFuel
bp expanded its investment in bioenergy on Friday (Jul 06) as bp ventures committed $10 million, leading the Series B investment round, in WasteFuel, a California-based biofuels company that will use proven, scalable technologies to convert bio-based …
Jul 6, 2023 / Curious
Sener completes the design of a new sustainable biofuel tanker capable of capturing CO2 from other vessels
The aim of this new type of vessel is not only to provide a solution for supplying biofuels, but also to help decarbonize the naval industry by mitigating and reducing the emissions from its fleets. The design is set up for different propulsion …
Jun 5, 2023 / Curious
Hyundai Merchant Marine Signs MoU with GS Caltex to secure marine biofuels
HMM has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with GS Caltex to secure marine biofuels. HMM also plans to conduct the trial use of the fuels on its three 24,000 TEU containerships in the second half of this year. Caption: S.H. LEE …
May 11, 2023 / Curious
GAC in biofuels partnership as lifting begins at Ireland’s first clean fuels terminal
GAC Ireland and Green Biofuels Limited UK (GBF) have celebrated the debut lifting of biofuels from Ireland’s first clean fuels terminal. Left to right: GAC Ireland’s Mark Drake, Andy Bann & Keith Brady assisting with the first ever cargo …
May 10, 2023 / Curious
HMM signs MoU with GS Caltex to secure marine biofuels
HMM has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with GS Caltex to secure marine biofuels. HMM also plans to conduct the trial use of the fuels on its three 24,000 TEU containerships in the second half of this year. Caption: From left to …
Apr 26, 2023 / Curious
Samskip confirms 90% cut in ship CO2 emissions
New agreement with GoodFuels consolidates position of biofuels as key component in Samskip’s strategy for decarbonization in shipping. Samskip has extended its commitment to sustainable biofuels in shortsea shipping operations, calculating that it …
Oct 27, 2022 / Curious
CEPSA Completes Advanced Biofuels Shipping Trial For The First Time In Spain
Cepsa, in its commitment to promote the decarbonization of maritime transport and promote the circular economy, has successfully carried out the first trial in Spain of advanced biofuels (2G) in one of the ships used by the company, the Montestena, …
Oct 6, 2022 / Curious