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Virgin Atlantic Flies World’s First 100% SAF Flight from London to New York

Virgin Atlantic’s historic flight on 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel took off from London Heathrow to New York JFK today on Nov. 28, marking the culmination of a year of radical collaboration, to demonstrate the capability of SAF as a safe drop-in replacement for fossil derived jet fuel, compatible with today’s engines, airframes and fuel infrastructure.

Accelerating use of biofuels crucial to decarbonise global transport sectors says IEA Bioenergy

Transport in particular is proving to be a very difficult sector to decarbonise, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA) Net Zero by 2050 roadmap, and IEA Bioenergy believes that one of the key tools to help remedy this in the short to medium term is to accelerate the deployment of sustainable biofuels.

Bio Capital Announces Historic, First Renewable Gas Injection for NI

In a first for Northern Ireland, Granville Eco Park, Dungannon, a Bio Capital Group company, has started injecting renewable biomethane into the local gas network. Having installed a £1.2m gas to grid system at its existing anaerobic digestor, Bio Capital has the capability to export enough gas to decarbonize Dungannon’s entire annual gas consumption.

KPI OceanConnect Supplies OOCL With Biofuel Blend

KPI OceanConnect, a global marine energy solutions provider,  announced the successful sale and supply of a B24 biofuel blend to Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), one of the world’s leading container transport and logistics service providers.

Technology Using Solar Energy to Convert 100% Renewable Biogas to Hydrogen and Graphitic Carbon on Display During COP 28

Southern California Gas Company announced that an innovative technology developed by UCLA researchers with potential project support from SoCalGas if approved by the California Public Utility Commission (CPUC), is currently on display at the 28th session of the Conference of Parties (COP 28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). 

Plant Using Rice Husk Biomass to Generate Energy Receives Approval in Brazil

The State Foundation for Environmental Protection (Fepam) issued an Installation License for the Uruguaiana Thermoelectric Plant, in Fronteira Oeste, which will use rice husk biomass to generate electrical energy. The project has a maximum instantaneous generation capacity of 5 MW, enough to meet the residential consumption of a city of around 30 thousand. 

Eneco Takes Important Step Towards Building Green Hydrogen Plant

Eneco has submitted its planning application for the construction of the ‘Eneco Electrolyzer’, a green hydrogen production plant in Rotterdam’s Europoort industrial area. Green hydrogen is produced using electricity generated by renewable energy. Eneco is working together with Mitsubishi on this through the Eneco Diamond Hydrogen joint venture. 

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