Biofuel

Boeing boss delivers blow to sustainable aviation fuel hopes

Sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) will “never achieve the price of jet fuel”, Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun has said, complicating hopes…

GES and GPS merge to create energy storage powerhouse

GES, a low-carbon energy storage company, has merged with independent storage and logistics company GPS to create a major new…

Europe’s oil majors investing eight times more in biofuels than hydrogen

Europe’s oil majors are investing eight times more in biofuels than in hydrogen, according to a new study on behalf…

How to reach ‘zero waste’ alongside net zero

December 2022 saw the UN General Assembly unanimously adopt a landmark resolution on 'zero waste', which was presented by Turkey…

Can BECCS be saved from the net-zero scrapheap?

Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, or BECCS, sounds like the perfect net-zero solution: grow some form of plant material,…

Researchers create low-emission biodiesel by growing microalgae on coffee grounds

Researchers at Aston University in the UK have produced high-grade biodiesel from growing microalgae on leftover coffee grounds. Approximately 98…

Weekly data: Renewables industry now employs 0.7% of the workforce in EU and China

The renewable energy transition will bring many tangible benefits beyond the immediate job of tackling climate change, from cleaner air in…

Biofuels now up to 130% more expensive than fossil fuels – T&E

Depending on the feedstock used, biodiesel is now between 70% and 130% more expensive than fossil diesel on the wholesale…

Biogas emits proportionally more methane than oil and gas – study

Biogas and biomethane supply chains emit much more methane relative to gas production than the oil and gas industry, suggests…

Greening deliveries isn’t just about the trucks

The pandemic changed many aspects of our lives, one of them being the way we shop, leading to a boom…