Malaysian Airlines’ Takes off with SAF
(Biofuels International) Malaysia Airlines has operated its first flight using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in partnership with PETRONAS and Neste. The flight marks the airline’s commitment to...
View ArticleEU Biofuel Plan Increases Risk of Fraudulent Imports from Asia: Study
by Sean Goulding Carroll (EURACTIV) EU proposals aimed at cutting transport emissions risk boosting the amount of fraudulent used cooking oil (UCO) imported into the EU, according to a new study by the...
View ArticleDiscrepancy in British and Irish Used Cooking Oil Imports Raises Biofuel...
by Sean Goulding Carroll (EURACTIV.com) A new analysis suggests more Malaysian used cooking oil (UCO) was exported to Britain and Ireland than was collected in the country, raising fears that banned...
View ArticleDriving up Renewable Fuel Technology
(Sulzer Chemtech) Sulzer Chemtech will provide a BioFlux® technology package to support the creation of the Sabah Maju Jaya Renewable Energy Industrial Complex (SMJREIC) in Malaysia. This new...
View ArticleWill Indonesia’s Ban on Palm Oil Exports Derail Renewable Diesel Growth in...
by Tyne Morgan (AgWeb) Soybean oil prices hit nearly limit up in overnight trading after Indonesia announced it will effectively ban palm oil exports as of April 28 due to soaring domestic prices....
View ArticleSix Important Biofuel Crops for Fuel Production
by Chintu Das (Krishi Jagran) Biofuels and biofuel crops have long been used as a fossil fuel replacement. Biofuel is a low-carbon fuel that is made from biomass rather than the extremely slow...
View ArticleUFOP Rejects Reduction of the Cap for Biofuels from Cultivated Biomass
(Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants) The GHG Quota Act regulates market balancing — The Federal Environment Ministry’s initiative to reduce the so-called cap on biofuels from cultivated...
View ArticleExclusive-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...
View ArticleBe Part of History: Travel on Malaysia Airlines’ First Passenger Flight...
(Malaysia Airlines) Malaysia Airlines is proud to announce that it will operate the first passenger flight using Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) between Kuala Lumpur – Singapore via MH603 and...
View ArticleMore Malaysia Airlines Flights to Be Powered by Biofuel in Next 12 Months
(Business Times) Neste, Petronas are suppliers; In conjunction with World Environment Day, Malaysia Airlines has operated its first passenger flight using Neste MY SAF on flight MH603 from Kuala Lumpur...
View ArticleUSGC Hosts Ethanol Seminar for Malaysia Fuel Industry
(U.S. Grains Council/Ethanol Producer Magazine) To introduce the concept of fuel ethanol in Malaysia and underscore the benefits importers can capture by including it in their import specifications,...
View ArticlePremier: Outcome of Algae Biofuel Research Maybe Known in Six Months
by Antonia Chiam On (Borneo Post) Research on algae for biofuel production is still ongoing, with the outcome to be known in possibly six months, said Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun...
View ArticleMercedes F1 Motor Racing Team in Multi-Million-Dollar SAF Investment to...
by Christopher Surgenor (Green Air Online) The Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS FI motor racing team is the latest corporate to announce a commitment to investing in sustainable aviation fuel in efforts reduce...
View ArticlePM: Malaysia to Be Positioned as Biomass Hub
by Nuradzimmah Daim (New Straits Times) Malaysia will step up efforts to use materials derived from commodity by-product to reduce waste and generate more revenue. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail...
View ArticleIWK, EMB to Pioneer Production of Ethanol and Biogas from Wastewater
by Shafiqqul aliff (Malaysian Reserve) Indah Water Konsortium Sdn Bhd (IWK) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) and collaborated with EMB Business Sdn Bhd to pioneer the production of ethanol...
View ArticleProducing Biodiesel from Palm Kernel Shells
by Reginald Davey (AZO Materials) A new paper appearing in the journal Environmental Research has explored the production of biodiesel from palm kernel shells, an agricultural waste stream. Scientists...
View ArticleThe Digest’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel around the World 2022
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Many countries are now active with Sustainable Aviation Fuel — but how much where, and when, and what? The bulk of activity continues to come from the US — however, the EU...
View ArticleFirefly Takes off First Flight Powered by Renewable Aviation Fuel
(New Straits Times) Firefly Sdn Bhd today (September 8, 2022) operated its first flight powered by sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The initiative is part of Malaysia Aviation Group’s (MAG)...
View ArticleApeiron Bioenergy Secures Equity Investment from Proterra Investment Partners...
(Apeiron Bioenergy/ACN Newswire) – Proterra Investment Partners Asia’s first exposure to biofuel; – Apeiron to leverage Proterra’s strength in food-agriculture, natural resources and renewable...
View Article£1m Biomass Project Launches in Scotland
(Bioenergy Insight) A partnership between Heriot-Watt University and Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas has been launched in Edinburgh, to develop cost-effective technologies for the production of...
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