Biofuel

Air France-KLM Completes Eight-Hour Flight Powered by Used Cooking Oil

Air France-KLM Completes Eight-Hour Flight Powered by Used Cooking Oil

Air France-KLM Group’s Flight 342 completed its first long-haul flight powered by sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Total SE’s 16% biofuel blend produced from used cooking oil.  Air France Flight 342 departed from Groupe ADP’s Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport in France for Montreal, Canada with its tanks filled with SAF produced in Total’s La Mède…

May 26, 2021
Oil, Gas Companies Sharply Transforming for Energy Transition Said Likely to See More Growth

Oil, Gas Companies Sharply Transforming for Energy Transition Said Likely to See More Growth

With more than 66% of oil and gas companies preparing to fundamentally reinvent business over the next three years, those proposing the most radical transformations may see double the revenue and margin growth compared to those least committed to change, according to a new report. The report, “Necessity is the Mother of (Re)invention” from Accenture…

May 25, 2021
DOE Announces Companies to Partner with National Laboratories in Biofuel Blendstock Research, Development

DOE Announces Companies to Partner with National Laboratories in Biofuel Blendstock Research, Development

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced Thursday its selection of seven research projects to receive funding for the development and acceleration of the adoption of performance-advantaged biofuel blendstocks.  The projects, totaling $1.94 million in research expenses, will expand research on fuels derived from renewable feedstocks, which could deliver efficient energy without high emissions. The…

July 9, 2020

Research Finds CNG Vehicles Most Sustainable

In the heart of biofuel country, an engineering professor’s research has identified compressed natural gas (CNG) as the most sustainable among a variety of alternative auto transportation fuels. The findings were summarized in an obscure academic journal article earlier this year that has drawn little interest from the gas industry or alternative transportation sector.

November 28, 2011

Iowa State Research: CNG Vehicles Most Sustainable

In the heart of biofuel country, an engineering professor’s research has identified compressed natural gas (CNG) as the most sustainable among a variety of alternative auto transportation fuels. The findings were summarized in an obscure academic journal article earlier this year that has drawn little interest from the gas industry or alternative transportation sector.

November 28, 2011