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Foreword
As the transportation world envisions a future with reduced
dependence on fossil fuels, cars may typically transition to batteries and
electric motors. However, with emerging technologies and innovation, the
internal combustion engine may yet have a future – as electrofuels, also known
as synthetic fuels or eFuels, may be a viable, climate-friendly alternative to
conventional transport fuels, to power trucks, planes, and ships. Utilising
water, carbon dioxide from the air, and electricity from renewable resources
for their production, eFuels can be implemented in existing transport
distribution networks and infrastructures.
In Finland, research
and technology company VTT has teamed up with refining giants Neste, to build a
pilot plant demonstration facility for eFuels production. It will involve
carbon capture, high-temperature electrolysis, and hydrocarbon synthesis, to
produce synthetic crude oil, of which Neste expects to receive 300 kg from the
demonstration, for further development into synthetic fuels...
Other news this month includes:
Policy
- EU Parliament votes to phase out ICEs by 2035
- Proposals to phase out crop derived biofuels in Germany by 2030
- More...
Markets
- Argent extends FAME production to Amsterdam
- Fulcrum BioEnergy successfully starts operations of its Sierra BioFuels Plant
- More...
Research and Development
- Rolls Royce stationary engines support biofuel use
- UK DfT introduces new UK SHORE unit to support low carbon maritime
transport
- VTT and Neste agree on building integrated Power-to-Liquids (e-fuels)
demonstration facility
Bioethanol
- Shell and INDYCAR to introduce 100% renewable race fuel in 2023
Biodiesel
- Two workers killed in Spanish biodiesel plant explosion
Aviation and Shipping Biofuel
- Neste looks to co-processed renewable marine fuels
- Singapore invests in infrastructure for shipping ammonia
- French Shipping company opts for methanol
Other Biofuels
- GIDARA advanced methanol facility in Netherlands
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