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NewsBiofuel firm to build three refuelling stations after securing £25m funding
CNG Fuels, which supplies compressed biomethane (Bio-CNG), has secured a £25m debt facility from investment firm The Foresight Group. The five-year deal will see CNG Fuels build three new UK refuelling facilities.
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NewsUK biofuel sector in jeopardy following US trade deal
The trade deal struck with US may be good news for the UK automotive and aerospace sectors, but domestic biofuel production could end as a result of the agreement, after 19% import tariffs on US ethanol imports were scrapped.
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NewsNew ‘plug-and-play’ hydrogen refilling station debuts
An “easy to replicate” hydrogen refuelling station has been installed at a West Sussex farm, with the station being used to regularly refuel a hydrogen fuel-cell car.
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AnalysisHVO could take diesel engines back to the future
Hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), a drop in replacement for diesel which significantly reduces carbon emissions, is growing in demand. However, it needs government backing to become a serious solution to help slow climate change, argues Hugo Griffiths.
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AnalysisCOMMENT: The forecourt industry is a great British success story – we can’t let policy destroy it
Something must be done about the electric issue, as the majority don’t want to run EVs, and the forecourt sector faces existential threat from it, argues Forecourt Trader’s Hugo Griffiths.
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NewsFleet of bin lorries runs on vegetable oil
A local authority has chosen to use hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) to fuel a fleet of 36 refuse collection vehicles.
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NewsScientists make cooking oil biofuel breakthrough
A new way to produce fuels made from leftover cooking fat can create biofuel as effective as diesel 1000-times more efficiently than current methods.
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NewsCertas success with sustainable energy
Speaking at last week’s Forecourt Trader Summit, Certas Energy’s head of e-mobility, Gerry Welsh, said: “Within mobility we ask: how do we get people and goods from A to B with less carbon? How do we grow our businesses and reduce carbon?” His answer was to focus on the likes of HVO and biofuels, and also EV charging.
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NewsGasrec augments supply chain as it gears up to expand network of Bio-LNG facilities
Bio-LNG supplier Gasrec has announced new deals to strengthen the resilience of its supply chain as the company prepares for expansion, with three new refuelling locations to open before the end of the first quarter of next year.
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NewsRefuels starts development of new biomethane refuelling station in Kent
Refuels has announced that a new biomethane refuelling station for heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) has entered construction in Aylesford, Kent.
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NewsBiomethane supplier ReFuels opens 12th refuelling station under CNG Fuels brand
Biomethane supplier ReFuels has opened its 12th refuelling station under the CNG Fuels brand, at Corby in Northamptonshire.
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NewsBiomethane supplier ReFuels opens 11th refuelling station under CNG Fuels brand
Biomethane supplier ReFuels has opened its 11th refuelling station under the CNG Fuels brand, at Newton Aycliffe in County Durham.
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NewsGreenergy and ABSL project to produce biofuels from waste passes significant landmark in development
Protos Biofuels (Protos), a project developed by Greenergy and Advanced Biofuel Solutions Ltd (ABSL) to convert municipal waste into biomethane and biohydrogen for transport, has passed a significant landmark in its development.
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NewsCNG Fuels plans world’s largest public access biomethane station for HGVs
CNG Fuels has announced it will open the world’s largest public access biomethane refuelling station for HGVs by the end of the year near Bristol.
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NewsPetroineos reduces biofuel level after fuel problems reported
Petroineos, the only crude oil refinery in Scotland, has cut the percentage of biofuel in its diesel after the NFU Scotland complained about fuel problems affecting hundreds of its members.The union says more than 400 members have reported fuel issues such as clogged filters and breakdowns.Petroineos said it was investigating ...
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NewsGreenergy increases capacity to supply waste-based biofuel
Greenergy, the UK’s largest supplier of road fuels, has reached an agreement with Oiltanking, a leading tank terminal operator, to purchase an idle biodiesel manufacturing facility located at Oiltanking’s site in Amsterdam. The acquisition of a third biodiesel plant will allow Greenergy to meet growing demand for waste-based biofuel in ...
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Roadchef recycles waste coffee grounds into biofuel
Roadchef has partnered with Bio-bean a business recycling waste coffee grounds into biofuel on an industrial scale to reduce its environmental impact. Used coffee grounds are collected from 28 Roadchef sites by Olleco, a resource recovery company, which transports the grounds to Bio-bean’s factory in Cambridgeshire. There they are cleaned, ...
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NewsRoadchef recycles waste coffee beans into biofuel
Motorway service operator Roadchef has partnered with bio-bean – a business recycling waste coffee grounds into biofuel on an industrial scale – to reduce its environmental impact. Used coffee grounds are collected from 28 Roadchef sites by Olleco, a resource recovery company, which transports the grounds to bio-bean’s factory in ...
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NewsNew biofuel targets for haulage praised by transport minister
New biofuel targets coming into force on Sunday 15 April will double the use of renewable fuels in the UK transport sector within 15 years, cutting the sector’s reliance on imported diesel, according to a transport minister. Changes to the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) will compel owners of transport ...
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£25m funding for biofuel development
Three companies have been awarded a share of a £25m fund to help develop greener fuel technology transport minister Andrew Jones has announced. The projects will use waste products which would otherwise be disposed of and turn them into biofuels, fuelling cars and lorries. Jones said: “This is a great ...