Wednesday, 5 February 2025

Focus on Biofuels

Koji Sato, chief executive of Toyota Motor Corp., speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. “An engine reborn.” That's how Japanese automaker Toyota introduced plans for a new lean compact motor that will cast a futuristic spin on the traditional internal combustion engine. (Kyodo News via AP)
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Toyota announces ‘an engine born’ with biofuel

Toyota announced it would offer lean compact engines that also run on so-called green fuels like hydrogen and bioethanol.

Subaru's CEO Atsushi Osaki, CTO Tetsuo Fujinuki, Toyota's CEO Koji Sato, CTO Hiroki Nakajima, Mazda's CEO Masahiro Moro and CTO Ichiro Hirose chat during a photo session at a press conference pledging to each develop a new engine in Tokyo, Japan May 28, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
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Toyota showcases compact engines adaptable to different fuels

Banking on a strategy beyond just selling EVs at Toyota, biofuel and hybrid engines unveiled as the future of the market to beat...

FILE PHOTO: A logo of TotalEnergies is seen at an electric vehicle fuelling station in the La Defense business district in Courbevoie near Paris, France, February 8, 2023. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File Photo
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TotalEnergies says it is examining cross-listing shares in U.S

TotalEnergies said it is studying plans to cross-list its shares in the US, while also keeping its shares on the Euronext stock exchange

An energy-from-waste plant in Ferrybridge, U.K. Photo by Rose Galloway Green on Unsplash
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Using carbon capture for energy-from-waste: ‘Low-hanging fruit’ for the UK?

The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies has published a paper examining the business case for using carbon capture and storage to reduce emissions...

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Electricity from farm waste: how biogas could help Malawians with no power

Ehiaze Ehimen and Thomas Robin study energy efficiency and energy poverty in marginalised communities. They unpack what they found in their research into...

FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen at the headquarters of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 10, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
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US appeals court upholds biofuel blending mandates for 2020-2022

A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld a rule from President Joe Biden's administration that set the amount of biofuels that oil refiners...

FILE PHOTO: A handout photo of Braya Renewable Fuels' refinery that produces renewable diesel in Come By Chance, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada February 20, 2024.  Braya Renewable Fuels/Handout via REUTERS
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Renewable diesel glut hits US refiner profits, threatens industry

A rush by US fuel makers to recalibrate their plants to produce renewable diesel has created a supply glut for low-emissions biofuels

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U.S. sets out ethanol’s path to sustainable aviation fuel subsidies

Air travel so far accounts for about 2% of U.S. carbon pollution. President Joe Biden hopes that creating a subsidized market for lower-emissions...

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The role of sustainable aviation fuel in reaching net zero by 2050: IATA report

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to play a big role in all roadmaps for aviation industry to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, says new...

FILE PHOTO: An electric vehicle is plugged into a charging station in Bilbao, Spain, February 15, 2023. REUTERS/Vincent West/File Photo
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EU’s 2050 net-zero goals at risk as EV rollout faces setbacks: external auditor

The EU needs to rethink its policies to make a 2035 ban on new petrol car sales feasible as electric vehicles remain unaffordable...

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