Press Releases
Energy: Algae: A solution to the biofuel predicament?
The Edge – In a world troubled by climate change, the use of biofuels to replace fossil fuels, which is a major greenhouse gas (GHG)
August 29, 2022
NEXT SOURCE OF ENERGY – BFM
Next Generation Oil (Group) is a Malaysian based company that has developed a commercially viable process for the cultivation of microalgae and the extraction of
August 29, 2022
Next Generation Oil seeks local vendors for role in multibillion ringgit algae project
THE MALAYSIAN RESERVE – NEXT Generation Oil (Group) Sdn Bhd (NGOG) has called on local manufacturers to join its new Algae Farm Tank-Vendor Development Programme
February 28, 2022
Next Generation Oil in The Borneo Post
News Clipping of Next Generation Oil in The Borneo Post.
February 26, 2022
Next Generation Oil in New Straits Times
News Clipping of Next Generation Oil in the New Straits Times
February 26, 2022
Industry News
- Neste finalises transaction to establish joint venture with Marathon September 23, 2022Neste Corporation and Marathon Petroleum Corporation have completed their 50/50 joint venture that was announced earlier in the year. The agreement is to establish a 50/50 joint venture to produce renewable diesel following a conversion project of Marathon’s refinery in Martinez, California, known as the Martinez Renewable Fuels project. All required closing conditions have been […]
- Catalytic process with lignin could enable 100% SAF September 23, 2022An underutilised natural resource could be just what the airline industry needs to curb carbon emissions, researchers have found. Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Washington State University have reported success in using lignin as a path toward a drop-in 100% sustainable […]
- Atlantic Aviation and Avfuel provide SAF to UN delegates meeting in Aspen September 23, 2022Atlantic Aviation and Avfuel Corporation have partnered to ensure plentiful supply of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation FuelTM for air operations surrounding the As the United Nations’ Mountain Partnership Global Meeting in Aspen. Avfuel and Atlantic Aviation will supplement their continuous supply of SAF with two renewable diesel-powered truckloads of the fuel to Atlantic’s FBO at […]
- India mulls forming alliance with biofuel producing countries September 22, 2022India is reported to be considering forming an alliance of biofuels-producing countries that would facilitate technology transfer on advanced biofuels. India is keen that stronger international co-operation on biofuels is in place ahead of its hosting of the G20 summit next September, Fastmarkets reported. “We are looking at having some kind of international collaboration when […]
- Virgin Voyages partners with biofuels experts to boost sustainability September 22, 2022Virgin Voyages is working to make its cruise ships more sustainable through partnerships with independent sustainability experts the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials and three waste-based sustainable fuel providers. Following months of research, Virgin Voyages has taken an important step towards a low-carbon future by establishing these key partnerships and is working with multiple partners on […]
- South East Asia – an ‘emerging heavyweight’ in global energy September 22, 2022Getting Asia back on track after the shock of Covid-19 was never going to be easy, even before the uncertainties now being caused by ‘armed conflict involving key global actors’. That’s the careful conflict description chosen by the Asia Development Bank (ADB) to cover Russia’s six-month-old invasion of Ukraine, which inevitably lies at the heart […]
- Holland American Line ship successfully trials biofuels September 21, 2022Holland America Line has completed a biofuels’ test on board Volendam at the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The 20-day test was conducted in partnership with GoodFuels, a leading producer and supplier of sustainable biofuels for the transportation industry, and Wärtsilä, a global leader in power and propulsion technologies and lifecycle solutions for the […]
- Cathay Pacific and Aemetis sign SAF offtake deal September 21, 2022Cathay Pacific has signed an offtake agreement with Aemetis for the supply of 38 million US gallons of blended Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). This is to be delivered over seven years beginning in 2025 from San Francisco International Airport. The SAF purchased can reduce more than 80,000 tonnes of lifecycle carbon emissions, equivalent to the […]
- Quadrise in joint development agreement with Vertoro September 21, 2022Quadrise has announced a joint development agreement with lignin biofuel specialist Vertoro. Vertoro is a supplier of sustainable biomass-based biofuels extracted from agricultural and forestry residues using their proprietary Goldilocks® technology. GEM® is a crude lignin oil that is a potential alternative to methanol and is being developed in conjunction with Maersk and CSO is […]
- Neste aims to end crude oil refining at Porvoo refinery September 20, 2022Neste has launched a strategic study on transitioning its refinery in Porvoo, Finland, to non-crude oil refining and into a renewable and circular solutions site. Neste is targeting to significantly grow its renewables and circular production in Porvoo in the long term. The transformation under study would start with the co-processing of both renewable and […]