Sustainability

Navigating Alternative Fuels to Meet 2030 CO2 Emissions Targets

Due to environmental regulations such as CII, EU ETS, and FuelEU Maritime, which have intensified the imperative for shipowners to accelerate decarbonisation initiatives, the maritime industry has witnessed a significant interest in alternative fuels.

The most immediate goal imposed by the IMO is to reduce CO2...

Sep 07, 2023

What is the story behind a company producing sustainable low-carbon fuel?

Dr. Nicholas Ball, founder and CEO at XFuel spoke to Biofuels International about his journey towards the sustainable fuel industry, from his days as a masters and PhD student at Imperial College London, to working as a systems engineer in the financial services industry.

He also...

Jul 24, 2023

‘Faith in Feedstocks’ – XFuel featured in The Ship Supplier

As the fuel landscape continues to grow more complex with a variety of synthesised fuels promising a greener future, their feedstocks still struggle to meet global demands due to their limit of scalability and costs. This means there’s still a need for further investments into...

Jul 10, 2023

XFuel makes sustainable fuel with a wide range of waste feedstocks

How is XFuel different from other technology companies producing synthetic fuels?

CEO Dr Nicholas Ball explains in his latest Q&A with Sustainable Growth Voice how the company is disrupting the fuel sector by using a variety of bio-feedstocks from agriculture, construction and forestry, preventing them from going...

Jul 04, 2023

Synthetic Drop-in Fuel for Shipping

XFuel’s CEO Dr Nicholas Ball writes in Marine Log how synthetic drop-in fuels offer a scalable and cost-effective decarbonisation solution for shipping companies as they face growing environmental regulations from the IMO.

As net-zero targets approach for the shipping industry, there is increasing pressure to adopt...

Jun 05, 2023

European Biomass Conference

🗓️ Save the Date: 10:15-11:30 CES, June 8th, AUDITORIUM EUROPA @EUBCME

XFuel’s Head of Science Dr David Lunn will be speaking on the “Biomass conversion to intermediate bioenergy carriers and sustainable biofuels” plenary session to discuss alongside industry leaders how widely available biomass feedstock can be converted...

May 30, 2023

XFuel secures ISCC certification for its sustainable drop-in fuels plant

Mallorca, Spain, 15 May 2023 – XFuel, a producer of sustainable drop-in fuels and carbon removal, has been awarded both, International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) EU and ISCC Plus, allowing the company to produce low- and zero-carbon fuel according to strict sustainability criteria including traceability throughout...

May 15, 2023