BP and Microsoft Corp. today announced that they have agreed to collaborate as strategic partners to further digital transformation in energy systems and advance the net zero carbon goals of both companies. This includes a co-innovation effort focused on digital solutions, the continued use of Microsoft Azure as a cloud-based solution for BP infrastructure and…
Photo courtesy of BMW Group All diesel cars from BMW and MINI manufactured from March 2020 are now approved for HVO100, the BMW Group announced. HVO100 is a renewable and fossil-free diesel fuel, which can reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from cars by up to 90%. “For the Swedish market, this means that all diesel…
Will airlines have to choose between survival or sustainability? The Covid-19 pandemic has decimated airline travel. Every region has experienced evaporation of demand that has left airports empty and aircraft parked. Airlines have been forced into self-preservation measures to reduce cash burn and remain afloat including historic capacity cuts, redundancies, sale of assets, retiring older…
Photo courtesy of ExxonMobil ExxonMobil has completed a successful sea trial of the company’s first marine bio fuel oil with shipping company Stena Bulk, bunkered in the port of Rotterdam, Netherlands. The marine bio fuel oil is a 0.50% sulphur residual-based fuel (VLSFO) processed with a second generation waste-based FAME component (ISCC certified) – and…
Petro-Canada Lubricants launches Environ™ MV R Petro-Canada Lubricants, a HollyFrontier business, has launched Environ™ MV R, the first hydraulic fluid using ultra-pure severely hydrotreated base oils, to meet the OECD 301B requirements for ready biodegradability. The patent pending design makes Environ MV R the first hydraulic fluid of its kind to meet these requirements, providing…
Dr. Anirudha Sumant working in the Superlubricity Lab at the Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory. The word superlubricity was coined by Motohisa Hirano in the early 1990s. The Japanese scientist theoretically predicted the existence of a physical state where sliding friction between two contacting surfaces virtually vanishes under certain conditions. Hirano conducted wear…
Photo taken pre-COVID-19 impact. Photo courtesy of Shell Shell Aviation, working with filtration experts FAUDI Aviation, has launched Shell Jet Protection, the only Superabsorbent Polymer (SAP)-free refuelling system available to the aviation industry today. The technology is also the first SAP-free system capable of utilising existing filter monitor vessels to be adopted into standards by the…
Photo courtesy of Castrol BP Petco Castrol BP Petco Ltd. (CBBP) has officially launched its new premium range of fully synthetic motorcycle oil branded Castrol POWER1 ULTIMATE with 5-in-1 Formula delivering outstanding performance across functional benefits in just one engine oil. “Our goal is to bring the best of Castrol technology and performance to Vietnamese…
Photo courtesy of Castrol India Reliance BP Mobility Limited (RBML), a joint venture between Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), and British energy major BP, has appointed Kedar Apte as chief marketing officer (CMO). His key roles will include fuel, convenience retail, electric vehicles charging, etc. Operating under the “Jio-bp” brand, the Reliance Industries and BP pan-India fuels…
Kevin Adams, LSI Chemical VP of Research and Development, tests a new LSI Chemical oil additive. Lubrication Specialties Inc. (LSI), based in Mt. Gilead, Ohio, U.S.A., announced that it has formed LSI Chemical®, whose mission is to become the premier international oil and fuel additive leader focused on nano additive technology and the development of…