Shell, one of the global oil and gas companies, will establish a biofuel facility in the Netherlands with a capacity to produce 820,000 tons of clean fuel per year.

In the Netherlands, one of the largest biofuel facilities in Europe will be established by Royal Dutch Shell in order to help its target of reducing carbon emissions to net zero by 2050.

While the biofuel facility is planned to start production in 2024, the facility will produce aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel from oil waste, and the facility will also prevent the emission of approximately 2,800,000 tons of carbon dioxide per year.

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While 98% of the energy it uses is fossil fuel, Singapore is the world record holder in this field, while this country meets 73% of its energy needs from oil consumption.

Fossil fuel use is 93 percent in Australia and 91 percent in South Africa. In Luxembourg and the Netherlands, the use of fossil fuels is 90 percent.

While coal consumption in South Africa covers 73 percent of all fossil fuels, in the Netherlands 45 percent of total energy consumption is met from natural gas.

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Microsoft this announced a new wind energy deal in the Netherlands. As part of this deal, Microsoft will purchase 90 MW from Borssele III/IV belonging to wind farm developer Eneco. Microsoft will use this green energy to power its datacenters for 15 years starting in 2022. This is Microsoft’s 14th renewable energy deal and with this deal, Microsoft’s total clean energy portfolio has reached 1.5 gigawatts.

“Our purchasing of renewable energy helps improve the sustainability of our operations and local grids,” said Brian Janous, general manager, Energy and Sustainability, Microsoft.

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