Apr 17, 2025
Biodiesel consumption for blending declined steadily since last July
Features
Apr 17, 2025
As global demand for sustainable energy solutions intensifies, Malaysia is emerging as a leading contender to become the next global biofuels hub.
The country's strategic location on the Malacca Straits, abundant feedstock resources, robust infrastructure and biofuels expertise positions it as an ideal destination for biofuel feedstock aggregation, biofuels production... [Read More]
Policy News
Apr 16, 2025
The European Biodiesel Board (EBB) has welcomed the recognition of the importance of combating Annex IX biofuels fraud and the fact that the Committee on the Sustainability of Biofuels, Bioliquids and Biomass fuels is discussing concrete measures to address it.
The EBB considers fraud an existential threat for our industry for the functioning of sustainability verification... [Read More]
Other News
Apr 16, 2025
There is not too long to go before the annual Conference and Expo and Sustainable Aviation Fuel Summit kicks off in Brussels.
Biofuels International has already announced a list of speakers who will take to the stage at the popular annual event.
The confirmed speakers include Neste’s Cornelius Claeys, Ina Chirita from S&P Global, Bo Gleerup, from Nordic Green, Olivier... [Read More]
Policy News
Apr 15, 2025
Germany harvested less rapeseed in 2024 than in the previous year.
Despite the smaller domestic supply, rapeseed imports in the first half of the 2024/25 season remained below the previous year’s levels.
According to data from the German Federal Statistical Office, Germany imported approximately 3.1 million tonnes of rapeseed in the first half of the 2024/25 season,... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 15, 2025
bp has decided to pause its plan to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at its Castellon refinery in eastern Spain - citing slower-than-expected growth in the market.
The project was part of a broader €2 billion decarbonisation push at the site, announced in 2023.
The decision reflects broader uncertainty in the emerging clean jet fuel industry, where demand and... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 14, 2025
FatHopes Energy signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with AmSpec Group - a service provider in the testing, inspection and certification (TIC) sector - to enhance the efficiency and scalability of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production across the region.
The collaboration aims to develop a comprehensive feedstock library and discovery initiative across Asia, Australia,... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Apr 14, 2025
Biodiesel blending in Germany to meet the greenhouse gas reduction obligation reached a historic low of 90,800 tonnes in December 2024.
In November, around 107,000 tonnes had been blended.
According to the Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (BAFA), consumption of biodiesel and hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO) fell to around 2.1 million tonnes in 2024,... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Apr 11, 2025
Neste has started producing SAF at its renewable products refinery in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
The refinery has been modified to enable Neste to produce up to 500,000 tons of SAF per annum. As a result, Neste’s global SAF production capability has increased to 1.5 million tons (around 1.875 billion litres) per annum.
“It is clear that we need to continue making... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 11, 2025
Global Bioenergies’ sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) has been tested in collaboration with Safran on the injection phase and with ONERA on the combustion phase.
The company supplied a batch of SAF to Safran, the world’s second-largest aircraft equipment manufacturer, to evaluate the specific properties of Global Bioenergies’ SAF, used in its neat form, during the... [Read More]
Features
Apr 11, 2025
Flights are set to be greener as the UK’s ambitious sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) mandate officially came into force on New Year’s Day.
SAF is made from sustainable sources and by law, this type of fuel must now make up at least 2% of all jet fuel in flights taking off from the UK from 2025, growing year-on-year to 10% by 2030 and 22% by 2040.
These ambitious... [Read More]
Other News
Apr 10, 2025
Join over 300 biofuels and biomass executives at the 2nd Biofuels & BioCarbon Asia, hosted by CMT on May 20-21 at the Tokyo Marriott Hotel.
The event will help to advance sustainable fuel, for aviation and shipping and carbon removal solutions.
Co-located with the 15th Biomass Pellet Trade Asia, this event is part of the broader 2nd Annual BioInnovAsia 2025 summit... [Read More]
Features
Apr 10, 2025
Aida Gonzalez Palomino, chief analyst at SGS INSPIRE, looks at the global biofuel markets for the year ahead.
The global biofuels market is expected to grow and diversify in 2025 thanks to efforts to reduce carbon emissions and build more sustainable energy systems. However, the growth will be uneven depending on regional policies, infrastructure and economic factors.... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Apr 10, 2025
Vast Infraestrutura and Be8, a leading biodiesel production company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at developing the biofuels market for the maritime sector at the Port of Açu in Rio de Janeiro.
Currently, the port ranks second in vessel traffic in Brazil. In 2024, more than 7,300 ships accessed the Açu.
“This new partnership with Vast allows... [Read More]
Other News
Apr 9, 2025
It’s all hands to the pump as preparations for the annual Biofuels Conference and Expo as well as the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Summit move into top gear.
All the speaker slots for the two-day event have now been filled, but there is still a lot of work to do before the two-day event kicks off in June.
So the countdown has begun for the 16th edition of the event... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 9, 2025
Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways have agreed to work together with Renewable Developments Australia (RDA) to become key partners on a project that will set out to deliver a homegrown Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production facility in the Charters Towers Region of North Queensland.
The project aims to establish a fully-integrated Ethanol to Jet (EtJ) facility that... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Apr 9, 2025
Neste and BMW have announced a collaboration for the supply of renewable diesel.
BMW will purchase Neste MY Renewable Diesel™ and use the fuel for the initial fill of diesel vehicles leaving their manufacturing plants in Germany.
This will see Neste's renewable diesel being used in the BMW plants in Munich, Dingolfing, Leipzig and Regensburg.
The transition of... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 8, 2025
XFuel, a producer of high-grade sustainable drop-in fuels and carbon removal for the transport sector, has secured €7.7 million in blended finance from the European Innovation Council (EIC), helping it bring its fuel-from-waste technology to transport markets.
XFuel has developed proprietary conversion and refining technologies that can produce cost-competitive low-carbon... [Read More]
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