
May 15, 2025
SAF breakthrough
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May 14, 2025
Ethanol in North America is a highly policy-driven industry, both domestically and internationally — a fact evident from the benefits now flowing from E15-based expansion in selected US states, to a policy pathway for E10–E20 progression in Japan.
At a time when the global market for ethanol — and much else — is volatile and uncertain, the industry has plenty... [Read More]
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May 8, 2025
As the global demand for renewable fuels rises, the biofuels industry is undergoing a transformation.
Traditional feedstocks, primarily refined vegetable oils, are increasingly being replaced by advanced alternatives that offer both economic and environmental advantages.
The shift from first generation (Gen1) biodiesel to more advanced biofuels, including hydrotreated... [Read More]
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May 8, 2025
Southeast Asia accounts for nearly 8% of global jet fuel demand and thus plays a crucial role in contributing to the global sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supply, which is essential for achieving global aviation decarbonisation goals. Influenced by international policy frameworks such as the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s Carbon Offsetting and Reduction... [Read More]
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May 1, 2025
HVO and SAF have led headlines in recent years, fostering a boom in renewable fuels reminiscent of the biodiesel boom of the early 2000s. In many ways, the biodiesel and ethanol industries paved a path for HVO, SAF and other next generation biofuels to find quick success.
Governmental regulations, subsidies and incentives have provided a crucial driving force for biofuels... [Read More]
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Apr 29, 2025
Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) represents a pivotal opportunity for the United States to lead in clean energy innovation while bolstering economic prosperity, national security and rural revitalisation.
With bipartisan support, SAF has the potential to create high-quality jobs, enhance energy independence and ensure America remains at the forefront of a rapidly evolving... [Read More]
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Apr 25, 2025
Protecting the biodiesel industry from threats that come from outside the EU has become almost as important for the biofuels industry as advocating for better policies within the EU.
Around 10 or 15 years was a time when the European Biodiesel Board (EBB) started to make use of EU trade defence instruments, to ensure that trade was not only free but also fair. The EBB... [Read More]
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Apr 24, 2025
The aviation industry has always been a cornerstone of global connectivity, enabling the movement of people, goods and ideas across borders.
However, this essential sector is also one of the fastest-growing contributors to global carbon emissions, accounting for approximately 2.5% of all greenhouse gas emissions worldwide.
As the world continues its transition to a... [Read More]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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Apr 4, 2025
Milica Folić, director, Topsoe, looks at the sustainable aviation fuel market for the year ahead.
On 22 July last year, my local airport, Copenhagen Airport, witnessed a record-breaking 115,000 passengers in a single day, surpassing pre-pandemic levels.
July 2024 became the busiest month in the airport’s 99-year history, reflecting a global trend.
In fact, ICAO... [Read More]
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Mar 28, 2025
Fully-scaled production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) will enable the aviation industry to achieve its net-zero ambitions, but how to do this remains an unsolved challenge.
At the same time, the last decade has seen intense innovation in the SAF industry, with major breakthroughs in production technology and new feedstock utilisation pathways.
If these innovations... [Read More]
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Mar 26, 2025
Sarah Ellerby, CEO, Nova Pangaea Technologies describes how the company is advancing SAF with latest technology.
We start this new year with unprecedented commitments to advancing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the UK through the SAF mandate becoming law on 1st January — solidifying UK at the forefront of decarbonising aviation.
Anticipated in 2026 is the introduction... [Read More]
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Mar 25, 2025
US, EU and South American relations appear set for a decidedly ‘interesting’ 2025 as ‘drill, baby drill’ Donald Trump returns to the White House.
From a Brazilian perspective everything seemed be going so well towards the end of last year with Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and US President Joe Biden (Commander in Chief at the time) coming together... [Read More]