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]

Protecting our industry from threats from outside the EU has become almost as important for the biofuels industry as advocating for better policies within the EU. If we look back 10 or 15 years, we see a time where the European Biodiesel Board (EBB) only just started to make use of EU trade defence instruments, to ensure that trade is not only free but also fair. We... [Read More]

HMRC (HM Revenue & Customs) in the UK has signed-up to use Whistl’s Fuel Carbon Calculator enabling it to reduce its carbon impact by opting to use Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) rather than diesel for the collection and trunking of its bulk mail. By using the Fuel Carbon Calculator, HMRC will establish the number of litres of fuel used to transport its mail and then... [Read More]

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has established the Civil Aviation Decarbonisation Organisation (CADO) to manage the IATA-developed Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Registry when it is released. “CADO will turbo-charge the imminent launch of the IATA-developed SAF Registry. “Its mandate is to manage the SAF Registry as a separate entity from... [Read More]

Growth Energy, the US’s largest biofuel trade association, has welcomed John Deere as its newest member. A global leader in the production of agricultural, construction, forestry, and turf equipment and solutions, John Deere has helped its customers produce food, fibre, fuel, and infrastructure worldwide for nearly 200 years. "John Deere is among the world's most... [Read More]

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]

Airbus is taking a significant step toward scaling the adoption of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) by testing a new book and claim approach. This initiative aims to boost both supply and demand for SAF worldwide, providing a flexible and scalable solution to accelerate SAF adoption. The first MoU was signed by SMBC Aviation Capital, followed by AerCap, Comlux, Luxaviation,... [Read More]

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]

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]

The EU imported significantly less palm oil between July 2024 and early March 2025 than in the same period a year earlier, reflecting an overall decline in intra-community consumption. According to latest data from the EU Commission, the Union received just under 1.9 million tonnes of palm oil from abroad between 1 July 2024 and 6 March 2025, which represents a sharp... [Read More]