EU becomes main importer of argentine biodiesel

The EU has become the main importer of Argentine biodiesel since December, 2008, replacing the US as the sole buyer in April 2009.

The prominent companies in the sector are Renova, Ecofuel, Louis Dreyfus Commodities, and Explore.

Features

Feb 26, 2026

Beating the bottlenecks

The aviation industry has been under mounting pressure to tackle its carbon footprint. Now, a new study has delivered a vital message: the pathway to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 is achievable – but only with urgent and coordinated global action. The report, published by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in collaboration with Worley Consulting,... [Read More]

Product News

Feb 26, 2026

Recent changes in renewable diesel and biodiesel sectors

Rapid developments in decarbonisation policy, feedstock availability, and refinery-scale process innovation have significantly changed the renewable diesel and biodiesel sector over the past few years, write Dr Raj Shah and Diogo Moscato. Advances have been realised by steering feedstock away from edible oils toward second and third-generation lipid sources, including... [Read More]

Biodiesel News

Feb 26, 2026

Certas Energy brings HVO to major low-carbon truck stop expansion

Certas Energy, the UK’s leading independent distributor of fuel and lubricants, has acquired the Watling Street truck stop in St Albans, marking the first phase of a major expansion of its national truck stop network — and a significant step forward for low-carbon fuel infrastructure. The acquisition doubles Certas Energy’s truck stop portfolio and is backed by... [Read More]

Policy News

Feb 25, 2026

BLE publishes a list of countries with biofuel access rights

The Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE) has published a list of countries that grant access rights to carry out on-site inspections of biofuel producers. The Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants (UFOP) welcomes this as a contribution towards improving the fight against fraud. At the same time, this positive list is an active sign of confidence... [Read More]

Features

Feb 25, 2026

Compliance, SAF hype versus reality and what lies ahead

Milica Folić, director for clean fuels and chemicals at Topsoe, takes a closer look at the biofuels market, which, at its core, is a compliance-driven landscape. Regulations, whether in the form of greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets, blending mandates or tax incentives, are the primary force shaping both demand and supply. While the specifics vary by region and fuel... [Read More]

Features

Feb 24, 2026

Biofuels offering a lifeline

Michael Fishwick, director of Renovare Fuels, was the latest contributor to our Outlook 2026 feature and he described how the UK's renewable energy sector was approaching a critical juncture that could undermine decades of progress in waste management and carbon reduction. By 2031, around 80 anaerobic digestion (AD) facilities processing food waste will progressively... [Read More]

SAF News

Feb 24, 2026

CADO SAF Registry, 123Carbon and Assure SAF Registry collaborate to strengthen SAF integrity across sectors

The Civil Aviation Decarbonization Organization (CADO), 123Carbon and Assure SAF Registry have agreed to collaborate to implement interoperability between their respective sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) registries. The focus of the collaboration is to exchange verified SAF attribute integrity information among the registries, which is critical for the wider adoption... [Read More]

SAF News

Feb 24, 2026

ISCC, OMV and Airbus launch new collaboration

The International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) has partnered with OMV and Airbus to support the further development of the global SAF ecosystem. The collaboration is grounded in a shared focus on Book and Claim Chain-of-Custody models. Together, the partners are exploring how Book and Claim approaches can help scale SAF while maintaining credibility,... [Read More]

SAF News

Feb 23, 2026

Hydrogen’s role in ethanol to jet for SAF

The conversion of methanol and ethanol to hydrocarbon fuels has been done for many years. The two dominant pathways are methanol to gasoline (MTG) and ethanol to jet (ETJ), which is also known as ethanol to kerosene (ETK). The smaller methanol molecule is ideal to produce the lighter gasoline fraction for cars. The larger ethanol molecule yields the heavier kerosene... [Read More]

Biodiesel News

Feb 23, 2026

Biosolids to SAF is the future

Kip Cleverley, Chief Sustainability Officer, Synagro Technologies and James Hygate OBE, Chief Executive Officer, Firefly Green Fuels describe in detail how they think the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) market will fare this year. The future for the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) market looks very bright – demand is huge, and motivation to meet international mandates... [Read More]