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Mar 28, 2025
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Biodiesel News
Mar 28, 2025
Combating biodiesel fraud
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]

Biodiesel News
Mar 27, 2025
Whistl Fuel Carbon Calculator to be used by HMRC
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]

Other News
Mar 27, 2025
SAF registry to be operated by the Civil Aviation Decarbonisation Organisation
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]

Policy News
Mar 26, 2025
Growth Energy welcomes John Deere as newest member
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]

Features
Mar 26, 2025
Taking flight with SAF
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]

Policy News
Mar 25, 2025
Airbus accelerates SAF adoption with book and claim
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]

Features
Mar 25, 2025
Biofuel production gathers pace in South America
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]

Other News
Mar 24, 2025
Maximising yields
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]

Biodiesel News
Mar 24, 2025
Palm oil imports into Europe fall
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]

Other News
Mar 21, 2025
Countdown has begun to annual Conference and SAF Summit
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 that... [Read More]

Bioethanol News
Mar 21, 2025
First Minister visits Celtic Renewables’ Grangemouth bioethanol plant
The Scottish First Minister John Swinney visited the Celtic Renewables biorefinery in Grangemouth in light of the Project Willow Report. The report highlights key opportunities and technologies that could position Grangemouth as a low carbon manufacturing hub. Following an evaluation of over 300 technologies, the report identified nine projects with the potential to... [Read More]

Biodiesel News
Mar 20, 2025
Indonesia to fully implement B40 biodiesel
Indonesia expects its B40 biodiesel programme will reach full implementation shortly after delays at the start of the year. Energy ministry official Eniya Listiani Dewi said the distribution of the palm oil-based biodiesel this year has reached around 1.2 million kilolitres, Reuters reported. Indonesia had planned to launch the mandatory B40 mix, containing 40% of palm... [Read More]

Bioethanol News
Mar 20, 2025
Finnair and DB Schenker join forces to cut cargo emissions
Finnair and DB Schenker have initiated their sustainability collaboration by signing an agreement for DB Schenker to purchase nearly 400 tonnes of scope 3 CO2e reductions, equalling 120 tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Finnair. Both companies are committed to increasing the use of sustainable aviation fuel to reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions related... [Read More]

Other News
Mar 19, 2025
IATA CO2 Connect enhanced with SAF accounting
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has enhanced its IATA CO2 Connect emissions calculator to account for carbon emissions reductions related to the usage of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). This follows the recent publication of the IATA SAF Accounting & Reporting Methodology which includes specific accounting rules and practices on how to include SAF... [Read More]

Biodiesel News
Mar 19, 2025
TRA probes HVO biodiesel imports from the US into UK
The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has initiated an anti-dumping investigation and a countervailing investigation into imports of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) biodiesel from the United States of America. The investigations follow an application from UK biodiesel producers concerned that the market has changed since a previous review in 2022. Recent evidence suggests... [Read More]

Biodiesel News
Mar 18, 2025
Shell recognises Hactl as strategic collaborator on RD initiatives
Hong Kong’s largest independent cargo handler – is entering into a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Shell Hong Kong covering the supply of renewable diesel fuel for its ramp equipment and road vehicles. Shell is recognising Hactl as its first strategic collaborator on renewable diesel initiatives. The MoU also encompasses strategic collaboration on charging... [Read More]


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