Feb 16, 2026
Brussels hosts pivotal biofuels and SAF gathering
Biodiesel News
Feb 16, 2026
According to the European Commission, Ukraine remains by far the most important supplier of sunflower oil to the EU-27. At the same time, feedstock supply in Ukraine is below last year's level.
From 1 July 2025 to 1 February 2026, the EU-27 imported just under 1.04 million tonnes of sunflower oil, representing a decline from 1.28 million tonnes during the same period... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Feb 16, 2026
NASCAR has announced a landmark partnership with POET, the world’s largest producer of biofuels, naming the company its official bioethanol partner.
As part of the agreement, NASCAR will become the first major motorsports series to utilise zero-carbon bioethanol in combination with its existing fuel partner Sunoco.
Beginning this season, POET will serve as the sponsor... [Read More]
Marine Biofuels News
Feb 13, 2026
CIRCOR International has unveiled its new Biofuel Upgrade Kits for IMO Marine Pumps - a strategic advancement that enables commercial marine operators to efficiently and confidently prepare their existing pump systems for biofuel adoption.
In response to mounting regulatory pressures and the global drive for emissions reduction, these kits deliver a straightforward, secure,... [Read More]
Marine Biofuels News
Feb 13, 2026
Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd (MOL), China’s largest fuel supplier SINOPEC Zhejiang Zhoushan Petroleum and Japan’s Marubeni Corporation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a long-term supply system for marine biodiesel fuel.
The agreement was announced in December and marks a collaborative step to support wider adoption of lower-carbon fuels in the... [Read More]
Policy News
Feb 13, 2026
US President Donald Trump has scrapped a pivotal scientific policy introduced during Barack Obama’s presidency, a decision that has long formed the backbone of federal efforts to limit planet-heating emissions.
The 2009 “endangerment finding” concluded that several greenhouse gases posed a risk to public health and welfare. It subsequently became the legal cornerstone... [Read More]
SAF News
Feb 13, 2026
SkyNRG has achieved financial closure on its new sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility, DSL-01, located at the Delfzijl chemical park in the northern Netherlands.
Once fully operational, the plant is set to produce 100,000 tonnes of SAF annually, alongside 35,000 tonnes of sustainable co-products such as bio-based propane, butane and naphtha.
The facility... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Feb 12, 2026
World Wide Fund for Nature Malaysia (WWF-Malaysia) and SD Guthrie are piloting a five-year regenerative agriculture programme for palm oil in Sabah, Malaysia, the first such initiative of its kind for the industry.
This transformational partnership is part of WWF-Malaysia’s larger initiative to deliver landscape-scale level biodiversity and climate-positive outcomes... [Read More]
SAF News
Feb 12, 2026
Eni and Q8 Italy have confirmed a significant strategic investment in the development of a new biorefinery at the Versalis industrial site in Priolo, Sicily, marking a key milestone in converting the existing facility into a major centre for advanced biofuel production.
The joint project, formally approved by the boards of directors of both Eni and Kuwait Petroleum Corporation... [Read More]
SAF News
Feb 12, 2026
Air bp confirmed the signing of a multi-year contract with Airbus, covering the supply of conventional jet fuel, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and associated services across Germany and Spain.
With this agreement Air bp, the aviation arm of bp which serves 600 locations across 40+ countries, enables one of the largest voluntary offtakes of Sustainable Aviation Fuel*... [Read More]
Policy News
Feb 11, 2026
Growth Energy, the United States’ largest biofuel trade association, has renewed its call for swift legislative action to “fix” E15 policy in response to the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) latest farm income forecast, which paints a continued challenging picture for American farmers.
The USDA’s recent forecast shows net farm income is expected to slightly... [Read More]
SAF News
Feb 11, 2026
LanzaTech Global has announced Saltend Chemicals Park in Humberside as the preferred site for its DRAGON II project, a £600 million (€689 million) investment aimed at producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel at scale.
Once operational, the facility is expected to deliver around 80,000 tonnes of SAF annually alongside 8,000 tonnes of renewable... [Read More]
SAF News
Feb 11, 2026
Clean Planet Technologies (CPTech), part of the Clean Planet Group, has been awarded funding by the UK Department for Transport (DfT) through the UK Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) Clearing House, supporting the next phase of qualification and testing for its waste-plastics-to-sustainable aviation fuel (P2SAF) technology.
The award forms part of a funding package announced... [Read More]
SAF News
Feb 10, 2026
A new international research initiative to accelerate sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) development has been launched after Adelaide University secured a A$400,000 grant (€237,000) from the National Foundation for Australia–China Relations.
The Australia–China Cooperation for Sustainable Aviation (ACCSA) project will span two years and strengthen collaboration between... [Read More]
SAF News
Feb 10, 2026
A private sector development in SAF supply chains has arrived with UMeWorld Limited advancing its Malaysia sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) feedstock facility into industrial execution.
The project — now being developed by UMeWorld’s wholly owned Malaysian subsidiary, Verdant Sustainable Fuel — addresses a fundamental obstacle for global SAF production: feedstock... [Read More]
Other News
Feb 10, 2026
Aida González Palomino, chief analyst, SGS Inspire, describes how last year was one of growing uncertainty at a global level with new tariffs imposed by the US on fuels, electric vehicles and its components from several countries.
Subsequent negotiations with the US administration eased the level of tariffs for some countries.
More sanctions were imposed on Russian... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Feb 9, 2026
Cemvita and Radix has made progress in front-end engineering for a circular bio-oil project in Brazil focused on converting crude glycerin, a biodiesel byproduct, into ultra-low carbon intensity bio-oil for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and other advanced biofuels.
Brazil has historically been a global leader in biofuel, primarily through bioethanol.
Cemvita’s... [Read More]
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