The Biden administration has increased the amount of biofuels that oil refiners must blend into the nation's fuel mix over the next three years, but the plan includes lower mandates for corn-based ethanol than it has initially proposed. The US Environmental Protection Agency has finalised biofuel blending volumes at 20.94 billion gallons in 2023, 21.54 billion gallons... [Read More]

UKPIA is calling on the UK Government to set an achievable target for the amount of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) used by UK airlines in 2025 or risk higher prices for passengers. In response to the Government’s consultation on Developing the UK Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mandate, UKPIA said that setting a target for SAF above 0.5% as a proportion of jet fuel in 2025... [Read More]

France will invest €200 million to boost the production of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) as part of measures to make the French and the European aviation industry greener, President Emmanuel Macron said. "The French must be the champions of the ultra-sober aircraft," Macron said. The French President was speaking during a visit of a site of aerospace engine-maker... [Read More]

TotalEnergies is actively responding to a call from its aviation customers to increase production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). As from 2028, the company will be in a position to produce half a million tons of SAF, enough to cover the gradual increase in the European SAF blending mandate, set at 6% for 2030. To this end, TotalEnergies is investing massively and... [Read More]

Forty-five governments from around the world took part in the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Global Conference on Energy Efficiency and endorsed the goal of doubling the average global rate of improvements by the end of the decade. The aim was to foster sustainable economic growth and help put the world on a secure and affordable path towards net-zero emissions.... [Read More]

The European Commission said it would be probing a complaint from a member state about possible fraud relating to biofuel imports from China. A statement sent to Fastmarkets Agriculture acknowledged the complaint and called on those in the industry to fully cooperate with the investigation. It follows the influx of Chinese-sourced waste-based biodiesel through the early... [Read More]

Clean Fuels Alliance America and 75 industry stakeholders delivered a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to ensure the Environmental Protection Agency substantially increases the biomass-based diesel (BBD) and advanced biofuels volumes in the Renewable Fuel Standards for 2023, 2024 and 2025. Clean Fuels was joined in the letter by several national industry associations... [Read More]

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said it expected renewable fuel production to reach an estimated capacity of at least 69 billion litres (55 million tonnes) by 2028. Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) will comprise a portion of this growing output which is being achieved through new renewable fuel refineries and the expansion of existing facilities. Importantly,... [Read More]

The Environment Committee adopted its position on EU rules to further reduce pollution and steer large agro-industrial installations in the green transition. The industrial emission directive (IED) lays down rules on the prevention and control of pollution from large agro-industrial installations emissions into air, water and soil. It forms part of the EU’s green... [Read More]

MEPs have backed draft legislation to improve product labelling and durability and to put a stop to misleading claims. With 544 votes to 18 and 17 abstentions, plenary approved the proposal for a new directive on empowering consumers for the green transition. Its main aim is to help consumers make environmentally friendly choices and encourage companies to offer them... [Read More]

bp is considering buying stakes in biofuel feedstock producers and investing directly in farming ventures to secure supplies as the global race for the low-carbon fuel speeds up. Fuels made from vegetable oil, waste cooking oil and grease are expected to play a central role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions for the difficult to decarbonise sectors like aviation and... [Read More]

The Council on Sustainable Aviation Fuel (CoSAFA) has introduced its Methodology for SAF Environmental Attribute Transactions, a first step in establishing recognised procedures for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) accounting and auditing to support global book and claim systems. The guidance details the information and procedures necessary for individual book and claim... [Read More]

Sweden minority coalition has cut the amount of biofuel that must be added to diesel and petroleum. A government agency spokesman admitted that the country will struggle to hit its 2030 emissions targets, Reuters reported. The Sweden Democrats-backed coalition government has already cut fuel taxes, raised tax breaks for people driving to work and ended new electric vehicles... [Read More]

Shell has registered a stronger than expected profit of $9.6 billion (€78.6 billion) for the first three months of 2023. The oil and gas giant was higher than the same period last year despite a fall in energy prices. Fossil fuel firms have been reaping record profits due to a surge in oil and gas prices following Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year. However, they... [Read More]

NATSO, representing truck stops and travel plazas, and SIGMA, America’s leading fuel marketers, commended the Biden Administration for permitting summertime sales of petrol containing 15% ethanol (E15) to ensure optimal availability for consumers during the busy summer season. “E15 enables fuel retailers to improve gasoline’s emissions characteristics while lowering... [Read More]

Imports of Australian rapeseed to the German market have increased markedly while the pace of Canadian arrivals has slowed down since January. According to information published by the German Federal Statistical Office, Germany purchased around 3.7 million tonnes of rapeseed in the period from July 2022 to February this year. Despite a significantly larger domestic... [Read More]