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Mar 16, 2023
Biofuels: Sustainable land use instead of land consumption
Policy News
Mar 14, 2023
There are opportunities for Ireland in the development of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), according to a report by Aircraft Leasing Ireland (ALI) and KPMG. Experts estimate that they can reduce lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions by up to 90% compared to conventional jet fuel, RTE reported. "The aviation industry is targeting net zero emissions by 2050," said Marie-Louise... [Read More]

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Mar 9, 2023
ePURE has hit back at claims made by Transport & Environment that Europe was wasting land the size of Ireland on biofuels. Maik Marahrens, biofuels manager at T&E, said: “Biofuels are a failed experiment. To continue to burn food as fuel while the world is facing a growing global food crisis is borderline criminal. Countries like Germany and Belgium are discussing... [Read More]

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Feb 28, 2023
Producing sustainable aviation fuel to supply the UK’s net-zero ambitions requires enormous quantities of UK agricultural land or renewable electricity to keep flying at today’s levels, the Royal Society has highlighted. The Net zero aviation fuels: resource requirements and environmental impacts report warns there is no single, clear, sustainable alternative to jet... [Read More]

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Feb 16, 2023
Clean Fuels Alliance America has filed formal comments on the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed Renewable Fuel Standards for 2023–2025. After sending signals supporting growth for biomass-based diesel and advanced biofuels in June 2022, EPA reverted to the pattern of flatlined volumes common in previous years. Clean Fuels has asked the agency to significantly... [Read More]

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Feb 14, 2023
Jersey's government has switched more than 37% of its vehicles to run on vegetable oil-based fuel to reduce its carbon emissions. A total of 252 government cars have been running on second generation biodiesel with the move beginning in May 2022. It said the switch, alongside the use of electric vehicles, had removed 500 tonnes of CO2 emissions between May and November... [Read More]

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Feb 10, 2023
EWABA has welcomed the newly established Union Database for Biofuels (UDB) which has been open for economic operators’ registration since mid-January. In a year of major regulatory developments with the expected conclusion of important legislative procedures within the fit for 55 package, the introduction of the UDB as a key part of the regulatory framework underpinned... [Read More]

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Feb 8, 2023
Brazil’s Foreign Trade Chamber has reinstated the 18% import tariff on ethanol resulting in US imports becoming less price competitive in the country. The recent zero percent import tariff wasput in place last year by Brazil’s former president to help fight rising inflation. The current administration let the zero percent tariff expire on February 1. The government... [Read More]

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Feb 2, 2023
The US Department of Energy (DoE) announced $118 million (€108 million) in funding for 17 projects to accelerate the production of sustainable biofuels for America’s transportation and manufacturing needs. The selected projects, located at universities and private companies, will drive the domestic production of biofuels and bioproducts by advancing biorefinery development,... [Read More]

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Feb 1, 2023
The EU is still overly reliant on fossil fuels for transport and Member States are lagging behind in efforts to promote renewable energy sources such as sustainable biofuels, according to new EU data. ePURE said the new figures confirm the importance of preserving a role in Fit for 55 policies for proven solutions such as crop-based biofuels to meet ambitious climate... [Read More]

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Jan 30, 2023
This year’s bp Energy Outlook explores the key trends and uncertainties surrounding the energy transition out to 2050. Among those trends in the report is the use of modern biofuels - modern solid biomass, biofuels and biomethane - which the company said was growing rapidly and was helping to decarbonise hard-to-abate sectors and processes. The three main scenarios... [Read More]

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Jan 24, 2023
Malaysia has set a target to achieve 31% of its total power generation from renewables by 2025 and 40% by 2035. Both objectives are highly unrealistic, as only 3.3% of electricity is generated through renewables at present, according to new figures from Global Data. As per the current growth trend, Malaysia is expected to achieve only 5.5% of its power generation through... [Read More]

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Jan 20, 2023
German environment minister Steffi Lemke said she would be releasing proposals  with the intention of removing the use of crop-based biofuels to achieve reductions in greenhouse gases. “Biofuels stand for land consumption and loss of biological diversity,” Lemke said, as reported by Euronews. “To replace only around 4% of fossil fuel use in German road transport,... [Read More]

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Jan 20, 2023
A powerful collaboration of industry leaders has set out a roadmap to decarbonisation for the UK’s first net zero cluster. The North West Cluster Plan published today by Net Zero North West sets out the action needed to supercharge the region’s green industrial revolution and deliver the UK’s first zero carbon cluster by 2040. Unveiled by Andy Carter MP at an... [Read More]

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Jan 12, 2023
Europe’s oil majors’ ‘big bet’ on hydrogen as the transport fuel for the future is not so big in reality, according to a new study by Transport & Environment (T&E). The NGO argues that investments in biofuels refining are eight times bigger. T&E accuses oil producers of not being serious about investing in genuinely clean fuels, but are choosing the... [Read More]

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Jan 10, 2023
Global biofuel demand is expected to be 6% or 900 million litres per year (MLPY) higher in 2022 than the previous year. Renewable diesel makes up the largest share of this year-on-year expansion, thanks to attractive policies in the United States and Europe. Blending requirements and financial incentives support demand growth in India and Brazil, and Indonesia’s 30%... [Read More]

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Jan 9, 2023
Delivering freight across the UK could become more efficient and cleaner thanks to a £7 million (€7.9 million) government-backed fund. The initiative that was rolled out on January 9 will outline new innovative ideas and technology across the industry. The freight innovation fund (FIF) will go to up to 36 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). They will then... [Read More]


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