The European Commission has proposed the Net-Zero Industry Act to scale up manufacturing of clean technologies in the EU and make sure the Union is well-equipped for the clean energy transition. This initiative was announced by President von der Leyen as a part of the Green Deal Industrial Plan. The act will strengthen the resilience and competitiveness of net-zero... [Read More]

Shell has published its Energy Transition Progress Report 2022, which shows it has again met its climate targets as part of its energy transition strategy. “In this report, we show the progress we have made towards becoming a net-zero emissions energy business by 2050, as we continue to supply the vital energy the world needs during a time of great volatility," said... [Read More]

The discussion about banning internal combustion engines is in full swing at national and the European level, the Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants (UFOP) said. Closely related to this is the question of whether the technological focus should be exclusively on electric drives in order to enable sustainable and largely CO2-neutral individual transport.... [Read More]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]