MEPs have approved a new law to increase the uptake of sustainable fuels, such as advanced biofuels or hydrogen, in the aviation sector. The RefuelEU aviation rules are part of the “Fit for 55 package”, the EU’s plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels and to ensure the EU becomes climate neutral by 2050. They seek... [Read More]

Indonesia’s President Jokowi has called on EU leaders to rescind the bloc’s controversial deforestation regulation (EUDR) at the recent G20 meeting in India. The President made the call when meeting with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, and discussing the country’s climate ambitions, and a transition to renewable energy under the Just Energy Transition Partnership. According... [Read More]

Do not get carried away by your own success when things are going well and do not get too despondent when the tide turns against you. This appears to be the approach to business planning and development, which have stood the North American biodiesel industry in good stead in recent years and best describes the mood of cautious optimism currently flowing through the sector.... [Read More]

DS Dansuk held a ground-breaking ceremony as work on its new hydrotreated vegetable oil refinery in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. The second-generation biodiesel refinery is an extension of the company’s first biodiesel plant in Pyeongtaek and the plan is to complete its construction by next July. DS Dansuk has invested 35.7 billion won (€25 million) in the project. The... [Read More]

Neste has welcomed the European Parliament’s adoption of the ReFuel EU Aviation Regulation. This swiftly followed the adoption of the Renewable Energy Directive (EU RED III). Neste said it backed the enhanced ambition these two pieces of climate and energy legislation set out. Both will now enter into force in the coming weeks. The EU RED III will later be incorporated... [Read More]

Aemetis is set to build a 90 million gallon per year sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel plant at the 125-acre Riverbank Industrial Complex in Riverbank, California. The complex, a former US Army ammunition production plant, is now being converted to business and industrial use. “For many years, we sought out a green company to lead us into the future... [Read More]

Clean Fuels Alliance America has released a new report assessing potential global supplies of used cooking oil (UCO) to meet growing demand for biodiesel, renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) through 2030. In 2022, global UCO trade reached 3.7 billion gallons, according to the report authors, LMC International/GlobalData Plc. With anticipated demand... [Read More]

Neste has rejected claims that it may have received fraudulent used cooking oil (UCO) volumes at its renewable products refinery in Singapore. This was made in the recently published USDA Biofuels Annual Report (1 September, 2023) that referred specifically to virgin palm oil from Indonesia exported fraudulently as UCO via China. The company said it takes suspected... [Read More]

dnata, a leading global air and travel services provider, has switched their vehicles to run on a biofuel blend. The strategic move saves 80 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year, equivalent to over 320,000 kilometres driven by an average petrol-powered car. dnata’s latest initiative is part of its efforts to reduce its carbon footprint and waste to landfill by 20% by... [Read More]

The European Parliament has voted to boost the deployment of renewable energy - in line with the Green Deal and REPowerEU plans. The update of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED), already agreed upon between MEPs and Council, raises the share of renewables in the EU’s final energy consumption to 42.5% by 2030. Member states should strive to achieve 45%. The legislation... [Read More]

A.P. Moller - Maersk and Amazon have finalised a 2023-2024 agreement for the transport of 20,000 FFE containers using green biofuel through Maersk’s ECO Delivery ocean product offering. This is the fourth consecutive year that Amazon and Maersk have arranged container shipping using low GHG fuel options. “We’re proud to collaborate with Maersk, a Climate Pledge... [Read More]

Gevo has finalised and executed a Notice of Grant and Agreement Award with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) for a Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities grant of up to $30 million (€28 million) for its Climate-Smart Farm-to-Flight Programme. This programme is aimed at tracking and quantifying the carbon-intensity (CI) impact of climate-smart practices while... [Read More]

Aemetis has announced that its Universal Biofuels subsidiary has completed an expansion of its India biodiesel plant’s annual production capacity to 60 million gallons more than a year ahead of schedule. This supply will help the expanding demand for biodiesel by India government-owned Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs). The Aemetis Five Year Plan said an increase from... [Read More]

To reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and work towards sustainability, the European Commission has introduced the Fit-for-55 package. This is a set of European policies implemented to help the transition of Europe to climate neutrality by 2050. These policies aim to reduce Europe’s greenhouse emissions by at least 55%, as well as strengthen European partnership and... [Read More]