In Washington, NATSO, the national association representing America’s travel plazas and truck stops, SIGMA: America’s Leading Fuel Marketers, the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS), the National Energy & Fuels Institute (NEFI) and Sustainable Advanced Biofuel Refiners (SABR) applauded Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) for introducing the “Consumer Relief and Opportunities for Producers Act” (S. 3297) that […]
In Germany, Reuters reported that Germany’s cabinet approved a draft biofuels law which will allow continued use of food and animal feed as biofuel ingredients. Germany’s program to cut greenhouse gases includes blending biofuels, such as biodiesel and bioethanol, with fossil fuels to reduce emissions from road vehicles. Oil companies have greenhouse gas reduction targets, […]
In the UK, new regulations are expected to come into effect in early 2026 to extend the commissioning window of the Green Gas Support Scheme (GGSS) to March 31, 2030. Subject to parliamentary scrutiny, applicants have an additional two-years to commission plants and begin injecting biomethane into the gas grid. The UK’s Green Gas Support […]
In Washington, U.S. Representative Sharice Davids (D-KS-03) — alongside Representatives Mike Flood (R-NE-01), Troy Carter (D-LA-02), and Tracey Mann (R-KS-01) — introduced the Securing America’s Fuels (SAF) Act, bipartisan legislation designed to strengthen the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry, create economic opportunities for farmers, and reduce emissions in the transportation sector. The sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) […]
In Washington, U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) led a letter with colleagues from the Senate calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to support President Trump’s American energy dominance agenda by preventing unfair reallocation of compliance costs onto oil refineries in Utah and across the country. U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY), Mike Crapo (R-ID), […]
In Washington, the American Petroleum Institute (API) joined organizations representing ethanol producers, oil refiners, fuel marketers, travel plazas, truck stops and convenience store retailers to express the need for long-term policy certainty across the transportation fuel sector. In a letter to President Donald Trump, the organizations urged policymakers to advance legislation in support of a […]
In Uzbekistan, Trend reported that projects worth $933 million aimed at generating electricity from municipal solid waste have been launched across six regions of Uzbekistan. The projects have been initiated in the Andijan, Namangan, Fergana, Samarkand, Kashkadarya, and Tashkent regions, according to the report. At the same time, work to provide investors with the necessary […]
In France, the 8th edition of the European Biomethane Benchmark reveals sustained growth in the biomethane sector, in a context of expanding renewable energies and an evolving regulatory framework. The biomethane sector in Europe continues its strong growth momentum, with more than 1,500 biomethane plants recorded across Europe at the end of 2024. This growth […]
In India, NDTV reports the government plans to require 5% sustainable aviation fuel blending for foreign flights by 2030 with 1% already set for 2027 with a 2% in 2028 with potential for including domestic flights in the future. Already oil marketing companies are working on organizing themselves to be able to comply with the […]
In the UK, the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has published its Statement of Essential Facts on imports of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) biodiesel from the United States of America. The investigation, launched on March 17, 2025, covers HVO biodiesel—also known as renewable or green diesel. Following evidence that subsidised imports are causing material injury to UK […]
