In Belgium, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Brussels (Belgium) has arrested two suspects in connection with an investigation into a customs fraud involving biodiesel imports, with an estimated damage of €3.1 million. The two suspects, who have dual citizenship (Bosnia and the USA), were arrested last month, during the course of a trial […]
In the Philippines, Power Philippines News reports the Department of Energy is expected to kick off next month the development of a sustainable aviation fuels roadmap. Together with the DOE, the Department of Science and Technology has launched a call for research proposals to better understand SAF and help to inform the policy and regulation […]
In Indonesia, Indonesia Business Post reported that the Governor of East Kalimantan, Akmal Malik, encouraged Chinese companies to invest in building a biodiesel plant in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, emphasizing the region’s significant palm oil production potential. The offer was conveyed during a recent visit to China. During the visit, Akmal explored investment opportunities with various […]
In Belgium, bioenergy has a role to play in the decarbonization of the EU energy system, but only where it provides significant, near term cuts in emissions compared to fossil fuels, according to the WWF. It says that unfortunately the rules on bioenergy in the EU’s revised Renewable Energy Directive (RED) remain deeply flawed in […]
In Washington, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. led a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and the United States Trade Representative (USTR) concerned with the recent and dramatic increase in used cooking oil imports from China. Recent news coverage has suggested that large […]
In Ukraine, in an effort to boost net zero industrial production, Ukrinform reports the national parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, has had a first reading of a bill that seeks to create a register of facilities that use biofuels as their only form of fuel. The register, which will be administered by the Cabinet of Ministers, […]
In India, Daijiworld reported that the Israeli Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure has announced a strategic plan for the country’s energy transition from traditional fossil fuels to biological, synthetic, and hydrogen fuels by 2050. The plan’s purpose is to adapt the country’s economic growth to global climatic requirements and modernization, according to the report. Under […]
In Brazil, the Foreign Trade Chamber at Brazil’s Ministry of the Economy (CAMEX) upheld an 18 percent tariff on U.S. ethanol last Thursday. With support from the Brazil Association of Fuel Importers (ABICOM), the U.S. ethanol industry and the U.S. government previously submitted comments advocating for permanent tariff removal during a public consultation period that […]
In Washington, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined her colleagues in calling on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan to raise Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) volumes for biomass-based diesel and advanced biofuels to levels that are consistent with production and availability. Last year, before the EPA implemented the finalized blending volumes for 2023 through […]
In Australia, the Albanese Government is seeking views on ways to help kickstart Australia’s low carbon liquid fuels (LCLF) industry, from farm and feedstock to bowser. Sustainable fuels will play an important role as global economies transform to net zero, and as part of the A$22.7 billion Future Made in Australia package, policy can help […]
