Category: Policy

ANP shuts down Vibra Energia’s Rio distribution center of ethanol explosion

ANP shuts down Vibra Energia’s Rio distribution center of ethanol explosion

February 24, 2026 |

In Brazil, ANP determined the interdiction of the storage tanks and other equipment of the operational unit of the fuel distributor Vibra Energia located in the municipality of Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, where there was explosion in ethanol storage tank. The company is prevented from moving dangerous products and will only be able to […]

Read More

Ukraine launches its biomethane registry to boost exports

Ukraine launches its biomethane registry to boost exports

February 23, 2026 |

In Ukraine, the State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine has officially launched the Register of Biomethane – the state digital system of accounting, verification and confirmation of the origin of renewable gas. The biomethane register is an information and communication system designed to register biomethane volumes submitted to the gas transmission […]

Read More

Egypt launches first biogas unit to turn slaughterhouse waste into clean energy

Egypt launches first biogas unit to turn slaughterhouse waste into clean energy

February 22, 2026 |

In India, BioEnergy Times reported that Egypt has taken a step towards cleaner energy by launching its first biogas facility that turns slaughterhouse waste into renewable energy and organic fertilizer. The new unit has been set up at the Kafr Shukr slaughterhouse in Qalyubia Governorate, according to the report. The pilot facility collects waste from […]

Read More

RFA, Growth Energy and NCGA frustrated by lack of progress towards year-round E15

RFA, Growth Energy and NCGA frustrated by lack of progress towards year-round E15

February 19, 2026 |

In Washington, Renewable Fuels Association, Growth Energy, and the National Corn Growers Association released a joint statement regarding the lack of progress toward a permanent, legislative fix offering consumers year-round access to E15. After reaching an impasse in January, House leaders agreed to establish an E15 Rural Domestic Energy Council, which was charged with reaching […]

Read More

EPA to submit 2026 blending quotas to White House this week

EPA to submit 2026 blending quotas to White House this week

February 18, 2026 |

In Washington, Reuters reports the White House is rushing to get the 2026 biofuel blending quotas approved before its self-imposed deadline the end of March, with the Enviornmental Protection Agency aiming to submit the final proposal for the Trump Administration’s review by the end of this week. It takes the White House roughly 30 days […]

Read More

Iowa corn and ethanol lobbies urge Congress and Trump to approve E15

Iowa corn and ethanol lobbies urge Congress and Trump to approve E15

February 17, 2026 |

In Iowa, the Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA) and Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) called on Congress and President Trump to finally approve nationwide, year-round E15. The recently formed Rural Domestic Energy Council was scheduled to release an E15 approval framework by February 15, but no announcements have been made. While February 15 has passed, […]

Read More

France publishes plan to boost biomethane production to 82 TWh in 2035

France publishes plan to boost biomethane production to 82 TWh in 2035

February 16, 2026 |

In France, Gaz Mobilite reports the government published on February 12 the third Multiannual Energy Programming (EPP 3) which specifies the trajectories of the various French energy sectors, including that of biomethane. While the text focuses on low-carbon electrification and the revival of nuclear power, it also sets targets for so-called “non-electric” sectors. Biomethane is […]

Read More

Kazakhstan, Germany discuss green hydrogen production and export

Kazakhstan, Germany discuss green hydrogen production and export

February 15, 2026 |

In Kazakhstan, Kazinform International News Agency reported that the country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Yermek Kosherbayev held a meeting with Germany’s Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy Katherina Reiche, The meeting also focused on energy cooperation, including supplies of Kazakh oil to the refinery in Schwedt. Prospects for cooperation in the production and export of […]

Read More

Indonesian palm oil industry remains concerned about B50 mandate

Indonesian palm oil industry remains concerned about B50 mandate

February 12, 2026 |

In Indonesia, a number of palm oil stakeholders emphasized the importance of ensuring the productivity of oil palm plantations in the upstream sector and sufficient availability of palm oil supply as raw material in downstream sector before implementing the national mandatory program of biodiesel 50 percent (B50). The issue of palm oil availability was highlighted […]

Read More

China greenlights plan to blend biofuels for marine fuel

China greenlights plan to blend biofuels for marine fuel

February 11, 2026 |

In China, ChemNet reports the Ministry of Commerce has greenlighted Zhoushan Biofuel Oil Blending Supervision Plan while allowing for marine biofuel blending and export. The country is trying to shift its reliance on imported biofuels for blending, building upon the 50,000 tons of biofuel bunkered last year compared to neighboring rivals like Singapore who bunkered […]

Read More

}