Category: Fuels

EU report says $8.86B investment required for 2030-2040 targets

EU report says $8.86B investment required for 2030-2040 targets

February 3, 2026 |

In Belgium, a new report examines how advanced biofuels can contribute to reducing emissions in EU transport as part of the EU’s industrial competitiveness and decarbonization policy. Advanced biofuels can be sustainably produced domestically, the report concludes, without dependencies for technologies and feedstock. EU-coordinated financial support for capacity development of essential industrial value chains would […]

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Singapore launches SAF blending trial

Singapore launches SAF blending trial

February 2, 2026 |

In Singapore, Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), the Singapore Sustainable Aviation Fuel Company Ltd. (SAFCo) and nine companies have launched Singapore’s first trial for central procurement of voluntary Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The nine companies are the Boston Consulting Group, Changi Airport Group, DBS Bank, GenZero, Google, OCBC, Temasek, Singapore Airlines and Scoot. The […]

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IEA report shows importance of bioenergy sector in India

IEA report shows importance of bioenergy sector in India

February 2, 2026 |

In India, India’s bioenergy sector is set to play an important role underpinning the country’s rapidly growing energy markets as robust policy frameworks boost ethanol and compressed biogas production and open new opportunities for biodiesel and sustainable aviation fuels, according to new report from the International Energy Agency. The latest analysis, which provides forecasts for […]

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Germany demands defense ministry buy military fuel pipeline network to allow Sunoco takeover of TanQuid

Germany demands defense ministry buy military fuel pipeline network to allow Sunoco takeover of TanQuid

February 2, 2026 |

In Germany, Seeking Alpha reports that the national government has set as a condition to approve Sunoco’s takover of TanQuid, the country’s largest independent petrochemical and biofuel storage operator that is currently 51% owned by the German government, that the defense ministry buy the company’s vital military fuel pipeline network. The country has been cracking […]

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India’s Economic Survey concerned biofuels push will upset food security

India’s Economic Survey concerned biofuels push will upset food security

February 2, 2026 |

In India, the Economic Times newspaper reports the Economic Survey expressed concerns that current biofuel policy from blending mandates to set prices for feedstocks could lead to long-term distortions of cropping patterns and food security as demonstrated by similar experiences internationally. The survey wants more emphasis put on improving productivity of oilseeds and less on […]

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Elridge Energy signs MOU with Berkana Power for 100,000 tons of palm kernal shells

Elridge Energy signs MOU with Berkana Power for 100,000 tons of palm kernal shells

February 2, 2026 |

In Malaysia, Elridge Energy via Bio Eneco Sdn. Bhd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Berkana Power Company Limited for the supply of an estimated total volume of 100,000 metric tons of palm kernel shells and/or Green Gold Label-certified palm kernel shells, to be delivered over 10 shipments […]

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Iowa’s 2025 biodiesel production down 31%

Iowa’s 2025 biodiesel production down 31%

February 2, 2026 |

In Iowa, Iowa’s biodiesel plants produced 244 million gallons in 2025, down 31% from 353 million gallons in 2024. Only eight facilities reported production in 2025, with several running off and on, well under capacity. The industry faced great uncertainty in 2025 due to both low Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) blending levels and a lapse in federal tax policy.  When it comes to Iowa biodiesel production, […]

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Repsol installs 100 MW electrolyzer at Petronor refinery

Repsol installs 100 MW electrolyzer at Petronor refinery

February 2, 2026 |

In Spain, Repsol is making further progress in its industrial decarbonization strategythrough renewable hydrogen and will install its second large-scale electrolyzer at its Petronor refinery in Muskiz close to Bilbao in Northern Spain. Last September, the company approved the construction in Cartagena of its first large electrolyzer, with a capacity of 100 megawatts (MW). The new 100 MW infrastructure will require […]

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Renewable Fuels Association welcomes Trump’s decision to reconsider year-round E15

Renewable Fuels Association welcomes Trump’s decision to reconsider year-round E15

February 1, 2026 |

In India, BioEnergy Times reported that The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) welcomed US President Donald Trump’s renewed support for the US ethanol industry after he urged Congress to send a bill allowing year-round sales of E15 fuel and said he would approve it immediately. Speaking at an event in Des Moines, Iowa, Trump said he […]

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Oswal–Greenzo JV to develop 5 MW green hydrogen plant at Indian port

Oswal–Greenzo JV to develop 5 MW green hydrogen plant at Indian port

February 1, 2026 |

In India, SolarQuarter reported that Oswal Greenzo Energies, a joint venture between Oswal Energies Limited and Greenzo Energy India Limited, has been awarded the contract to design, supply, install, test, and commission a 5 MW Green Hydrogen Plant at Deendayal Port, Kandla, under the Government of India’s Sagarmala Initiative. Executed on an EPC basis, the […]

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