In Belgium, European ethanol biorefineries produced more food and animal feed than fuel in 2025, according to audited data released by ePURE. ePURE members – representing 85% of EU installed ethanol production capacity – and other European producers of renewable ethanol produced 6.61 million tonnes of food and feed co-products and 5.32 million tonnes of […]
In Belgium, Oil Price reports a leaked European Commission working document for the forthcoming RED IV revision reportedly considers replacing binding national renewable-hydrogen consumption mandates with an EU-wide, indicative target of 8 million tons annually for industry and refineries. Under the current RED III framework, renewable hydrogen and RFNBO requirements include binding national targets, including […]
In Belgium, the European Commission recently approved grants worth €125.81 million to finance works actions on three Cross-Border Renewable Energy (CB RES) projects. Two of the awards relate to German-Polish district heating projects and the third is to support coordination of a cross-border onshore wind park near the Latvia–Lithuania border. Funded through the EU budget’s Connecting Europe […]
In Belgium, hydrogen is no longer a future bet – it is being built now. According to the Hydrogen Council’s Global Hydrogen Compass 2026 committed investment has surpassed $130 billion, corresponding to 6.9 Mtpa of committed capacity across more than 570 projects worldwide, 90% of which are under construction or already operational. The new report, […]
In Belgium, Ship and Bunker reports Sunoil Biodiesel has received approval to supply sustainable biofuels in Belgium, expanding the European markets where the Netherlands-based producer can operate. The company produces biofuels from waste-based feedstocks such as used cooking oil at its Emmen facility and is already active in the ARA marine-fuel market. Sunoil recently partnered […]
In Belgium, Europeans want more renewable energy but are concerned about how much it will cost. Fortunately, the EU has a homegrown solution: renewable ethanol. A new EuroPulse survey of 26,000 people across 24 EU Member States and the UK finds that Europeans favor an energy transition away from imported fossil oil and toward locally […]
In Belgium, the European Commission has approved a €103 million State aid scheme by the Netherlands to accelerate the greening of the Dutch maritime fleet. The scheme will support the purchase of new clean and zero-emission vessels powered by renewable methanol or renewable hydrogen and the retrofitting of existing vessels to enable them use renewable […]
In Belgium, a new study provides an evidence base on Europe’s bio-based products lead markets, showing that there is no shortage of technology or ambition but the absence of a regulatory framework which would stimulate demand. The study, produced by the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC), is in two parts: the first maps the lead markets […]
In Belgium, European Biodiesel Board (EBB) welcomed the European Commission’s publication of the “Action Plan for Resilience, Strategic Autonomy, and Sustainability of the EU Protein System” (the Protein Action Plan). The EBB recognized this initiative as an important step in bringing to life the ambition of a more autonomous Europe and build a more resilient, […]
In Belgium, members of the European Parliament have voted to reject an EU regulation that would have seen soy biofuels no longer count as a renewable fuel by 2030. Soy bean cultivation is one of the world’s leading causes of deforestation and land clearance, says T&E. The decision to reverse the regulation could now see […]
