Tag: Belgium

ISCC shifts biomethane certification toward financial‑grade accounting

May 6, 2026 | Meghan Sapp

In Belgium, OilPrice.com reports ISCC quietly tightened its biomethane rules after Christmas, aligning claims with physical reality, defensible ownership, and robust evidence able to withstand scrutiny—moving toward financial‑grade accounting. This evolution is necessary: without strict mass‑balance discipline, book‑and‑claim markets collapse as certificates grow valuable. By raising standards now, ISCC pressures the market to professionalize, benefiting […]

European Biodiesel Board publishes SAF policy priorities

April 29, 2026 | Meghan Sapp

In Belgium, the European Biodiesel Board (EBB) has published its policy priorities to accelerate investments, scale up production and increase the competitiveness of bioSAF in the EU. The association stresses that maintaining the overall ambition of EU aviation decarbonisation policies is essential to ensure investment certainty and deliver emissions reductions, but that improvements can be […]

EU President calls on MEPs to consider up to E20

April 27, 2026 | Meghan Sapp

In Belgium, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has confirmed to MEPs that the EU should consider allowing higher ethanol blending in petrol in order to de-fossilise Europe’s car fleet more effectively. Von der Leyen specifically mentioned E20, a petrol blend with up to 20% renewable ethanol, as a viable alternative to fossil fuel […]

EU data shows renewable energy for transport fell in 2024 by 1%

April 16, 2026 | Meghan Sapp

In Belgium, EU remains needlessly over-reliant on fossil fuels for transport, thanks in part to policies that discourage the use of sustainable crop-based biofuels to reduce emissions, according to an analysis of European Commission data. New figures from Eurostat’s SHARES database show that the share of renewable energy in EU road and rail transport actually […]

European Commission approves $4.3B for Czech biomethane support scheme

April 15, 2026 | Meghan Sapp

In Belgium, the European Commission has approved a €3.7 billion Czech scheme to support the construction of biomethane production stations in line with the objectives of the Clean Industrial Deal. This measure will contribute to the transition towards a net-zero economy. The scheme was approved under the Clean Industrial Deal State Aid Framework (CISAF) adopted […]

European Commission greenlights French supports for renewable and low-carbon hydrogen

April 8, 2026 | Meghan Sapp

In Belgium, the European Commission recently approved, under EU State aid rules, a €144 million French measure to support HyforSeeds to produce renewable and low-carbon hydrogen for the fertiliser sector. The measure will contribute to achieving the targets of the EU Hydrogen Strategy and the Renewable Energy Directive for the use of hydrogen in industry. […]

ePure says EU move to boost biofuels demostrates strategic importance of ethanol

April 7, 2026 | Meghan Sapp

In Belgium, ePure says the European Commission’s new recommendation that the EU could increase its use of biofuels as a way to boost energy security and reduce dependence on fossil oil is yet another reminder of the strategic importance of renewable ethanol in an increasingly uncertain geopolitical climate. European ethanol biorefineries producing food, feed, fuel […]

European Commission OKs Italy’s $6.94B in state aid for renewable hydrogen

March 31, 2026 | Meghan Sapp

In Belgium, the European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €6 billion Italian scheme to support the production of renewable hydrogen for the transport and industrial sectors. The scheme will contribute to the development of renewable hydrogen production capacity in line with the objectives of the EU Hydrogen Strategy and the Clean Industrial Deal. Italy […]

Flemish team converts lignin to biobased aromatics

March 30, 2026 | Rebecca Gendron

In Belgium, researchers at The Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO) have converted lignin into biobased aromatic molecules that can be used in the production of plastics and other useful end products. Currently, lignin is often burned as a waste product from paper production. However, scientist at VITO say lignin contains “a wealth” of chemical […]

ePure blasts ethanol quotas under EU-Australia agreement

March 26, 2026 | Meghan Sapp

In Belgium, ePure says the newly announced trade agreement between the EU and Australia is the latest blow to Europe’s renewable ethanol industry and agriculture sector at large, who are already reeling from the EU-Mercosur deal. The EU-Australia deal gives duty-free EU access to 10,000 tons of Australian ethanol: a major concession on a highly […]

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