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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
In Belgium, signatories of the Joint Biomethane Declaration, leading European industry associations, are calling for biomethane to become a central building block of the EU’s reindustrialisation, energy security, and transition to climate neutrality. The Declaration sends a clear signal of strong industrial demand for biomethane, essential to keep EU industry competitive while enabling defossilisation and […]
In Belgium, the European Waste Based and Advanced Biofuels Association says that despite stronger safeguards and an expanded feedstock base, EU policy still imposes a 1.7% contribution cap on fuels produced from Annex IX Part B feedstocks, such as used cooking oil and animal fats. This limit no longer reflects today’s market reality. More eligible […]
In Belgium, Reuters reports General Court of the Court of Justice of the EU has held up the European Commission’s labeling criteria of bioenergy as sustainable, rejecting an appeal by NGOs who say that bioenergy isn’t climate-friendly enough to be able to make on label claims. The European Union’s taxonomy laws restrict what can be […]
