In the Netherlands, Fastmarkets reports European biofuel feedstock markets strengthened sharply as declining gasoil prices widened key feedstock-to-fuel spreads. Rapeseed oil recorded the largest increase, supported by limited old-crop supplies and strong demand for prompt deliveries. Palm oil and soybean oil spreads also widened as feedstock values remained firm despite weaker fuel markets. In the […]
In Florida, the owner of a company that produced and sold renewable fuel and fuel credits was sentenced to serve 18 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release, and to pay $2,857,029 in restitution and a $150,000 fine, for his role in a scheme that generated over $7 million in fraudulent Environmental […]
In Italy, across the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and West African coasts, massive arrivals of Sargassum seaweed have become an annual crisis. Thick mats of algae blanket beaches, disrupt fisheries, damage tourism and release harmful gases as they decay, with cleanup costs reaching hundreds of millions of dollars each year. What began as an unexpected […]
In Australia, Reuters reports the government is expediting a public consultation process that it plans to launch in the next few months that could lead to a biofuel blending mandate. The country’s largest farm lobbies have recently joined together to push the government to make the move in the face of rising fuel prices in […]
In the Netherlands, Fastmarkets has launched EN-BD-0084 Renewable Diesel, HVO (Crop), fob ARA, $/tonne; EN-BD-0085 Renewable Diesel, HVO (UCO), fob ARA, $/tonne; EN-BD-0086 Renewable Diesel, HVO (Tallow), fob ARA, $/tonne; and EN-BD-0087 Renewable Diesel, HVO (POME), fob ARA $/tonne. Fastmarkets has also launched EN-BD-0088 Renewable Diesel, HVO (Crop) premium to ULSD, fob ARA, $/tonne; EN-BD-0089 […]
In Romania, the Ministry of Energy has opened a public consultation regarding the State aid scheme to support investments in the production of biofuels, with a total estimated budget of EUR 500 million, with financing provided by the Modernization Fund, under the Key Programme no. 8: Alternative fuels – Support for the production of biofuels/biofuels. […]
In Brazil, ahead of the COP30 climate change negotiations, over 100 members of the global scientific community, including representatives from the Union of Concerned Scientists, have signed on to a letter calling on global leaders to limit a dangerous expansion of biofuels. The letter comes as Brazil seeks high-level support for a leaders’ pledge to quadruple […]
In Washington, the Energy Information Agency says the pace of capacity additions for U.S. biofuel production slowed in 2024, with production capacity increasing by a modest 3% from the start of 2024 to the start of 2025, according to its latest biofuels production capacity reports. A deceleration in production capacity in our category renewable diesel […]
In Michigan, as global carbon emissions continue to hit all-time highs, strategies for achieving net-zero emissions have only become more important. Specifically, bioenergy has an important role in displacing fossil fuels and removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through photosynthesis. Therefore, a team of economists from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, the University of California-Berkeley […]
In Australia, the Albanese Government is investing A$1.1 billion to help unlock the vast economic opportunities on offer from low carbon liquid fuels. The new ten-year Cleaner Fuels Program will stimulate private investment in Australian onshore production of low carbon liquid fuels, such as renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel. The first production of ‘drop-in’ […]
