In Norway, the shipping industry’s push for net-zero emissions by 2050 is driving interest in biofuels, but high costs and limited supply remain major barriers, according to DNV’s recently released Energy-Efficiency Measures and Technologies report. The report identifies biofuels as a key compliance tool under FuelEU Maritime, which took effect in January 2025. The regulation, […]
In Costa Rica, El País reports the government will revive an old energy project to replace fossil fuels with biofuels. The initiative responds to a request to the Legislative Assembly by the country’s vice president, Stephan Brunner, to process the initiative on the energy transition of fuels presented more than a year ago. The recovery […]
In the Netherlands, Offshore Energy reported that Malaysia’s biofuel producer BAC Renewable Energy (BAC RE) has signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with compatriot terminal operator TLP Terminal and Singapore-based bulk liquid storage services provider Dovechem Group to develop a bio-LNG and biomethanol hub. The future hub will be located at TLP Terminal-operated Tanjung Langsat […]
In Japan, on February 9, NYK started a biofuel test run on its coal carrier Noshiro Maru, which is operated for Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. This is the first time in Japan that a coal carrier has been used to test biofuel for a domestic power utility company. Mitsubishi Corporation Energy Co., Ltd. in […]
In Canada, the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) Regional Ethanol Manager for the European Union, United Kingdom and Canada was recently in Calgary, Alberta in Canada to meet with leading fuel refiners and blenders to discuss their biofuel integration plans and how U.S. producers and exporters can be of assistance. Canada remains the largest U.S. ethanol […]
In India, Business North East reported that the chairman of the Pollution Control Board Assam (PCBA) Arup Kumar Misra, emphasized the Assam region’s strategic position in supplying biofuel inputs due to its rich agricultural resources and strong farming community. “Northeast India has the potential to become a significant provider of biofuel raw materials,” he said. […]
In Indiana, Corteva announced a collaboration with bp on the companies’ shared intent to form a crop-based biofuel feedstock joint venture. The JV would produce and deliver crop-based biofuel feedstocks to help meet the anticipated growth in demand for SAF. Corteva and bp have executed a non-binding memorandum of understanding, with the intent of forming […]
In Japan, ORIX Corporation announced that it will conduct a sea trial using biofuel for ship operations in the ORIX-owned vessel currently chartered by Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S. This is the first time for ORIX to use biofuels in the owned vessel, the firm said. The sea trial will use a fuel composed of a mix […]
In Germany, Platts reports over supply in the biofuels market has led the government to block companies from rolling over their greenhouse gas emissions tickets in 2025 and 2026 in an effort to encourage production. Companies will now be required to use certificates produced in the same year as the compliance requirements rather than the […]
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