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, 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 Europe, the European Commission has launched a call for interest to join the newly created European Bioeconomy Investment Deployment Group, an initiative designed to accelerate public and private investment in the EU’s expanding bioeconomy sector. Announced on 10 March, the platform aims to close persistent financing gaps and help scale up innovative biobased industries […]
In Belgium, Euronews reports a leaked document shows the European Commission sees biofuels as a key decarbonization tool in the upcoming renewal of its bioeconomy strategy that is set to be published on Thursday. Although concerns about insufficient biofuel feedstocks to meet demand, especially with increased demand from maritime and aviation sectors that are notoriously […]
In Finland, the European Commission announced funding for 61 cutting-edge technology projects on November 3, 2025. Neste’s SCOOP (Sustainable Co-Processing of Challenging Raw materials) project was among the five Finnish projects selected for funding from a total of 359 applications. Neste’s SCOOP project aims to develop an entirely new co-processing technology for tall oil based […]
In Belgium, the European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €36 million (DKK 268 million) Danish measure aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the domestic aviation sector. This will be achieved through encouraging the use of sustainable aviation fuel for domestic flights. This is the first State aid scheme approved by […]
In Belgium, M-Lex reports Lantmännen argued in front of a European Union court that its defense rights were breached during the European Commission’s investigation into alleged anti-trust ethanol price benchmarking manipulation that would see its fine of 47. 7 million euros overturned. The company says that its rights were breached when the EC settled with […]
In Belgium, a strategic move to strengthen the competitiveness of Europe’s industry and leverage the Union market towards more security of supply, diversification and decarbonization, the Commission launched the Hydrogen Mechanism under the EU Energy and Raw Materials Platform. The online platform will host different mechanisms covering hydrogen, raw materials, natural gas and biomethane, with […]
In Belgium, ISCC is aware of the recent discussions by the EU Committee on Sustainability of Biofuels, Bioliquids, and Biomass Fuels concerning future recognition of ISCC EU certification of waste-based biofuels. According to its current information, the European Commission is considering suspending the recognition of ISCC EU for waste-based biofuels for 2.5 years. This action is said to […]
