Promote local biodiesel production with at least 5% renewable fuel by 2026
Adrian Dix, B.C.’s Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions, recently announced that the provincial government will increase the share of Canadian biofuels in transportation…
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European Commission approves Finnish biofuel storage support scheme
The European Commission has approved a €2.3 billion Finnish program to support investments in strategic sectors and help industrial companies decarbonize their production processes.…
Aemetis’ Indian Subsidiary Resumes Biodiesel Production, Expands Capacity to 80 Million Gallons Per Year
Aemetis, Inc., a renewable natural gas and renewable fuels company based in CUPERTINO, California, announced that its Indian subsidiary, Universal Biofuels, has restarted production…
European Biodiesel Board Proposes Reforms to RED Verification to Combat Fraud
In order to further combat fraud in the biofuels sector, the European Biodiesel Board (EBB) has published an ambitious proposal to revise the rules…
Environmental groups call for exclusion of biofuels from green alternatives
According to a report on a UK shipping-related website, environmental organizations such as Transport & Environment Europe (T&E), in conjunction with international shipping companies…
KKR to acquire additional 5% stake in Eni Group’s biofuels business
On February 18th, US investment firm KKR announced that it had signed an agreement to acquire an additional 5% stake in Enilive (Eni Group’s…
Brazil to maintain biodiesel blending at 14 percent
According to the news, Brazil’s National Energy Commission (CNE) has decided that the mandatory blending of biodiesel in diesel fuel will remain at 14%…
Pro-Biofuels Rawlings Elected USDA Secretary
On February 13, the U.S. Senate approved the nomination of Brooke Rawlings to be Secretary of Agriculture by a vote of 72 to 28.…
EU finalizes decision to impose anti-dumping duties on biodiesel and initiates monitoring of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) imports
The European Commission has finalized its decision to impose anti-dumping duties on Chinese imports of biodiesel and renewable diesel and has begun tracking imports…
Building an ASEAN Biofuel Storage and Export Center
On February 7, BAC Renewable Energy (BAC RE) officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOA) with Dovechem Group of Singapore and TLP Terminals (TLPT),…