Foreword 

The spotlight is once again on the European Parliament this month, as they continue their pursuit of a more sustainable and environmentally friendly Europe. The Parliament has voted in favour of phasing out vegetable oil from Biofuels. This comes after recognition that nearly 50% of the EU’s palm oil consumption is for biofuels production, and if biofuels are to become a sustainable alternative to petroleum based fuels, palm oil is not a sustainable feedstock, with serious concerns about the environmental impacts of its cultivation – particularly with regards to deforestation. The motion had been described as “controversial”, but was overwhelmingly voted through by the Parliament, paving the way for........

Other news this month includes:

Policy

• Palm oil to be phased out of Biofuels?
• US tables anti-dumping duty on Argentinian and Indonesian biofuels
• UNICA spokesperson discusses California Low Carbon Fuels Standard
• Risk from shipping carbon emissions big threat
• Greater biofuel content in new shipping fuel standards

Markets 

• Massive growth forecast for Advanced Biofuels market
• Green Investment Bank acquired by Macquarie

Research & Development

• Sugarcane capable of producing both biodiesel and bioethanol
• The secret to efficient algal biofuel production?
• Enerkem's waste-to-biofuel plant hits all operational targets

Bioethanol

• Australia's first Waste to Ethanol plant commissioned

Biodiesel

• Electric/Biofuel Hybrid Trucks to be trialled in Sweden

Other Fuels

• Carrefour deploys first biomethane service station
• Biogas needs prices to drop to become competitive as vehicle fuel

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