Foreword 

Extended feature concerning this month’s RTFO Consultation Response.

Other news this month includes:

Policy

• Study shows crop biofuels just as sustainable as advanced biofuels
• Biofuel blend to hit 10% in Brazil
• USA lifts summer ban on E15 early
• Report shows how biofuels will help Canada achieve green goals
• Malaysia and Indonesia to push palm-oil biofuel in China​

Markets

• Brazil imposes tariffs on US biofuels
• Australian E10 set to undercut unleaded petrol price
• Technavio's White Biotechnology market forecast​

Research & Development

• COMSYN project aims to develop competitive gasification fuels
• Vertimass receives green light for biofuel technology
• Microbe membrane discovery leads to more efficient ethanol production
• New enzyme isolated for rapid hydrolysis of crystalline cellulose
• D3MAX to build full-scale plant at Ace Ethanol​

Bioethanol

• Enerkem begins pioneering production of cellulosic ethanol from waste
• Sodra to produce methanol as biofuel
• Clariant licenses sunliquid ethanol to Enviral​

Biodiesel

• US National Park runs on biodiesel for cleaner air

Aviation Fuel

• Velocys to produce jet fuel from waste in the UK
• Neste to assist in decarbonising Geneva airport​

Other Fuels

• New Holland releases 100% methane tractor

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