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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