Foreword
In 2018, 65% of all palm oil
imported by Europe was used for energy purposes. About 12% of that share was
used in electricity and heating, while 53% was used for the production of
biodiesel for road transport. The rest was used for food and animal feed
production. However, concerned NGO’s point to the potential detrimental
environmental impacts of palm oil production which, when plantations and
sourcing are poorly managed, lead to unchecked deforestation, soil degradation,
and habitat and diversity loss in chasing these market opportunities.
As a result of the difficulty
in accurately identifying the global impacts of biofuel sourcing on the
environment, the newly revised European Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) has
opted to limit the use of biofuels from food-crops
Other news this month includes:
Policy
- Malaysia squares up to EU over palm oil
restrictions in fuels
- Austria to end crediting biofuels from palm oil
in July
Markets
- ECB Group and BP enter into advanced biofuel
agreement
- Finnish forestry group UPM presses ahead
with biorefinery plans
- More...
Research and Development
- Variable demand as a means to more
sustainable biofuels and biobased materials
- Biofuel trials for international shipping
with Mercedes-Benz
- A review on the production and
characterization methods of bio-based lubricants
Bioethanol
- UGI International Partners with bioLPG
Producer Ekobenz
Biodiesel
- Greenergy look to Tyre Pyrolysis for diesel
fuel
- Diamond Green Diesel expansion in US
Aviation Biofuel
- EU Aviation proposals for 2050
- Alcohol to jet facility for Europe
- More...
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