Foreword
The revised version of the
Renewable European Directive (RED II), released in December 2018, set a target
of 14% of fuel consumed by rail and road transport to be produced from renewable
sources by 2030. In addition, RED II introduced a 7% cap on the share of
food-based biofuels for all Member States. This cap applies to biofuels
produced from sugar, starch-rich and vegetal oil-based feedstocks. As an
alternative to food-based biofuels, the EU is promoting the development and
deployment of advanced biofuels and sets a climbing sub-target for their
incorporation of 0.2% of all biofuels by 2022 and 3.5% by 2030. In July the EU Commission will publish
amendments made to the RED II targets, however a draft document released in
advance shows an increased target share for renewables in transport from 14 to
26% by 2030. The sub-target for advanced biofuels incorporation is also raised
from 3.5 to 5.5% by 2030.
The new amendments do
not include any changes on the capping of first-generation biofuels (i.e.
produced from food-crops), which remains a polarising topic within the Union...
Other news this month includes:
Policy
- Transport Committee listens to evidence on
road pricing
- US DOE supports biofuel projects
- More...
Markets
- High-blend renewable fuels assurance scheme
- Neste shows interest in efuels
- More...
Research and Development
- Shchekinoazot and Haldor Topsoe partner to
discover opportunities for CO2 emission reduction
- Neste is testing renewable gasoline in
Sweden for possible commercialization internationally
Bioethanol
- Praj to set up India’s largest capacity
sugarcane syrup based ethanol plant for Godavari Biorefineries
- Vivergo Fuels site in Hull set to re-open,
as Department for Transport mandate E10 fuel from September
Biodiesel
Aviation Biofuel
- More SAF announcements as demand grows
- Air bp scores a hat trick of sustainable
aviation fuel projects at three new locations in the UK
- US Politicians meet with airlines to discuss
sustainable aviation fuel
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