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The Secretary of State for Business and Trade in the UK has accepted the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA)’s recommendation to maintain current duties on imports of biodiesel from Indonesia. Biodiesel is commonly supplied for use as road transport fuel in the country. The TRA started its review on 6 December 2024. The review looked at whether the duties were still needed and whether the...
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German exports of rapeseed meal declined noticeably in the current crop year 2025/26 compared with the previous year. Shipments to key EU destination countries dropped significantly. According to data from the German Federal Statistical Office, Germany exported nearly 1.2 million tonnes of rapeseed meal from July 2025 to April 2026, representing a decline of approximately 19 per cent from...
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Royal Mail in the UK has reduced its carbon emissions by 31% since 2021, maintaining its position as the UK’s greenest parcel operator and making strong progress towards its net-zero target. Data in its latest Sustainability Report show average emissions per parcel delivered fell to 164gCO2e, down by 6% on last year. Royal Mail’s total market-based emissions were 1,085KtCO2e in 2025–26, a...
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Alfanar Group has confirmed a land option agreement for its Lighthouse Green Fuels (LGF) project at Seal Sands, Teesside — a major milestone that anchors one of the world’s largest planned Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) facilities and the UK’s first commercial‑scale refinery since the 1960s. The agreement secures the site for a second‑generation SAF plant capable of producing 180...
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FatHopes Energy and MotionECO have entered into a strategic partnership aimed at supplying more than 200,000 tonnes of sustainable biofuel feedstock per year to support the growth of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production across Asia. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed during the MyAERO Symposium 2026 in Putrajaya, Malaysia, where industry leaders gathered to accelerate...
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Certas Energy has reaffirmed its commitment to partnering with businesses on their energy transition journeys by expanding its hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) depot network to 32 sites. Certas Energy, the largest HVO supplier in the UK, added a number of new supply sites in the last 12 months, with Cambridge Holton Heath, Ipswich and Oban being the most recent...
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Wizz Air has highlighted the key messages from its Financial Year 2026 (FY26) Sustainability Report, including the airline’s growing use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). During the financial year, Wizz Air achieved its lowest-ever carbon emissions intensity, reaching 50.6 grams of CO₂ per revenue passenger kilometre (CO₂/RPK), a 3% improvement year-on-year. In line with its...
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Alfa Laval has signed a 1.1 BSEK (€102 million) contract to supply hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) pre-treatment technology for Acelen’s new biorefinery project in Brazil. The order will be fulfilled in phases until completion of the project expected in 2029. Marking a significant step in Alfa Laval’s ongoing commitment to support the global transition to renewable energy, the order is...
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Belfast-based net-zero technology company CATAGEN welcomed 170 executives from VINCI Airports network, including the president and the CEO of VINCI Airports to showcase how their decentralised sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production system could support future airport decarbonisation ambitions. The event was hosted at CATAGEN’s Net Zero Campus in Belfast where its SAF company ClimaHtech...
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The European Biodiesel Board (EBB) and FEDIOL have called on the European Parliament’s Plenary to uphold the EU’s strategic interests by rejecting Delegated Act 2026/2680, following the welcome vote in the ITRE Committee supporting the EPP–ECR Motion for Objection. The proposed delegated act, introduced under the Renewable Energy Directive, relies on a methodology that sector organisations...
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Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula 1 team announced 99% coverage of HVO100 biofuel across its European race and marketing truck logistics in 2025. Marking the latest milestone in the team’s journey towards net-zero and building on the success from 2024, AMG has been increasing HVO100 coverage in internal combustion engine (ICE) trucks across the European races since 2022. Head of sustainability...
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The global shipping industry is entering a decisive phase in its shift toward low‑carbon fuels, with biofuels emerging as one of the most practical and immediately deployable solutions. At the Biofuels in Shipping seminar in Istanbul, Arkas Bunker and DB Tarımsal Enerji highlighted how domestic production capacity, certified supply chains, and real‑world operational experience are...
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Neste will conduct an approximately nine-week maintenance turnaround at its Porvoo refinery between August and October. Fuel deliveries to customers will continue throughout the maintenance turnaround. The refinery turnaround will ensure the plant’s safety, availability and competitiveness. The turnaround will focus on tasks that require a refinery shutdown, including statutory inspections,...
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