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TodayOct 14Wed
  1. Biodiesel
    Google News · SAF · enSignificance: Notable

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    Hormuz shock briefly made biofuel the cheapest bunker option, white paper finds

    A General Index and LSEG white paper finds B30 (30% UCOME biodiesel, 70% VLSFO) became USD 74.61 per tonne cheaper than conventional VLSFO in Rotterdam in April once EU ETS and potential FuelEU Maritime costs are included, after costing USD 11-27 more in the prior three months. B100 UCOME traded at a discount to marine gasoil for eight weeks between March and May; the authors caution this was temporary, not a permanent shift. SAF prices rose USD 636 per tonne between February and March, and aviation would need carbon prices near USD 445 per tonne of CO2e to close the SAF-jet fuel gap.

  2. Biodiesel
    Google News · BIODIESEL · esSignificance: Notable

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    Mazda's microalgae biodiesel R&D project selected for NEDO's FY2026 program

    Mazda Motor Corporation has announced that its R&D project "Development of High-Density Microalgal Biofuel" was selected for the fiscal 2026 program of NEDO, the Japanese government agency that funds the commercialization of energy-saving decarbonization technologies. The project targets renewable HVO biodiesel refined from microalgal lipids. Mazda, which has researched algae biofuels since the 2010s together with Hiroshima University and the Tokyo Institute of Technology, will lead the upstream chain — high-density cultivation, harvesting, drying and lipid extraction — while Idemitsu Kosan will study refining the extracted lipids into usable fuel. Mazda says it has validated production of more than one liter of fuel in about two weeks from a 1000-liter cultivation tank. As a first industrial application, the company aims to factory-fill every diesel vehicle built at its Japanese plants with algae-derived HVO biodiesel in the early 2030s. Director and CSO Takeji Kojima framed the effort within Mazda's multi-solution strategy toward a regional circular energy model.

  3. Biodiesel
    BiodieselBR · NewsSignificance: Notable

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    Brazil biodiesel exports nearly triple in September to 22900 m³

    Brazil exported just under 22900 cubic metres of biodiesel in September, almost triple the August volume and double the 11300 m³ shipped in September 2025, according to MDIC data cited by BiodieselBR — the biggest monthly volume in 15 months. With shipments topping 100000 m³ in the year to date, Brazil is on the verge of an annual export record.

  4. Biodiesel
    BiodieselBR · NewsSignificance: Notable

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    Brazil biodiesel margins narrow again in week 40 as plant costs outpace price hikes

    In the 40th week of 2026 (40S), Brazilian plants sold biodiesel at an average of R$5,622.84 per cubic metre, up 2% from the previous week, rebounding after the sector broke a rising streak, according to ANP data cited by BiodieselBR. The price is up 14.8% over 17 weeks of near-uninterrupted gains since mid-June, moving back toward early-year levels — but still about R$300 (5.3%) short of the near-R$6 per litre levels seen at the turn of 2025-2026. BiodieselBR notes that rising plant costs outpaced the price increases applied over the past week, squeezing margins again.

  5. Biodiesel
    Growth Energy · NewsSignificance: Notable

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    Growth Energy backs EPA plan to reallocate 100% of SRE-lost gallons in 2025 RVOs

    Growth Energy commended the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for proposing to reallocate 100% of the difference between projected and actual exempted gallons lost to small refinery exemptions (SREs) in the 2025 renewable volume obligations (RVOs) under the Renewable Fuel Standard. In August, EPA announced a plan to grant 29 SREs from the 2025 RVO, while pledging to fully account for any lost demand before the end of October. Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor said reallocating the lost gallons would strengthen the rural economy and give farmers reliable new markets, and credited congressional champions and USDA Secretary Rollins for supporting biofuel growth.

Oct 13Tue
  1. Biodiesel
    Google News · BIODIESEL · enSignificance: Notable

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    Continental Refining to double biodiesel capacity at Somerset, Kentucky plant by November 15

    Continental Refining Company (CRC) said its biodiesel production and fuel terminal operations continue without interruption while it undertakes a major expansion that will double biodiesel production capacity. The capital project began in August and is expected to be completed by November 15; CRC is also adding a rail spur connecting the facility to the Norfolk Southern main line so it can receive and ship biofuel nationwide. The company's 77-acre Somerset, Kentucky complex had its soybean crush plant idled after a July 5 fire; CRC is still evaluating repair and restart options and is seeking a regional partner to operate its grain elevator. In September CRC introduced P51, a higher-blend biodiesel product tested for several years in the fleet of affiliate White Oil Company.

  2. Biodiesel
    BiodieselBR · NewsSignificance: Notable

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    BNDES approves R$150M loan to Soli3 cooperative for biodiesel market entry

    Brazil's development bank BNDES approved a R$150 million credit line for Soli3 União Central Cooperativa — a joint venture of the Rio Grande do Sul cooperatives Cotrijal, Cotripal and Cotrisal — to finance machinery and equipment for a soybean processing plant under construction. The loan, under the Fundo Clima – Máquinas Verdes program (the Climate Fund linked to the Environment Ministry and operated by BNDES), is part of a R$1.25 billion project to bring the cooperative into the biodiesel market. The credit has a two-year drawdown period, extendable by 12 months, and supports low-carbon transition and climate-adaptation goals alongside adding value to members' soybeans.

Oct 12Mon
  1. Biodiesel
    Hydrocarbon Processing · NewsSignificance: Notable

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    LanzaTech, Sinopec advance 50kt off-gas-to-ethanol-to-SAF project

    Shougang LanzaTech and Sinopec will advance a 50,000-ton-per-year project converting off-gas to ethanol and onward to sustainable aviation fuel. The project scales waste-gas ethanol fermentation toward SAF.

  2. Biodiesel
    Google News · BIODIESEL · enSignificance: Notable

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    Cuba denies any role in seized biodiesel shipments, energy minister tells Reuters

    Cuban Energy and Mines Minister Vicente de la O Levy told Reuters in an exclusive interview in Havana (Oct 12) that there was "no contract of any kind with ENETEC S.A." and that no Cuban state-owned company had managed to secure any fuel contracts, rejecting US claims of government involvement in Cuba-bound biodiesel shipments seized in September. The US said last week it had seized 90 separate shipments of biodiesel worth nearly $3 million under contracts involving ENETEC, a sanctioned Cuban state energy trader, as part of a crackdown on fuel deliveries to the island. De la O Levy said US fuel exports are permitted only to Cuba's private sector, not the government, and imports cover less than 3% of the country's fuel needs. Cuba and the United Nations have called the US oil blockade illegal and contrary to international law.

  3. Biodiesel
    Hydrocarbon Processing · NewsSignificance: Notable

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    Growing interest in ethanol for maritime fuel

    Interest in ethanol as a maritime fuel is growing. Shipowners are evaluating ethanol alongside methanol and ammonia as a decarbonization option.

Oct 11Sun
  1. Biodiesel
    Biofuels Digest · NewsSignificance: Notable

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    India may halt sugar-to-ethanol diversion in 2026-27

    India may halt sugar diversion for ethanol production in 2026-27 amid supply concerns. The move would affect ethanol blending targets and feedstock markets.

  2. Biodiesel
    Biofuels Digest · NewsSignificance: Notable

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    Singapore eyes wider biofuel adoption for net-zero goal

    Singapore is looking into wider adoption of biofuels and bio-resources to hit net-zero emissions. The city-state is studying how biofuels can decarbonize hard-to-abate sectors.

  3. Biodiesel
    Biofuels International · NewsSignificance: Notable

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    US lawmakers urge stronger long-term support for biofuels

    Bipartisan lawmakers are calling for stronger long-term policy support for US biofuels. The push aims to give the industry stable incentives for investment and growth.

Oct 10Sat
  1. Biodiesel
    Google News · BIODIESEL · esSignificance: Notable

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    Honduras' private sector backs soy-and-biodiesel plan, seeks Brazilian investment

    Honduras' private business council COHEP, led by Anabel Gallardo, publicly backed the government's plan to develop soy cultivation and biodiesel production with Brazilian company Be8, whose CEO Erasmo Carlos Battistella met President Nasry Asfura this week. The plan envisions a first expandable soy-and-biodiesel processing plant, up to 200,000 hectares of soy cultivation and around 100,000 permanent rural jobs — all targets conditional on project execution. The private sector helped draft Honduras' Ley de Biocombustibles, whose reform is expected to lower investment barriers. Stated goals: diversify agriculture, cut dependence on imported soy derivatives and fuels, and broaden the energy mix. The project remains at the exploration/planning stage; no investment is closed.

Oct 9Fri
  1. Biodiesel
    Google News · BIODIESEL · ptSignificance: Notable

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    Caramuru Targets B17 as Brazil Prepares Higher Biodiesel Blend

    Brazilian producer Caramuru Alimentos plans to expand its biodiesel output, targeting the B17 blend (17% biodiesel in diesel) expected in 2026 as Brazil raises its national biodiesel mandate.

  2. Biodiesel
    Google News · BIODIESEL · esSignificance: Notable

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    Argentina biodiesel exports to EU nearly quadruple after Parliament rejects soy reclassification

    Argentina's soybean biodiesel exports to the EU nearly quadrupled in about three months, rising from 50,000 tonnes in the first half of 2026 to around 220,000-230,000 tonnes across reports, after the European Parliament on July 8 rejected a European Commission proposal to amend Regulation 2019/807 that would have classified soy as a high ILUC (indirect land use change) risk feedstock. EU-bound shipments had frozen from March as importers avoided regulatory risk; a coordinated effort by industry body Ciara-CEC, Argentina's foreign ministry and its EU embassy secured the Parliament's rejection, which importers took as clearance to resume buying. Ciara-CEC president Gustavo Idigoras projects full-year shipments to the EU could exceed 300,000 tonnes; the EU is Argentina's only biodiesel export market. Idigoras also noted that Black Sea-related diesel price rises made Argentine soy biodiesel more competitive in Europe. The regulatory debate is not over: the Commission must redraft the Regulation 2019/807 amendment.

Oct 8Thu
  1. Biodiesel
    Google News · BIODIESEL · deSignificance: Notable

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    Saxony-Anhalt biodiesel output fell 11.5% in 2025, official statistics show

    Biodiesel production in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt fell from 695,735 tonnes in 2024 to 615,857 tonnes in 2025, a decline of 11.5%, according to the state's statistical office. Over the longer term output has risen 19.2% since 2014. The state produced 18.3% of Germany's 3,360,061 tonnes of biodiesel in 2025, a share 1.0 percentage point lower than the prior year.

Sep 30Wed
  1. Biodiesel
    Clean Fuels Alliance AmericaSignificance: Notable

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    US senators propose extending the small biodiesel producer credit to 2029

    Clean Fuels Alliance America reports that senators introduced a bill to extend the small agricultural biodiesel producer credit through 2029. The current credit provides $0.20 per gallon on the first 15 million gallons for eligible producers with annual output of up to 60 million gallons. The extension remains a proposal; the association says the existing credit expires on December 31, 2026 unless Congress acts.

    Why it matters:A proposed change in support for smaller US biodiesel producers. Enactment has not been established by this source.

Sep 29Tue
  1. Biodiesel
    Google News · BIODIESEL · enSignificance: Notable

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    US Biodiesel Producers Race to Capture 45Z Tax Credits

    US biodiesel producers are racing to position for 45Z clean fuel tax credit opportunities, with the Inflation Reduction Act credit reshaping project economics and investment decisions across the industry.

Sep 24Thu
  1. Biodiesel
    Google News · BIODIESEL · deSignificance: Notable

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    Macron asks Brussels to ease fuel specs and allow B10 diesel as France faces fuel crisis

    In a letter dated September 18 to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, French President Emmanuel Macron asked Brussels to temporarily ease EU fuel quality specifications (density, desulfurization) and to permit diesel with 10% biodiesel (B10) instead of the current B7 standard, as emergency measures amid a diesel crisis in France. Diesel prices in France climbed to about 2.39 euros per liter, and between 14% and 16% of the country's filling stations reported shortages of at least one fuel type in mid-to-late September 2026. French refiners estimate the changes could lift domestic fuel production by 5% to 20%. According to dpa, Macron proposed that, after consultation with automakers, a time limit be set for the relaxed rules.