Biofuels

Neste starts to supply SAF to FedEx at Los Angeles International Airport (U.S.)

Neste and FedEx have agreed on the supply of 8,800 metric tons (> 3 MMgal) of blended Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel to FedEx at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). It is the largest SAF purchase by a U.S. cargo airline at LAX to-date.

Brazilian sugarcane processors mulling switch to more ethanol production

Some sugarcane processors in Brazil are closely following the price gap between sugar and ethanol and could start making more of the biofuel if sugar prices continue to fall and oil prices continue their recovery from recent lows.

Fuji Oil cancels Japanese biofuels plant due to high construction costs

Fuji Oil has decided to cancel plans to build a biofuels manufacturing plant at the Sodegaura refinery in Chiba, Japan, due to higher-than-expected construction costs.

Italy's Meloni warns EU green policies risk 'industrial desertification'

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni warned that rigid green policies could devastate Europe's industrial base, and called for a more cautious approach to the ecological transition that protects economic and social stability.

U.S. EPA to rule on backlog of small refinery biofuel exemption requests

There are 161 applications for exemptions from the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard pending. The EPA's decision will have significant implications for the multi-billion-dollar credit market that underpins the biofuel program.

Some Brazil sugar mills weighing switch to ethanol

Some sugarcane processors in Brazil are closely following the price gap between sugar and ethanol and could start making more of the biofuel if sugar prices continue to fall and oil prices continue their recovery from recent lows.

Topsoe’s technology chosen by Zhongneng Yida for 400,000-tpy SAF plant in China

Update: U.S. EPA sends biofuel-blending volume proposal to White House for review

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has sent a proposed rule to the White House for review on the amount of biofuels oil refiners must blend into their fuel beginning in 2026.

LanzaJet and BioD announce feasibility study for SAF plant in Colombia

LanzaJet and BioD announced the launch of a feasibility study to develop the first sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production plant in Colombia, setting a milestone as one of the pioneering SAF production initiatives in the Latin American region.

U.S. House targets big climate, clean energy rollbacks in budget proposal

U.S. House lawmakers laid out plans to phase out clean energy tax credits, slash spending on electric vehicles and renewable energy, and claw back other climate-related funds as part of the Republicans' attempt to pass a multi-trillion-dollar budget in line with President Donald Trump's agenda.