The chief executive officers of seven leading European biofuel producers and European airlines launched today in Brussels a new industry-led initiative to speed up the deployment of advanced sustainable biofuels in Europe. The initiative, called “Leaders of Sustainable Biofuels,” aims at supporting the development of second-generation biofuels in Europe. The leaders of Chemtex (Wilmington, N.C.; www.chemtex.com), British Airways (Waterside, U.K.; www.britishairways.com), BTG (Biomass Technology Group B.V.; Enschede, The Netherlands; www.btgworld.com), Chemrec AB (Stockholm, Sweden; www.chemrec.se), Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com), Dong Energy (Fredericia, Denmark; www.dongenergy.com) and UPM (Suomi, China; www.upm.com) are joining forces to ensure the market uptake of advanced sustainable biofuels by all transport sectors…. read full article
Request for Commission priority for guidance on definitions of new feedstocks in RED Annex IX
03/06/2025
JOINT REQUEST
The Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2024/1405, adopted on 14 March 2024, amends Annex IX of the Renewable Energy Directive, broadening the scope of feedstocks eligible for Annex IX biofuels production. This includes intermediate crops and non-food/feed crops grown on severely degraded land.
