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Indonesia Tested B50 Across Six Sectors, Including Shipping and Rail, and Reviews It Every Three Months

Indonesia’s government says its B50 biodiesel mandate was tested across six sectors, including shipping and rail, and is reviewed every three months. Launched on 9 July, it aims to cut diesel imports alongside a 100 GWp solar programme.

By Editor

/ 23 Oct 2026

Indonesia Tested B50 Across Six Sectors, Including Shipping and Rail, and Reviews It Every Three Months

MPA and China Classification Society Renew MOU, Expanding Work on Green Fuel Value Chains

MPA and the China Classification Society renewed their MOU to expand collaboration on maritime decarbonisation, including green fuel value chains, marine electrification and energy efficiency, building on joint work since 2023 such as B100 biofuel on harbour craft.

By Editor

/ 22 Oct 2026

MPA and China Classification Society Renew MOU, Expanding Work on Green Fuel Value Chains

Malaysia Airports and MAG Align on Aviation Decarbonisation, With SAF on the Agenda

Malaysia Airports and Malaysia Aviation Group hosted Aviation Sustainability Day 2026 to align airport and airline decarbonisation, with SAF among the topics. MAG is the first Malaysian airline group to retire CORSIA-eligible units, with 80,100 units retired.

By Editor

/ 21 Oct 2026

Malaysia Airports and MAG Align on Aviation Decarbonisation, With SAF on the Agenda

UPM Inaugurates the World’s Largest Wood-to-Chemicals Biorefinery in Leuna

UPM inaugurated its €1.37 billion Leuna biorefinery in Germany, which turns beechwood thinnings and sawmill residues into renewable sugars and lignin for chemicals. It has a capacity of 220,000 tonnes a year, and lignin-based specialty chemicals are already in stable operation.

By Editor

/ 20 Oct 2026

UPM Inaugurates the World’s Largest Wood-to-Chemicals Biorefinery in Leuna

Carbon Neutral Fuels Unveils FlexSAF, Raising Project Starling’s Output 70% to 42,000 Tonnes a Year

Carbon Neutral Fuels unveiled FlexSAF, a design producing both eSAF and advanced bioSAF on one Fischer-Tropsch line at Project Starling in West Cumbria, raising output 70% to about 42,000 tonnes a year. A planning application is due in 2028, with first fuel in Q4 2031.

By Editor

/ 19 Oct 2026

Carbon Neutral Fuels Unveils FlexSAF, Raising Project Starling’s Output 70% to 42,000 Tonnes a Year

Corporate Demand Could Support Up to 1.9 Million Tonnes of SAF by 2030, New Study Estimates

A study by IATA, Airbus and Accenture estimates corporate purchases could support 1.0 to 1.9 million tonnes of SAF by 2030, up from 323,000 tonnes in 2024. Consistent accounting, interoperable tracking and simpler buying can help unlock that demand.

By Editor

/ 18 Oct 2026

Corporate Demand Could Support Up to 1.9 Million Tonnes of SAF by 2030, New Study Estimates

LanzaJet Secures at Least $20 Million to Scale Production at Freedom Pines Fuels

LanzaJet secured at least $20 million in new financing, backed by LanzaTech, Vinod Khosla and its board, as part of a shareholder recapitalisation that raises LanzaTech’s stake. It will support Freedom Pines Fuels, a 10-million-gallon alcohol-to-jet plant in Georgia.

By Editor

/ 17 Oct 2026

LanzaJet Secures at Least $20 Million to Scale Production at Freedom Pines Fuels

Topsoe to Supply Co-Processing Technology for BPCL’s Mumbai SAF Project

Topsoe signed a licence to supply co-processing technology for BPCL’s Mumbai refinery, which will process 5% used cooking oil in an existing kerosene hydrotreater to make SAF. FID is taken and commissioning is due by end-2026, ahead of India’s 2027 CORSIA obligations.

By Editor

/ 16 Oct 2026

Topsoe to Supply Co-Processing Technology for BPCL’s Mumbai SAF Project

EPA Proposes Full Reallocation of 770 Million Exempted RINs, With Two Timing Options

EPA proposed reallocating 100% of the additional 770 million RINs exempted from 2025 RFS obligations, either split evenly across 2026 and 2027 or placed entirely in 2027. It may also extend the 2026 compliance reporting deadline. Comments are open until 4 December.

By Editor

/ 15 Oct 2026

EPA Proposes Full Reallocation of 770 Million Exempted RINs, With Two Timing Options

India Set to Bar Sugarcane Juice and B-Heavy Molasses for Ethanol in 2026-27

India is reportedly set to bar sugarcane juice, syrup and B-heavy molasses for ethanol from the 2026-27 supply year, as opening sugar stocks fall to 3.75 million tonnes. Grains supply about three-quarters of ethanol, and E20 is expected to hold.

By Editor

/ 14 Oct 2026

India Set to Bar Sugarcane Juice and B-Heavy Molasses for Ethanol in 2026-27

DSV Signs With CMA CGM’s ACT+ to Target 12,000 Tonnes of CO2 Reductions Through Biofuel

DSV signed with CMA CGM’s ACT+ solution to target a 12,000-tonne CO2 reduction over two years using second-generation UCOME biofuels. CMA CGM says ACT+ can cut emissions by up to 83%; volumes, price and verification method were not disclosed.

By Editor

/ 13 Oct 2026

DSV Signs With CMA CGM’s ACT+ to Target 12,000 Tonnes of CO2 Reductions Through Biofuel

Indonesia Plans New Sugarcane Plantations to Supply Its E20 Ethanol Mandate

Indonesia plans new sugarcane plantations to supply its E20 ethanol mandate, raising the blend from 5% to 20% and needing about 4 million kilolitres a year. Officials cite 1 to 2 million hectares, say degraded land comes first, and aim for E50 without imports.

By Editor

/ 12 Oct 2026

Indonesia Plans New Sugarcane Plantations to Supply Its E20 Ethanol Mandate