EASA's first Annual Technical Report shows EU SAF supply nearly sextupled in 2025 to 1.1 million tonnes, exceeding the mandatory 2% target. But 85% of feedstock was imported despite 86% being EU-processed. The Netherlands alone received 29% of all EU SAF supplied.
Vietnam has proposed its first SAF blending mandate, starting at 1% for international flights in 2030 and rising to 10% by 2040, with a separate domestic roadmap from 2032. The draft also strengthens CORSIA verification and makes airports directly accountable for their own carbon emissions.
USDA launched its American Biofuels Trade Outlook, a four-pillar export strategy, citing a record 2.2 billion gallons of ethanol shipped worldwide in 2025 worth $4.7 billion. The plan targets EU crop-based biofuel restrictions and aims to counter Brazil's influence at ICAO and IMO.
Hong Kong's first-ever Five-Year Plan sets a 1-3% SAF consumption target for flights from Hong Kong International Airport by 2030, alongside a domestic blending facility and study of a mandatory mechanism by 2028. It builds on a HK$10 billion EcoCeres-led SAF partnership with Dongguan.
Rolls-Royce received DNV's Methanol Readiness Certificate for its mtu Series 4000 engines, confirming retrofit capability for future dual-fuel methanol operation. It follows 5,000 hours of methanol engine testing since 2025, targeting offshore vessels, ferries and mega yachts.
Three shipping operators, Maersk, X-Press Feeders and CMA CGM, reached commercial-scale ethanol bunkering within twelve months, reusing methanol-built infrastructure. IMO certified ethanol's carbon intensity in May 2026, clearing its compliance bar with room to spare.
The UK Chamber of Shipping and CLIA launched the Alternative Maritime Fuels Coalition, uniting nine trade bodies spanning biogas, CCS, hydrogen, methanol, LNG and ammonia. It calls for UK ETS maritime revenues to fund decarbonisation directly and champions a technology-neutral approach.
ClassNK issued the first certification under ClassNK SCS, Asia's only ICAO-approved SAF certification scheme, to lumber producer Kowanomori. The certification marks the scheme's entry into full operation, giving regional SAF supply chains a certification pathway toward CORSIA eligibility.
Indonesia's KLH/BPLH and BPI Danantara are targeting 11 waste-to-energy facilities by 2028, drawing interest from 85 companies across seven countries. Waste-to-energy is framed as a downstream step after source sorting and 3R processing, alongside RDF and biogas utilization.
The IRS issued Notice 2026-53, updating 45Z Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit guidance under the WFTC. Changes exclude ILUC emissions, restrict eligible feedstock to the US, Mexico and Canada, and add distinct emissions rates for manure-derived fuels including new regenerative farming criteria.
GS Caltex will supply DHL Express with 2,000 tonnes of Neat SAF over the next year for aircraft refuelling in Korea, ISCC EU certified via co-processing. GS Caltex will also build a dedicated production line this year and join DHL's GoGreen Plus carbon reduction programme.
Toyota Australia has confirmed HiLux models from mid-2015 can run on 100% renewable diesel (HVO100), no blending required. Over 500,000 HiLuxes are on Australian roads. The move lands alongside government consultation on growing the domestic low-carbon liquid fuels industry.
