Biodiesel

Biodiesel is a renewable fuel made from vegetable oils, animal fats or used cooking oil through transesterification. Composed of fatty acid methyl esters, it can be blended with diesel for use in existing engines, offering lower lifecycle emissions and improved lubricity, though it faces constraints around feedstock availability, carbon intensity and long-term storage stability.

InvestASEAN Opens Its Biofuels Value Chain to Global Project Developers

InvestASEAN has set out the case for building biofuel projects in ASEAN, citing deep feedstock supply, expanding blending mandates, regional trade frameworks and a broad incentive package. The regional value proposition covers every stage from cultivation to storage and distribution.

By Gabriel Ho

/ 6 Oct 2026

InvestASEAN Opens Its Biofuels Value Chain to Global Project Developers

Dutch Biodiesel Alliance Presents Eight-Point Action Plan to Parliament

The Dutch Waste-Based Biodiesel Alliance presented an eight-point action plan to parliament, citing capacity equal to 49 days of Dutch diesel consumption. It flags that Netherlands rules don't let waste-based biodiesel count toward maritime obligations, unlike FuelEU Maritime, which does.

By Editor

/ 27 Sep 2026

Dutch Biodiesel Alliance Presents Eight-Point Action Plan to Parliament

Farm and Biofuel Groups Urge Trump to Limit Refinery Waiver Expansion

A coalition of US farm and biofuel groups, including the Renewable Fuels Association, Growth Energy and the National Farmers Union, has urged President Trump to reject a proposed expansion of

By Editor

/ 31 Aug 2026

Farm and Biofuel Groups Urge Trump to Limit Refinery Waiver Expansion

China Publishes Its First National Green Fuels Report

China's NEA published its first Green Fuels Development Report, showing roughly 8 million tonnes of oil-equivalent capacity across methanol, ammonia, SAF, ethanol, biodiesel and biogas. It also names its own challenges plainly: production costs remain 1.5-2x conventional fuel.

By Editor

/ 8 Aug 2026

China Publishes Its First National Green Fuels Report

Malaysia Joins the Region's Biofuel Wave With B15 Mandate

Malaysia raised its biodiesel blend from B10 to B15, absorbing roughly 801,000 tonnes of palm oil while explicitly protecting export volumes. It follows Vietnam's E10 mandate and precedes Indonesia's B50, three Southeast Asian biofuel mandates within eight weeks, all citing energy security.

By Editor

/ 14 Jul 2026

Malaysia Joins the Region's Biofuel Wave With B15 Mandate

Indonesia Rolls Out B50 Biodiesel Mandate as Energy Security Play

Indonesia launched its mandatory B50 biodiesel mandate, raising palm-oil-based FAME content from 40% to 50%, framed as energy independence amid Middle East conflict. As the world's largest palm oil producer, the move pulls supply into fuel and away from export markets.

By Editor

/ 10 Jul 2026

Indonesia Rolls Out B50 Biodiesel Mandate as Energy Security Play

Europe’s New Energy Security Question: What Happens After Oil?

Europe’s latest energy package is not a biofuels strategy. In AccelerateEU, the European Commission is responding to a familiar European problem: fossil fuel dependence. The trigger this time is renewed pressure from the Middle East, higher import costs and concern over transport fuel availability.

By Gabriel Ho

/ 27 Apr 2026

Europe’s New Energy Security Question: What Happens After Oil?

Thailand fuel price rise exposes oil fund strain as alternative fuels plan remains unresolved

Thailand’s latest fuel price increase underscores the limits of the country’s long-used Oil Fuel Fund and highlights the lack of a settled long-term framework for alternative fuels.

By Gabriel Ho

/ 29 Mar 2026