Axens launched ERA, France's first industrial-scale SAF unit using bioethanol, targeting 50,000 tonnes annually by 2030 via Jetanol technology developed with IFPEN. CEO Quentin Debuisschert framed it as a sovereignty project, building a domestic value chain independent of imports.
Project CAPTURED secured two milestones for onboard carbon capture: EU ETS recognition deducting captured CO2 from a vessel's allowance surrender, and IMO in-principle support for carbon mineralization as permanent storage. The pilot achieved a 7.9% net GHG reduction.
Repsol, Toyota, BMW and Bosch launched a six-month Spain pilot testing renewable gasoline in unmodified vehicles, tracked via Bosch's Digital Fuel Twin system. The data is meant for EU policymakers weighing "technology neutrality" in the bloc's contested 2035 vehicle emissions rules.
ICAO raised concern over the EU's 17 July proposal to expand ETS to aviation flights from 2029, warning it risks duplicative pricing alongside CORSIA. The Commission says a deduction mechanism avoids double pricing; ICAO reads it as introducing double-charging risk.
DP World will invest $1 million over four quarters in Hapag-Lloyd's Ship Green carbon insetting programme, expected to avoid 4,762 tonnes of CO2 via certified waste-based biofuel. Unlike offsetting, insetting replaces conventional fuel directly on the customer's own shipments.
The UK's DfT published its allocation strategy for the Revenue Certainty Mechanism, a contract-for-difference scheme helping SAF producers reach FID. SAF AR1 opens Q1 2027, targeting up to 230,000 tonnes of capacity, funded through a levy on aviation fuel suppliers.
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.
