South Korea's draft rules make emissions targets mandatory for heavy trucks and buses from 2027, replacing the voluntary system, alongside tighter passenger vehicle standards. Manufacturers must cut heavy-duty emissions 30% by 2030, with new hydrogen combustion engine incentives.
Australia added a record 9.1 GW of solar, wind and battery capacity in FY2025/26, more than double the prior year, with batteries driving most growth. AEMO's pipeline grew 42% to 75.4 GW, but projects now spend a median 18 months in the developer-led implementation stage.
Allied Biofuels signed a logistics deal with Pro Logistic Services to export SAF from its landlocked Uzbekistan complex via rail through the Trans-Caspian route to Black Sea and Baltic ports, then marine tanker onward. It follows Sinopec's FEED contract, with FID still pending.
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.
Air Canada and Airbus launched a jointly funded SAF Co-Investment Platform, targeting CAD 13.7 million to advance a Canadian SAF project toward FID. An industry-commissioned study projects scaling SAF to 40% of Canada's fuel demand by 2040 could add CAD 32 billion to GDP.
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.
China launched a Methanol Fuel Shipping Supply Chain Innovation Alliance with 20 members including Sinopec, COSCO, PetroChina, Methanex and the Methanol Institute. It arrives as methanol newbuild orders fell sharply, from 149 in 2024 to just 4 in early 2026.
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.
Velocys launched the AlphaCore 400 microchannel reactor, roughly doubling capacity per unit while cutting FT unit cost, the first step in a roadmap to scale SAF production. The design targets larger, centralised facilities rather than smaller distributed plants FT has traditionally suited.
ACME signed export deals with Japan's IHI and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical for 405,000 tonnes of green ammonia and 100,000 tonnes of green methanol annually, backed by subsidies on both sides. The agreements sit under India's National Green Hydrogen Mission, giving lenders a demand signal.
