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The National Emission Authority (NEa) published its annual energy and transport report covering 2020. We review here the main findings of our analysis. Key 2020 developments were the surge of Fame use by the bunkering sector, the E10 steep uptake and the quick development of biogas. Fame consumption was recorded up 19% to 578 KT:…

The Department for Transport (DfT) launched last week a public consultation opened until April 23: “Amending the Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation (RTFO) to increase carbon savings on land, air and at sea”. We review here the main features of the proposal, which marks the strong will of the DfT to quickly implement a more ambitious…

The DEHSt has released 9 verification reports confirming the actual reductions achieved by 4 projects during various periods in 2020. All of them delivered more reductions than what was announced at the start of the project. This should have an impact on the quota compliance for both 2020 and 2021. We release here the first…

The Energy Agency’s annual report was finally published, highlighting a temporary reduction of HVO consumption, mainly due to the HVO100 setback. Fame demand was up 23%. A total of 1.34 million mt of HVO* have been absorbed by the Swedish market in 2019, down 8% compared to 2018. This is actually the second year in…

Our sources at French Ministries directed us towards the third “Loi de Finance rectificative 2020” (third rectified budget law for 2020) to confirm that a new incentive has been granted to Fame -10° for the August-December period. We explain it all here. The new text of law was published on July 31 in the Official…

The EU Commission (DG Ener) mandated a consortium led by E4tech to assist in the evaluation of biofuels feedstocks which could, in line with the article 28 of the REDII Directive, be added to the Annex IX. During the past two months and until May 24, stakeholders have been consulted about the potential inclusions to…

On March 19, RME Fob ARA and rapeseed oil ddp NWE prices were recorded at the same level (USD 775/mt), illustrating the gravity of the biodiesel market situation. Since the virus outbreak, energy prices have fallen much quicker than vegetable oils, forcing some biodiesel sellers to get rid of positions with a massive loss. As…

Local sources revealed this week that the Danish Parliament is currently studying a draft of law that would amend the Biofuels Act and introduce major changes to the regulatory environment. After years of delaying, authorities finally do what it takes to comply with the RED target next year. The draft of law will be debated…

Norwegian authorities have released “The Government’s action plan for green shipping” in which increasing the use of biodiesel is clearly mentioned as an important mean of halving emissions from domestic shipping by 2030. As was the case with the aviation sector (0.5% vol. blending obligation from 2020), Norway is seriously thinking about introducing a biofuels…

The Air Resources Board (ARB) published the latest update displaying the volumes of biofuels used to generate LCFS credits under the 5% GHG reduction mandate. The consumption of HVO has experienced an impressive leap: + 68% compared to the same period last year. As expected, fulfilling the new GHG mandate in California appears to be…