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Biofuel is approaching a feedstock crunch. How bad? And what must be done?

January 23, 2023 by IEA

The IEA is warning that biodiesel, renewable diesel and biojet fuel producers are heading for a feedstock supply crunch over the next five years. Rising prices are the signal to seek out new supplies and solutions, which should – and are - driving the development of government programmes and industry innovation. Here, the IEA lays out their projections for 2022-2027, covering all the main feedstocks: sugars, maize, soy oil, rapeseed oil, palm … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biofuels, Energy Tagged With: AnimalFats, biodiesel, biofuel, biojet, Brazil, CookingOil, decarbonisation, demand, Europe, feedstock, IEA, Indonesia, industry, maize, PalmOil, prices, rapeseed, residues, soy, sugars, supply, US, waste

Bioenergy is the undervalued pillar of the clean energy transition

December 17, 2020 by Seungwoo Kang and Elisa Asmelash

Bioenergy is already the world’s largest source of renewable energy, responsible for 70% of the supply (and around 10% of total primary energy). Burning organic matter goes back to the invention of fire and is still commonplace around the globe. Yet it gets hardly any of the attention and policy support that’s given to other clean energy technologies like solar, wind and now hydrogen. Bioenergy can and should play an even greater role, explain … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biofuels, Energy Tagged With: aviation, BECCS, bioenergy, biofuels, biojet, biomethanol, cement, chemicals, farming, forestry, shipping

Advanced Aviation Biofuels: ready for take-off?

June 19, 2019 by Dolf Gielen and Sakari Oksanen

A survey by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) of leading biofuel investors and producers worldwide reveals that they are still struggling to get governments to deliver the right regulatory framework – and carbon pricing – to ensure biojet fuel’s rapid growth. Scaled up, the fuel also needs to come down in price to compete with jet fuel’s 50 eurocents per litre. Technological progress is being made. But biofuel investment has … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biogas, Energy, Transport and energy Tagged With: aviation, biofuel, biojet, emissions, HEFA, IRENA, Neste, SkyNRG, transport

Clean air transport: batteries or biojet or both – but let’s get on with it

March 14, 2019 by Energy Post Premium

In his last article for Energy Post, Mike Scott looked at how airlines are under increasing pressure to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions rather than offsetting them as they do now. How can it be done? There is no one-size-fits-all solution for the varied size of aircraft and flight distances but that should be no excuse. Battery innovation offers solutions for some cases whilst biojet (aviation biofuel) can fill many of the remaining gaps. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, PREMIUM, Transport and energy Tagged With: aviation, batteries, biofuel, biojet, carbon offsetting, EasyJet, emissions

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