Lloyd’s Register fuel advisory body reports significant increase in biofuel usage to meet GHG reduction targets

EU Regulation Banning Crop-Based SAF in Decarbonization Remains in Place After Challenge

A regulation in the European Union that essentially bans the use of crop-based sustainable aviation fuel to decarbonize the fuel market, will be allowed to stand after a EU court dismissed a challenge brought by biofuels groups.

U.S. Ethanol and SAF Leaders React to Court Decision on EU SAF Regulations

Leaders of the U.S. ethanol and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry today expressed disappointment in Tuesday’s decision by the General Court of the European Union to dismiss a challenge against the ReFuelEU Aviation regulations brought by European biofuel producers. The court ruled...

European court dismisses challenge to treatment of crop-based biofuels in EU SAF regulations

The General Court of the European Union on Feb. 27 dismissed a challenge against the ReFuelEU Aviation regulations brought by European biofuel producers last year regarding regulation’s exclusion of crop-based fuels.

Lloyd’s Register fuel advisory body reports significant increase in biofuel usage to meet GHG reduction targets

The latest analysis from Lloyd’s Register’s Fuel Oil Bunkering Analysis and Advisory Service (FOBAS) highlights a significant increase in biofuel usage, primarily driven by EU and IMO regulations, including the Mediterranean SOx (Sulphur Oxides) Emission Control Area (SECA) coming into effect on 1 May 2025.  The FOBAS Fuel Quality Report H2 2024, which examines fuel quality trends from the second half of 2024, also identifies ongoing concerns wi…

U.S. Ethanol and SAF Leaders React to Court Decision on EU SAF Regulations - U.S. GRAINS COUNCIL

Leaders of the U.S. ethanol and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry today expressed disappointment in Tuesday’s decision by the General Court of the European Union to dismiss a challenge against the ReFuelEU Aviation regulations brought by European biofuel producers. The court ruled that ePURE and Pannonia Bio lacked standing to bring the challenge, which asserted the EU’s sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) regulation illegally discriminates a…