The U.S. EIA reduced its forecast for 2026 renewable diesel production in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released March 10. The forecasts for the production of biodiesel and “other biofuel,” defined to include SAF, were maintained.
Chattanooga's Moccasin Bend Environmental Campus is launching a project that will generate electricity from wastewater methane. MBEC selected Mainspring Energy to install six linear generators this year, producing an initial 1.5 MW of electricity.
Axens has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Airbus to strengthen their cooperation in the development and deployment of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), a key pillar for decarbonizing the aviation sector.
U.S. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin on March 9 announced the selection of new members to the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee. The newly appointed CASAC will consist of a chair and six new members.
The USDA reduced its forecast for 2025-’26 soybean oil use in biofuel production in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, released March 10. The expected price for soybean oil was revised up.
Repsol on March 10 announced plans to invest up to EUR 10 billion ($11.61 billion) in its operations through 2028, with a portion of that investment dedicated to low-carbon projects, including renewable fuels.
Fuel retailers are calling on the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry to reinstate the Biodiesel Blenders’ Tax Credit, noting that the transition to the 45Z clean fuel production credit has stifled the biodiesel market.
thyssenkrupp Uhde has been awarded a contract by Halifax-based Nova Sustainable Fuels to perform an integration and optimization study for NSF’s biomass-to-methanol project in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Celtic Renewables has secured £16.23 million in public and private funding to scale its production of high-demand green chemicals. The company plans to develop a commercial-scale facility to produce bioacetone, biobutanol, and bioethanol.
U.S. manufacturers produced approximately 1 million tons of densified biomass fuel in October, according to the U.S. EIA’s Monthly Densified Biomass Fuels Report. Sales of densified biomass fuel reached 970,000 tons during the month.
Gevo Inc. on March 5 announced plans to expand capacity at its North Dakota ethanol plant to 75 MMgy. The company also plans to make a final investment decision on the development of an adjacent SAF project later this year.
The Advanced Woody Biomass Alliance on March 9 launched as a global industry platform uniting organizations to expand the use of woody biomass as a versatile, renewable carbon solution sourced from working forests.
Arcadis has partnered with CCI BioEnergy to provide engineering and detailed design services and will conduct the preliminary and detailed design work for the pretreatment portion of an anaerobic digestion expansion project in Toronto.
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has published the “2025 Aviation Fuels Reference Prices for ReFuelEU Aviation” briefing note, which provides key reference prices for SAF and other relevant aviation fuels for the European Union.
Pellet production is a business in which small deviations matter. Not just in the business sense, but also in the operational sense.
Nopetro Energy has extended its decade long partnership with LYNX, the Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority and will build a new compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station in Kissimmee, made 100% from RNG.
A newly released independent economic impact study finds that biomanufacturing projects located in Biofuel Development Opportunity (BDO) Zones generate substantial and repeatable economic benefits.
As the wood pellet industry faces tightening emissions standards and expands to include advanced pellets and unconventional feedstocks like bagasse, emissions control is becoming more nuanced and more operationally critical.
The House Agriculture Committee on March 5 voted 34 to 17 to advance the Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2026, commonly known as the 2026 Farm Bill. The vote followed a two-day markup session that spanned roughly 25 hours.
Two researchers at Imperial College London on March 5 published a paper that identifies 36 strategies with the highest potential to reduce global carbon emissions. Biofuels and BECCS are among the strategies identified by the researchers.
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. on March 4 announced a slew of deals with trucking, refuse, and transit fleets nationwide. The agreements span renewable natural gas (RNG) fueling infrastructure and RNG supply.
Supercharging SAF uptake: ISCC, OMV and Airbus strengthen credible book and claim approaches
By International Sustainability & Carbon Certification
March 05, 2026
Scaling sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is one of the central challenges facing the aviation sector. Meeting this challenge requires collaboration across the value chain, supported by credible frameworks that enable new ways of bringing SAF to market.
The Carbon Capture Coalition has announced the launch of Carbon Capture Impact, an allied 501(c)(4) organization of the Carbon Capture Coalition that aims to amplify the voices of its broad, far-reaching network of advocates.
As timber markets navigate volatility, biocarbon is emerging as a scalable new demand driver—linking industrial decarbonization with long-term fiber utilization—and Aymium is leading the way.
Republic Services Inc. completed and commenced operations at nine RNG projects in 2025, including three that began operations during the fourth quarter of the year. An additional four RNG projects are expected to become operational in 2026.
Strategic Biofuels announced on March 4 it has received a draft Class VI Well Permit from the Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy for the CCS project under development as part of its Louisiana Green Fuels project.
Syzygy Plasmonics on March 3 announced an MOU with Geo bio gas&carbon, Brazil's foremost sugarcane and ethanol waste to biogas developer and operator, to develop commercial-scale sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) projects in Brazil.
Swedavia, the owner of 10 Swedish airports, continues to support the aviation industry’s transition by inviting other stakeholders to participate in its annual procurement of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Siemens and CAPHENIA have entered a partnership to scale the production of SAF. As preferred automation and digitalization partner, Siemens will provide digitalization and automation solutions for CAPHENIA's plasma technology
Across British Columbia, mills representing every level of the forest sector, including sawmills, pulp mills and now a pellet plant, are closing or curtailing at an alarming pace. They serve different markets but are part of an integrated system.
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