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Road fuel demand in Spain during September remained below year-ago levels, with the total for diesel and gasoline ...
Biodiesel consumption in Germany during July hit an all-time monthly record high of 289,000 mt at a rate of ...
Certificate prices for Year 11 renewable transport fuel certificates have firmed as market sources seek further information on a...
Germany’s biodiesel industry is waiting with baited breath for a court decision that could give municipal governments a mandate to ban or restrict diesel vehicles, an outcome that may hasten the shift towards petrol cars and impact the country’s renewable fuel targets.
Lobbyists are gearing up for a fresh round of talks between EU member states on the share of crop-based biofuels in transport that should be used between 2020 and 2030, with the focus broadening from the EU Parliament to the EU Council.
With November 30 marking the final stage for reconciliation of Year 9 certificates, trading ceased in that field, leaving Year 10 and Year 11 facing still idle demand and downward pressure on prices.
The approaching end-of-the-line for Year 9 left limited influence on prices in a malaise that extended to much of the RTFC market. At the end of the week, bids and offers remained in a tight, unyielding range with offers on Year 10 and Year 11 heard in much the same region as in the previous week - 21.7 p for Year 10, a slightly lower 22 p for Year 11.
The UK government this week earmarked £340 million to build a national charging network as it seeks to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, and said it would allow self-driving vehicles on the road by 2021, but it failed to pass measures that would have boosted ethanol use in the country’s 36 million road vehicles.