In Belgium, the European Commission has decided to close its antitrust investigation into Alcogroup S.A. and its subsidiary Alcodis S.A for their alleged participation in a cartel concerning the wholesale price formation mechanism for ethanol in Europe. On July 7, 2022, the Commission informed Alcogroup as well as Lantmännen ek för and its subsidiary Lantmännen […]
In Finland, the European Commission has published its review of the CO2 emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles calling for a 90% reduction of emissions by 2040. Neste welcomes policy actions that will reduce emissions from road transport in Europe, and continues to make significant investments in renewable transport fuels to support the European Union’s net-zero […]
In Belgium, hydrogen plays a key role in our European Green Deal and in the REPowerEU plan. Upscaling the use of renewable hydrogen, ammonia and other derivatives will accelerate the decarbonisation of our energy system and greatly reduce the EU’s dependence on Russian imported fossil fuels. Defining now the conditions under which hydrogen can be […]
In Belgium, European Commission has informed Alcogroup S.A. and its subsidiary Alcodis S.A. (together ‘Alcogroup’) as well as Lantmännen ek för and its subsidiary Lantmännen Agroetanol AB (together ‘Agroetanol) of its preliminary view that, together with Abengoa S.A. (‘Abengoa’), which settled the case in December 2021, they have breached EU antitrust rules. The Commission considers […]
In Belgium, the Commission published on Tuesday its Communication “REPowerEU: Joint European action for more affordable, secure, and sustainable energy”. The Communication aims to support the EU’s energy independence by accelerating the deployment of renewables and ensuring the affordability and security of energy supply. REPowerEU identifies diversifying the EU’s gas supplies as the first action […]
In Belgium, Euractiv reports the European Commission is considering taxation of fossil fuels and crop-based biofuels at the same rate as part of the revision of the 2003 Energy Taxation Directive in an effort to transition the biofuel supply more quickly away from agricultural feedstocks. With patchwork fixes of the taxation policy since its implementation, […]
In Belgium, the European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, two support measures for the construction of advanced biofuels plants in Finland. More specifically, the Commission has approved the following 2 investment aid measures notified by Finland: (i) €24.5 million in favor of NordFuel, to support the construction of an advanced biofuel demonstration […]
In Belgium, Reuters reports the European Commission’s 2021-2031 Agricultural Outlook estimates that by 2031 European biofuel consumption will fall 24% to 14.3 billion liters with palm oil imports sinking to 4 million metric tons from 6.5 million tons this year. The Commission estimates biofuel consumption will peak in 2023 at 18.9 billion liters and begin […]
In Belgium, the European Commission has yet again approved, under EU State aid rules, the prolongation of the tax exemption measure for biofuels in Sweden. Sweden has exempted liquid biofuels from energy and CO₂ taxation since 2002. The measure has already been prolonged several times, the last time in October 2020). By the new decision, […]
In Belgium, Reuters reports the European Commission has decided to extend its antidumping tariffs on US-origin biodiesel imports for another five years on the back of concerns that dumping is still a risk if the tariffs were removed. A recent European Commission investigation revealed that the US biodiesel industry is already dumping fuel at below […]
