In Belgium, the European Biodiesel Board has recently alerted EU and national member state authorities on important and increasing trade distortions of the EU internal biodiesel market created by biodiesel products exported from Poland at unfair low price levels. An inquiry is to be opened on such unfair practice, which is breaching EU and national […]
In Poland, the country has delayed implementation of double counting for waste-based biodiesel until 2017 with the establishment of the rule not expected until the end of 2016. The plan had been to introduce the policy, making it compliant with the European Union’s Renewable Energy Directive, back in 2015 but the Council of Ministers didn’t […]
In Poland, increased demand for double-counted waste-based biodiesel from Germany is likely to increase following the implementation of a new law on Monday. The policy falls in line with many other European countries, with demand expected to kick in around Q2 when blenders start looking at summer spec biodiesel. The current winter blend has a […]
In Poland, PKN Orlen has teamed with universities in Szczecin and Olsztyn to trial a mobile experimental station to produce algae for biodiesel production at its production plant in Płock using carbon-dioxide-rich gas coming from one of the refiner installations and post-production water. The universities will be involved in helping to choose the appropriate algae […]
In Poland, the government is pushing for increased biodiesel blending in an effort to offset Russia’s import ban of agricultural goods. About 70% of the country’s rapeseed crop is going towards biodiesel, which reached 7% blending in 2014. The aim is still 10% for 2020. Corn is the main feedstock for ethanol, with both biofuels […]
In Poland, biodiesel production was up 11% during the third quarter of 2013 at 184,684 metric tons thanks to increased demand for diesel. The jump was also a 20% increase from the second quarter, compared to little more than a 1% increase typically seen between second and third quarters. The Polish government has an incentive […]
In Poland, the government dropped subsidies for companies co-firing with biomass pellets earlier in the year, which has led to a huge slide in demand nearing 50%. Ukraine was a major exporter of those biomass pellets, and the significant, and quick, drop in demand has a had a negative impact on those Ukrainian producers. Some […]
In Poland, the government is proposing new legislation to boost investment in biomass power production. The move comes after biomass companies criticized the government for not doing more to help them after prices for green certificates dropped. The government requires power companies to supply a certain percentage of their power from renewable sources which is […]
In Poland, one of the country’s richest men is expected to sell off his significant agriculture holdings in a disposal valued at up to $334 million including Poland’s biggest rapeseed oil producer Komagra and biofuel firm Bioagra Oil. International competitors such as Glencore are seen as potential buyers.
In Poland, Tergopower, a Norwegian green energy producer, plans to construct a 40MW combined heat and power (CHP) plant fueled by biomass. The proposed plant will be built in Lublin beginning in 2014 and cost approximately $184.6m (€140m). After an estimated 18 months of construction, the plant will use straw and wood biomass sourced from […]
