In Germany, UFOP and the Fuels Joint Research Group published a new report that looks at the development of an on-board fuel quality sensor system for early identification of deposit formations in fuels containing biodiesel, why it is important for plug-in hybrid vehicles, and more. UFOP reports that in plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEV), the advantages […]
In Germany, the amount of diesel fuel consumed by road traffic was lower in the first half of the year 2021 than it was in the 2020 reference period. Accordingly, the use of biodiesel dropped by one fifth. On average, biodiesel was blended in at 7.1 per cent, which compares to 8.1 per cent in […]
In Germany, UFOP reports that the German Bundestag (the federal parliament) decided to increase the greenhouse gas reduction obligation for fuels. The law provides for an even increase from 6% today to 7% in 2022 and to 25% in 2030. UFOP had repeatedly called for a more ambitious GHG quota system. The aim was to […]
In Germany and France, the French Association of Oilseed and Protein Producers and the Union for the Promotion of Oilseed and Protein Plants called on the European Commission to include all European biomass raw materials without exception in the EU’s reduction target -Taxonomy Ordinance to be included. “With the Taxonomy Regulation, the European Union is […]
In Germany, UFOP reports that a sharp decline in biodiesel imports from Argentina to the EU-27 in 2019, a major slump has been recorded in deliveries from Malaysia and Indonesia for 2020. In the calendar year 2020, the EU-27 imported a total of 3.1 million metric tons of biodiesel from non-EU countries. This was down around […]
In Germany, UFOP reports that in January 2021, around 175,400 tons of biodiesel were used for blending in Germany, down around 16% from the previous month and down almost 21% from January 2020. January 2021 consumption of bioethanol increased 1.9% compared to the previous month, yet fell almost 25% short of January 2020. Consumption of […]
In Germany, at approximately 3.025 million metric tons, the incorporation of biofuels in diesel fuel blends reached its highest level in the past year since the quota regime was introduced in 2007. In providing this information, the Union zur Förderung von Oel- und Proteinpflanzen (UFOP) e.V. refers to statistics published by the Federal Office for […]
In Germany, UFOP reports that at approximately 2.8 million tons, the incorporation of biofuels in diesel fuel blends reached its highest level in the past year since the quota regime was introduced in 2007. The UFOP estimates the share of biodiesel in fulfilling the quota requirements at approximately 2.38 million tons and that of hydrotreated […]
In Germany, UFOP reports that with exports amounting to approximately 2.33 million tons and an export surplus of approximately 0.9 million tons, Germany underlines its importance for the production and marketing of biodiesel in the European Union. In 2020, Germany imported and exported more biodiesel than ever before. German biodiesel imports totalled approximately 1.45 million […]
In Germany, UFOP reports that decreases in area in Ukraine and the EU-27 + UK are expected to be more than offset by increases in other important producer countries in 2021/22 and welcomes the protein plant strategy adopted by the EU and German government. Germany is the main EU country for rapeseed processing, with around […]
