Todays Latest Updates: 07 July 2026

Biodiesel: Indonesia. Indonesia’s new 50% biodiesel blending mandate took effect on July 1, requiring a fuel blend of half palm-based diesel and ​conventional diesel known as B50. In an effort to achieve energy independence, Indonesia increased the mandated blending rate to 50% from 40%, effective July 1. ​The program, however, faces feasibility challenges in the wake of ​retreating crude oil prices and high prices of palm oil, ⁠which typically trades at a premium to diesel. Link 07/07/2026.

Biojet/SAF: South Korea. As South Korea prepares for the implementation of SAF blending mandates from 2030, increasing the need for production pathways capable of supplying larger fuel volumes than those currently supported by waste-based feedstocks, USA companies are encouraging adoption of ethanol to jet technology to meet the mandate conditions. Link 07/07/2026.

Biojet/SAF: United Kingdom. Lighthouse Green Fuels (LGF) has successfully completed Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) for its SAF facility in Teesside. Once operational, the project is expected to produce 180 million liters of SAF and 30 million liters of renewable naphtha annually from sustainably sourced biomass feedstocks, including forestry and agricultural residues. The facility will utilize a commercially proven gasification Fischer-Tropsch pathway, a technology route widely recognized as one of the most credible options for large-scale advanced SAF production. Link 07/07/2026.

Hydrogen: Australia. Hysata has received the first commercial order for a “megawatt-scale” capillary-fed alkaline electrolyser, which it claims achieves 95% efficiency. The technology doesn’t use liquid electrolyte reservoirs found in alkaline and PEM systems, instead using capillary action to deliver electrolyte to reaction sites. Electricity is the largest cost component in green hydrogen production, so improving efficiency is the most powerful lever to reduce the costs for hydrogen production. Link 07/07/2026.

Hydrogen: The Netherlands. Around 25kg of green hydrogen has been produced at the H2 Hollandia project in Drenthe using a 5MW Plug Power electrolyser, while work continues on installing the compressor and hydrogen filling systems. The electrolyser started being installed at the existing 115MW Vloeivelden Hollandia solar park last November. The 300 tonnes of green hydrogen produced by the project annually will be filled into tube trailers on site and supplied to refuelling stations and industrial customers in the region. Link 07/07/2026.