Tag Archives: biofuel

How is sugarcane advancing the biofuel agenda?

Biofuel offers an alternative source to fossil fuels and has a lot of potential to help reduce emissions. In this piece, we take a look at how sugarcane is helping to advance the biofuel agenda. As a clean, affordable and low-carbon biofuel, sugarcane ethanol has emerged as a leading renewable fuel for the transportation sector. […]

Greenergy achieves Chain of Custody certification

  Greenergy Brasil Trading S.A. has become the latest ‘trader’ member to achieve a Bonsucro Chain of Custody certificate. Greenergy imports and exports ethanol, diesel and gasoline. The company was established in Brazil in 2010, with an initial focus of exporting and importing ethanol. However, in 2015 it also started to import diesel and gasoline. […]

Exporting Bonsucro certified biofuel to UK given green light after Brexit

The UK Government has confirmed that following Brexit there will not be changes on biofuel imports. The Government will continue to trust the EU RED recognised schemes, including Bonsucro, that demonstrate the sustainability credentials of biofuel consignments. Bonsucro learned this in an email from Department for Transport on 14th January 2021. Bonsucro’s Head of Standards […]

Upcoming revisions to EU RED II

From mid-2021, the updated EU RED legislation for biofuel exported to Europe will come into force. Bonsucro is already adapting its system to be ready on time. Our Head of Standards and Innovation, Nicolas Viart, recently attended a webinar hosted by Guidehouse, a consultancy firm working for the EU Commission, where the proposed future for […]