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IMO 2020 shows future marine fuels will scale through bunker hubs first

IMO 2020 looked like a global regulation story. The better reading is more practical: marine fuel rules work when the bunkering system can absorb them. That matters now because shipping is heading into a much harder fuel transition.

By Gabriel Ho

/ 29 May 2026

IMO 2020 shows future marine fuels will scale through bunker hubs first

Europe’s New Energy Security Question: What Happens After Oil?

Europe’s latest energy package is not a biofuels strategy. In AccelerateEU, the European Commission is responding to a familiar European problem: fossil fuel dependence. The trigger this time is renewed pressure from the Middle East, higher import costs and concern over transport fuel availability.

By Gabriel Ho

/ 27 Apr 2026

Europe’s New Energy Security Question: What Happens After Oil?

How Green Methanol Is Made, and Why Supply Is Still Tight

Green methanol is made through two main routes. The first is biomethanol, which uses biogenic feedstocks such as forestry and agricultural residues, biogas, sewage-derived gas, municipal solid waste, and black liquor from pulp mills.

By Gabriel Ho

/ 22 Apr 2026

How Green Methanol Is Made, and Why Supply Is Still Tight

Global waste-based Ethanol rollout still falls short

The promise of waste-based second-generation ethanol has yet to materialize. The only notable bright spot is Brazil, which offers the clearest commercial template for 2G ethanol.

By Gabriel Ho

/ 13 Apr 2026

Global waste-based Ethanol rollout still falls short

Innovation & Policy Summit Vietnam 2026

The inaugural ASAFA Innovation & Policy Summit (IPS) Vietnam is the first dedicated international SAF forum in Vietnam, bringing together 120 senior stakeholders across airlines, fuel producers, technology providers, investors, policymakers, and industry experts.

By Gabriel Ho

/ 12 Apr 2026

Asia is becoming a SAF export platform before it becomes a full SAF market

Production capacity is being built in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and China faster than local airline demand, local mandates and local procurement frameworks have matured.

By Gabriel Ho

/ 8 Apr 2026

Asia is becoming a SAF export platform before it becomes a full SAF market

GHG Protocol raises the bar for biofuels accounting with new land, combustion and traceability rules

The Greenhouse Gas Protocol’s new Land Sector and Removals Standard is likely to change how companies frame biofuels in corporate carbon reporting. Taking effect on 1 January 2027, the standard applies to agriculture and CO2 removal technologies, but not yet to forestry.

By Gabriel Ho

/ 1 Apr 2026

GHG Protocol raises the bar for biofuels accounting with new land, combustion and traceability rules

In Japan, the next car decision is not yet all-electric

Japan’s road transport transition is often framed as a contest between battery-electric vehicles and the internal combustion engine. In practice, the decision facing conservative Japanese motorists looks more complicated.

By Gabriel Ho

/ 1 Apr 2026

In Japan, the next car decision is not yet all-electric

Vietnam shifts from legacy E5 policy to security-driven E10 rollout

Vietnam’s latest increase in biofuel sales reflects more than short-term demand movement. It marks a stronger execution phase in the country’s transport fuel policy.

By Gabriel Ho

/ 30 Mar 2026

Vietnam shifts from legacy E5 policy to security-driven E10 rollout

Cathay Pacific’s SAF growth highlights both momentum and limits of voluntary uptake in Asia

Cathay Pacific’s SAF growth highlights both momentum and limits of voluntary uptake in APAC. It's latest disclosure of its 2025 SAF commitments provides one of the clearest quantitative signals of how voluntary SAF demand is developing in Asia, while also underscoring how early the market remains.

By Gabriel Ho

/ 29 Mar 2026

Cathay Pacific’s SAF growth highlights both momentum and limits of voluntary uptake in Asia

Thailand fuel price rise exposes oil fund strain as alternative fuels plan remains unresolved

Thailand’s latest fuel price increase underscores the limits of the country’s long-used Oil Fuel Fund and highlights the lack of a settled long-term framework for alternative fuels.

By Gabriel Ho

/ 29 Mar 2026

Thailand fuel price rise exposes oil fund strain as alternative fuels plan remains unresolved

IMO Net-Zero framework debate shifts as early signals point to more pragmatic, market-led approach

With MEPC 84 still a month away, early submissions from IMO member states suggest an emerging shift in how global shipping decarbonisation could be regulated, with increasing emphasis on political feasibility, market readiness and technology neutrality.

By Gabriel Ho

/ 26 Mar 2026

IMO Net-Zero framework debate shifts as early signals point to more pragmatic, market-led approach