External Comment | The Renewable Transport Fuel Association (RFTA) has responded to a recent BBC article, which opens with the statement “The UK government is investigating a fast-growing ‘green fuel’ called HVO diesel amid claims of significant fraud”.

The RFTA support the Department for Transport’s efforts to investigate fraudulent activity in the market. The UK renewable fuels industry is proud of its high standards in sustainability, and anything that tarnishes the credible reputation of the industry should be removed.

The DfT has recently updated its guidance, allowing it to make fuller investigations of supply chains where the origins of the feedstock may be unclear. It is noted that this may add additional admin processes for some supply chains, but it is a worthwhile addition to ensure only genuine sustainable biofuels are supplied in the UK.

Whilst having a stricter sustainability basis in the biofuel ‘world’, the UK also has a unique SAF mandate, which caps the levels of HEFA supplied from 2027 to incentivise the manufacturing of SAF from different materials.

It is also worth noting that the recent substantial increases in imports of HVO from China (and the USA) could be due to the dumping of subsidised material into the UK market. The RFTA has consistently pointed out that subsidised/dumped imports from China cause harm to UK biofuel producers. The RFTA has also successfully requested that the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) launch a review of these imports to minimise this from happening.

Source: Renewable Transport Fuel Association | rfta.org.uk

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