Two major players are seen investing

Two UK players invest in Amsterdam biodiesel production capacity

Argent Energy has announced a €20 million investment to take its second generation production capacity in the port of Amsterdam to 540kt from 100kt. The company will use feedstock as defined in the annex IX of the RED II directive, which where defined as advanced biofuels include part A feedstocks such as algae, industrial biowaste, or part B waste products animal fats and used cooking oils.

Greenergy had back in 2018 purchased a first generation, long idled biodiesel plant which it subsequently upgraded to second generation. It has recently announced an investment to increase its production capacity by 25%. The original production capacity isn't known.

Simultaneous capacity increases a few months apart...so the demand for biodiesel is far from drying out

With rising share of B7 and B10 at the pump major players are seen to bet on waste and residues to feed their biodiesel plants, driven by the RED II directive and propped up by double counting in the case of part B feedstocks. With hybrid vehicles and EVs having so far captured a share in excess of 6% of the fleet of vehicles registered in the EU (EVs' share is estimated at half a percent), bioethanol and biodiesel still have a long way to go.

Keywords: biodiesel, production capacity, feedstock, advanced biofuels, algae, industrial biowaste, animal fats, used cooking oils, biodiesel plant, B7, B10, waste and residues, hybrid vehicles, EVs,  bioethanol