New GNG Law to Increase Germany’s Demand for Rapeseed Oil Biofuel

A new greenhouse gas (GHG) law in Germany is expected to lead to a rise in demand for rapeseed oil biofuel, the Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants (UFOP) said last month. The law on the Further Development of the GHG Quota, which was passed in the German Bundestag on 21 May, increased the country’s GHG reduction obligation from the current 6% to 7% next year and 25% in 2030, the report said.  

Demand for sustainably grown biomass feedstock such as rapeseed would increase due to the new target, according to UFOP.  Existing biodiesel plants were expected to switch to rapeseed and, in the short term, demand for rapeseed oil for biofuel production would increase, not only in Germany.