Sustainable Road Transport Fuels

Sustainable fuels for road transport became increasingly relevant after the implementation of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) and the Fuel Quality Directive (FQD) of the European Commission (EC), which has set a number of legal sustainability requirements for the production of sustainable fuels from both bio-based feedstocks and waste and residues.

Sustainable Road Transport Fuels Covered Under ISCC Certification

• Biofuels (liquid fuels for the transport sector produced from bio-based feedstocks)
• Biogas/Biomethane
• Renewable Fuels of Non-Biological Origin (RFNBO)*
• Recycled Carbon Fuels

*As of 13 February 2023, the European Commission (EC) adopted new rules on how to define hydrogen and its derivatives as renewables. The adopted delegated acts (DAs) supplement the Renewable Energy Directive (REDII) by establishing a methodology, setting out detailed rules to produce RFNBOs. ISCC is seeking the recognition of the ISCC EU certification approach for RFNBOs as soon as possible.

Applicable ISCC Certification Schemes

ISCC EU

ISCC PLUS

ISCC’s Recognitions

ISCC proves compliance with legal requirements for biofuels / bioliquids in the European Union and other important energy markets.

Certification Examples

ISCC certified Biopropane

Primagaz France, a subsidiary of the family owned company SHV Energy, received its first ISCC EU and PLUS certificate in 2017. Since then, the innovative company has addressed its ISCC certified biopropane to the biofuels and energy market, as well as industrial applications (e.g. cosmetics). Biopropane, also known as BioLPG (LPG = liquefied petroleum gas), is a by-product in the biofuels manufacturing process.

ISCC certified Biodiesel

Argent Energy has made good use of London´s fatberg and turned it into biodiesel at its plant in Ellesmere Port near Liverpool. Argent Energy has been ISCC certified as producer of biodiesel since 2011 and has invested in new treatment plants to cope with such materials that block sewerage systems as a valuable source of renewable fuels.

ISCC Case Studies: ISCC Certification in the Biofuels Market