Asia Bets on Biofuels to Dodge Middle East Oil Shortages

Interest in developing biofuels has fluctuated and has been strongly driven by global energy trends.

In 2024, following the COVID-19 pandemic, the international call for a green transition, and the increased focus on developing cleaner fuels to decarbonise hard-to-abate industries, interest in biofuels grew.

Biofuels were expected to play a major role in the global green transition by helping to decarbonise industries that could not simply shift to renewable electricity, such as aviation.

However, this interest waned in 2025, as several companies…