New regulation on biofuels and forest biomass for energy production
29 Oct 2026Effective: 29 Oct 20260 views
Who is affected:
Energy producers with biomass, holders of biofuel and bioliquid installations
Summary
Spain transposes the European directive that tightens sustainability criteria for forest biomass and restricts aid to power plants using only biomass. It affects energy installations using biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels.
Detailed analysis
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This Royal Decree transposes Directive (EU) 2023/2413 on forest biomass and biofuels. It introduces the cascade use principle, which prioritizes material use of biomass over energy use. It prohibits new aid or its renewal for power plants using only forest biomass, except in outermost regions, just transition zones or …
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