Berlin, 15 April 2026 - Biodiesel in inland shipping could become significantly more important
gain. Numerous marine engines are already designed to run on pure petrol.
Biodiesel (B100) or with higher biodiesel blends such as B20 or B30
authorised. „Biodiesel is an immediately available solution for inland shipping - and
can be used without great technical effort,“ says Elmar Baumann. He is
Managing Director of the Association of the German Biofuels Industry (VDB), the
together with the Biodiesel Quality Management Working Group (AGQM), the
Association for Waste-Based Fuels (MVaK) and other European organisations.
associations has published the updated approval list for inland waterway vessels.
Link to the press release: PM_Release listInland navigation
Link to the AGQM article online: AGQM Biodiesel in inland navigation
Sources: https://www.agqm-biodiesel.de/ April 2026
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