This two-day training gives you a practical, market-facing foundation in biofuels value chains, policy drivers, lifecycle carbon accounting, and price formation—so you can evaluate opportunities, risks, and economics with confidence.

You’ll move from feedstock fundamentals and biorefinery pathways through to regulatory frameworks and mandates, then into market outlooks and demand growth (including SAF pathways, certification, and scaling constraints). The course also provides a clear, practitioner-led view of Platts price assessments and benchmark building, plus focused modules on renewable naphtha and the evolving UK & European market landscape.

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AGENDA

DAY 1: Fundamentals, regulation, and market outlook

• Session 1: Introduction to Biofuels, Biorefineries & Feedstock Basics
• 1st vs. 2nd generation biofuels
• Major feedstocks & sustainability considerations
• Petrochemical basics relevant to biofuels
• Agricultural feedstocks, biogas & methanol
• Biorefining technologies & technology readiness (TRL)
• Regulatory overview & carbon intensity basics
• Session 2: Regulatory Considerations in Biofuels
• Lifecycle emissions accounting for biofuels and SAF (Scopes 1–3)
• Mandates, blending targets, and certification schemes
• ETS and compliance mechanisms
• CBAM and impacts on trade and competitiveness
• Biofuels Market Outlook (Part 1)
• Global demand outlook
• Future of biofuels, SAF & marine bunkers
• SAF pathways & certification (CORSIA, ASTM)
• IMO regulations & bio bunkers
• Feedstock demand outlook: lipids, agricultural oils & alcohols
• Biogas and methanol pathways
• Carbon intensity deep dive
• Pricing outlook: SAF, HVO, FAME, ethanol

DAY 2: Price assessments, SAF scaling, and Europe/UK market focus

• Platts Price Assessment of Biofuels & Feedstocks
• Platts price assessment methodology and Market on Close
• Building robust benchmarks
• The role of market prices
• Key price drivers for biofuels and feedstocks
• Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF): Challenges & Opportunities
• Global SAF adoption barriers
• SAF supply chain and scalability
• Feedstock constraints
• Airline/airport decarbonisation
• Policy and incentive ecosystems
• Renewable Naphtha in the Biofuels Value Chain
• Production as a co-product from HEFA/HVO and other pathways
• Role as a sustainable petrochemical feedstock for chemicals and plastics
• Market demand and growth drivers linked to biofuels expansion
• Biofuels & e-Fuels Market Potential in the UK & Europe
• UK feedstock availability and constraints
• EU RED III impacts on markets
• Investment activity across Europe
• Aviation and transport decarbonisation strategies