China is planning a series of pilot projects to jumpstart a domestic biodiesel industry, in which it lags behind the U.S. and the EU. Per a Reuters report, the country’s National Energy Administration has called on regional authorities to carry out demonstration projects for biodiesel and organize financing for other initiatives in the area. China is a large producer of biodiesel but local consumption only accounts for about 40% of it. The country has no mandates for biodiesel blending and provides no subsidies for the production of the fuel,…
