An untapped fuel source for Europe's resilience
The Advanced Feedstocks Alliance brings together companies from across the renewable fuels value chain.
We advocate for workable EU certification rules so that intermediate crops and crops grown on severely degraded land can scale as feedstocks for Europe's renewable fuels.
Our Mission
Our members span the renewable fuels value chain, from seed companies and feedstock producers to refiners, fuel suppliers and fuel users.
Bringing the evidence
We bring together peer-reviewed research, Commission modelling and industry data into one evidence-led position.
Advocacy and Awareness-Raising
We engage policymakers, the agricultural sector and end users for a workable certification framework under IR 2022/996.
Connecting the Value Chain
We connect growers, processors and investors across the renewable fuels value chain.
Two ready-to-scale solutions
Intermediate crops
Grown between two main crops, giving farmers an extra harvest from the same field while improving soil health.
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Crops grown on severely degraded land
Grown on land with limited food or feed capacity, bringing it back into use without new demand for land.
Learn moreWith the right rules in place, they can deliver:
Supply-chain resilience
A broader feedstock base, less reliant on an already-limited pool of feedstocks.
European Value Chains
An estimated €8.5–11.6 billion in investment this decade in European processing and refining.
Clean Transition
Lower GHG intensity for aviation, maritime, heavy-duty transport and agricultural machinery.
The Value Chain for Advanced Feedstocks
Intermediate crops and degraded land are proven solutions. Policy must let them scale.
Europe's transport targets are set to roughly double advanced biofuel demand within a decade, yet supply leans on a narrow pool of feedstocks such as used cooking oil. These crops already qualify under RED III's Annex IX but lack the certification clarity needed to scale.
Mtoe/yr
Projected EU advanced biofuel demand, 2030 to 2040.
Source: European Commission DG RTD, 2026
1/3
The share of projected 2030 demand today's narrow feedstock base can meet.
Source: European Commission DG RTD, 2026
Of EU sustainable aviation fuel supply came from used cooking oil in 2025.
Europe needs to diversify its feedstocks so it does not rely on just one.
Source: EASA, ReFuelEU Aviation Annual Technical Report 2026