Explainers
Biodiesel vs HVO vs Sustainable Aviation Fuel: What Is the Difference?
FAME, green diesel (HVO) and SAF can all come from palm oil, but their processes and properties differ. Here is how they compare.
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Technology
Media Biodiesel articles on Technology: news, data and analysis on Indonesian biodiesel.
Explainers
From Plantation to Tank: How Biodiesel Is Produced
From fresh fruit bunches to CPO, then transesterification into FAME and blending with diesel at fuel terminals. Here are the full stages.
SAF
Pertamina Secures 7,000 kL SAF Contract with Cathay Pacific, Readies US$1.1 Billion Biorefinery
Pertamina says it will sell around 7,000 kL of SAF made with a used cooking oil blend to Cathay Pacific in 2026, while preparing a dedicated SAF biorefinery in Cilacap.
Explainers
Is B50 Safe for Diesel Engines? What the 40,000–50,000 km Road Tests and Filter Claims Show
ESDM road tests concluded B50 is safe for diesel engines, but some results are provisional and filter-life claims vary. Here is what owners should know.
Explainers
How Biodiesel Is Tested Before a Mandate: Lab Work, 50,000 km Road Tests and Engine Teardowns
Every biodiesel blend increase is preceded by lab tests, road tests over tens of thousands of kilometres, cold-start trials and engine inspections. Here are the stages…
News
ITB Presents BENSA Palm Gasoline via Merah Putih Catalyst; BPDP Research Funds Total IDR 917.58bn
ITB researchers presented BENSA (palm gasoline) at BPDP on 15 July 2026. They propose distributed mini-refineries, but say economics remains the main hurdle.
Explainers
Cloud Point and CFPP: Why Palm Biodiesel (17 °C Cloud Point) Is Sensitive to Cold
Biodiesel can cloud and clog filters as temperatures fall. Understand cloud point, CFPP and pour point, why palm is more sensitive, and Indonesia's cold-start tests…
News
Pertamina NRE and Toyota Sign Declaration for 60,000 kL Lampung Bioethanol Plant, Targeting 2028
Lampung province, Pertamina NRE, TMMIN and Toyota Tsusho signed a declaration for a bioethanol ecosystem built around a 60,000 kL-a-year plant using sorghum, molasses and…
Explainers
Biodiesel Feedstocks Beyond Palm Oil: 3 Million kL of Used Cooking Oil and Kemiri Sunan at 6–8 t/ha
Used cooking oil and kemiri sunan are often named as non-food biodiesel alternatives. Here is their potential, the official figures, and why neither has replaced palm…
News
B50 Road Test Reaches 40,000 km as ESDM Tightens B100 Water Limit to 300 ppm
Interim B50 road-test results on nine diesel vehicles show engines and filters in good condition. B100 specs for B50 are tighter: water 300 ppm, monoglycerides 0.47%,…
News
B50 Mining Equipment Trial Passes 900 Hours, Fuel Use About 3.12% Higher Than B40
ESDM says B50 trials in mining heavy equipment passed 900 hours without engine trouble. A comparison of two Komatsu HD785 units found B50 used about 3.12% more fuel.
Explainers
What Is Co-Processing? How Cilacap Makes J2.4 Bio-Jet Fuel and 2–3% Used-Cooking-Oil SAF
Co-processing refines vegetable oil together with fossil feedstock in existing refinery units. How it works, Indonesian examples at Cilacap, and how it differs from…