The European Commission launched infringement proceedings against 13 Member States in June 2026 for failing to communicate penalty regimes under ReFuelEU Aviation, signalling that the regulation’s enforcement architecture is far from complete.
Germany’s Federal Ministry of Transport has announced a penalty rate of €1,332 per tonne for any SAF blending shortfall, marking the sharpest enforcement signal yet under the ReFuelEU Aviation regulation.
Belgium’s €3.5 million BE.Hydrogen geological exploration programme, approved in March 2026, is a survey only — but its long-term implications for natural hydrogen supply chains could matter to aviation and transport compliance planners watching 2030–2035 mandates.
Project CAPTURED’s permanently mineralised CO₂ has secured EU and IMO regulatory backing, opening a compliance pathway that aviation and transport decarbonisation strategists cannot ignore.
Despite a quiet fortnight for electrolyser announcements, aviation and transport compliance teams continue tracking RED III hydrogen quotas and ReFuelEU mandates ahead of the 2030 ramp.
EU regulation ReFuelEU Aviation establishes binding quotas for synthetic e-kerosene alongside SAF, compelling airlines and fuel suppliers to prepare Power-to-Liquid infrastructure ahead of 2030.