AGQM Biodiesel Quality Report 2024 shows ‘excellent’ quality of German, Austrian biodiesel

Results of the latest quality report from the German biodiesel quality management association AGQM, Biodiesel Quality Report 2024, shows the excellent quality of biodiesel from its members in Germany and Austria.

In the area of quality assurance, one of the most important tasks of AGQM is to carry out unannounced sampling of its members, which are producers and traders of biodiesel.

Samples are taken directly from ongoing operations and tested for conformity.

The results of these inspections are then published anonymously in the annual biodiesel quality report.

In 2024, a total of 65 samples with 1,235 test points were analyzed, with only three cases where the acceptance limit was exceeded.

This underlines the outstanding quality of the biodiesel produced by AGQM members, which is suitable for use both as a pure fuel and in blends, according to the organization.

“Our unannounced sampling results for the year 2024 once again confirm the exceptionally high quality of biodiesel from AGQM members,” said AGQM Manager Katharina Friedrich.

“We are proud that the industry is continuously working on its quality standards in order to make a valuable contribution to climate protection in transport,” Friedrich added.

In order to achieve the climate-protection targets in the transport sector in Germany, the use of climate-friendly biofuels is needed, in addition to the switch to electromobility and alternative mobility concepts, AGQM stated.

Biofuels directly reduce greenhouse gases and address the existing vehicle fleet.

Fatty acid methyl esters, also known as biodiesel, is one of these climate-friendly biofuels and is already making the largest contribution to the decarbonization of the transport sector in Germany.

The detailed Biodiesel Quality Report 2024 and an overview table of the individual parameters can be downloaded here.

AGQM is an organization founded by leading companies of the German biodiesel industry.

As a technical association, AGQM predominantly deals with all issues concerning the quality management of biodiesel and its byproducts.