Archive for August, 2026

Enea invests $82.6 million euros in Polaniec power plant

Enea invests $82.6 million euros in Polaniec power plant

August 30, 2026 |

In Poland CEEnergy News reported that State-owned Polish utility company, Enea, will invest $82.6 billion to construct a biomass warehouse and logistics infrastructure at the Polaniec Power Plant. The Połaniec Power Plant is one of Poland’s largest thermal power stations, featuring a total installed capacity of 1,882 megawatts. Originally constructed as a coal-fired facility, it […]

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Construction of Bekasi City waste-to-energy facility begins

Construction of Bekasi City waste-to-energy facility begins

August 30, 2026 |

In Indonesia, Danantara reported that Danantara Indonesia, through PT Danantara Investment Management (DIM) and PT Daya Energi Bersih Nusantara (Denera), held the inauguration of construction project for the waste-to-electricity management facility of the City of Bekasi, on West Java. The inauguration of the construction of this second PSEL facility forms part of Danantara Indonesia’s efforts […]

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NC State Joins $160M NSF Initiative to advance biobased manufacturing

NC State Joins $160M NSF Initiative to advance biobased manufacturing

August 30, 2026 |

In North Carolina, North Carolina State University researchers will help advance biobased manufacturing and rural economic development in the Southeast as part of a regional research initiative backed by up to $160 million from the National Science Foundation. The initiative, known as the BRIDGES Engine, will develop miscanthus and switchgrass for use in biobased products […]

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Argentina expects record ethanol production in 2026

Argentina expects record ethanol production in 2026

August 30, 2026 |

In Ukraine, UkrAgroConsult reported that Argentina’s fuel ethanol production could reach a record 1.35 billion liters in 2026, driven by rising domestic consumption and expanded corn processing capacity, according to a forecast by USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). Around 60% of ethanol output will be corn-based, with the remainder produced from sugar. The industry received […]

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UAE researchers are turning sand into a hydrogen catalyst

UAE researchers are turning sand into a hydrogen catalyst

August 30, 2026 |

In the UAE, Fast Company Middle East reported that researchers at United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) have developed a catalyst that combines desert sand, biochar made from date pits, and nickel for use in hydrogen production. The material was tested in methane decomposition, where it achieved a methane conversion rate of 38% at temperatures between […]

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Japan signs MoU with Uttar Pradesh government for green hydrogen technologies

Japan signs MoU with Uttar Pradesh government for green hydrogen technologies

August 30, 2026 |

In India, BigInfo reported that Japan has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government of Uttar Pradesh for cooperation in the green hydrogen sector.  The MoU was signed by the Uttar Pradesh New & Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) and aims to explore technology collaboration, capacity building, and investment opportunities in the emerging […]

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The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Accumulated Experience and Retention

The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Accumulated Experience and Retention

August 30, 2026 |

Operating experience is accumulated deployment capital that is written off during turnover without an accounting entry. While replacing a departed worker’s headcount takes six weeks, rebuilding their six years of tacit knowledge and specific plant judgment takes years. On thin, resource limited teams, turnover damages projects three times more, causing over sixteen percent schedule slippage […]

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BBGI and BioVeritas sing MOU to convert renewable materials into HEFA feedstock

BBGI and BioVeritas sing MOU to convert renewable materials into HEFA feedstock

August 27, 2026 |

In Thailand, BBGI Public Company Limited and BioVeritas, LLC are advancing their collaboration to evaluate the production of renewable feedstocks for low carbon fuels, such as Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in Thailand, leveraging the country’s renewable resources and established bio-based industry. The collaboration, established under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two companies, will […]

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Atvos chooses ICM for company’s first corn ethanol facility

Atvos chooses ICM for company’s first corn ethanol facility

August 27, 2026 |

In Brazil, ICM, Inc. has signed an agreement with Atvos to provide its proprietary process technology package and engineering services for the company’s first corn ethanol facility. The project will be integrated into Atvos’ existing Santa Luzia industrial complex in Nova Alvorada do Sul, Mato Grosso do Sul, marking an important milestone in the company’s […]

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MIT-spinout agrees 7-year offtake agreement for up to 300,000 tons of biomethanol

MIT-spinout agrees 7-year offtake agreement for up to 300,000 tons of biomethanol

August 27, 2026 |

In Massachusetts, Emvolon, Inc., an MIT-spinout commercializing technology that converts methane-rich waste gases into high-value liquid fuels, and Freepoint Commodities LLC announced the execution of two definitive commercial agreements. The transaction establishes Freepoint as both the anchor off-taker and a cornerstone project capital partner across Emvolon’s global deployment pipeline. Under a seven-year Commodity Purchase Framework […]

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