In South Africa, Energize reported that The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has secured a grant from Dutch development finance institution Invest International to advance Johannesburg’s Alternative Waste Treatment Technology (AWTT) project. The AWTT will process about 500 000 tons of municipal solid waste annually, around a third of the city’s total, using mass-burn […]
In the Philippines, Philippines News Agency reported that the Government is addressing the need to increase power supply by reducing the volume of trash and has set a special green energy auction (GEA) on waste-to-energy (WTE) projects in January next year. The Department of Energy (DOE) said the waste for the initial projects will be […]
In India, Carbon Herald reported that India has achieved a significant step toward industrial decarbonization with the successful production of its first drop of methanol derived from captured carbon dioxide at NTPC’s Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station in Madhya Pradesh. The report noted that the carbon capture project was jointly developed by NTPC ’s Energy […]
In the UK, Fuel Cells Works reported that European Energy has unveiled its latest innovation — bio-methanol produced via electrified steam methane reforming (e-SMR). The company, already operating its flagship Kassø e-Methanol Facility in Denmark, said the e-SMR pathway represents a “next generation” step in Power-to-X technology, combining renewable electricity with biogas feedstocks to produce […]
In the UK, Reuters reported that Shell expects to report a $600 million hit in the third quarter after abandoning its biofuels project in Rotterdam, bringing total impairments and provisions related to the venture to $1.4 billion. Shell had approved development of the 820,000 metric tons-per-year biofuels plant in 2021, but paused construction last year […]
In the UK, Fuel Cells Works reported that the Finance Committee of the Chamber of Deputies and Deputies approved in general and particular the draft Law on the Promotion of the Green Hydrogen Industry (H2V) in Chile and dispatched it to the Chamber, after approving the indications presented by the Executive. The project includes two […]
In Texas, Southwest Research Institute said it produced a batch of blended sustainable aviation fuel through a refinery process that started with electrofuels or e-fuels made from carbon dioxide and green hydrogen. Using internal research funding, a multidisciplinary team produced and characterized the SAF, along with two other commercially available fuels, before collecting emissions and […]
In India, BioEnergy Times reported that the Mexican Ministry of Energy (Sener) is moving forward with its strategy to regulate and promote biofuel production across the country. Official reports from October 2024 to August 2025 show that Sener is actively overseeing the sector, having issued 42 valid permits. These include 7 for production, 16 for […]
In the Netherlands, Offshore Energy reported that UK’s electrolyzer manufacturer ITM Power has signed a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract for a project which has been shortlisted in the UK’s Hydrogen Allocation Round 2 (HAR2), a government initiative which allocates revenue support through the Hydrogen Production Business Model (HPBM). The FEED is based on multiple […]
In Belgium, Agfa, a specialist in membrane technology for green hydrogen production, has inaugurated its state-of-the-art facility for alkaline electrolyzer (AEL) membranes. With its new ZIRFON production site, the company is ready to meet market demand, confirming its intention to play a defining role in the scale-up of green hydrogen worldwide. The state-of-the-art facility significantly […]
