In Argentina, Reuters reported that sowing of the 2025/26 wheat crop has started well in Argentina, thanks to dry conditions in the west and north of the country, according to the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange (BdeC). Argentina is a major global wheat exporter, and in recent weeks its farmers have begun planting the grain, with […]
In Ukraine, UkrAgroConsult reported that India’s soybean acreage is expected to decline in 2025 as farmers opt for more profitable crops like corn and sugarcane. Soybean prices have been consistently lower than the government’s minimum support price, resulting in minimal profits, the report stated. The shift is significant in key producing states like Madhya Pradesh […]
In Indonesia, Reccessary reported that Indonesia’s push to meet its ambitious biofuel targets by expanding oil palm plantations could cost the country billions in environmental damage and social conflict, according to a new analysis by environmental NGO Madani Berkelanjutan. However, if Indonesia diversifies its biofuel feedstock sources at community level, it could cut the ecological […]
In Ireland, Agriland reported that a joint study from Rothamsted, Oxford University, and the Rosalind Franklin Institute showed that enhancing individual plants’ sugar signaling ability could deliver increased wheat yields of up to 12%. This enhanced potential is an order of magnitude greater than annual yield increases currently being achieved through breeding, according to the […]
In Ukraine, UkrAgroConsult reported that corn production in the Philippines is forecast to grow slightly by 0.6% year-on-year, reaching 8.2 million tons in marketing year 2025/26, according to a report from the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) in Manila. The report noted that the expected growth is attributed to better weather conditions and continued government […]
In Austria, OMV officially inaugurated its flagship ReOil and electrolyzer facilities at the Schwechat refinery near Vienna. The new 10 MW electrolyzer facility has a production capacity of up to 1,500 tons of green hydrogen annually and is the biggest of its kind in Austria, said OMV. Alfred Stern, Chairman of the Executive Board and […]
In the UK, Intelligent Energy, an UK-based fuel cell technology company, and IBT, a South Korean energy solutions provider, signed a collaboration agreement to jointly develop a 100kW hydrogen fuel cell-based generator, certified for the Korean market. The new 100kW fuel cell generator will be based on Intelligent Energy’s evaporatively cooled IE-DRIVE fuel cell technology […]
In France, Vinci Airports said that the Annecy Haute-Savoie Mont-Blanc airport, operated by Vinci, has taken a new step in its environmental strategy by providing sustainable aviation fuel and an electric charging station thanks to a new fuelling contract with TotalEnergies. A 44 kW electric recharging point dedicated to electric aircraft has also been commissioned, […]
In India, Business Standard reported that India has the potential to emerge as a net exporter of SAF amid global efforts to reduce carbon emissions from the aviation sector, according to a senior Boeing executive. Speaking at the CII Annual Business Summit 2025 in New Delhi, Salil Gupte, President of Boeing India and South Asia, […]
In the Netherlands, Avantium N.V has been awarded a $227,000 grant by the EU Horizon Europe program to participate in a consortium for the large-scale production of the biobased chemical 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF). The consortium, consisting of 12 European partners and led by Michelin Engineered Polymers, aims to construct and operate an HMF Flagship Plant to […]
