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RWE to supply renewable energy for Air Products’ hydrogen plants

RWE to supply renewable energy for Air Products’ hydrogen plants

September 13, 2026 |

In Bulgaria, Renewables Now reported that Germany’s RWE has agreed to supply up to 75 GWh of renewable electricity annually to Air Products to feed the US industrial gases company’s existing hydrogen plants as well as a new hydrogen liquefaction facility currently under construction in Rotterdam. Under the long-term power purchase agreement (PPA), the electricity […]

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Clean hydrogen investment reaches $130 billion, Hydrogen Council says

Clean hydrogen investment reaches $130 billion, Hydrogen Council says

September 13, 2026 |

In Belgium, the Hydrogen Council said its Global Hydrogen Compass 2026 stated that the committed investment in clean hydrogen has surpassed $130 billion, corresponding to 6.9 Mtpa of committed capacity across more than 570 projects worldwide, 90% of which are under construction or already operational. “Shifting geopolitical priorities are strengthening hydrogen’s role as a strategic […]

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Polish city of Koszalin to invest $81 million in waste-to-energy plant

Polish city of Koszalin to invest $81 million in waste-to-energy plant

September 13, 2026 |

In Bulgaria, Renewables Now reported that the municipal utility of Poland’s city of Koszalin has signed a $81 million contract with local engineering company AB Industry for the construction of a plant for recovery of energy from waste. The planned facility will have an annual capacity of 30,000 tons of waste, which will enable the […]

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Prime Infra, MPIC, SMC join waste-to-energy auction

Prime Infra, MPIC, SMC join waste-to-energy auction

September 13, 2026 |

In the Philippines, Business Times reported that the local government’s special green energy auction (GEA) round for waste-to-energy (WTE) projects has attracted 11 qualified bidders covering 14 projects. The Department of Energy (DoE) said in an advisory that it had issued the list of qualified bidders after deliberations by the Green Energy Auction-Bids Evaluation and […]

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Kawan secures approval for biomass plant in Malaysia

Kawan secures approval for biomass plant in Malaysia

September 13, 2026 |

In Malaysia, the Star reported that Kawan Renergy Bhd (KRB) has received the green-light from Sustainable Energy Development Authority to build and run a 2.5 megawatts (MW) biomass power plant under Malaysia’s Feed-in Tariff (FiT) scheme through its subsidiary, Magenko Renewables. The approval grants Magenko a 21-year concession to sell green electricity to the national […]

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Eni and Petronas explore innovative biofuel solutions

Eni and Petronas explore innovative biofuel solutions

September 13, 2026 |

In Italy, Eni and Petronas have signed a feasibility agreement (FA) to evaluate the development of innovative high-performance bio-gasoline starting from the established Ecofining technology process, through which Eni has been producing HVO biofuels from renewable raw materials since 2014.  The partners said that the aim of the agreement is to assess the technical, market, […]

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Bayer and Neste close commercial agreement to jointly scale newgold winter canola for biofuels production

Bayer and Neste close commercial agreement to jointly scale newgold winter canola for biofuels production

September 13, 2026 |

In Germany, Bayer and Neste have finalized a commercial agreement to jointly scale Bayer’s newgold winter canola. The collaboration will enable Bayer to significantly expand acres of winter canola in the Southern Great Plains of the US, strengthening the oilseed supply potential of lower-carbon-intensity feedstocks to meet the growing global demand for biofuels such as […]

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Stanford researchers find innovative process to boost clean hydrogen production

Stanford researchers find innovative process to boost clean hydrogen production

September 13, 2026 |

In California, Stanford University said that researchers at Stanford have developed a new, highly efficient, and low-emission method for producing hydrogen. The process improves heating efficiency by using some of the produced hydrogen to heat the process internally rather than externally. The method, described in a new study published in Science, uses a process called […]

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India works towards ethanol blending beyond E20

India works towards ethanol blending beyond E20

September 13, 2026 |

In India, Kashmir Observer reported that the Indian Government is working to permit ethanol blending beyond the existing E20 level, enabled through flexi-fuel  vehicles, Advisor to the Prime Minister Tarun Kapoor said. Kapoor said the E20 program has been “very successful” so far and several automobile companies have announced plans to roll out flexi-fuel vehicles […]

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PacificLight Power to build hydrogen-ready power plant on Jurong Island by 2029

PacificLight Power to build hydrogen-ready power plant on Jurong Island by 2029

September 10, 2026 |

In Singapore, EDB reported that a hydrogen-compatible natural gas power plant built by local electricity generator PacificLight Power on Jurong Island will begin operations in 2029. The company said the project will be the largest single and most efficient combined cycle gas turbine facility in Singapore. It will have a capacity of at least 600 […]

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