In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports ethanol exports reached a five-month high of 211.8 million gallons in August, up 6% from July as global demand for lower-carbon fuels strengthened. Canada remained the largest market, followed by the European Union and United Kingdom. For the first eight months of 2026, U.S. ethanol exports totaled 1.62 billion […]
In Florida, EFE news agency reports authorities on Wednesday seized more than 600,000 gallons (2.2 million liters) of biodiesel that were going to Cuba, valued at around $2.8 million, which violates the sanctions imposed by Washington. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agencies announced at a news conference that they confiscated 90 cargoes of fuel, 71 […]
In Italy, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), through its Advanced Bioenergy Fund II (ABF II), has reached final investment decision (FID) on Via Verde, an Italian biomethane platform. ABF II invests primarily in the development, construction, and operation of biogas plants across Europe, converting agricultural waste and other sustainable feedstock into biomethane. Via Verde represents ABF […]
In Germany, Verbio is entering the large-scale production of bio-based chemicals with an investment of nearly EUR 100 million. Company has officially commissioned the world’s first large-scale ethenolysis plant based on rapeseed methyl ester at its Bitterfeld site. The new plant is capable of producing up to 60,000 tons of bio-based chemicals annually – high-quality renewable […]
In China, Dondel recently launched its Green Hydrogen-Coupled CO₂-to-Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) project with an annual capacity of 100,000 tons. This is China’s first demonstration project integrating green hydrogen with carbon-negative aviation kerosene production, and it is also the largest demonstration project of its kind along the same technology pathway in the country. With a […]
In Japan, Spiber Inc., the biotechnology company behind Brewed Protein™ materials, recently launched SPIBER BIOFOUNDRY, a contract development and manufacturing service that opens its strain engineering and fermentation capabilities to customers. Spiber built those capabilities over nearly two decades to become the first to produce a structural protein material at commercial scale. SPIBER BIOFOUNDRY now […]
In Denmark, instead of growing crops, university spin-out company React Foods will use microorganisms to turn CO₂ and hydrogen produced using renewable electricity into protein-rich yeast biomass. The ambition is to develop protein ingredients that could eventually be used in products such as protein bars or as an alternative to egg or dairy proteins – […]
In Brazil, Sciencemag reports scientists have discovered 47 cultivable fungal isolates in wood, fabric, rope and soil from the historic Whalers Bay site on Antarctica’s Deception Island. The fungi produced cold-active enzymes including amylase, cellulase, inulinase and pectinase, which could have applications in food processing, detergents, textiles and other industries while reducing energy-intensive heating. Particularly […]
In Belgium, the European Biogas Association (EBA) has published a new leaflet examining the key regulatory and administrative barriers affecting the biogas and biomethane sector and presenting targeted policy recommendations to address them. The publication explores five areas where barriers persist: permitting and planning, investment and market certainty, market integration, climate recognition and carbon accounting, […]
In Brazil, CNN reports COFCO International carried out the company’s first shipment of biodiesel B100 by rail in Brazil. The operation transported 400,000 liters of the biodiesel from Rondonópolis (MT) to Paulínia (SP), where the product was unloaded at the OPLA terminal. According to the company, the initiative seeks to expand the logistics alternatives for […]
