In Indonesia, Platts reports the country has alloted a similar volume for biodiesel for 2026 as 2025 at 15.646 million kiloliters, enough to supply its B40 mandate but puts into question whether the country has the capacity to achieve the B50 mandate it has claimed will come into effect next year. The president already announced […]
In Oregon, I Squared Capital recently announced that its Energy Transition Infrastructure Fund has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the Zenith Energy Terminal in Portland, Oregon, a major Renewable Diesel and Sustainable Aviation Fuel logistics hub on the U.S. West Coast. The terminal is essential to helping Portland and the State […]
In France, Michelin, IFPEN, and Axens are pleased to announce significant advancements in the BioButterfly™ project, supported by ADEME, Région Nouvelle Aquitaine and Bordeaux Metropole, which aims to produce bio-based butadiene from bioethanol. Following the startup of the first industrial-scale demonstrator in July 2023, the project has achieved several key milestones, reinforcing the viability of […]
In China, researchers from the Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a “top-down” synthetic microbiome strategy to enrich microbial consortia capable of efficient lignin degradation from straw compost and straw-returning soils, providing new insight into how microbial communities work together to break down lignin. Their findings are published in […]
In Germany, sustainability requirements have become a decisive factor in shaping global trade, influencing competitiveness, transparency and responsible economic growth. While companies and policymakers increasingly rely on sustainability certification schemes and labels (CSLs) to demonstrate responsible sourcing, their actual effects on market access are complex. The STAR4BBS White Paper sheds new light on these dynamics, […]
In Spain, ACCIONA Energía has begun to inject renewable energy from the biomass plant in Logrosán (Cáceres) to the grid. With a power of 50MW, the plant will produce 380GWh per year, avoiding the emission of more than 187,000 tons of CO2 annually into the atmosphere. This figure is comparable to removing some 60,000 combustion […]
In the Netherlands, FincoEnergies has signed an agreement with Glencore for the acquisition of a majority shareholding in the FincoEnergies Group in a partnership with Coloured Finches, current majority shareholder. The transaction is subject to EU anti-trust approval and the completion of the transaction is expected during the course of the second quarter of 2026. […]
In Germany, DHL Global Forwarding and Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) have signed a new framework agreement, further deepening their joint commitment to decarbonizing the air freight industry. Building on their milestone partnership, established in 2022, this agreement introduces a clear focus on emission reduction claims, emphasizing the development of market-ready book-and-claim models to […]
In California, DevvStream Corp., Southern Energy Renewables Inc. and XCF Global, Inc. recently announced a non-binding tripartite memorandum of understanding to jointly explore the potential development of a next-generation low-carbon fuels platform designed to accelerate sustainable aviation fuel adoption, expand domestic capacity, and integrate environmental-attribute monetization into a unified customer offering. The goal of the […]
In China, CMB.TECH NV investing in the Chinese ammonia supply chain. CMB.TECH has signed an off-take agreement for green ammonia produced by CEEC Hydrogen Energy (“CEEC”) in Jilin Province and will own a minority share in privately owned Jiangsu Andefu Energy Technology Co., Ltd. one of China’s largest ammonia supply chain companies. CMB.TECH will purchase […]
