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Charwood Energy lands $1.74M to develop French R&D center dedicated to pyro-gasification

Charwood Energy lands $1.74M to develop French R&D center dedicated to pyro-gasification

October 23, 2025 |

In France, Charwood Energy announced the successful €1.5 million fundraising by its subsidiary Charwood Innovation on Lita.co, a leading sustainable investment platform. Charwood Innovation meets this need through the development of the first independent and industrial French R&D center dedicated to pyro-gasification. This innovative technology makes it possible to produce competitive, decarbonized green gas from […]

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Airbus and Cathay Group to jointly invest $70M in SAF

Airbus and Cathay Group to jointly invest $70M in SAF

October 23, 2025 |

In China, Airbus and the Cathay Group have announced a joint investment of up to $70 million to accelerate the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production in Asia and globally.  Under the terms of the partnership, the two companies will collaborate to identify, evaluate and invest in projects that support the scaling of SAF […]

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Lantmännen Energi acquire Ekobenz in Poland

Lantmännen Energi acquire Ekobenz in Poland

October 23, 2025 |

In Sweden, Lantmännen Energi AB has entered into a preliminary agreement with ARP (Agencja Rozwoju Przemysłu) S.A. and the minority shareholders to acquire Ekobenz Sp. z o.o. (Ekobenz) in Poland. The acquisition extending and strengthening Lantmännen Energy’s position as a leader in bioenergy products by building a fully integrated and resilient supply chain for sustainable […]

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Australia’s Pacific Support Vessel bunkers with 30% renewable diesel

Australia’s Pacific Support Vessel bunkers with 30% renewable diesel

October 23, 2025 |

In Australia, Australia’s Pacific Support Vessel, ADV Reliant, has achieved a major milestone in strengthening the nations fuel resilience by refuelling with renewable diesel for the first time. While docked in Townsville, the vessel took on 130,000 liters of a 30 per cent renewable diesel blend, demonstrating that Defense platforms can operate on lower-emission fuels […]

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EIB lends Meva Energy$46.5M to modular gasification plants

EIB lends Meva Energy$46.5M to modular gasification plants

October 23, 2025 |

In Sweden, the European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing €40 million in venture debt financing to Meva Energy AB, a Swedish cleantech company pioneering modular gasification plants that convert biomass residues into climate-neutral, industrial-grade biogas. This innovative fuel can directly replace fossil gas in a range of industries, supporting Europe’s transition to cleaner energy and […]

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Canadian researchers identify previously unknown bacteria to produce biogas from food waste

Canadian researchers identify previously unknown bacteria to produce biogas from food waste

October 23, 2025 |

In Canada, when 115,000 tons of food waste hit Surrey’s processing facility each year, an invisible army goes to work—billions of microbes convert everything from banana peels to leftover pizza into renewable natural gas (RNG). Now, University of British Columbia researchers have identified a previously unknown bacterium in the Natronincolaceae family that plays a crucial […]

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Clean Fuels Alliance America asks USTR to close renewable diesel imports loophole

Clean Fuels Alliance America asks USTR to close renewable diesel imports loophole

October 23, 2025 |

In Washington, Clean Fuels Alliance America wrote U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, asking him to close a loophole in the administration’s Reciprocal Tariff regime. Under President Trump’s Executive Order 14257 Annex II, diesel and renewable diesel are both exempted from reciprocal tariffs because both are classified under the same Harmonized Tariff Schedule heading. In the […]

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Hawaii Renewables’s SAF/RD plant to be completed by year’s end

Hawaii Renewables’s SAF/RD plant to be completed by year’s end

October 22, 2025 |

In Hawaii, Par Pacific announced the successful closing of Hawaii Renewables, LLC, a joint venture to construct a renewable fuels facility and produce renewable fuels at Par Pacific’s refinery in Kapolei, Hawaii. Mitsubishi Corporation and ENEOS Corporation, through Alohi Renewable Energy LLC, acquired a 36.5% equity stake in Hawaii Renewables in exchange for cash consideration […]

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MPOC sees Indonesia’s B50 requiring 3M tons more palm oil than B40

MPOC sees Indonesia’s B50 requiring 3M tons more palm oil than B40

October 22, 2025 |

In Malaysia, the Malaysian Palm Oil Council says Indonesia’s B50 program is estimated to require around 17 million tons of palm oil for blending – an increase of 3 million tons from the current B40 mandate, equivalent to roughly 35% of Indonesia’s palm oil production. The country also consumes around 10 million tons for food […]

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HVO can be part of our clean energy transition

HVO can be part of our clean energy transition

October 22, 2025 |

In Ireland, Certa is expanding availability of its 20% HVO blended kerosene heating fuel to 100,000 households across Dublin, Kildare and Louth. The Sustainable Energy Agency of Ireland’s National Heat Study projected that by 2030, HVO and other biofuels, used in heating could provide 400 GWh of renewable energy in 2023 and 1,100 GWh of […]

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