In Ireland, SSE’s Tarbert Next Generation Power Station in Co. Kerry has now entered full construction, with foundations and civil works underway following completion of early enabling works at the site. This marks a major milestone in the delivery of the up to €300m project, which will be the first of its kind in Ireland […]
In Lithuania, AXEGAZ T&T and Cargill have successfully liquefied biomethane and transferred the resulting BioLNG from KN Energies’ Terminal in Klaipeda onto one of AVENIR’s small- scale LNG vessel for further distribution as a sustainable bunker fuel in the Baltic region. AXEGAZ T&T coordinated the operation together with its key partners: LNG Terminal KN Energies, […]
In Nevada, Comstock Inc. announced that one of its strategic investees, Bioleum Corporation, acquired substantially all of the patents and other intellectual property assets of RenFuel K2B AB through a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bioleum, including RenFuel’s patented catalytic esterification process to refine Bioleum’s proprietary biointermediates. The purchase price includes an $18.1 million closing payment comprised […]
In Egypt, Shell has signed a long-term agreement to purchase sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Green Sky Capital. This agreement has contributed to providing commercial certainty for investors to move forward with plans to build Egypt’s first commercial-scale SAF plant. Expected to commence operations by end-2027, when built, this facility could produce up to 145,000 […]
In the UK, Argus has launched the world’s first assessed price for UK sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) certificates, expanding its coverage of the northwest European SAF market. The new prices will help market participants optimise their compliance with the UK SAF mandate by enabling them to compare the cost of purchasing SAF certificates, blending physical […]
In Germany, Greenlyte Carbon Technologies is inaugurating the worldwide first LiquidSolar SNG plant in Duisburg, marking a decisive step from development towards industrial production of synthetic fuels (e-fuels). This milestone positions Greenlyte as a technology leader for innovative, competitive new energy carriers and strengthens North Rhine-Westphalia’s role as a leading hub for future industries. LiquidSolar […]
In South Korea, integration of systems metabolic engineering with co-culture strategies that couples bacterial cellulose production with natural colorant biosynthesis enabled the one-pot generation of rainbow-colored bacterial cellulose, establishing a sustainable biomanufacturing platform that can replace petroleum-based textiles and eliminate chemical dyeing processes. A research group at KAIST has successfully developed a modular co-culture platform […]
In India, NDTV reports the government plans to require 5% sustainable aviation fuel blending for foreign flights by 2030 with 1% already set for 2027 with a 2% in 2028 with potential for including domestic flights in the future. Already oil marketing companies are working on organizing themselves to be able to comply with the […]
In Nebraska, TotalEnergies, TES, Osaka Gas, Toho Gas, and ITOCHU have signed a Joint Development and Operating Agreement, granting the Japanese companies a combined 33.3% stake in the Live Oak project — a large-scale facility to produce electric natural gas (e-NG) also known as e-methane, initiated by TotalEnergies and TES and currently under development in […]
In California, Aemetis, Inc. says the Authority To Construct air permits have been issued by the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District for the mechanical vapor recompression (MVR) energy efficiency project at the Aemetis 65 million gallon per year ethanol plant in Keyes, California. The MVR project is expected to increase cash flow from […]
