In Spain, Moeve has reached an agreement with ISFA (Iberian Smart Financial Agro) to carry out a pilot project to reduce emissions associated with heavy agricultural machinery. This initiative will allow to evaluate the use of 100% renewable diesel (HVO) in operations of the agricultural sector, which can be incorporated into current engines and reduce […]
In Latvia, NorSAF is progressing development of an advanced ethanol production plant in Latvia, to supply NorSAF’s planned Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) facility. The plant will use the widely available, locally sourced wood residues to make ethanol using Nova Pangaea’s proprietary REFNOVA® technology. The MOU was signed at the Latvia EU Representative Office in Brussels […]
In New York state, Plug Power Inc. has signed a 280-megawatt (MW) GenEco electrolyzer supply agreement with Arcadia eFuels for Project ENDOR in Denmark, together with a strategic cooperation agreement covering Arcadia’s future projects. The agreement follows three years of joint engineering work, and deliveries will begin after the project issues notice to proceed. ENDOR […]
In Ireland, Gas Networks Ireland’s Mitchelstown Central Grid Injection facility can inject enough biomethane to meet 12% of Ireland’s 2030 target. The Cork facility represents another significant infrastructure investment in Munster in light of the €50m Southern Area Upgrade works announced earlier this year. The facility creates a new route for biomethane producers to supply […]
In Japan, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd recently announced that MOL Ocean Bulk Pte. Ltd. which operates the MOL Group’s overseas Capesize bulker business, has signed a 25-year contract with Vale International S.A. to transport iron ore using two vessels. As part of Vale’s Shipping decarbonization strategy, the project will employ the world’s first 210,000-metric-ton ore […]
In California, researchers have landed a $591,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture project designed to convert renewable plant material into n-butyraldehyde, a chemical used to produce sustainable aviation fuel and biodiesel. This isn’t designed to fuel your everyday automobile or lawnmower. They include 18-wheelers and heavy farm equipment – […]
In India, the Times of India newspaper reports that India is expected to prohibit sugar mills from diverting sugarcane juice, syrup and B-heavy molasses into ethanol during the 2026-27 ethanol supply year, beginning November 1. The move is intended to protect domestic sugar supplies after 2025-26 production fell well below initial expectations because of weather […]
In Turkey, Uniper and the Turkish energy company Biotrend Enerji have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to assess the production and potential export of biomethane from Türkiye to European markets. The partners will explore converting Biotrend’s existing waste-based biogas plants to produce renewable gas. Türkiye has untapped an biomethane potential of up to 50 terawatt-hours […]
In the UK, Encyclis has announced the acquisition of Veolia UK’s 20% ownership stake in Rookery South Energy Recovery Facility (ERF), in Bedfordshire. The acquisition means Encyclis has full ownership of all four Energy-from-Waste facilities in its core fleet in central England. In 2025, Encyclis took full ownership of Newhurst ERF, in Leicestershire, and Protos […]
In Canada, Ecostrat Inc., New Energy Risk (NER), a wholly-owned division of Paragon Insurance Group, and Yilkins are joining forces through a new strategic alliance aimed at tackling one of the biggest blockers to biomass project finance: feedstock supply risk. Lenders won’t fund what they can’t verify, and uncertainty around supply has quietly kept viable […]
