In the UK, X-Press Feeders signed an LOI with UK clean-energy firm PuriFire Energy to explore offtake and co-development of bio-methanol for shipping. PuriFire’s initial facilities aim to produce 10,000–15,000 metric tons per year, while partners will study larger port-based production across the UK and Europe. X-Press, which launched green-methanol routes in Europe in 2024, […]
In the Netherlands, Fastmarkets has launched crude palm oil mill effluent (POME), CIF Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Antwerp (ARA), $/ton assessment on Thursday April 30, to provide greater transparency in a growing European market for advanced biofuel feedstocks. Demand for waste-based feedstocks for both Renewable Energy Directive (RED) Annex IX A and Annex IX B has been […]
In Finland, Wärtsilä has joined H4PERION, an EU-funded Horizon Europe project led by the University of Vaasa in Finland, to help accelerate the transition to zero-carbon long-distance shipping. The four-year project will develop and demonstrate solutions to improve engine efficiency and significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Wärtsilä will contribute by developing a combustion concept that […]
In Malaysia, Free Malaysia Today reports the government is planning to roll out the B15 blending mandate from June 1 in response to geopolitical tensions that have increased fossil fuel costs. Similar to Indonesia, the country has been contemplating a quick ramp up to 50% biodiesel in the next two to three years with B20 […]
In Australia, Delorean Corporation has secured a A$2.2m strategic investment from LMS Energy to support working capital and the Company’s bioenergy infrastructure development pipeline. The Company has raised $2.2m via a private placement to LMS Energy. The Placement will result in the issue of 24.4 million new fully paid ordinary shares at an issue price […]
In the UK, the Climate Bonds Initiative announces the launch of its revised Bioenergy Criteria, expanding the scope of eligible bioenergy activities to include electricity while addressing key socio-economic and environmental impacts from biodiversity, to growing energy demand, water use and food security. The updated framework provides investors, industry and policymakers with a science-based tool […]
In Washington, Brownfield Energy News reports U.S. ethanol production averaged 1.009 million barrels per day, the lowest level since late January, down 31,000 from both the previous week and a year earlier. Despite the dip, corn demand for ethanol remains strong and overall demand signals are positive. Ethanol stocks fell to 25.881 million barrels, the […]
In India, the Energetica India reports GPS Renewables has secured an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract from NTPC to build India’s first ethanol-to-jet sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant in Andhra Pradesh. Located at NTPC Green Energy’s hydrogen hub in Pudimadaka, the facility will produce about 1,800 tons of SAF annually using ethanol derived from […]
In the Netherlands, Fastmarkets has launched EN-BD-0084 Renewable Diesel, HVO (Crop), fob ARA, $/tonne; EN-BD-0085 Renewable Diesel, HVO (UCO), fob ARA, $/tonne; EN-BD-0086 Renewable Diesel, HVO (Tallow), fob ARA, $/tonne; and EN-BD-0087 Renewable Diesel, HVO (POME), fob ARA $/tonne. Fastmarkets has also launched EN-BD-0088 Renewable Diesel, HVO (Crop) premium to ULSD, fob ARA, $/tonne; EN-BD-0089 […]
In Australia, Rabobank says canola’s role could rise as biofuels target hard‑to‑abate transport sectors, diversifying demand and supporting longer‑term price resilience and altered crop rotations in Australia. Traders can capture value by shifting exports from seed to processed oil amid expanding Asia‑Pacific biofuel capacity and tighter European rules, increasing the need for traceability and stable […]
