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Brazilian researchers find replacing water with glycerol increases efficiency of photoelectrochemical cells

Brazilian researchers find replacing water with glycerol increases efficiency of photoelectrochemical cells

October 29, 2025 |

In Brazil, a study led by researchers from the Center for Innovation in New Energies (CINE) has shown that replacing water with glycerol – popularly known as glycerin – increases the efficiency of photoelectrochemical cells. These cells use sunlight as a source of clean, renewable energy to generate green hydrogen. CINE is an Applied Research […]

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UK opens public consultation on SAF revenue certainty mechanism

UK opens public consultation on SAF revenue certainty mechanism

October 29, 2025 |

In the UK, the government confirmed previously that industry should fund the revenue certainty mechanism for Sustainable Aviation Fuel through a variable levy on aviation fuel suppliers. It has opened a public consultation until Jan. 8, 2026 that seeks views on specific design features of the aviation fuel supplier levy, which will fund the sustainable […]

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Spanish green hydrogen producer chooses Topsoe for Solid Oxide Electrolyzer Cell tech

Spanish green hydrogen producer chooses Topsoe for Solid Oxide Electrolyzer Cell tech

October 28, 2025 |

In Spain, Topsoe has been chosen to deliver advanced Solid Oxide Electrolyzer Cell (SOEC) technology, consuming 55MW green power to produce hydrogen for Forestal del Atlántico’s Triskelion e-methanol project in Galicia, Spain. Triskelion will be the first project to deploy Topsoe’s SOEC for e-methanol production. The produced e-methanol will be used in the production of […]

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Chiyoda awarded FEED contract for Taiyo Oil’s SAF facility

Chiyoda awarded FEED contract for Taiyo Oil’s SAF facility

October 28, 2025 |

In Japan, Chiyoda Corporation has been awarded the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) contract for installing SAF production facilities in Taiyo Oil Co., Ltd. Okinawa Operations. Taiyo Oil is aiming to supply 200,000 KL of SAF and Renewable Diesel (RD) annually using Ethanol to Jet Technology on the premises of Taiyo Oil’s Okinawa Operations, contributing […]

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Renergia lands $81.7M in senior debt from UniCredit for Italian biomethane growth

Renergia lands $81.7M in senior debt from UniCredit for Italian biomethane growth

October 28, 2025 |

In Italy, PATRIZIA, an investment manager in global real assets, through its portfolio company Renergia S.p.A. has secured over EUR 70 million in new senior debt financing from UniCredit to accelerate the next phase of growth in Italy’s biomethane and bio-LNG sector. The transaction establishes a flexible, long-term capital structure to support both the conversion […]

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CME says EU biofuel feedstock shortage could be exacerbated by RED III

CME says EU biofuel feedstock shortage could be exacerbated by RED III

October 28, 2025 |

In Illinois, CME says a supply shortage in feedstocks used to produce cleaner road, rail and air transportation fuel could be exacerbated in the European Union (EU), one of the world’s largest markets for biofuels, by growing demand stoked in large part by stricter environmental policies in the region. The mandated demand for renewables under […]

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Honeywell launches waste-based SAF tech

Honeywell launches waste-based SAF tech

October 28, 2025 |

In North Carolina, Honeywell introduced a breakthrough technology that converts agricultural and forestry waste into ready-to-use renewable fuels for hard-to- abate sectors, such as the maritime industry. The technology produces lower-carbon marine fuel, gasoline and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from inexpensive and abundant biomass sources like wood chips and crop residues. Plant and agricultural waste […]

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80 Mile launches commercial developments in Italy

80 Mile launches commercial developments in Italy

October 28, 2025 |

In the UK, 80 Mile PLC announced a series of major commercial developments at its Ferrandina biofuels facility in southern Italy, underscoring the strong and growing demand for sustainable aviation fuel, hydrotreated vegetable oil, and biodiesel across Europe. The company and Hydrogen Valley have agreed to revised terms  to the acquisition agreement announced December 19, […]

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SJI and OPAL Fuels launch New Jersey RNG project

SJI and OPAL Fuels launch New Jersey RNG project

October 28, 2025 |

In New Jersey, SJI and OPAL Fuels of renewable and compressed natural gas, celebrated the ribbon cutting of their Atlantic County Utilities Authority’s Renewable Natural Gas Project in Egg Harbor Township, N.J. The RNG facility will capture and process landfill gas into RNG, providing a renewable, lower-carbon fuel alternative to diesel and conventional natural gas. The […]

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Chinese researchers design method for biofuel resilient supply chain

Chinese researchers design method for biofuel resilient supply chain

October 28, 2025 |

In China, researchers from Tianjin University have conducted a study entitled “Optimization design method for biofuel resilient supply chain considering node disruption impacts in a two-stage stochastic programming framework”. This study was published in Frontiers of Chemical Science & Engineering, Volume 19, Issue 6. As economic globalization accelerates, biofuel supply chain systems are becoming increasingly complex and large-scale, […]

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