In Belgium,the EU-funded ShapingBio project has released a comprehensive policy brief outlining key recommendations to support the European Commission in creating an optimal framework for a sustainable and competitive European bioeconomy. The recommendations feed into the upcoming New EU Bioeconomy Strategy, expected to play a crucial role in advancing Europe’s transition towards a circular, climate-neutral […]
In the Netherlands, Louis Dreyfus Company announced the conclusion of its transaction with Bunge for the purchase of shareholding interests of Viterra’s former business in Hungary and parts of Poland. In Hungary, the transaction concerns the following activities and facilities: · A state-of-the-art multi-seed (sunflower seeds, rapeseeds and soybeans) crushing and refining plant in Foktő […]
In Italy, Anaergia S.r.l. has signed a new agreement with a subsidiary of Bioenerys. Under the terms of this agreement, Anaergia will significantly enlarge and enhance Bioenerys’ anaerobic digestion facility in Ariano nel Polesine, which is in northern Italy. This builds upon Anaergia’s previously announced project for Bioenerys in Moglia, Italy, that involves similar facility […]
In Sweden, a new concept builds on the award-winning Sleipner PCTC concept and on operational data from the Sleipner vessels Future Way and Way Forward. The new RoRo design, which includes an engine room in the bow, creates (despite its length of 170 metres) a large cargo capacity of 2,720 lane metres, equivalent to 181 […]
In Thailand, BBGI Public Company Limited, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives and Advanced Biocarbon Co., Ltd., has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote microalgae cultivation for the production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and animal feed from microalgae waste. This collaborative project aims to integrate the potential of the […]
In Mexico, Milenio reports that an increase in the arrival of sargassum to Mexican coasts, the Mexican government the creation of a multinational company that uses these algae for the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). In a forum organized by the company Siemens Energy, the Undersecretary of Sustainable Development and Circular Economy of the […]
In Brazil, the AgriBiz reports according to information published by Bloomberg on Tuesday, Mitsubishi is in talks with Brazilian Cosan and the British Shell, managers of Raízen, for possible entry as a partner. According to the publication, the talks are at an early stage, and Mitsubishi is still evaluating whether to make a proposal to […]
In India, ChiniMani reports TruAlt Bioenergy has signed an agreement with Sumitomo to create a joint venture that will develop four state-of-the-art Compressed Biogas (CBG) plants in Karnataka and Maharashtra but will later on also collaborate on ethanol and Sustainable Aviation Fuel production. The agreement was signed in the presence of Hon’ble Prime Minister of […]
In Switzerland, a research team from the University of Basel has developed a new molecule modeled on plant photosynthesis: under the influence of light, it stores two positive and two negative charges at the same time. The aim is to convert sunlight into carbon-neutral fuels. Plants use the energy of sunlight to convert CO2 into […]
In India, Reuters reports the government has agreed to allow for sugarcane juice and molasses to be used as ethanol feedstock in the next marketing year that begins on Nov. 1 without restrictions, following restrictions during the current season due to smaller than expected sugarcane production. Even though no limits on how much sugarcane can […]
