In Washington, U.S. ethanol exports totaled 171.6 million gallons (mg) in April, registering below 200 mg for the first time in 6 months amid broadly weaker shipments across several key markets. Canada reversed its March surge, declining 14% to 64.8 mg, while maintaining its position as the leading destination for denatured fuel ethanol. Exports to the European […]
In Italy, Ahlstrom has signed multiyear biomethane supply agreements with two energy producers, reinforcing its commitment to decarbonizing industrial energy use. The agreements, representing one of the largest volume signed in Italy to date directly with producers, cover seven biomethane production plants and enable a partial substitution of fossil natural gas with renewable biomethane. Italy is a key part of Ahlstrom’s global footprint, representing approximately 13% of the asset base and 9% […]
In the UK, a new study led by Queen Mary University of London researchers, published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, describes a new integrated solar reactor in which engineered Escherichia coli (E. coli) are grown directly inside the same liquid that converts CO₂ into a usable energy source using sunlight. In future, […]
In India, the Times of India newspaper reports the government has waived excise duty on E22, E25, E27 and E30 fuel blends to make way for higher blends as the government seek to build 500 ethanol stations around the country by year’s end. The rush past E20 has been fueled by geopolitical instability in the […]
In Australia, Delorean Corporation’s SA1 Salisbury Project has been successfully accredited as a GreenPower renewable gas project under GreenPower’s Renewable Gas Certification Delorean has received approval for its SA1 Project as a GreenPower accredited renewable gas project with the National GreenPower Accreditation Program (GreenPower). GreenPower is administered by NSW government, and it operates nationally across […]
In California, Anaergia Inc. has begun deliveries to Southwest Gas Corporation’s distribution system. This marks the first delivery of renewable natural gas in California under the state’s Biomethane Procurement Program. The project received conditional approval by the California Public Utilities Commission on March 19, 2026 and commenced RNG delivery after satisfying the CPUC conditions, demonstrating […]
In Texas, Syzygy Plasmonics announced that it has entered into a capacity reservation agreement with World Fuel Services (World Fuel) for future SAF production from Syzygy’s planned NovaSAF™ facilities. The agreement provides for the reservation of a portion of production capacity from Syzygy’s future commercial-scale plants expected to be located in Central and South America, […]
In Australia, Cyan Ventures has launched a first-of-a-kind Green Fuels Accelerator (GFA) to advance commercial scale low carbon liquid fuel (LCLF) production. Funded by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) – with support from industry partners including Qantas and Boeing – the GFA has selected its first seven Australian LCLF projects to fast-track toward financial […]
In Washington, the Energy Information Administration says compliance credits for biomass-based diesel and ethanol have doubled in value since the start of this year. The credits, known as renewable identification numbers (RINs), have increased in price, mostly because of higher U.S. biofuel blending targets. The combination of high RIN prices and rising motor gasoline and […]
In Latvia, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is boosting Latvia’s biomethane production capacity and use of renewable fuels with a €26 million loan to SIA Next Biogas, a subsidiary of the Netherlands-based HoSt Group. The Bank’s investment will help HoSt Group to acquire an existing biogas plant in Lēdurga, Latvia and convert […]
