In the Netherlands, Reuters reports Shell expects to take another $600 million hit during its upcoming Q3 reporting related to pulling out of the planned biofuel project at its refinery in Rotterdam, bringing the total losses associated with the project to $1.4 billion. The project was approved in 2021, but it paused construction last year […]
In California, Utility Global, Inc. and Maas Energy Works announced an agreement to advance the development of the first commercial project in California to use dairy digester biogas for direct hydrogen fuel production. The project will produce deeply carbon-negative hydrogen from water without electricity for the mobility sector, setting a new benchmark for cost-effective decarbonization. […]
In Spain, Verdalia Bioenergy announced the closing of a landmark €671 million corporate financing, the first and largest of its kind in the European biomethane sector. The transaction will support the company’s investment plan to build and operate a portfolio of projects across Spain and Italy with an aggregate production capacity in excess of 3 TWh per […]
In France, Qair announced the successful financing of its renewable hydrogen ecosystem in Occitanie, France. This landmark €55 million financing, secured in partnership with Crédit Agricole and Bpifrance, will support the pending construction of the Hyd’Occ H2 production facility in Port-La Nouvelle, along with five refuelling stations strategically located along major regional transport routes. Commissioning […]
In California, Aemetis, Inc. is advancing decarbonization at its 65 million gallon per year ethanol plant in Keyes, California with a $30 million energy efficiency upgrade with integration of a Mechanical Vapor Recompression (MVR) system. Praj Industries is supplying the advanced low-carbon solution and equipment that form the key components of this system. Project execution […]
In Canada, Petrox announced that the non-binding letter of intent between Petrox and SSGE Bio-energy Company Limited referred to in Petrox’s press releases dated May 24, 2024, October 1, 2024, December 31, 2024 and April 3, 2025, has expired and has been terminated in accordance with its terms. Pursuant to the policies of the TSX […]
In Germany, the cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum) offers an ecologically advantageous alternative to silage maize for bioenergy production. This is the conclusion of a multi-year comparative study conducted by researchers at the University of Bayreuth. Their findings have now been published in the journal GCB Bioenergy. The search for sustainable alternatives to energy production from […]
In Washington, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) led over 45 Senate and House colleagues in urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to finalize a rule on imported Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) and hold firm on the proposed biomass-based diesel volumes. In their bipartisan, bicameral letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, the members state such measures would […]
In Spain, Uniper and Five Bioenergy have signed a seven-year biomethane purchase agreement from three of Spain’s largest biomethane plants, which are located in Murcia. Deliveries are expected to start at the beginning of 2027. This agreement places Uniper in a strong position to complement the growing share of renewables with low-carbon energy sources and […]
In the UK, ReFuels N.V., has entered into a fixed price Bio-CNG agreement for one of Britain’s largest logistics operators. The agreement is a multi-year contract signed by CNG Fuels (40% owned by ReFuels), which locks in a fixed price at the fuel dispensers across CNG Fuels’ Bio-CNG station network, providing fuel cost visibility and […]
