In Belgium, the European Commission has approved a €103 million State aid scheme by the Netherlands to accelerate the greening of the Dutch maritime fleet. The scheme will support the purchase of new clean and zero-emission vessels powered by renewable methanol or renewable hydrogen and the retrofitting of existing vessels to enable them use renewable […]
In Spain, Renfe has signed a general protocol of action with Repsol to promote the use of renewable fuels HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil) as an alternative to conventional diesel oil of fossil origin in those rail services whose infrastructure is not yet electrified. As the first experience in travel services, Renfe and Repsol have carried […]
In Canada, Haffner Energy signed an agreement strengthening its strategic partnership with Mundi Énergies, Inc., marking the entry of Mundi Énergies and its partners into Haffner Energy’s share capital, supporting the development of a network of multi-energy hubs across Canada. As part of this initiative, an initial issue of new shares totaling €650,000 as the […]
In Washington, Bloomberg reports HF Sinclair has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, accusing the agency of delaying decisions on small refinery exemptions from federal biofuel blending mandates. The legal action follows a similar lawsuit by the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers, which argues the mandates will significantly increase compliance costs and […]
In the Netherlands, recently Gasunie completed a connection between the existing underground gas networks near Axel in the province of Zeeland and Ossendrecht in Noord-Brabant. This network connection will create additional transport capacity for biomethane, giving both current and new producers greater scope to supply sustainable gas to the network. As a result, more home-grown […]
In China, Advait Greenergy Private Limited, along with GUOFUHEE, hosted a technical demonstration and Factory Acceptance Test of a 1,000 Nm³/h pressurized alkaline electrolyser system in Zhangjiagang, China. The demonstration gave customers, developers, PSUs, EPC companies, utilities, and industrial users a direct view of how the system performs under live operating conditions. The demonstration covered […]
In Washington, Bloomberg reports Generation of D4 and D5 Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) climbed to 861.7 million in June but remained well below the roughly 959 million needed to meet the EPA’s projected compliance obligation, including export-related requirements. As a result, the RIN bank is estimated to have fallen to about 1.07 billion credits by […]
In Canada, CCI BioEnergy has been awarded the contract to supply key process equipment for the expansion of the City of Toronto’s Disco Road Organics Processing Facility. The project will significantly increase the facility’s organics processing capacity while supporting the City’s continued investment in sustainable waste management infrastructure. The agreement follows the preliminary and detailed […]
In South Korea, a research team led by Sungkyunkwan University, working jointly with research teams from Korea University and Northwestern University, has developed an innovative electrochemical system capable of producing eco-friendly hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in large quantities and with high efficiency, without any external power supply. The findings were published in Energy & Environmental Science, […]
In the UK, UK Export Finance (UKEF) has announced a series of measures to drive growth and decarbonization across the aerospace sector. In a major step, UKEF will broaden its eligibility criteria so that it can consider a wider range of financing options for UK-based sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) projects, opening the door to greater […]
