In Italy, Zenith Energy Ltd has entered into a binding Letter of Intent and Exclusivity for the acquisition of 100% of the issued share capital of an Italian biogas development, which owns the rights to develop a fully permitted and engineered biogas production facility in Italy, subject to completion of the proposed acquisition. The project […]
In Brazil, Visao Agro reports the Itajobi group, owner of the Itajobi, Carolo and Rio Pardo sugarcane mills, began a negotiation process to restructure a liability of R$ 3.76 billion before resorting, eventually, to judicial recovery. The company established a request for business mediation before the Judicial Center for Conflict Resolution and Citizenship (Cejusc) of […]
In Uzbekistan, Allied Biofuels FE LLC has executed a Logistics Cooperation Agreement with Pro Logistic Services SIA, one of Europe’s pre-eminent Eurasian multimodal logistics operators, to establish the international export framework for the movement of SAF and e-SAF from Allied Biofuels’ project site in Uzbekistan to strategic markets across Europe, the UAE and beyond. The […]
In Indonesia, Palm Oil Magazine reports the government said its biodiesel program continues to strengthen the domestic palm oil industry by increasing demand without reducing export competitiveness or disrupting cooking oil supplies. The Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (BPDP) also finances cooking oil subsidies, research, workforce development, scholarships, and the Smallholder Palm Oil Replanting […]
In India, Energy Innovation and UC Berkeley said in a report that power-and-biomass-to-liquids (PBtL) in India is ready for commercial demonstration and growth, outcompetes other SAF technologies on cost, carbon intensity, and resource efficiency, and delivers a range of co-benefits such as avoiding premature deaths from local air pollution. Specifically, India’s PBtL route can produce […]
In Germany, team from TU Bergakademie Freiberg has now presented a fully compostable CPU alternative made from the mycelium of the Aspergillus niger fungus, a byproduct of industrial citric acid production. Instead of disposing of this biomass waste, the team processes it into a plastic-like material through an innovative process involving molding and air-drying, resulting […]
In Washington, Rep. Kevin Kiley (I-CA) introduced H.R. 9746, the Biomass Facility Construction Act. This legislation would create a tax credit totaling 30% of the cost of construction for biomass facilities and allow them to concurrently receive the existing tax credit for energy produced via biomass. A large part of wildfire mitigation efforts is cleaning […]
In Brazil, Adecoagro S.A. has entered into an agreement with Raízen Group to acquire the Caarapó Mill, located in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul, including the Company’s owned sugarcane and sugarcane supply agreements. The transaction price is estimated at $148 million, subject to adjustments, and will be paid in cash upon closing. During […]
In the UK, DP World has bunkered a Svitzer tugboat at the London Gateway with HVO100 for the first time with an eye to expanding the fuel use amongst its tugs that handle some of the largest container ships on the Thames River. Such a switch could cut emissions by 700 metric tons per year, […]
In Brazil, the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) approved financing of R$ 60.5 million for the Coamo Agroindustrial Cooperativa, with the objective of expanding the capacity of grain storage and improving the logistics infrastructure in two units in Paraná. With the resources, five silos with a total capacity of 32,700 tons in […]
