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Dreexo Energy lands in Cádiz

Dreexo Energy lands in Cádiz

April 30, 2025 |

In Spain, the Diario de Sevilla reports Dreexo Energy will establish a biofuel production project in Cadiz, within the fiscal area of the Free Trade Zone, in which it plans to invest approximately €27 million in the initial phase. According to the company’s plans, they will build a treatment plant to produce second-generation biodiesel specifically […]

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Sojitz to invest in SPV with IOCL to develop biomethane projects and sales in India

Sojitz to invest in SPV with IOCL to develop biomethane projects and sales in India

April 30, 2025 |

In India, Sojitz Corporation invests in a holding structure of the special purpose company, IOC GPS Renewables Pvt. Ltd. established jointly by GPS Renewables Private Limited and Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (“IOCL”), the largest state-owned oil company in India. Through this investment, Sojitz will enter the biomethane production and sales business in India. IGRPL will […]

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Repsol surpasss 1,000 services stations offering RD100 in Spain and Portugal

Repsol surpasss 1,000 services stations offering RD100 in Spain and Portugal

April 30, 2025 |

In Spain, Repsol has surpassed 1,000 service stations offering 100% renewable Nexa Diesel in the Iberian Peninsula, with currently 998 in Spain and 63 in Portugal. This milestone confirms the company’s commitment to renewable fuels, expanding the range of technologies available for customer mobility. 100% renewable Nexa Diesel is the highest-end premium fuel on the […]

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Ethanol stocks fall as exports increase

Ethanol stocks fall as exports increase

April 30, 2025 |

In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports ethanol production rose slightly 1.04 million barrels per day as some plants came out of seasonal maintenance and Iowa State University researchers said crush margins returned to positive territory for the average plant in the state. Stocks fell to a 15-week low despite the increased production, however, to 25.389 […]

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Vioneo contracts Wood for FEED contract for Belgian green methanol-based plastics plant

Vioneo contracts Wood for FEED contract for Belgian green methanol-based plastics plant

April 30, 2025 |

In Belgium, Vioneo has awarded Wood a multi-million dollar FEED contract to deliver the front-end engineering design for its revolutionary plant which will produce fossil-free plastics using green methanol. Based in Antwerp, Belgium, the renewably powered and energy efficient plant will be the first facility in the world capable of achieving this at industrial scale. […]

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EasyJet and ATOBA Energy sign SAF MOU with World Fuel Services

EasyJet and ATOBA Energy sign SAF MOU with World Fuel Services

April 30, 2025 |

In the UK, EasyJet and ATOBA Energy, in partnership with World Fuel Services announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for the development of long-term supply of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) for easyJet’s operations in Europe and the UK. The agreement supports the airline’s decarbonization strategy and is expected to unlock the SAF value […]

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European-funded CO₂SMOS project concludes after four years of biobased R&D

European-funded CO₂SMOS project concludes after four years of biobased R&D

April 30, 2025 |

In Spain, the European-funded CO2SMOS project officially concludes this month after four years of collaborative research and innovation aimed at supporting the bio-based industry in reducing its carbon footprint. With €7 million in funding from the Horizon 2020 program, the project has developed and scaled technologies that convert biogenic CO₂ emissions into valuable chemicals and […]

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Chalmers University researchers say model shows biomass key for future EU energy policy

Chalmers University researchers say model shows biomass key for future EU energy policy

April 30, 2025 |

In Sweden, researchers at Chalmers University have used an advanced model that includes more technologies and a higher level of detail than previous similar studies. The model also shows how all society sectors affect each other within the energy system. The new study thus provides an expanded knowledge base for policy development – not least […]

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Bangchak Group inaugurates Thailand’s first 100% SAF facility

Bangchak Group inaugurates Thailand’s first 100% SAF facility

April 29, 2025 |

In Thailand, Bangchak Group has inaugurated its Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Production Unit at the Bangchak Phra Khanong Refinery, marking Thailand’s first dedicated facility for producing 100% Neat SAF. Operated by BSGF Company Limited, a Bangchak Group affiliate, the unit complies with rigorous international certification standards, reflecting the Group’s commitment to green innovation and its […]

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Subsidized imports may force Vivergo to be mothballed again

Subsidized imports may force Vivergo to be mothballed again

April 29, 2025 |

In the UK, the Evening Standard newspaper reports that Associated British Foods is contemplating mothballing again its ethanol Vivergo fuels site in Saltend, near Hull. The ethanol plant recently cut volumes due to market conditions which has now worsened and risks shutting down the plant all together, along with 150 jobs. ABF says it can’t […]

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