In Belgium, EU remains needlessly over-reliant on fossil fuels for transport, thanks in part to policies that discourage the use of sustainable crop-based biofuels to reduce emissions, according to an analysis of European Commission data. New figures from Eurostat’s SHARES database show that the share of renewable energy in EU road and rail transport actually […]
In the UK, GMT has secured a £195 million project finance facility from ING to support the delivery of its UK biomethane platform. The financing, structured as a non-recourse, multi-project debt facility, represents a significant milestone for GMT and reflects growing investor confidence in biomethane as a core component of the UK’s energy infrastructure. The […]
In Washington, the Renewable Fuels Association offers a slate of information to remind lawmakers, ethanol advocates, media, and others about the importance of the 15 percent ethanol blend. “Nearly two months have passed since the House E15 Rural Domestic Energy Council’s deadline for introducing legislation that would permanently allow nationwide, year-round sale of E15,” said […]
In Illinois, a study by researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign evaluated the financial viability and environmental implications of integrating an ATJ SAF biorefinery within a petroleum refinery, utilizing miscanthus and switchgrass as example feedstocks. Three scenarios were evaluated: standalone (benchmark), colocated, and repurposing (coprocessing SAF within the petroleum refinery). The paper is published […]
In Switzerland, despite in March the US pushing the International Martime Organization to delay its decision on net zero goals until next year, it has now proposed that emissions associated with indirect land use change should only apply within the boundaries of a project, in hopes to push for ethanol use in marine fuels. By […]
In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports Energy Information Administration data shows ethanol continued to soar last week with strong margins helping producers to crank out 1.2 million barrels per day, the highest seen in five weeks yet stocks continued to grow to 26.699 million barrels, up 646,000 barrels from the week before. Ethanol exports dropped […]
In Brazil, Bloomberg reports Raizen isn’t out of the water yet as debt holders have demanded 90% of the company in exchange for refinancing just 45% of the company’s debt, compared to the previous 70% that Raizen had already offered for the debt to equity swap. Unibanco and Banco Bradesco are threatening to stop financing […]
In Italy, Proxigas and Assotermica have signed in Milan a Memorandum of Understanding with the aim of promoting the widespread use of green gases and contributing to the reduction of the carbon footprint of energy consumption. At the heart of the agreement is the strategic role of renewable gases, considered a fundamental lever to combine […]
In Slovakia, EnviTec Biogas is celebrating the initial feed-in from a 417 Nm³/h EnviThan gas upgrading plant, marking its second successfully finalized biomethane project in Slovakia. “Our customer, CITA VIA s.r.o., is upgrading 750 Nm³/h of biogas to biomethane with the plant in the municipality of Ožďany. In the future, the company intends to increase […]
In Germany, DHL Group announced a major expansion of its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) collaboration with IAG Cargo, the cargo handling division of International Airlines Group (IAG). The new five-year agreement, together with a previous 2025 renewal, will enable approximately 240 million liters of SAF uplifted at London Heathrow Airport and reduce the lifecycle greenhouse […]
