In Canada, Unifor has signed a memorandum of understanding with Biidaaban Renewable Energy that opens the door for Local 593 members to return to work this summer at the Hamilton biodiesel facility, nearly a year after the plant’s previous owner moved to close it permanently. The agreement comes as the facility at Pier 14 in […]
In Estonia, Hydrogenera and Stargate Hydrogen have signed a framework cooperation agreement to advance future collaboration in industrial hydrogen projects across Europe. The agreement brings together two European hydrogen technology companies with complementary strengths. Hydrogenera contributes its expertise in alkaline electrolysis, electrolyser manufacturing, system engineering, integration, balance-of-plant design, and industrial project delivery. Stargate Hydrogen brings […]
In Canada, GranBio has joined the BDO Zone Strategic Partners Network. BDO Zone Strategic Partners are leading biobased companies that help de-risk and accelerate biobased project development within BDO Zones. GranBio specializes in converting agricultural and forestry residues into low-carbon fuels and renewable bioproducts. Its expertise in advanced biofuel production, biomass conversion, and biorefinery development […]
In Massachusetts, a remarkable quality of bioengineering is the fact that scientists can take biological processes honed by millions of years of evolution and use them to efficiently create drugs, chemicals, and other products to improve our lives. Now Tufts researchers have found new ways to expand the potential for using bacterial spores as catalysts […]
In Washington, the US Trade Representative is taking final action, at President Trump’s direction, under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 by imposing a 25% tariff on certain goods of Brazil. This follows a yearlong investigation by USTR that determined that certain Brazilian measures related to digital trade and electronic payment services; unfair, […]
In France, Axens announced the launch of the ERA project (Ethanol to Refuel Aviation), the first French production unit for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) based on advanced bioethanol. With a planned capacity of 50,000 metric tons per year, the facility—whose location in France is currently being selected—is scheduled to start operations in 2030. The ERA […]
In Ireland, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine announced that payments to successful projects under the 2024 Biomethane Capital Grant Scheme are commencing this week. The issuing of the payments to these applicants reinforces the Government’s commitment to supporting the delivery of up to 5.7 terawatt-hours of indigenously produced Biomethane by 2030. These […]
In the Netherlands, Ecostrat Inc., New Energy Risk (NER), Torrgas, and Torrgreen have formed a strategic alliance to offer Feedstock Supply Insurance (FSI) to project developers licensing Torrgreen’s torrefaction technology and Torrgas’s syngas production technology. The partnership tackles one of clean energy project finance’s most stubborn bottlenecks: feedstock supply uncertainty — and eliminates it. Biomass-to-syngas […]
In Missouri, the American Soybean Association welcomed the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) release of updated implementation guidance for the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Sustainability Guardrails, an important step toward providing the regulatory certainty needed to support U.S. soybean farmers and the renewable fuels industry. The updated guidance answers several implementation questions raised by […]
In Belgium, a new study provides an evidence base on Europe’s bio-based products lead markets, showing that there is no shortage of technology or ambition but the absence of a regulatory framework which would stimulate demand. The study, produced by the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC), is in two parts: the first maps the lead markets […]
