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Companies launch Tour d’Europe to demonstrate renewable fuels

Companies launch Tour d’Europe to demonstrate renewable fuels

March 31, 2025 |

In Finland, Tour d’Europe is an initiative demonstrating the availability and potential of renewable fuels to help drive decarbonization and contribute to climate neutrality today and for decades to come. The Tour d’Europe involves 20 different companies, associations and institutions from across the automotive and fuels value chain.  Cars and trucks bearing a distinctive “Tour […]

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C1 Green Chemicals lands $21.6M in fresh capital for green methanol catalysis tech

C1 Green Chemicals lands $21.6M in fresh capital for green methanol catalysis tech

March 31, 2025 |

In Germany, Cleantech company C1 Green Chemicals AG has successfully secured €20 million in fresh capital to bring its groundbreaking green methanol catalysis technology to market. Green methanol can be used to defossilize three key industries: shipping, aviation and carbon-based chemical production. At the same time, the use of this circular raw material significantly reduces […]

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Glander bunkers two consecutive BioLNG deliveries for Neste’s LNG fleet

Glander bunkers two consecutive BioLNG deliveries for Neste’s LNG fleet

March 31, 2025 |

In Belgium, Glander International Bunkering facilitated two consecutive BioLNG deliveries in March 2025 for Neste’s LNG-fueled tanker fleet. These successful supplies showcase its capability to manage complex deliveries under tight deadlines, while helping clients meet ESG objectives towards using lower-carbon fuels. During both operations – one in Antwerp, Belgium and the other in Hamina, Finland […]

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BASF commissions Germany’s largest proton exchange membrane electrolyzer

BASF commissions Germany’s largest proton exchange membrane electrolyzer

March 31, 2025 |

In Germany, the country’s largest proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer has gone into operation at BASF’s Ludwigshafen site. Designed to produce zero-carbon hydrogen, the electrolyzer has a connected load of 54 megawatts and the capacity to supply the main plant with up to one metric ton of this substantial chemical feedstock every hour. After a construction […]

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ORNL and University of Cincinnati researcher find key to butanol’s microbe vulnerability

ORNL and University of Cincinnati researcher find key to butanol’s microbe vulnerability

March 31, 2025 |

In Tennessee, scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Cincinnati achieved a breakthrough in understanding the vulnerability of microbes to the butanol they produce during fermentation of plant biomass. The discovery could pave the way for more efficient production of domestic fuels, chemicals and materials. The team used […]

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Secretary of Agriculture says USDA will release HBIIP funds

Secretary of Agriculture says USDA will release HBIIP funds

March 31, 2025 |

In Iowa, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will release obligated funding under the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP) for 543 projects totaling $537 million in 29 states. This includes new projects approved within the first 100 days of the Trump Administration and advances President Trump’s January […]

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Arkema extends biomethane offtake contract with ENGIE for another 8 years

Arkema extends biomethane offtake contract with ENGIE for another 8 years

March 27, 2025 |

In France, Arkema continues its transformation towards a more sustainable industrial model with the signing of a new, eight-year contract with ENGIE for the supply of biomethane for several Bostik sites in France. This 25 GWh/year contract will cover some 85% of the annual gas consumption of four Bostik sites in France (Coubert, Privas, Ribécourt and […]

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Stockholm Exergi makes FID on world’s first large-scale BECCS project

Stockholm Exergi makes FID on world’s first large-scale BECCS project

March 27, 2025 |

In Sweden, the world’s first large-scale BECCS (bioenergy with carbon capture and storage) project, deploying Capsol’s capture technology, is now moving into construction as Stockholm Exergi has made a final investment decision (FID). The facility is scheduled to begin operations in 2028, permanently removing 800,000 metric tons of CO2 annually while setting a precedent for […]

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Terragia Biofuel raises $6M seed round

Terragia Biofuel raises $6M seed round

March 27, 2025 |

In New Hampshire, Terragia Biofuel has raised a $6 million seed round led by Engine Ventures and Energy Impact Partners (EIP). The company will use the capital to commercialize its novel biology-based approach to converting cellulosic biomass into ethanol and other products, expand its employee headcount and initiate partnerships with major biofuel producers. Terragia uses […]

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Atvos gets permissions to build its first biomethane plant

Atvos gets permissions to build its first biomethane plant

March 27, 2025 |

In Brazil, Atvos has received the Installation License (LI) for the construction of its first biomethane plant. The new plant will be built in Nova Alvorada do Sul (MS), where the Santa Luzia Unit (USL) is already installed, responsible for the production of ethanol and electricity from sugarcane biomass. With the document issued by the […]

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