In Spain, Naturgy will supply renewable gas to Aena to boost the decarbonization of its airport network. The agreement reached by the two companies includes the supply of some 83 GWh of natural gas over the next two years, of which at least 20 GWh will be biomethane, with which the airport manager will significantly […]
In Germany, INERATEC has formally agreed a €40 million venture debt loan with the European Investment Bank (EIB) and €30 million grant with Breakthrough Energy Catalyst. The combined €70 million backing will finance construction of Europe`s largest sustainable e-Fuel production plant in Frankfurt and e-Fuel research and development of future, key steps in decarbonizing aviation. The […]
In Australia, the national government is delivering A$250 million to accelerate the pace of Australia’s growing domestic Low Carbon Liquid Fuels (LCLF) industry. This funding is part of the A$1.7 billion Future Made in Australia Innovation Fund and will be provided as grants to support pre-commercial innovation, demonstration and deployment. Australia’s domestic LCLF industry will […]
In Germany, an international team of engineers from MIT and the Collaborative Research Center “Dynamic Hydrogels at Biointerfaces,” located at Freie Universität Berlin, has developed a new type of glue that combines the waterproof stickiness of the mussels’ plaques with the germ-proof properties of another natural material: mucus. The new mucus-derived glue prevented the buildup […]
In Canada, the Canada Border Services Agency formally initiated a countervailing (anti-subsidy) and anti-dumping duty investigation into imports of renewable diesel from the United States. The Investigation follows a complaint filed by Tidewater Renewables at the end of 2024. In initiating the Investigation, CBSA confirms that Tidewater Renewables provided satisfactory evidence to support its allegations […]
In China, Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) – Hong Kong’s largest independent cargo handler – is entering into a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Shell Hong Kong Limited (Shell), covering the supply of renewable diesel fuel for its ramp equipment and road vehicles. Shell is recognizing Hactl as its first Strategic Collaborator on […]
In Ireland, the Irish Times newspaper reports Clonbio Green Gas Ltd, trading as Green Generation, has gone into receivership after the State-owned Irish Strategic Investment Fund appointed receivers invited by the company. It is not yet clear if the company will remain operational while in recievership. The company blames government policy that makes the biomethane […]
In Washington, the United States government strongly objects to a recommendation on “sustainable” aviation fuels made during the 13th triennial meeting of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP). This recommendation to the ICAO Council on multi-cropping, the practice of growing two or more crops on the same land, for […]
In Costa Rica, El País reports the government will revive an old energy project to replace fossil fuels with biofuels. The initiative responds to a request to the Legislative Assembly by the country’s vice president, Stephan Brunner, to process the initiative on the energy transition of fuels presented more than a year ago. The recovery […]
In Finland, Nordic energy company Gasum and the food and confectionary group Fazer have entered into an agreement on the use of biogas in the transport of Fazer’s bakery products. The inedible food waste generated at the bakeries is used to produce biogas in Gasum’s biogas plants. This means that some of Fazer’s products travel […]
