In California, Rubi, a company with technology that transforms carbon into essential materials, recently announced a $7.5 million funding round and significant commercial traction, including multi-year offtake term sheets worth over $60M with leading fashion brands and manufacturers, eight new commercial partnerships, and moving pilots into larger-scale production testing. Co-led by AP Ventures and FH […]
In the UK, new way of making sustainable aviation fuel that could cut the reliance on used cooking oil as a feedstock, has been developed by a team of engineers led by the University of Sheffield. The new technique captures CO2 from the air, combines it with hydrogen and then heats it using concentrated solar […]
In Washington, Congresswomen Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) and Michelle Fischbach (MN-07) introduced the Biobased Materials Investment and Production Act to strengthen the domestic supply chain and create new markets for American farmers by incentivizing the production of biobased chemicals and materials. While the United States has made significant strides in biofuels, many other everyday products, from plastics to […]
In Kenya, an investigation carried out by SourceMaterial and Politico, with support from T&E data, shows that an Italian government biofuels project in Kenya is potentially harming local farmers and threatening food security. The investigation into Eni’s flagship project raises doubts as to whether non-edible biofuel crops can really be scaled sustainably, says T&E. In […]
In Washington, Platts, part of S&P Global Energy, has updated its 2026 Renewable Volume Obligation weightings (RVOY026 and RVOR002) and the 2025 cellulosic weight (RVCY025) using the Environmental Protection Agency’s finalized Renewable Fuel Standards for 2026, effective March 30, 2026. The EPA released its finalized rule on March 27, 2026, and as per Platts methodology, […]
In Oregon, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District is seeking public comment on a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for a proposed renewable diesel facility at Port Westward in Columbia County, Oregon. Renewable Fuels of Oregon, LLC has applied for a USACE permit to construct the NEXT Renewable Fuels facility, which aims […]
In Poland, Polska Grupa Biogazowa (PGB) and Hekla Energy have entered into a strategic agreement for the sale and trading of electricity generated from biogas. In the first year of cooperation, more than 200 GWh of green energy will be added to Hekla Energy’s portfolio, representing over 15 percent of Poland’s agricultural biogas-based electricity production. The agreement supports the […]
In France, ClimeFi has structured the first publicly announced transaction for carbon removal units aligned with the EU CRCF framework. This marks a significant milestone in operationalising the EU’s carbon removal certification framework and establishing commercial infrastructure for durable carbon removals in Europe. It builds on the world’s first voluntary standard for permanent carbon removals which […]
In Israel, Casterra Ag Ltd. announced successful commercial field trials in Brazil, highlighting castor oil as a compelling candidate for economically viable biofuel production. Casterra’s development efforts aim to reduce the farming cost of castor grains for oil production while maintaining farmer profitability. Success in these efforts will enable competitive castor oil pricing across applications, […]
In Brazil, the state government of Bahia has launched The Bahia Bioenergy Atlas, the mapping and quantification tool to determine the technical potential for energy recovery from agricultural, urban, animal, and industrial waste from the sugarcane and pulp and paper sectors in the state. Based on the conversion of biomass into energy, the study identifies […]
