In South Africa, Sasol and Topsoe announced that they intend to refocus the organisational structure of their Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) partnership for the next phase of market development. Following a strategic review, the companies have decided to prepare for the orderly operational wind-down of their joint venture, Zaffra, while continuing and enhancing their long-standing […]
In Washington state, Twelve recently opened AirPlant One, the first commercial-scale facility in the United States to produce E-Jet fuel – a power-to-liquid (PtL), drop-in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) made from CO2 and renewable electricity – and E-Naphtha™, a foundational building block for thousands of everyday products. The ribbon cutting, held at the Moses Lake, […]
In California, to harness biological systems (plants and microbes) for next-generation energy production and advanced materials, researchers are looking to beneficial plant-microbe interactions. Because these are complex systems, it has proven difficult to reproducibly control exactly which microbes are present. Subtle differences in materials, methods, or even the hands of the researchers themselves can lead […]
In Canada, the Farms and Fuels Alliance (FFA) called on the Government of Canada to follow through on Prime Minister Carney’s September 5, 2025, commitment to amend the Clean Fuel Regulations (CFR) to protect Canada’s domestic biofuels sector — and to deliver on that commitment this summer, with a credit multiplier for Canadian-produced ethanol. Canada’s […]
In Brazil, Finep, Petrobras and BNDESPAR signed a new stage in the structuring of the Investment Fund in Holdings (FIP) focused on Energy Transition and Decarbonization. With the process of setting up the fund in advanced stage and once the regulation is approved by the internal bodies of each quota holder, the Fund initiates the […]
In Japan, FUJIFILM Corporation, Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. and Tokyo Gas Engineering Solutions Corporation have reached an agreement for the supply of city gas linked to biomethane produced overseas to Fujifilm’s Ashigara Site at the Kanagawa Factory. This agreement marks the first initiative in Japan’s chemical industry to use such city gas at a manufacturing […]
In Italy, Be8 announced this week the creation of another group subsidiary: Be8 Milan, in Italy. The new operation is aligned with the company’s strategic planning and aims to strengthen exports of biofuels and raw materials to Europe, such as soybean oil, fats, used cooking oil, and residual inputs. In addition to exporting products to […]
In Washington state, Imperium Renewables, Inc. closed the sale of Imperium’s assets, including Imperium Grays Harbor, LLC, to Renewable Energy Group (REGI). REG paid Imperium $15.0 million in cash and issued 1.675 million shares of REG common stock in exchange for substantially all of Imperium’s assets, including the 100-million-gallon nameplate biodiesel refinery and terminal at the […]
In Italy, Ludoil Group has secured a green bond for a total amount of 40 million euros lasting 7 years, intended for the financing of the “Engas Project”, related to the construction of a new plant for the production of biomethane in the Municipality of Enna, in Sicily, with an authorized capacity of over 5 […]
In Brazil, Revistarpa News reports Bioenergética Aroeira, based in Tupaciguara, in Triângulo Mineiro, will invest R$ 750 million in the implementation of a grain-based ethanol plant. Of this amount, R$ 618 million are resources from the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES), already approved, and the rest are its own resources. The development […]
