In Brazil, driven by economic factors and technological advances, the production of national corn ethanol recorded an extraordinary jump: from 500 million liters in 2017 to 6.3 billion liters in the last crop, with official projection of the National Union of Corn Ethanol (Unem) of reaching 7.3 billion liters in the 2024/2025 cycle. Unlike the […]
In the UK, Secretary of State for Business and Trade has accepted the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA)’s recommendation to maintain current duties on imports of biodiesel from Indonesia. Biodiesel is commonly supplied for use as road transport fuel in the UK. The TRA started its review on 6 December 2024. The review looked at whether […]
In Spain, Iberdrola España and bp have received approval from Spain’s Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, through the Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving (IDAE), to reallocate up to €211 million in funding from the Hy2USE IPCEI program to their project in Castellón. The funding will allow the companies to explore opportunities […]
In Spain, the president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, has inaugurated with Her Majesty King Felipe VI the Center for Water and Energy Innovation of Canal de Isabel II, in the framework of the commemoration of the 175th anniversary of the public company, which has the Honorary Presidency of the monarch. Both […]
In Mexico, the Mexican Petroleum Institute and the National Biogas Council concluded the VI National Technical Forum on Biogas, bringing together government, industry, academia, and researchers to advance a national strategy for biogas and biomethane. Discussions focused on regulation, technology, financing, waste-to-energy projects, biomethane pipeline injection, and sustainable aviation fuel development. Officials highlighted the opportunities […]
In Denmark, MarineFifty announced their intention to invest in Kvasir Technologies. This follows the initial Series A financing round, announced by Kvasir on 18 June 2026, in which they raised EUR 10 million from a mix of existing and new investors. Subject to contract, MarineFifty intends to invest up to EUR 11 million as part […]
In Indonesia, Palm Oil Magazine reports state-owned Persero has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Pertamina Power Indonesia to further develop domestic bioenergy production by reactivating a 600,000 metric ton per year biodiesel plant and developing two cassava-based ethanol plants with a combined production of 600,000 liters per day. Feasibility studies and technical assessments are […]
In Brazil, Inspenet reports Transpetro signed a contract with the Rio Grande shipyard for the construction of four MR1 mid-range vessels intended for the transport of oil and derivatives along the Brazilian coast. The investment amounts to $427 million and is part of the Mar Aberto Program, an initiative promoted to expand and modernize the […]
In Sweden, St1 Biokraft has signed an agreement to acquire Danish Bio Commodities (DBC), a Denmark-based biogas and biomethane company. The transaction adds more than 350 GWh of production capacity and approximately 900 GWh in the development pipeline, establishes St1 Biokraft in Denmark and marks an important step in the company’s Nordic growth journey. DBC […]
In China, ResourceWise reports China exported more hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) than fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) biodiesel for the first time in May, signaling a shift in the country’s biofuel export mix. HVO exports rose 11.5% month over month to about 43,500 metric tons, while biodiesel exports fell more than 52% to roughly 38,500 […]
