In Texas, Utility Global recently announced a first close of $100 million in its Series D financing round, led by Ara Partners and APG Asset Management (one of the world’s largest pension investors on behalf of Dutch pension funds). This milestone financing will allow Utility to globally deploy its proprietary H2Gen® technology at industrial scale. The […]
In Canada, the Civil Aviation Decarbonization Organization (CADO), 123Carbon, and Assure SAF Registry have agreed to collaborate to implement interoperability between their respective Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) registries. The focus of the collaboration is to exchange verified SAF attribute integrity information among the registries, which is critical for the wider adoption of SAF globally. This […]
In Japan, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has conducted a demonstration of an integrated production process for synthesizing liquid fuels from carbon dioxide, water, and electricity, successfully producing liquid synthetic fuels through an integrated production system. The demonstration was conducted at MHI’s Research & Innovation Center (Nagasaki District). In this process, SOEC co-electrolysis is employed […]
In the UK, GeoPura was recently announced as the supplier of the largest volume of green hydrogen ever produced for a British construction project, the Lower Thames Crossing. National Highways’ Lower Thames Crossing project will be the first major British infrastructure project to be carbon neutral in construction. A key part of this ambition is […]
In Germany, EU-funded research project UNICO2RN is bringing together European research organisations and industrial partners to demonstrate how biogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) can be used as a feedstock for producing proteins and bioplastics. The project focuses on CO2 from biological sources such as biomass processing, fermentation and organic waste treatment, where CO2 is generated as […]
In Washington, Reuters reports the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency is expected to reassign at least 50% of the Small Refinery Exemptions the agency granted last year to larger oil refiners, something that is expected to upset the oil industry. The ethanol industry has been calling for those exempted RINs to be reassigned in order […]
In Brazil, Topsoe has signed an agreement with Petrobras to deliver technology and services for a potential facility at Petrobras’ Boaventura Energy Complex, located in Itaboraí, in the state of Rio de Janeiro. The project will be based on Topsoe’s HydroFlex® technology, proprietary equipment and catalysts to enable the production of SAF and renewable diesel. Once […]
In Singapore, Platts, part of S&P Global Energy, has discontinued its Biodiesel FOB Southeast Asia daily price assessment and the associated PME versus Crude Palm Oil assessment, effective Feb. 25, 2026. The final publication date s of the Biodiesel FOB Southeast Asia weekly average price (AAVSV04) and monthly average price (AAVSV03) will be on Feb. […]
In Brazil, Bloomberg reports Cosan SA and Shell Plc are in advanced talks to inject new capital into their Brazilian sugar and ethanol joint venture, Raízen SA, according to people familiar with the matter. The aim is to present a plan to the company’s main creditors and bondholders before finalizing the negotiations. The proposal on […]
In Italy, Eni approved the final investment decision (FID) to convert certain units of the Sannazzaro de’ Burgondi refinery (Pavia, Lombardy) into a biorefinery. Both projects represent a significant step forward in developing Enilive’s biofuel production capacity. The two biorefineries will be completed by 2028 and will offer maximum flexibility in producing both HVO diesel […]
