In Washington, a group of fuel production stakeholders, including H2Carrier and MAN Energy Solutions, joined Environmental Defense Fund in support for the full decarbonization of the shipping industry by 2050. The companies call on International Maritime Organization (IMO) Member States to develop policies that incentivize the production and adoption of sustainable fuels, and to adopt […]
In France, TotalEnergies has signed a 100 GWh biomethane purchase agreement with Saint-Gobain France for a three-year period starting in 2024. The biomethane will be produced by TotalEnergies at its BioBéarn biomethane plant, which came on stream at the beginning of the year and whose production is certified sustainable by ISCC under the highest sustainability […]
In Australia, the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is backing HydGene Renewables, a new Australian company that has developed an alternative green hydrogen solution that turns biomass into hydrogen in a process that is both renewable and carbon negative. The HydGene technique uses novel biocatalysts to convert the sugars derived from organic waste, including agricultural […]
In California, NapaSan and NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, have signed an agreement for the construction and installation of a new Mainspring Linear Generator. The linear generator will run on biofuel produced at NapaSan’s wastewater treatment plant, providing renewable energy to power the plant while also reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Under the agreement, a subsidiary of […]
In the Netherlands, Wallenius Wilhelmsen has reached a milestone in its commitment to sustainability through its first biofuel contract with ExxonMobil. The recently signed contract entails the delivery of sustainable biofuel within the second half of this year, aligning with Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s strategic goal of achieving a net-zero emissions integrated supply chain service by 2027. […]
In Italy, MAIRE S.p.A. announced that its Integrated E&C Solutions (IE&CS) and Sustainable Technology Solutions (STS) subsidiaries have been awarded new contracts for an overall value of approximately $260 million by international clients mainly in Europe, Asia and South America. In particular, KT-Kinetics Technology has been awarded an IE&CS contract for a pre-treatment plant by […]
In the UK, Esken Green Energy Limited, has agreed the sale of its investment in Mersey Bioenergy Holdings Limited and its wholly owned subsidiary (together “Mersey Bioenergy”) to UK Waste Resources and Energy Investments L.P., a member of the Bioenergy Infrastructure Group, for a total cash consideration of £9 million. Mersey Bioenergy owns and operates […]
In Kentucky, Synthica Energy announced they have been issued the primary Construction Permit from the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s Department of Environmental Protection for an anaerobic digestion facility in Lebanon Junction, Kentucky. Located near the intersection of I-65 and South Preston Highway, Synthica’s facility will be the largest organics-to-energy facility in Kentucky, and the first of […]
In Germany, in the field of microbial electrosynthesis, microbes utilize CO2 and electricity to generate substances like alcohol. The precise biological mechanisms underpinning this process have, until recently, been largely theoretical. Now, scientists at the Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology (Leibniz-HKI) have managed to experimentally verify for the first time that […]
In the Netherlands, SkyEnergy says in its monthly Sustainable Aviation Fuel Market Outlook that for the US to reach a domestic SAF production capacity of 27 billion gallons – equal to 2019 jet fuel demand – the US would have to deploy around 250 SAF refineries by 2050, representing a cumulative investment opportunity of $400 […]
