In Canada, the country’s forest industry is being dismantled in plain sight, says the Biofuel Development Opportunity Zone Initiative. Over the past year, trade uncertainty and U.S. tariffs have erased thousands of forestry jobs and billions of dollars in economic value. Mills have closed. Communities that depend on forestry have been destabilized. Investment has stalled. […]
In South Korea, a research team at the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), in collaboration with EN2CORE Technology Co., Ltd., has successfully demonstrated an integrated process that converts landfill gas generated from organic waste—such as food waste—into aviation fuel. Currently, the refining industry mainly produces SAF from used cooking oil. However, used cooking […]
In Guatemala, United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Guatemala’s Minister of Economy Adriana Gabriela Garcia signed an agreement on reciprocal trade that increases U.S. market competitiveness and includes significant wins for the U.S. ethanol industry. The agreement eliminates non-tariff trade barriers, such as restrictions on discriminatory sanitary and phytosanitary measures, and commits Guatemala to […]
In Italy, Eni and Q8 Italy announce a major strategic investment in the ongoing project for the construction of a new biorefinery in Priolo, Sicily. The transformation plan for the Versalis site in Priolo received formal approval from Eni and Kuwait Petroleum Corporation Board of Directors, which follows the official binding offer submitted by Q8. […]
In India, Aemetis, Inc. announced that its Universal Biofuels subsidiary in India secured allocations of approximately $24 million for the supply of more than 27 million liters of biodiesel to India’s three government-owned Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) for the period ending March 2026. Additional OMC fuel supply orders are expected throughout the year to support […]
In Sweden, Viking Line is starting 2026 by renewing its offer of travel and transport powered by a high share of renewable European biogas. After multiplying the use of biofuel tenfold last year, the Åland-based shipping company has now secured another year at the same ambitious level. The biogas is used alongside liquefied natural gas on the […]
In Brazil, InfoMoney reports Tupy and the Vamos group announced last Friday a partnership for the production of trucks and buses with biomethane and natural gas engines. Tupy, which owns engine manufacturer MWM, said the first project with Vamos involves 100 trucks to be delivered from this year and used in municipal waste collection in […]
In India, NTPCGreen Energy Limited (NGEL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Assago Industries Private Limited on February 2, 2026 at NTPC Bhawan, New Delhi. The MoU is for the supply of green ammonia, carbon dioxide, renewable energy power and other related utilities for the production of 1,000 TPD of green urea. The urea […]
In France, WAGABOX® unit at the Monflanquin landfill in Southwestern France, has started operations, injecting Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) into the local gas network. The project is a partnership between Waga Energy and Biogaz Monflanquin (a joint venture between Valorizon and AVERGIES), marking a major step in the regional energy transition. The Monflanquin WAGABOX® unit will produce approximately 41,000 MMBtu (12 GWh) per year, enough to supply 2,000 households. […]
In Belgium, a new report examines how advanced biofuels can contribute to reducing emissions in EU transport as part of the EU’s industrial competitiveness and decarbonization policy. Advanced biofuels can be sustainably produced domestically, the report concludes, without dependencies for technologies and feedstock. EU-coordinated financial support for capacity development of essential industrial value chains would […]
