In France, TotalEnergies has launched its eighteenth biogas production unit in France, which will be the largest in the country with a maximum capacity of 160 gigawatt hours (GWh). Named BioBéarn and located in Mourenx in the south-west of France, this new unit, fed with organic waste, has begun feeding its first cubic meters of […]
In Massachusetts, Yield10 Bioscience, Inc. has signed with Mitsubishi Corporation a Memorandum of Understanding to evaluate the establishment of a partnership to supply, offtake and market Camelina as a low-carbon feedstock oil for biofuels. Mitsubishi Corporation recently announced its aim to mass produce sustainable aviation fuel to decarbonize commercial aviation. Under the MOU, the companies […]
In Hong Kong, Bain Capital Private Equity has completed a significant equity investment in EcoCeres, Inc. The transaction follows Series A investment in EcoCeres from Kerogen Capital in February 2022. EcoCeres is an Asia-based advanced biorefinery platform with industrial-scale production capacity that converts waste-based biomass into a wide spectrum of biofuels, biochemicals and biomaterials. The […]
In the UK, The Royal Air Force has used sustainable aviation fuel blended with regular jet fuel to achieve the first sustainable aviation fuel blend air-to-air refuelling of a Typhoon and C-130 Hercules aircraft. A RAF Voyager delivered the fuel to the Typhoon and Hercules. The Voyager was previously used in successful initial trials in […]
In Washington, the Board of Alder Fuels has appointed Tim Obitts as Acting CEO of Alder Fuels. Bryan Sherbacow’s final day as CEO and President of Alder Fuels was December 27th, 2022. With the help of the senior team at Alder, Tim will help steer the company through this next chapter. Xavier Adserà, Non-Executive Chairman, […]
In the UK, research at the University of Sheffield and the University of Valladolid has found that pine needles from discarded Christmas trees or other sources could be turned into renewable fuels and new products. A new paper, published in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering journal, found that pine needles could be used to produce […]
In India, the Business Standard newspaper reports the government is working on a policy to ensure that the ethanol fueling infrastructure for its E20 blending mandate is in place, in particular policy regarding ethanol pumps for flex-fuel vehicles now that they’re being rolled out. Scooters and rickshaws are already running on flex-fuel engines so can […]
In France, in line with its ambition to reduce its carbon emissions, Airbus is introducing renewable fuel on one of the vessels it uses for transportation by sea. A test campaign has been launched on the route Saint-Nazaire-Tunis-Naples at the end of December 2022, which will run for 18 months. Provided by Neste and produced […]
In the UK, Octopus Hydrogen and Greenergy Flexigrid have agreed a logistics partnership for the collection and delivery of green hydrogen to Octopus Hydrogen customers. The NanoSUN mobile refuelling units will be transported by Greenergy, and allow delivery, storage and dispensing of green hydrogen on customer sites. The first delivery was completed last month, with […]
In Spain, public bus operator, Moventis TCC Pamplona, Spain, has acquired 13 brand new gas buses from Scania – to run on biomethane only. As part of the Moventia group, the company carries out urban transport in Pamplona and 17 municipal districts in the northern Spanish region of Navarra. This purchase is a first step […]
