In the UK, operators of both gas to grid and electrical anaerobic digestion plants are facing higher business rates after the UK government changed the way it calculates the rates assessments which forms the basis of rates bills. Analysis by Handel Rating Consultants – a leading expert specialising in the sector suggests the increase could […]
In China, Phaeodactylum tricornutum is a commercially important species that is widely used in aquaculture. It also has the potential to be used as biofuel. However, contamination of algivorous microzooplankton has been one of the main constraints in P. tricornutum large-scale cultivation. Therefore, isolating a new strain with grazing resistance is important for overcoming zooplankton […]
In Belgium, the European Parliament voted last week for faster approval periods for renewable energies. Markus Pieper MEP, the European Parliament’s lead negotiator for this law, stated: “Today we set course for faster approval procedures for renewable energies. Until the European climate targets are achieved, new installations can now be ‘in overriding public interest’. Member […]
In Belgium, the European Biodiesel Board welcomed the European General Court decision to dismiss the actions for annulment initiated by three Indonesian biodiesel producers in March 2020, following the EU imposition of definitive countervailing duties on biodiesel imports from Indonesia. After a 2-year litigation, earlier this week the EU General Court rejected all arguments […]
In the UK, Honeywell and Johnson Matthey (JM) announced they will work together to deploy low carbon hydrogen solutions. The companies will offer JM’s innovative LCH technology, coupled with Honeywell’s leading carbon capture technology to produce lower carbon intensity hydrogen (blue hydrogen) at scale. Ready to be deployed today, this offering will provide project developers a […]
In Germany, European Bioplastics says that after a stagnation of the overall plastics production in 2020, mainly due to challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, there is now a new momentum for global bioplastics production. Capacity of production is set to increase significantly from around 2.23 million metric tons in 2022 to approximately 6.3 million […]
In Italy, Versalis, Eni’s chemical company, has acquired the technology to produce enzymes for second-generation ethanol from DSM. The agreement has a strategic value for Versalis as it integrates with proprietary Proesa® technology, applied at the Crescentino plant for the production of sustainable bioethanol and chemical products from lignocellulosic biomass, improving the competitiveness of technology […]
In Luxembourg, the European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a EUR120 million loan to Repsol to support the construction and operation of the first advanced biofuels production plant at the company’s facilities in Cartagena, (Region of Murcia). The plant will produce second generation and advanced biofuels from different types of waste primarily from the agri-food […]
In China, the Global Times newspaper reports that for the first time, China’s domestically developed and manufactured SAF powered an international cargo flight, arriving in Belgium after taking off 12 hours earlier in Hangzhou. Sinopec Zhenhai Refinery of China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation obtained a bio-jet fuel airworthiness certificate issued by the Civil Aviation Administration […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports that ethanol demand could increase following a proposed settlement last week between the federal government and some states regarding the so-called ICMS state tax that was brokered by the Supreme Court. President Bolsonario earlier this year lowered the ICMS tax on gasoline despite it being a state-level rather than federal-level tax, […]
