In France, Haffner Energy launched its new C-iC modular industrial units line, designed to address the financing and deployment challenges facing medium-scale, decentralized biofuel projects. By removing key economic barriers, this approach makes mid-sized projects financeable and enables their realization without reliance on subsidies. The C-iC line is built on Haffner Energy’s H6 technology, unveiled […]
In Italy, CycleØ has acquired Corte Pila part of its €100m Italian investment plans. Operational since 2012, the plant, known as Corte Pila, has an installed electrical capacity of 1 MW and uses 47,000 tonnes per annum of agriculture feedstock (primarily slurry, manure and silage) to produce electricity. Following approval to convert in 2024, Corte […]
In Austria, Oji Holdings has acquired of all shares of AustroCel Hallein GmbH, one of Europe’s leading biorefinery companies which manufactures dissolving wood pulp, advanced biofuels and lignin-based hydrogel granules which utilizes the residual streams that are generated during the production of dissolving pulp. They have made significant investments in recent years resulting in a […]
In Poland, ORLEN has entered into cooperation agreements with three Finnish partners for the production and supply of renewable hydrogen and its derivatives. The agreements signed with ABO Energy Suomi, Nordic Ren-Gas and VolagHy Kuopio SPV will help secure hydrogen supplies during a period of growing demand in the years ahead. The group is developing […]
In Austria, Borealis announces a EUR 49 million strategic investment to scale up production of Borstar® Nextension polypropylene (PP) at its manufacturing site in Burghausen, Germany. This will expand commercial production of next-generation single-site polypropylene (ssPP) grades that deliver enhanced purity, processability, and performance – supporting customers in key sectors including packaging, healthcare, mobility, and […]
In China, scientists have unveiled a sunlight-powered catalyst that transforms methane—the main component of natural gas—directly into ethanol, a high-value liquid fuel and chemical feedstock. The new material, described today in Frontiers in Energy, achieves an apparent quantum efficiency of 9.4%, a record for photocatalytic methane-to-ethanol conversion, while operating under near-ambient conditions. The breakthrough centers […]
In Belgium, the European Union will phase out soy in an attempt to curb the use of biofuels linked to indirect land-use change (ILUC), a significant cause of CO2 emissions and biodiversity loss, new report findings published by the EU Commission show. With biofuels consumption globally on the rise, the report’s findings demonstrate the deforestation […]
In Malaysia, EcoCeres Inc. officially launched its state-of-the-art renewable fuel facility in Pasir Gudang, Johor, Malaysia, marking a historic milestone as the country’s first Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production plant. Commissioning and start-up of the plant were successfully achieved in October 2025. The facility also produces Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) and Renewable Naphtha, with a combined […]
In China, Topsoe has been selected technology provider by the Tangshan Jinlihai Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (Tangshan Jinlihai), a developer and provider of renewable fuels. Topsoe will provide its Hydroflex® technology and related services for Tangshan Jinlihai industrial hub with a capacity 300,000 tons of feedstock annually. When the project is in full operation, Topsoe’s technology is expected […]
In Argentina, EcoNews reports Essential Energy signed an agreement with Embraer to evaluate aspects of the production and distribution of biofuels for rural Argentine producers. They estimate that in the coming months the units that operate on bioethanol will be commercialized to perform spraying work in fields in the region and throughout the country. Although […]
