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Renewable Carbon Initiative report presents 11 peer-reviewed LCAs for renewable carbon-based products

Renewable Carbon Initiative report presents 11 peer-reviewed LCAs for renewable carbon-based products

January 26, 2026 |

In Germany, the extended, second version of the report, the Renewable Carbon Initiative summarizes and presents eleven peer-reviewed lifecycle assessment (LCA) case studies – representing the highest possible scientific standard – that examine the carbon footprint of materials and products made from renewable carbon compared to fossil-based products. These eleven products and the respective LCAs […]

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LanzaTech closes $20M private placement round

LanzaTech closes $20M private placement round

January 26, 2026 |

In Illinois, LanzaTech Global, Inc recently announced the closing of the sale and issuance of shares of its common stock to a group of leading investors, including new investor, SiteGround, for gross proceeds of $20 million. “We’re advancing high-value projects, with the potential to drive market transformation,” said LanzaTech CEO, Jennifer Holmgren. “This investment from […]

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Sonatrach Raffineria Italiana begins blending E5

Sonatrach Raffineria Italiana begins blending E5

January 26, 2026 |

In Italy, Sonatrach Raffineria Italiana has reached a significant milestone with the launch of production of gasoline blended with 5% ethanol, the first tanker of which was shipped on January 14th from its Augusta terminal. The introduction of ethanol blending, produced at the IMA plant in the Trapani area, is part of the strategy to […]

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Fortum begins producing hydrogen at Kalla Test Center

Fortum begins producing hydrogen at Kalla Test Center

January 26, 2026 |

In Finland, Fortum has succeeded in producing first hydrogen at Kalla Test Center in Loviisa, Finland, during the first phases of the commissioning of the electrolyzer equipment. The test center is expected to be fully operational during spring 2026. Fortum is committed to accelerating electrification across the Nordics, and the Kalla Test Center will contribute […]

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Indonesian researcher debelop nyamplung oil and biogas as fuel for agricultural machinery

Indonesian researcher debelop nyamplung oil and biogas as fuel for agricultural machinery

January 26, 2026 |

In Indonesia, IPB University Agricultural Machinery Engineering researcher has developed a renewable energy innovation based on local resources by utilizing nyamplung oil and biogas as fuel for agricultural machinery. This innovation is considered to have great potential to support energy independence in the national agricultural sector. The potential of nyamplung oil in Indonesia reaches around […]

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New Mexico’s Environment Improvement Board approves clean fuels rules

New Mexico’s Environment Improvement Board approves clean fuels rules

January 26, 2026 |

In New Mexico, the Clean Fuels Alliance America applauds the New Mexico Environment Improvement Board for approving the rules for New Mexico’s Clean Transportation Fuel Program. This action marks a significant expansion of low-carbon fuel policy beyond the West Coast, demonstrating that a state that leads in energy production can also lead in meaningful decarbonization. […]

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Porto Alegre gets region’s first biomethane plant

Porto Alegre gets region’s first biomethane plant

January 22, 2026 |

In Brazil, the first biomethane production plant in Rio Grande do Sul is located in the landfill of Minas do Leão near Porto Alegre. Daily, 1.7 metric tons of municipal solid waste from Porto Alegre heads to the unit owned by Riograndense Waste Recovery Company (CRVR). With the new plant, organic waste is now transformed […]

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Energy Information Administration data shows ethanol production

Energy Information Administration data shows ethanol production

January 22, 2026 |

In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports Energy Information Administration data shows ethanol production fell from last week’s high to 1.119 million barrels per day but even so, stocks rose to the highest seen since May at 25.739 million barrels. Poor weather that inhibited travel was blamed in part for the rising stock levels. On the […]

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Organic Recycling Systems lands compressed biogas project in Rajasthan

Organic Recycling Systems lands compressed biogas project in Rajasthan

January 22, 2026 |

In India, Organic Recycling Systems Ltd. (ORSL) has secured a large-scale engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) order from BNG Power and Energy LLP for setting up a Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG) project in Jaipur, Rajasthan. The project, to be executed by ORSL’s Bioenergy Project Development and EPC vertical, is designed to produce 5 tonnes per day […]

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EBB launches RED III implementation monitoring tool

EBB launches RED III implementation monitoring tool

January 22, 2026 |

In Belgium, the European Biodiesel Board (EBB) has put in place a monitoring tool for transposition of RED III in the 27 EU Member States that allows it to track the key elements that are important to HVO and FAME producers in Europe. Member States had until May 2025 to transpose the latest amendment to […]

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