In Bulgaria, the state news agency BTA reports the transportation ministry has canceled the public tender for 10 new trains that would run on biodiesel because only one bid was received from ZOS Vrutky from Slovakia. The tender was for the first half of the planned 20 trains the government wants to purchase, but under […]
In Brazil, the Association of Biofuel Producers of Brazil, ABRA – Brazilian Association of Animal Recycling, ABIOVE – Brazilian Association of Vegetable Oil Industries, ACEBRA – Association of Cerealist Companies of Brazil, OCB – Organization of Brazilian Cooperatives, UBRABIO – Brazilian Union of Biodiesel and Bioquerosene and APROSOJA BRASIL – Brazilian Association of Biodiesel and […]
In Finland, Outokumpu and Norsk e-Fuel have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together towards realizing a CO-to-SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) production plant to be located next to Outokumpu’s stainless steel mill in Koivuluoto, Tornio, Finland. Under the signed MoU, Norsk e-Fuel will start a feasibility study in 2026. If the study leads […]
In Germany, researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) have developed a method which gives access to the valuable raw materials formate and hydrogen from the waste product glycerol. Formates are the salts of formic acid and are widely used in the chemical industry, while hydrogen can serve, for example, as an energy carrier to […]
In Washington, during an emergency session of the House Rules Committee, Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE), reaffirmed his commitment to securing nationwide, year-round E15 ahead of the summertime driving season. During his testimony, Smith confirmed his participation in the newly formed E15 Rural Domestic Energy Council. Additionally, Smith stressed a results-driven commitment to securing a viable […]
In the UK, ENGIE announced a 10-year biomethane purchase agreement (BPA) with PepsiCo UK, helping the business progress further towards its decarbonisation ambitions. The BPA – the first of its kind for the UK food and drink industry and a first for PepsiCo across EMEA – will see ENGIE build a new anaerobic digestion (AD) […]
In Delaware, Perpetual Next USA will develop an additional of three biomass-to-biomethanol production facilities in the Southeastern United States. Each of the facilities is designed to process approximately one million tons of sustainably sourced biomass feedstock per year. Development of the sites will commence in 2026. The blueprint integrates torrefaction, gasification, and methanol synthesis technologies and […]
In Colorado, Kemvera has completed the process design package (FEL 1) for its planned 50,000 metric tons per year commercial-scale plant. To support scale-up for this commercial facility, Kemvera completed the design for a 500 metric tons per year pre-commercial demonstration reactor and recently commissioned its 20 metric tons per year pilot reactor and validated […]
In Italy, the newly completed biogas and gas upgrading plant in Soncino near Cremona, Italy, is feeding 237 Nm³/h (250 Sm³/h) of biomethane into the public gas grid as of Wednesday. Avogadri has been relying on the expertise of EnviTec Biogas Italy since the construction of its first biogas plant in 2009. The EnviTec Biogas […]
In Sweden, Antilop Group launched Restra Environmental Services Group AB, a Nordic environmental services group created through the merger of five leading bio waste-to-energy companies. By bringing together local entrepreneurs across Sweden and Norway, Restra scales the production of domestically sourced, renewable bioenergy. The group has a combined turnover of approximately SEK 400 million. At […]
