In Indonesia, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the Commitment to Accelerate National Energy Transition and Food Security was signd by IPB University, the Directorate General of New Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), the IPB Alumni Association (HA), the Indonesian […]
In Angola, Ministry of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas (MIREMPET) launched a public consultation on December 15 for proposed biofuels law that aims to lay the foundations for the construction of a more diversified, sustainable and socially just energy matrix, oriented to the attraction of investment and the inclusion of rural communities. The document aims […]
In Japan, the city of Yokohama Port and Harbor Bureau from January 1, 2026 will launch an incentive program, the first of its kind in Japan, for methanol-fueled vessels and biofuel-using vessels that will waive 100% of entrance fees, similar to LNG vessels. The goals are to promote the International Container Strategic Port Policy and […]
In Spain, Mureloil and Astilleros Murueta signed a contract in Bilbao to build a new hybrid chemical tanker that will be deployed in Portuguese waters for bunkering operations. The new ship features a hybrid proposulsion system with batteries allowing for operations in electric mode for several hours. Moreover, she will be onshore power supply ready, […]
In Uganda, President Yoweri Museveni has commissioned PRO Industries, reputed as the biggest ethanol plant in East Africa. The President, accompanied by the First Lady Janet Museveni, said the factory, located in Luwero District in central Uganda, would boost value addition through agro-industrialisation, job creation, clean energy production, and reduce fuel imports. The $100 million […]
In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports Energy Information Administration data shows ethanol production remained solid last week during the Christmas holidays at 1.12 million barrels per day, higher than both the week prior and during the same period last year. Along with higher production, stocks also rose to 22.944 million barrels, up 416,000 barrels from […]
In Kansas, the Carbon Herald reports that the Environmental Protection Agency has given a tentative green light to Purefield Ingredients that would allow it to to inject up to 1.8 million metric tons of carbon dioxide 3,500 feet underground into a Class VI well over the next dozen years. If the permit is approved, it […]
In India, the Hindu newspaper reports that local communities in the Hanumangarh district in Rajasthan have been protesting for the past 15 months against the proposed ethanol plant under development by Dune Ethanol due to concerns about groundwater scarcity and pollution. The facility, deemed to be Asia’s largest ethanol plant, would use 6 million liters […]
In Egypt, the Egypt Independent newspaper reports that the Cabinet has rejected claims that the General Authority for the Suez Canal Economic Zone has conceded land in Sokhna to the Qatari company, Al-Mana Group, without financial or investment returns for the state in exchange for building the proposed $200 million sustainable aviation fuel project there. […]
In Brazil, Agro Estado reports that at the State University of Campinas (Unicamp), the Ethanoil+ project seeks to transform the production of biodiesel and renewable diesel – known as green diesel – using compact equipment. The initiative, conducted by the Faculty of Chemical Engineering, aims to reduce costs, increase the sustainability of the process and […]
