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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
