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Carbon Neutral Fuels selects Topsoe’s Solid Oxide Electrolyzer Cell for UK e-SAF project

Carbon Neutral Fuels selects Topsoe’s Solid Oxide Electrolyzer Cell for UK e-SAF project

December 11, 2025 |

In the UK, Topsoe has been chosen to deliver advanced Solid Oxide Electrolyzer Cell (SOEC) technology, consuming 120MW green power for Carbon Neutral Fuels’ e-SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) project called Project Starling in Workington, UK. The plant is expected to produce 25,000 metric tons of e-SAF per year. Construction is planned for 2028 with operations expected in 2031 pending final investment decision. The project was the […]

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Teagasc publishes report analyzing Ireland’s agri-based AD potential

Teagasc publishes report analyzing Ireland’s agri-based AD potential

December 11, 2025 |

In Ireland, Teagasc published research report assessing the potential for agriculture-based anaerobic digestion (AD) to support Ireland’s growing biomethane industry. The report, produced under the FLEET Project (Farm Level Economic, Environmental and Transport Modelling of Alternative Feedstocks for Regional Anaerobic Digestion), delivers the most comprehensive assessment to date of the economic viability, environmental impact, and […]

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Scottish government supports Celtic Renewables with $8.35M for new bio-refinery

Scottish government supports Celtic Renewables with $8.35M for new bio-refinery

December 11, 2025 |

In Scotland, up to 149 jobs will be created in Grangemouth at Celtic Renewables, by 2030 following the allocation of £6.23 million to support pre-construction work for a new bio-refinery at Grangemouth to support the manufacture of ‘green’ chemicals. This is where waste from the food, drink and farming sector is converted into acetone, butanol […]

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American Biofuels Maritime Initiative launches

American Biofuels Maritime Initiative launches

December 11, 2025 |

In Washington, American Biofuels Maritime Initiative (ABMI), a unified group of bioenergy stakeholders co-chaired by the Renewable Fuels Association and the American Biogas Council (ABC), announced its official launch. The new group plans to work with President Trump’s Administration and Congress to establish strong policies that accelerate the use of American-made energy and biofuels in the global maritime […]

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LanzaTech announces first SAF plant in Oman

LanzaTech announces first SAF plant in Oman

December 11, 2025 |

In Oman, IFC – International Finance Corporation is collaborating with LanzaTech to support the development of Oman’s first Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) plant. The collaboration will aim to assess key technical and financial aspects of the groundbreaking Alcohol-to-Jet technology, which turns waste carbon rich gases to sustainable alternative jet fuel. The project complements the GCC’s […]

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Australian researchers cut concrete emissions using coffee grounds

Australian researchers cut concrete emissions using coffee grounds

December 11, 2025 |

In Australia, RMIT researchers are advancing new ways to cut the carbon footprint of infrastructure by turning everyday organic waste into useful construction materials. A life-cycle analysis has shown, for the first time, that biochar made from spent coffee grounds can help produce a lower‑carbon concrete while supporting strength benefits seen in earlier lab trials. […]

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UK extends Green Gas Support Scheme by two years

UK extends Green Gas Support Scheme by two years

December 11, 2025 |

In the UK, new regulations are expected to come into effect in early 2026 to extend the commissioning window of the Green Gas Support Scheme (GGSS) to March 31, 2030. Subject to parliamentary scrutiny, applicants have an additional two-years to commission plants and begin injecting biomethane into the gas grid. The UK’s Green Gas Support […]

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BNDES provides $63.5M to FS for CCS at its corn ethanol plant in Lucas do Rio Verde

BNDES provides $63.5M to FS for CCS at its corn ethanol plant in Lucas do Rio Verde

December 10, 2025 |

In Brazil, National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) approved R$ 384.3 million to support the innovative project of the FS Indústria de Biocombustíveis Ltda. of raising and stocking CO 2 2from the production of corn ethanol in Lucas do Rio Verde (MT). With resources from the BNDES Mais Inovação program, FS will build […]

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Ontario government invests $1.62M to commercialize biocoal

Ontario government invests $1.62M to commercialize biocoal

December 10, 2025 |

In Canada, the Ontario government is investing C$2.25 million through the Forest Biomass Program to help CHAR Technologies commercialize biocoal, a rapidly emerging low-carbon fuel derived from forest mill by-products and underused wood. This work will develop a new supply chain for made-in-Ontario forest products, create new revenue streams to drive growth in forestry and […]

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Vibra Energia dissolves Evolua Etanol relationship with Copersucar

Vibra Energia dissolves Evolua Etanol relationship with Copersucar

December 10, 2025 |

In Brazil, the Agri Biz reports Vibra Energia has ended its relationship with Copersucar in Evolua Etanol to allow it to go head to head with the country’s largest ethanol distributor, Raizen. As a result of corn-based ethanol boom, teaming with Brazil’s largest sugarcane producer no longer provided the advantage it once had, so dissolving […]

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