In Japan, Mazda Motor Corporation announced that its research and development project, “Development of High-Density Microalgal Biofuel,” aimed at real-world deployment of biodiesel fuel (HVO) refined from lipids extracted from microalgae, has been selected for the FY2026 “Program to Develop and Promote the Commercialization of Energy Conservation Technologies to Realize a Decarbonized Society” of the […]
In Washington, Representatives Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), led a bipartisan letter with 37 of their colleagues to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin and U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright urging the administration to maintain its commitments to America’s biofuel industry. In the letter, the lawmakers ask the administration to uphold […]
In Colorado, Gevo, Inc. announced the successful sale and delivery of 10,000 carbon dioxide removal credits through ClimeFi to the ultimate corporate buyer as part of its carbon management strategy. The transaction demonstrates growing demand for durable carbon removals generated at Gevo North Dakota, where biogenic carbon dioxide from ethanol production is captured and permanently […]
In California, BerQ RNG has completed the acquisition of a portfolio of assets from Sevana Bioenergy. The transaction includes the Rialto Bioenergy Facility, an organic waste anaerobic digestion to RNG facility located in Rialto, California, together with a pipeline of dairy and swine manure RNG development projects in Idaho, California and Kansas. The transaction diversifies […]
In Crete, Metacon’s fully owned Greek subsidiary Metacon SA has been awarded EU project funding to develop and demonstrate hydrogen production from biomethane in the BIOH2VAP project. The project will validate Metacon’s reforming technology in an industrial biogas setting and assess the commercial potential of converting locally produced biomethane into renewable hydrogen. The effective amount […]
In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports ethanol production averaged 1.053 million barrels per day last week, up 46,000 barrels per day from the previous week as seasonal refinery and ethanol-plant maintenance eased. Production was still 18,000 barrels per day below the same week last year, partly because harvest delays have tightened corn supplies. Ethanol inventories […]
In Indonesia, Malay Mail reports Indonesia plans to develop about 1 million hectares of new sugarcane plantations to supply its planned E20 gasoline program. The Energy Ministry estimates that E20 would require roughly 4 million kiloliters of ethanol annually, far above current domestic production. Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman said the government would prioritize degraded […]
In India, AgroSpectrum reports SunBridge BioEnergy has begun commercial production at its 300,000-liter-per-day grain-based ethanol plant in Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The facility has 11 million liters of storage capacity and produces fuel-grade ethanol from damaged food grains, including maize and broken rice unsuitable for human consumption. The plant also produces DDGS and distillers corn oil […]
In Brazil, a study in Biomass and Bioenergy examines sustainable alcohol-diesel blends as a way to reduce fossil-fuel use in transportation. The research assesses alcohols including ethanol and their effects when blended with diesel, focusing on combustion behavior, emissions and overall energy-transition potential. Such blends could offer a relatively simple pathway for using renewable alcohols […]
In Australia, Vopak Terminals Australia welcomes the New South Wales (NSW) Government’s endorsement of its proposed aviation fuel infrastructure expansion project in Port Botany. Included as a key project to strengthen the state’s fuel security and resilience, the expansion reinforces Vopak’s commitment to providing robust, future-ready energy infrastructure. Aligned with the government’s fuel security goals, […]
