In Scotland, climate campaigners have said the announcement that Storegga, the lead partner of the Acorn carbon capture project, is pulling out is a “huge embarrassment” to the Scottish Government and their political “gamble” with this technology will not pay off. The UK Government recently pledged £200 million to the scheme and the Scottish Government […]
In Germany, Honda’s triple action to zero is a company-wide mantra that encourages alternative thinking and clever solutions to reduce the impact of Honda’s corporate activities on the planet. The initiatives address carbon neutrality, clean energy, and resource circulation as the three leading factors that will see net zero emissions by 2050. Beyond the creation […]
In Texas, Abundia Global Impact Group, Inc. has progressed in its licensing agreement with Alterra Energy towards the development of a technology and commercialization platform to convert discarded plastic into renewable fuels and chemical products. Following the critical step of solidifying the project’s infrastructure with the recent acquisition of the Baytown Site in Texas, its Cedar Port Innovation Center, […]
In Spain, Moeve and the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) signed an agreement to create the first Green Molecules Innovation Chair, a pioneering collaborative space created with the aim of exploring solutions that contribute to the energy transition by promoting science, innovation, and young talent. The chair will work on developing projects to produce sustainable […]
In Washington, U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) led a letter with colleagues from the Senate calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to support President Trump’s American energy dominance agenda by preventing unfair reallocation of compliance costs onto oil refineries in Utah and across the country. U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY), Mike Crapo (R-ID), […]
In Denmark, Maersk continues to explore options to diversify its low-emission fuel portfolio by testing ethanol in a dual-fuel methanol engine. Building on a successful initial trial, the company will now blend 50% ethanol with 50% methanol in a test onboard the vessel Laura Mærsk. The first trial, conducted in October and November, involved a […]
In Germany, after a long interruption, the Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA) has published the biofuels consumption figures up to August 2025. For the first time, the data also include HVO volumes. BAFA thus meets the call for greater transparency in the blending market that the Union zur Förderung von Oel- […]
In Spain, Diario El Canal reports the Port of Barcelona presented last week its new Energy Transition Plan, the roadmap derived from its IV Strategic Plan that has set itself as a target the reduction of 85% of CO2 emissions by 2040. With an investment of 1.7 billion euros to that horizon, one of the […]
In Japan, Kanematsu Corporation has begun supplying FAME-blended biofuel for international ocean-going vessels together with Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. and Kanematsu Yuso Co., Ltd., a Kanematsu group company. The three companies aim to decarbonize the shipping industry through the Initiative, with the FAME-blended biofuel expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 20% compared to […]
In Ukraine, a new analyzes global trends in bioethanol production and considers the potential of Ukraine with a focus on regional features, using the YC.Market analytical tool from YouControl to assess the raw material base. The functionality of YC.Market allowed to determine the TOP-10 cities of Ukraine by the number of agricultural companies – potential […]
