In Belgium, the European Commission recently approved grants worth €125.81 million to finance works actions on three Cross-Border Renewable Energy (CB RES) projects. Two of the awards relate to German-Polish district heating projects and the third is to support coordination of a cross-border onshore wind park near the Latvia–Lithuania border. Funded through the EU budget’s Connecting Europe […]
In the Netherlands, the Financial Times reports marine biodiesel prices in Rotterdam have fallen sharply as suppliers seek to meet European emissions-reduction requirements. The price reportedly reached a record low of about $985 per metric ton, down from roughly $1,388 in July, before recovering to around $1,240. At the same time, marine gasoil climbed to […]
In North Carolina, Montauk Renewables, Inc celebrated the official opening of the company’s Turkey, NC facility. The project represents a $200 million capital investment and commitment to rural North Carolina. “As of the end of August, we have entered into long-term agreements with over 80 separate farming locations, providing us access to more than 415,000 […]
In China, the Manifold Times reports PetroChina International has blended more than 30,000 metric tons of marine biofuel since completing China’s first marine-biofuel blending operation in March. The company is conducting the work at its Aoshan base in the China (Zhejiang) Pilot Free Trade Zone, using its storage and logistics infrastructure. Its latest product, B24 […]
In Texas, Velocys has released its new AlphaCore™ 800 reactor, its highest-capacity microchannel Fischer-Tropsch (FT) reactor to date. It is designed to produce up to 800 barrels per day, or 30,000 tons per year (30 kt/a) of FT fluids from a single reactor. AlphaCore 800 doubles the capacity of AlphaCore 400 and extends Velocys’ throughput-based […]
In Brazil, MoneyTimes reports Vibra Energia signed a contract with Inpasa Agroindustrial for the supply of hydrous ethanol destined to the supply of its network of stations, with an estimated value of R$ 1.28 billion, the company said on Friday. The agreement was signed on September 10, with retroactive effect to September 1, 2026 and […]
In the UK, Argus has launched the first FuelEU Maritime pooling spot price and bio-LNG abatement prices, bringing transparency to this rapidly growing compliance market. The new market has been developed by market participants to meet obligations under the FuelEU Maritime regulation, which is in its second compliance year and requires ships of above 5,000 […]
In Italy, with the acquisition of five biogas plants and an associated composting facility from Enerfarm, an Equitix portfolio company, in the regions of Emilia-Romagna, Lombardy and Veneto, VORN Bioenergy is continuing to pursue its growth strategy in key European markets. Following the recent acquisition of the biogas plant in Wolnzach, Bavaria, this marks VORN […]
In Brazil, Developed by Acelen Renewables, the energy company of Mubadala Capital, Acelen Agripark already operated, even before its official inauguration, structures dedicated to transforming macaúba into a viable culture on a commercial scale. In its first year of operation, the complex, located in Montes Claros (MG), advanced in one of the main historical challenges […]
In Italy, xFarm Technologies is joining forces with Sibium Analytics, a premier Brazilian agricultural technology provider specializing in geospatial and business intelligence, ESG compliance, and planning for the sugarcane production and processing industries. This strategic move marks xFarm Technologies’ 6th transaction globally and its 2nd in Brazil within the last year, following its milestone integration […]
