In Belgium, ahead of COP30, 30 leading industrial and utilities companies around the world have joined coordinators of the Let Green Gas Count campaign (including ADBA, the American Biogas Council, EBA, eNG Coalition, Eurogas, Molecule Group, RNG Coalition, World Biogas Association) in call to the Green House Gas Protocol to explicitly recognize market-based instruments for […]
In Norway, Stargate Hydrogen and OX2 recently signed an agreement to jointly accelerate the commercial deployment of large-scale renewable hydrogen production in the Nordic region. The agreement marks the official commercialization of Stargate Hydrogen’s industrial-scale electrolyzer platform, reinforcing its foothold in Northern Europe. It underscores the shared commitment of both parties to decarbonizing heavy industry and […]
In Slovenia, Acies Bio has begun the project for construction of a facility with expanded fermentation and DSP capabilities with the largest 30 m³ bioreactor yet, marking a significant step in expanding its large-scale fermentation and biomanufacturing capabilities from current largest size of 10 m3. This infrastructure investment, that plans to be finalized in Q4 […]
In Singapore, the Global Centre for Green Fuels (GCGF) has officially launched the Maritime Ethanol & Methanol Alliance (MEMA), a new global platform to coordinate and accelerate the adoption of ethanol and methanol as low-carbon marine fuels. Anchored in Singapore, MEMA brings together shipowners, fuel producers, engine manufacturers, regulators, ports, and class societies to foster […]
In Washington, the Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: RFS Annual Rules (EPA ICR Number 2691.03, OMB Control Number 2060-0740) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the […]
In the UK, Carbon Clean and SAMSUNG E&A announced an innovative alliance to deliver modular, scalable carbon capture solutions for industries worldwide. The partnership brings together Carbon Clean’s patented CycloneCC™ technology, a fully modular, columnless carbon capture system, with SAMSUNG E&A’s deep EPC expertise and AHEAD execution model to deliver compact, pre-fabricated systems that can […]
In Romania, Economica reports Corden BioChem bought this year the decommissioned Clariant bioethanol factory in Podari, Dolj County. Now the company could resume production of bioethanol, after the Competition Council authorized the takeover by the industrial giant of the firm that supplies the steam and electricity plant. The Competition Council has authorized the transaction through […]
In California, as the California Air Resources Board (CARB) prepares to hold a Biofuels and Land Use Change Public Forum this week, a comprehensive new report from Life Cycle Associates, Advances in Estimation of Land Use Change Emissions Associated with Ethanol, shows that CARB’s decade-old estimate of hypothetical indirect land use change (ILUC) associated with ethanol is obsolete […]
In Belgium, using first-generation agricultural biomass, i.e. crops like cereals, sugar and oil plants, to produce bio-based energy and materials in Europe results in important benefits for food security, biodiversity, agriculture and climate-change mitigation, according to a new expert paper from the nova-Institute think tank. Europe’s bioeconomy – which produces renewable, non-fossil-based materials and energy […]
In Brazil, the Energisa Group has acquired 52% of Lurean, a company located in Carambeí, Paraná, and which operates in the treatment of waste and commercialization of organic fertilizer. With this acquisition, the Company’s second biomethane production plant will be built, with a production capacity of 28,000 m3/day of biomethane from its completion. The total […]
