In France, Waga Energy signed a $180M 4-year senior debt facility to boost its landfill gas (LFG) to renewable natural gas (RNG) platform in the United States, with Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (Crédit Agricole CIB) and HSBC Asset Management as lenders and lender agents. This financing, illustrating Waga Energy’s financial partners confidence in […]
In Texas, Reuters reported that Exxon Mobil has paused plans to build what would be one of the world’s largest hydrogen production facilities due to weak customer demand. The confirmation was made by the company’s CEO Darren Woods in an interview with Reuters. The suspension of the project, which had already experienced delays, reflects a […]
In India, BioEnergy Times reported that the Odisha government signed an agreement with Oil India Limited to convert urban waste into green energy as part of the state’s wider clean-energy and circular-economy strategy. The agreement aims to speed up coordination between Oil India and urban local bodies for the timely commissioning of Compressed Biogas (CBG) […]
In Japan, Japan Suiso Energy and Kawasaki Heavy Industries announced that the groundbreaking ceremony for the Kawasaki LH2 Terminal, a liquefied hydrogen base in Ogishima, Kawasaki City, was held on November 27. Kawasaki LH2 Terminal is the key facility for the “Liquefied Hydrogen Supply Chain Commercialization Demonstration” project subsidized by the Green Innovation Fund Project […]
In India, BioEnergy News reported that Indonesia’s state-owned energy company Pertamina is intensifying efforts to scale up production of sustainable aviation fuel as part of the country’s broader plan to reduce carbon emissions from air travel. The report stated that Pertamina is expanding SAF output at its existing refineries and is studying the development of […]
In Indonesia, Indonesia Business Post reported that Indonesia’s sovereign investment authority, the Daya Anagata Nusantara Investment Management Agency (Danantara), has announced that the first phase of its waste-to-energy (WTE) development program will focus on four cities: Bogor, Bekasi, Denpasar, and Yogyakarta. Danantara Managing Director Stefanus Ade Hadiwidjaja said each city will require an estimated $150-180 […]
In Malaysia, MalayMail reported that Singapore will start issuing bunkering licenses next year to companies supplying methanol as marine fuel, in an effort to help global shipping cut carbon emissions. Three companies will kickstart methanol supply in the Port of Singapore from January 1, its Marine and Port Authority (MPA) said in a statement. “This […]
In Indonesia, Indonesia Business Post reported that the country’s biofuel industry is encouraged to take advantage of a massive surplus of molasses − an underutilized sugarcane by-product − with the potential to significantly boost domestic ethanol output. The report noted that the Indonesian Association of Spirit and Ethanol Producers (APSENDO) revealed that around 1 million […]
In India, Arvind Limited, one of India’s leading textile-to-retail conglomerates, and Peak Sustainability Ventures, a Mumbai-based global climate investment firm, have entered into a partnership to build a large-scale cotton stalk torrefaction plant in Gujarat, with a capacity of 40,000+ tonnes per year, to accelerate Arvind’s decarbonization goals and promote torrefaction at scale in India. […]
In Denmark, the movement to create green shipping corridors – trade routes designed to demonstrate and scale novel zero-emission fuels, vessels, and technologies – has expanded in numbers and geographic scope, according to a new progress report published today by the Getting to Zero Coalition and the Global Maritime Forum. This year’s edition, At a […]
