In Japan, DHL Express has signed a deal with Cosmo Oil Marketing Co. for the purchase of SAF to drive emission-reduced air freight in Japan. The deal represents an annual purchase of 7.2 million liters of SAF, which DHL Express will use for its regular cargo shipping services starting in April 2025, marking the first […]
In Sweden, ESG Today reported that Swedish energy company Stockholm Exergi announced that it has been awarded support for bio-CCS, a technology that captures biogenic carbon dioxide before it reaches the atmosphere, through a reverse auction by the Swedish Energy Agency, with granted support of $1.8 billion, to be paid out over up to 15 […]
In France, Alstom stated that HELION Hydrogen Power, a subsidiary of the Alstom Group, announced a partnership with M REFORMER. As part of this partnership, HELION, a manufacturer of high-power fuel cells, aims to demonstrate that its systems are compatible with hydrogen produced from methanol. HELION will provide a 100kW fuel cell that will be […]
In Spain, Repsol said its Board of Directors gave the green light to invest in the Ecoplant, a pioneering project in Europe to transform urban waste into renewable fuels and circular products. Located in Tarragona, this facility will become the first plant in Europe to produce renewable and circular methanol from waste through gasification. This […]
In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Lootah Biofuels has launched its smart app (Lootah Biofuels) for both Android and iOS platforms with an aim to encourage individuals, businesses, and institutions across the UAE to responsibly dispose of used cooking oil (UCO). The move will divert disposal of UCO to the ground and sewerage, which […]
In Oklahoma, Emerging Fuels Technology (EFT) has signed a Master License Agreement with Highbury Energy Inc. and a Site License with Wanagekong-Biiwega’iganan Clean Energy Corporation (WBCE Corp) — an Indigenous majority-owned and Indigenous-led joint venture with Highbury — aiming to produce renewable fuels from wood waste biomass feedstocks. Coupled with Highbury’s advanced gasification technology, WBCE […]
In Spain, Moeve announced an ambitious €600 million investment plan for the construction, together with its partners, of up to 30 new biomethane plants by 2030, which the company projects throughout Spain, with Andalusia, Catalonia, and Galicia being among the regions with the greatest potential for its deployment. This investment is part of Moeve’s plans […]
In Brazil, Wilson Sons received this month the request from ANP for the first tests of use of HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil) in the Brazilian maritime sector, with efen and Port of Açu as partners. The HVO will be imported by efen for testing in Wilson Sons tumblings, operating in the Port of Açu, in […]
In Belgium, the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) and the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) partnered up in an extensive modelling project which investigated how much biomass might be sustainably available for the chemical and derived material industries. The results – exploring the critical question: “Can biomass sustainably supply 20% of the carbon needs of the chemical […]
In Brazil, Petrobras recently obtained the international ISCC EU RED certificate for the commercialization of bunker with renewable content at the Rio Grande Terminal (TERIG), in Rio Grande do Sul. The VLS (Very Low Sulfur) B24, produced by Petrobras, is the result of mixing mineral-based bunker with 24% biodiesel. In July 2024, Petrobras was the […]
