In Switzerland, Holcim is partnering with Pritzker Prize-winning architect Alejandro Aravena and his firm ELEMENTAL to present a new biochar technology that transforms buildings into carbon sinks. Presented in Venice during the 2025 Architecture Biennale, the technology is applied for the first time in a full-scale Basic Services Unit housing prototype. The prototype follows the […]
In the UK, Argus has launched a new freight service which offers global pricing and market intelligence for biofuels, associated feedstocks and chemicals. The world’s appetite for biofuels is growing fast as energy market participants move to meet net zero obligations and commitments, and to diversify sources of supply. The biofuels complex includes commodities ranging […]
In Germany, INERATEC has produced the first liters of synthetic e-fuels and e-waxes at its pioneering plant in Frankfurt. The first INERATEC system on a commercial scale, the largest power-to-liquid plant (PtL) of its kind in Europe – and worldwide – is located there. This is an important milestone in the scaling of power-to-liquid (PtL) […]
In China, TotalEnergies Corbion and Useon have announced a strategic partnership to advance the development and global commercialization of EPLA molded products — a new generation of sustainable, high-performance foam materials made from Luminy® PLA bioplastics. EPLA (Expanded PLA) is a plant-based, industrially compostable material designed for packaging, thermal protection, and other molded applications. Developed […]
In Sweden, Swedish greentech company Lignin Industries AB has raised $4.36 million in fresh funding; as the company accelerates its commercialization and scaleup plans. The investment round was led by the Carrick family, Lignin Industries’ founders and majority owner. The round was supported by over two dozen investors. Lignin Industries has created Renol, a patented […]
In the Netherlands, Offshore Energy reported that Canadian certification body, the Bureau de normalisation du Québec (BNQ), and compatriot standards organization, CSA Group, have published the ‘Joint Canada-U.S. National Standard’ – a methodology for reporting the production pathway and carbon intensity of hydrogen. The report noted that this new standard establishes a “harmonized” methodology for […]
In the UK, Fuel Cells Works reported that CrossWind, the joint venture between energy giants Shell and Eneco, has confirmed that its pioneering Baseload Power Hub (BLPH) has officially produced its first batch of hydrogen. CrossWind said: “Hydrogen has officially been introduced in the Baseload Power Hub. From brainstorm to breakthrough, the BLPH is now […]
In Canada, Enwave Energy Corporation has announced the commitment to build a new waste processing facility in Prince Edward Island, beginning this fall. The facility will be in operation by 2028 and will replace the existing end-of-life system. The existing district energy plant converts municipal solid waste and biomass to energy and provides that energy […]
In Australia, Qantas, Sydney Airport and Ampol, supported by Qantas’ SAF Coalition partners, have marked the largest ever commercial importation of SAF into Australia, with nearly two million liters of unblended SAF, The fuel was imported by Ampol from Malaysia to its Kurnell facility on Wednesday 7 May and is currently being blended with conventional […]
In the UK, the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), in collaboration with global consultancy ICF, has launched a bold new framework urging the entire travel and tourism sector to unite in tackling one of its toughest challenges: scaling up the production and use of SAF and other renewable fuels. The report, Scaling Up Sustainable […]
