In Finland, Suomen Lantakaasu Oy’s new biogas and fertilizer production plant in Varpaisjärvi, Lapinlahti, has been granted an environmental permit. With the completion of the area’s zoning and permitting, Suomen Lantakaasu has made a positive investment decision to build the plant. The plant planned for Lapinlahti is one of the so-called satellite plants of the […]
In Sweden, Wärtsilä Gas Solutions introduced the Wärtsilä Gas Solutions Puregas BC, for purifying and liquefying the carbon dioxide captured from biogas upgrading plants, enabling a robust, energy efficient, carbon negative, and profitable process for plant owners. Traditional biogas upgrading plants have been based on the ‘catch and release’ of the carbon dioxide. Instead of […]
In Canada, Expander Energy Inc intends to proceed with the Carseland Bio-Synfuels project. Cielo Waste Solutions Corp. has publicly announced that it intends to transition away from Bio-Synthetic fuels to its first undefined “Green Hydrogen” project in British Columbia. Expander has notified Cielo that Expander, as contractually entitled, is proceeding with the Carseland Bio-Synfuels Project. […]
In Malaysia, FatHopes Energy Sdn Bhd (FHE) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with AmSpec Group, a leading service provider in the testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) sector, to enhance the efficiency and scalability of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production across the region. The collaboration aims to develop a comprehensive feedstock library and discovery initiative […]
In Denmark, Clariant recently announced the successful startup of its MegaMax 900 methanol synthesis catalyst at European Energy’s e-methanol plant. Located in Kasso, Denmark, the facility is one of the world’s first and, up to now, largest commercial e-methanol plant, using biogenic CO2 and green hydrogen to produce up to 42,000 tons of green methanol […]
In Denmark, the Bodø Declaration was launched following the international SAF seminar in Bodø on April 9–10, which brought together industry representatives, researchers, NGOs, and the European Commission. The event highlighted the need for long-term regulatory frameworks, investment security, and cross-sector collaboration to enable a credible transition. The declaration builds on initiatives such as Project […]
In Brazil, Platts reports that increased demand for biodiesel blending domestically has soaked up a lot of surplus soybean oil that would have typically been available for export. US Foreign Agricultural Service data showed that despite a record soybean crop last season, export availability of soybean oil remained steady at 1.3 million metric tons. Oil […]
In Washington, most US biofuel production numbers are clearly on track to end the first quarter of this year in negative territory either on a quarter-over-quarter or year-over-year basis, Rystad Energy analysis suggests. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published the updated statistics for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program on March 20 covering the […]
In Spain, Bloomberg reports that bp has taken the decision to pause investment in sustainable aviation fuel production expansion at its Castellon oil refinery, a project that was announced part of a wider $2.2 billion decarbonization plan back in 2023. A source told Bloomberg that the decision was taken because the SAF market wasn’t growing […]
In Iowa, American Power Group Corporation says its vehicular dual fuel solution can generate significantly low carbon emissions when displacing diesel fuel with dairy manure renewable natural gas (“RNG”). APG delivers low carbon fueling results on existing Class 8 diesel engines when utilizing its vehicular dual fuel solution and displacing 50-60% of fossil diesel consumption […]
