In the UAE, the Financial Times reports Mubadala Capital plans to invest $13 billion in sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel in Brazil in five $2.7 billion “modules” through its energy company Acelen. Each of the five planned facilities, the first of which is set to be online by the end of 2026, will produce […]
In Singapore, Fortescue, with support from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), government agencies, research institutes, and industry partners, has successfully completed propulsion and manoeuvrability trials of its Singapore-registered Fortescue Green Pioneer in the Port of Singapore. The trials were conducted using 6.4 m3 (4.4 metric tons) of liquid ammonia, in combination with […]
In Brazil, Ukragroconsult reports the Mato Grosso Institute of Agricultural Economics (Imea) data shows about a quarter of the state’s corn production when to ethanol in the 12 months ending in March 2024. Ethanol production during that period rose 39% on the year to 4.54 billion liters using more than 10 million metric tons of […]
In Singapore, Neste and the Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group have signed an agreement for the purchase of 1,000 metric tons of neat Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel. This will make SIA and Scoot, the two airlines in the Group, the first carriers to receive sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), produced at Neste’s refinery in the country, […]
In Indonesia, the Vietnam News Agency reports that the government plans to dedicate 2 million hectares of sugarcane in Papau to produce ethanol as part of its efforts to gain energy independence and improving air quality. It is also exploring the use of corn and seaweed as feedstock. The president signed a decree in mid-April […]
In Spain, Carbon Clean has achieved a fabrication milestone on Ørsted’s FlagshipONE project, Europe’s largest commercial-scale eMethanol facility under construction. The first equipment has been mounted on the structural steel of the first module, marking the start of the module assembly process. Once operational, Carbon Clean’s technology will be capable of capturing 70,000 metric tons […]
In Germany, using bio-based and bio-degradable, recyclable insulation textiles to sustainably insulate heat and reduce energy consumption and the carbon footprint, the Aachen-based start-up SA-Dynamics has developed a solution for this dream of many building owners together with industrial partners. The bio-based recyclable insulation textiles consist of 100 percent bio-based aerogel-fibres. They contain up to […]
In Argentina, Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), Global Clean Energy Holdings, Inc., and Bayer announced a strategic collaboration to promote camelina cultivation as part of Argentina Bayer’s PRO Carbono Program. The partners said that Camelina is used as an ultra-low carbon feedstock for advanced biofuels production. It is an “intermediate crop” planted between main crops in […]
In the UK, INEOS Nitriles has confirmed the first sales of Invireo, a new biobased Acrylonitrile, an essential raw material necessary in the production of carbon fiber. The company explained that the INVIREOTM Acrylonitrile is produced via a controlled and certified (ISCC+) mass balance route which allows INEOS Nitriles to offer customers products with a […]
In New York, Market reported that the global biobased disinfectant market is expected to reach a value of $8.7 billion in 2032. Last year, the market value had reached $4.8 billion. According to the research, the market is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7% between 2023-2032. Biobased disinfectants represent […]
