In Italy, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has created a new FAOSTAT domain on bioenergy. The new statistics expand FAO’s provision of global data on agrifood systems. The FAOSTAT Bioenergy domain was launched on June 18th, during the 11th edition of The Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP). The new statistics provide information on […]
In Belgium, China, will soon run out of waste oil, as demand from Europe and the US outstrips supply, a new Transport & Environment (T&E) study shows. Stratas Advisors’ research, on behalf of T&E, looks at the collection capacity of the world’s leading UCO producers and finds that China already exports more than half its […]
In Germany, with the bacterium Basfia succiniciproducens, BASF would like to transform sugar and carbon dioxide into fumaric acid, an important intermediate for chemical production. To this end, the company is collaborating with Saarland University, University of Marburg and the University of Kaiserslautern-Landau in a joint research project entitled FUMBIO (FUMarsäure BIObasiert). The bacterium, which […]
In Spain, Reuters reports that White Summit Capital plans to invest $267 million in a Spanish green hydrogen and e-methanol plant in the port area of Gijon that will use carbon captured from local industry. The 50MW electrolysis plant will supply the facility that will produce 100,000 metric tons of green methanol annually, with commissioning […]
In the Netherlands, APG, on behalf of its pension fund client ABP, signed an initial capital commitment to BioticNRG. BioticNRG aggregates bioenergy infrastructure assets to build a bioenergy enterprise. With the investment, APG wants to contribute to the company’s ability to build value, create a sustainable bioenergy platform and deploy its decarbonization credentials across hard […]
In France, Danone and Michelin, the American start-up DMC Biotechnologies and Crédit Agricole Centre France, a key investor in the region, have agreed to create the Biotech Open Platform to bolster the development of advanced fermentation processes, particularly precision fermentation, on a larger scale. Precision fermentation is a revolutionary biotechnological process to produce bio-based materials […]
In California, the Bakersfield Californian newspaper reports that although Global Clean Energy Holdings’ refinery conversion into renewable diesel should begin the start-up phase this month, there are doubts that the project that is a year behind and hundreds of millions of dollars over budget can make it to commissioning. The company has to restructure senior […]
In the UK, a new report, “Responsible Sourcing of HVO – A Comprehensive Guide,” has been released, aiming to accelerate the global transition towards sustainable energy. Developed by Action Sustainability for the Supply Chain Sustainability School, this report is a vital resource for organizations committed to environmentally responsible practices in the procurement of hydrotreated vegetable […]
In Finland, Metsä Group and the technology company ANDRITZ will investigate the possibility of building a carbon capture facility in connection with the bioproduct mill. The work focuses on the capture of four million tonnes of carbon dioxide from a mill the size of the Kemi bioproduct mill. The Kemi mill is the largest wood-processing […]
In the UK, in a huge step forward for the business, Kelpi has secured £4.35 million ($5.5m) in investment to take its pioneering biomaterial technology to market. The funding round will fund the next chapter for the business, allowing it to expand operations, grow the team and run scale-up pilots to plot its pathway to […]
