In New York State, Nexus Development Capital, a provider of catalytic capital for sustainable infrastructure project developers, announced a $5 million investment in biochar producer Standard Biocarbon. The funding will enable Standard Biocarbon to scale operations at its facility in Enfield, Maine to meet the growing demand for carbon capture and biochar. The company will […]
In Spain, Europa Press reports Bioenergia Ibérica has built a biogas plant in the facilities of the Queizuar cheese factory, in the town of Bama, in A Coruña. Specifically, the plant, which will be inaugurated in early 2024, will generate 3,000,000 kilowatt hours (kWh) of clean energy per year, avoiding the emission of more than […]
In Canada, EverGen Infrastructure Corp announced the successful completion of the Fraser Valley Biogas expansion and the delivery of first gas injection. Having acquired the facility in 2021, EverGen has delivered Fraser Valley Biogas’s original intended design, positioning itself as a leader in Renewable Natural Gas production. Fraser Valley Biogas is now poised to enter […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports that will the expected increase in the biodiesel mandate to 13% from March 2024, soybean exports are expected to fall as the additional biodiesel volumes will require 5 million metric tons of soybeans. Exports should fall between 1 million and 2 million tons, but Argentina, whose production has rebounded following a […]
In Nebraska, the Lincoln Star newspaper reports that about 10% of the contaminated solid waste trapped under cement at the shuttered AltEn ethanol plant, more than 10,000 tons, has been successfully removed and taken to a local landfill. The environmental services company contracted to remove 24,000 tons of waste has run into challenges with securing […]
In Barbados, Barbados National Oil Company Ltd., the location for the country’s first-ever biogas pilot service station, recently hosted an update meeting with the Rum and Sargassum Inc. team and Deputy Director-General of International Partnerships at the European Commission, Myriam Ferran, and her delegation. Rum and Sargassum Inc., the driving force behind this clean-energy initiative, […]
In Portugal, the European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a long-term financing agreement with The Navigator Company totaling €115 million. The loan is designed to support the construction and operation of a high-efficiency recovery boiler at the Setúbal industrial complex, which is a key step in Navigator’s decarbonization roadmap. The Navigator Company is an integrated producer […]
In the Netherlands, Offshore Energy reported that China Classification Society (CCS) has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Swiss turbocharger producer Accelleron to work on the development of green fuels and upgrade of ammonia and methanol engines for ships. Under the strategic cooperation agreement, CCS and Accelleron will establish a long-term cooperative relationship in products […]
In Canada, Emergen Research reported that the global biobased cosmetics market is expected to reach a value of $8.86 billion by 2032, up from $4.95 billion in 2022. The market is expected to expand at a CAGR of 6% during the forecast period, “Rising consumer interests for natural or organic ingredients for cosmetics, increasing research […]
In France, Global Bioenergies announced that the provisional schedule for the construction and commissioning of its new plant by 2027 is becoming clearer. The finalization of the basic engineering design, concurrent with the signing of the first tranche of financing for the plant, is expected in summer 2024. Once completed, the front end engineering design […]
