In Norway, Aker Carbon Capture has been awarded a feasibility study by TES, to explore the implementation of a carbon capture plant at a waste-to-energy facility in Germany. The planned capture capacity will be 400,000 metric tons CO2 per year. The captured CO2 will be transported by railcar to the TES facilities at Wilhelmshaven in […]
In Finland, Neste and Outokumpu deepen their cooperation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Outokumpu will replace the fossil fuels used by its Kemi mine and Tornio steel mill and the contractors on these sites with Neste MY Renewable Diesel™. Outokumpu manufactures the world’s lowest-emission stainless steel. Its goal is to achieve carbon neutrality at its […]
In Burkina Faso, last July in Bobo-Dioulasso, a small and medium enterprise (SME) producing dried mangoes started up a new type of dryer using heat generated by burning cashew nut shells. Using agrifood waste as an energy source is the challenge being tackled by the BioStar project being conducted by some ten African and European […]
In Sweden, Stena Oil carried out a biofuel bunkering to Dalaro Shipping’s vessel Oslo Wave 3, a cargo vessel of 17,485 DWT on October 26. The bunkered B25 fuel is composed of 25 percent rapeseed methyl ester (RME) and 75 percent Marine Gasoil. The company recognizes the growing significance of sustainability within the shipping industry, […]
In Germany, DWS, on behalf of its third institutional Pan-European Infrastructure Fund (PEIF III), and MEAG, the asset manager of Munich Re and ERGO, announced the joint acquisition of 100% of Weltec Holding GmbH. The company, based in Vechta, Lower Saxony, is a leading producer of biogas and biomethane in Germany. Financial details of the […]
In India, Universal Biofuels was selected by India’s three government-controlled oil marketing companies (OMCs) to supply an estimated $150 million of biodiesel under cost-plus purchase contracts for approximately 40 million gallons of biodiesel during the one-year period starting October 2023. Approximately 70% of the 25 billion gallon diesel market in India is supplied by the […]
In Japan, Sumitomo Chemical said it has begun construction of a pilot facility to establish a process for producing propylene directly from ethanol, which is attracting attention as a sustainable chemical raw material. The company will work to complete the construction of the pilot facility at the Sodegaura site of its Chiba Works in Japan […]
In Ireland, a feasibility study into the production of SAF in Ireland produced by SkyNRG and SFS Ireland, in a partnership supported by Avolon, Boeing and ORIX Aviation revealed that the country has the potential to develop a sustainable aviation fuel industry generating revenue of $2.69 billion by 2050 and providing up to 1,000 high-skilled […]
In Finland, UPM Biochemicals said it has selected Dongsung Chemical as sole distributor of its bio-monoethylene glycol (BioMEG) UPM BioPura in Korea. Through this partnership, UPM will access the large and attractive Korean MEG market with a size of roughly two thirds of the European Union’s MEG market, the company said. “Expanding the partnership with […]
In Canada, Varme Energy Canada, which focuses on the waste-to-energy sector, announced an equity investment in the organization by Finnish company Elomatic. Elomatic’s investment will help accelerate Varme’s growth and further advance the company’s growing portfolio of projects in Alberta, the former said. “In addition to their financial investment, we’ll be leaning on some of […]
