In Trinidad & Tobago, The Guardian reported that Canada’s Methanex Corporation said that it will idle its Titan methanol plant on the Point Lisas Industrial Estate indefinitely, after failing to secure a new natural gas supply contract with the wholly state-owned National Gas Company (NGC). Methanex said Titan’s existing natural gas contract expires in three […]
In the UK, Hydrocarbon Processing reported that Lighthouse Green Fuels (LGF) has successfully completed Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) for its SAF facility in Teesside, delivered in partnership with engineering contractor Worley. Located at Seal Sands in Teesside, LGF is being developed as a fully integrated second-generation SAF facility. Once operational, the project is expected to […]
In the UK, Fuel Cells Works reported that California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senator Jerry McNerney’s SB 1350, legislation that significantly expands the use of green hydrogen. The report noted that SB 1350 allows natural gas power plants to use hydrogen made from renewable resources like wind and solar under California’s clean energy standards as […]
In France, Axens has signed an agreement with Air Liquide to acquire its Methanol to Olefins technology portfolio, including the Lurgi Methanol-to-Propylene™. This addition expands Axens’ SAF portfolio through Axens’ Jetanol® process chain, offering its customers an end-to-end solution for SAF production through the Methanol to Jet pathway (MTJ). Aiming to complete SAF production pathways […]
In the UK, Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, will increase the minimum greenhouse gas, or GHG, savings level reflected in the Ethanol T2 FOB Rotterdam barge (AAYDT00) assessments from July 1, 2026, following market feedback. Platts will decrease the maximum carbon intensity to 23.5 g carbon dioxide equivalent, or CO2e, per megajoule, or […]
In Malaysia, FatHopes Energy and MotionECO signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a strategic partnership focused on the sourcing and long-term supply of second-generation biofuel feedstock to support Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production. Under the collaboration, MotionECO will act as FatHopes Energy’s strategic sourcing partner for Used Cooking Oil (UCO) and other qualifying sustainable […]
In Japan, the company T2 and Isuzu Motors Limited have begun collaborating to promote the widespread adoption of next-generation biodiesel fuel, aiming to achieve carbon neutrality in the trucking sector. Starting this summer, Idemitsu Kosan will supply T2 with its next-generation biodiesel fuel, “Idemitsu Renewable Diesel. T2 will test IRD in the commercial operation of […]
In Brazil, driven by economic factors and technological advances, the production of national corn ethanol recorded an extraordinary jump: from 500 million liters in 2017 to 6.3 billion liters in the last crop, with official projection of the National Union of Corn Ethanol (Unem) of reaching 7.3 billion liters in the 2024/2025 cycle. Unlike the […]
In the UK, Secretary of State for Business and Trade has accepted the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA)’s recommendation to maintain current duties on imports of biodiesel from Indonesia. Biodiesel is commonly supplied for use as road transport fuel in the UK. The TRA started its review on 6 December 2024. The review looked at whether […]
In Spain, Iberdrola España and bp have received approval from Spain’s Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, through the Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving (IDAE), to reallocate up to €211 million in funding from the Hy2USE IPCEI program to their project in Castellón. The funding will allow the companies to explore opportunities […]
