In the UK, Fuel Cells Works reported that Metafuels Nederland has been awarded a $2.21 million grant from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) under the GroenvermogenNL program. The funding will support development of our Turbe project with Evos, a synthetic sustainable aviation fuel (e-SAF) facility planned at the Evos terminal in the Port of Rotterdam […]
In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports Energy Information Administration data shows ethanol production slid last week to 1.075 million barrels, the lowest in two months but still slightly higher than the same time last year. The lower level may be due to earlier seasonal maitenance as most ethanol plants were still estimated to be running […]
In the UK, Velocys recently announced the successful commissioning of a Fischer–Tropsch (FT) system at Sustainable Molecules Ltd’s (SuMo) Sustainable Molecules Facility (SMF) in Wednesbury, England. The system is now online and operating as expected, marking an important step in demonstrating the integration of advanced gasification and FT synthesis technologies within a waste-to-fuels pathway. This […]
In France, INERATEC and the French industrial group TERTU have formed the joint venture T.H2, marking a major step toward the development of a common synthetic fuel production plant to be located near Caen in Normandy. The plant will be developed within the “BELair” project, for which the partners are preparing an application to the […]
In Texas, Abundia Global Impact Group, Inc. has completed the acquisition of RPD Technologies Americas, LLC (“RPD”), a scale-up project development firm focused on the design, construction, operations of pilot plants and consulting services. The Acquisition was completed and effective on April 1, 2026. Abundia – RPD Acquisition Strategic Highlights: · Establishes Additional Revenue Stream […]
In Scotland, Celtic Renewables has renewed its partnership with ultra-premium whisky distillery, Rosebank, part of Ian Macleod Distillers, for another three years. The partnership will see Rosebank Distillery in Falkirk send the pot ale by-product produced during its distilling process to the Celtic Renewables biorefinery located less than four miles away at Grangemouth. The new […]
In Missouri, Emerson has been chosen to automate Strategic Biofuels’ $2-billion landmark Louisiana Green Fuels (LGF) power facility in Caldwell Parish. The project consists of a wood-fired power plant fully integrated with commercial-scale carbon capture and sequestration (CCS), delivering carbon‑neutral electricity to Louisiana’s grid. At full operation, LGF will convert 1.3 million tons of forestry […]
In Florida, PureCycle Technologies, Inc. has signed a €40 million grant agreement from the Innovation Fund with the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) to fund its ‘ASTRA PP’ project in the NextGen District at the Port of Antwerp-Bruges. Yesterday, CINEA announced that a total of 54 projects selected under the Innovation Fund […]
In Texas, the Wall Street Journal reports that Exxon executives told investors that algae had the potential to be a viable short term biofuel feedstock back in 2020 just a week after scientists told them that algae was struggling to perform outside of lab conditions. Documents seen by the WSJ show that executives knew the […]
In Italy, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and Eni signed a 15-year loan for €500 million to convert selected units of Eni’s Sannazzaro de’ Burgondi refinery, located in the Italian province of Pavia, into a biorefinery. The agreement was signed by EIB Vice-President Gelsomina Vigliotti and Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi. The project involves converting the refinery’s Hydrocracker (HDC2) […]
