In California, Rondo Energy, a leading provider of zero-carbon industrial heat and power, has raised $60 million in a new financing planned to speed the rollout of Rondo Heat Batteries (RHBs) worldwide and to transform the global energy storage market. The financing brings together funding from current Rondo investors Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Energy Impact Partners, […]
In Brazil, Compass, a gas trader from the Cosan group, and Orizon Meio Ambiente, from Orizon Valorização de Residues, announced the formation of a joint venture for the construction of a biomethane plant at the landfill in Paulínia (SP). The unit will have an initial capacity to produce 180,000 m3/day, starting in 2025, but could […]
In the UK, Glass Futures, a not-for-profit membership research technology organisation, has published its report for the Department of Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) which reveals low grade waste biofuels have the potential to decarbonise glass and ceramics manufacturing furnaces and kilns across the UK. Having shown in a previous project, also funded under […]
In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports Energy Information Administration data shows ethanol production rose last week to 1.069 million barrels a day, up 46,000 on the week and 86,000 compared to last year. Stocks reached 23.435 million barrels last week, the highest in 16 weeks, due to increased production and lower exports compared to last […]
In Brazil, Bloomberg reports that drivers are choosing cheaper gasoline at the pump, leaving significant ethanol stocks that are weighing on prices. Raizen’s ethanol stocks doubled in Q2 vs. Q1, pushing the company to shift its ethanol production to sugar which is fetching much higher prices thanks to a global deficit. UNICA says E100 sales […]
In Malaysia, The Star newspaper reports that the palm oil board has teamed up with Petronas to research the possibility of using used cooking oil and palm wastes including palm oil mill effluents (POME) as feedstocks for sustainable aviation fuels. POME volumes pose a challenge for the palm oil industry although some are already used […]
In the UK, the Biorenewables Development Centre (BDC), a subsidiary of the University of York, has secured £5 million in funding from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. This funding will support the BDC in leading the second phase of the H2-Boost project, focused on developing biohydrogen for the transport sector. The project […]
In the UK, Advanced Ionics, the developer of a new category of hydrogen electrolyzers useful for expanding green hydrogen production, closed a $12.5 million Series A financing led by bp ventures, with additional investors including Clean Energy Ventures, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and GVP Climate. The new capital will help catalyze Advanced Ionics’ growth and facilitate […]
In Singapore, production of renewable diesel at Neste’s Singapore refinery expansion has been restarted in early August according to the company’s plans. The production line at the expanded part of the refinery was shut down in June for unexpected equipment repairs. The ramp-up of the production at the expanded part of the refinery continues and […]
In Norway, Wallenius Wilhelmsen has signed a letter of intent for four next generation vessels (and up to eight optional units of 9,350CEU class methanol dual fuel pure car and truck carriers) with Jinling Shipyard (Jiangsu). The first vessels will start being delivered from the second half of 2026. The company believes that methanol is […]
