In Oman, Gcaptain reported that Oman’s state-owned energy company OQ is set to study the feasibility of producing green ammonia and green methanol under an agreement with A.P. Moller-Maersk, Japan’s Sumitomo and Omani logistics provider Asyad. OQ had announced in September that it has started production of ammonia at its new Dhofar Governorate plant, which […]
In Saudi Arabia, Arab News reported that environmental management firm Veolia Near & Middle East has inked a deal with Emirates Waste to Energy to operate and maintain the Sharjah waste-to-energy plant. A joint venture between Sharjah environmental management company Beeah and Abu Dhabi renewable energy company Masdar, Emirates Waste to Energy can process 300,000 […]
In Denmark, Danish fuel cell manufacturer Blue World Technologies said it is extending its activities in the shipping sector. With a methanol fuel cell-powered auxiliary power unit (APU), the company wants to replace conventional diesel generators for power supply on board ships. With the decision of extending the company’s activities within development and manufacturing to […]
In Russia, PortNews reported that Promyshlenniye Technologiyi (PromTech), a company of AEON will build a methanol plant in Volgograd with investments expected to exceed $1.17 billion. By 2026, the plant’s annual capacity is expected to reach 1 million tons, according to the report. The construction of the new facility will generate 500 jobs. “Large-scale production […]
In India, underlining its focus on using technology as a differentiator, Sona Machinery is now gearing up to revolutionise India’s enormous ethanol production market. The company will serve as a full-service EPC solution provider, providing engineering, procurement, and commissioning services as well as cutting-edge turnkey solutions to grain-based distilleries across the country. Sona Machinery’s key […]
In Washington, the Renewable Fuels Association reports U.S. ethanol exports dropped below 100 million gallons for the second time in more than a year, scaling back 17% to 83.8 million gallons in October. However, shipments crossing north of our borders picked up by 5% so that Canada secured its status as our largest importer for the nineteenth […]
In Switzerland, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) estimates that Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production will reach at least 300 million liters in 2022—a 200% increase on 2021 production of 100 million liters. More optimistic calculations estimate total production in 2022 could reach 450 million liters. Both scenarios position the SAF industry on the verge […]
In the Netherlands, companies that import or export their freight by vessel generally have little influence on the container shipping company’s fuel choice. GoodShipping aims to change this with the ‘insetting’ concept. The Port of Rotterdam Authority and GoodShipping are conducting a joint campaign to inform companies of this concept so they can have part […]
In France, Global Bioenergies has delivered a 200-liter batch of sustainable aviation fuel for tests commissioned as part of the GENOPTAIRE project funded by the French government defence procurement and technology agency (DGA). The project, which forms part of the ministry’s defence energy strategy, seeks to promote technological advances in the design and use of […]
In Germany, CropEnergies will build a plant for the production of renewable ethyl acetate from sustainable ethanol. The foreseen location is the Zeitz Chemical and Industrial Park, Elsteraue, Germany. The supervisory board of CropEnergies has given the green light to the investment into what will be the first production plant in the new biobased chemicals […]
