NIB funds biofuel CHP to power Helsinki Metropolitan Area
In Finland, Nordic Investment Bank signed a loan agreement with Vantaan Energia Oy to finance the retrofitting of its K1 boiler to use biofuel...
Pertamina falls 62% short of biodiesel target
In Indonesia, three weeks after the government launched a new mandate to boost biodiesel consumption, Pertamina has only received about two-thirds of its targeted...
Malaysia getting several new biobased facilities
In Malaysia, China-based halal gelatin company, Gangsu Amin Bio Halal Gelatine Co Ltd (Aminbio), is setting up their first factory outside of China and...
Finnish baker taps Sulapac Oy for biodegradable packaging
In Finland, baked goods company Fazer has tapped wood-based packaging start-up Sulapac Oy to reduce the amount of unrecyclable plastic waste that goes into...
New clean cookstoves project in China targets move to biomass pellets
In China, The Alliance of Clean Cookstoves partnered with China’s Ministry of Agriculture, Shell, local governments, and SSM to develop and launch a new...
Finland sells 5% of its stake in Neste
In Finland, the government sold 5% of its stake in oil refiner and biofuel company Neste for 861 million euros ($1.0 billion). Some say...
Clean energy from dirty doo-doo – tax credits make crap worth it
In Oregon, tax payers are benefiting even more now from last year’s Bovine Manure Tax Credit, thanks to a new set of temporary rules....
Indonesia President pushes for more biodiesel blending from B20 to B30
In Indonesia, President Joko Widodo requested that the minister carry out a study on the production of 30% biodiesel blending (B30 blending) because the...
Gaps and demand for sustainability certification and standardisation report published
In Germany, UFOP published a report discussing the future of the “biobased Bio-Economy (BBE)” and how it will be determined by the introduction and...
Z Energy pushes forward through challenges with biofuel plant
In New Zealand, Z Energy is moving forward with its biofuel plant to produce 20 million liters of diesel a year from waste animal...