In France, Standing Ovation has announced a $34.2 million Series B financing round, including $28.5 million in equity, led jointly by the Ecotechnologies 2 fund—managed on behalf of the French government by Bpifrance as part of the France 2030 initiative— and Crédit Mutuel Innovation, alongside its existing investors—Astanor, Bel Group, Seventure Partners, GoodStartUp, and Big […]
In France, biobased carboxylic acids producer Afyren has received a €3 million (US$3.5 million) grant from the Grand Est Region through the European Just Transition Fund. The funds will contribute to financing the company’s recent buyout of its AFYREN NEOXY plant, now 100% owned by Afyren after the company completed a full buyout of its […]
In France, SUBLIME Energie has inaugurated in Plélo (Côtes-d’Armor, Brittany, France) its demonstrator “Charlie,” the world’s first system capable of liquefying biogas directly on the farm. For the first time, on-farm anaerobic digestion can produce a renewable fuel without relying on gas grid infrastructure. By densifying and enabling the transport of biogas produced on-site—using a […]
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 France, ClimeFi has structured the first publicly announced transaction for carbon removal units aligned with the EU CRCF framework. This marks a significant milestone in operationalising the EU’s carbon removal certification framework and establishing commercial infrastructure for durable carbon removals in Europe. It builds on the world’s first voluntary standard for permanent carbon removals which […]
In France, Plenitude and Methagora have signed an agreement covering the sourcing in France of 50 GWh of biomethane per year over a 15-year period, in line with the French legislation concerning the Biomethane Production Certificates (BPC) scheme. Under the agreement, Methagora will sell Plenitude biomethane sourced from a range of agricultural areas in France. […]
In France, Auto Infos reports that driven by the price gap at the pump with traditional fuels, the Superethanol-E85 is gradually installed in the pre-owned vehicle landscape. Still marginal in volume, this segment nevertheless shows a dynamic of continuous growth since 2025. After a stabilization phase in 2024, the market for pre-owned vehicles compatible with […]
In France, ENGIE has launched Enermap, a free, open-access website that provides a neutral, well-documented overview of each municipality’s renewable energy potential. Local territories are at the heart of the energy transition. By leveraging their assets and land, they can produce local, sustainable energy, renovate public buildings, and adapt public spaces to climate challenges. For […]
In France, ski manufacturer ZAG Skis is using biobased resin produced by Sicomin in a prototype touring ski. Specifically, ZAG Skis is using Sicomin SR GreenPoxy80 wood and fiber resin in its ZAG UBAC 95 touring ski, yielding an 80% biobased content ski. Touring skis are lightweight alpine skis built for ski touring, where you […]
In France, Les Echos reports the French producer group Cerafel, which markets its vegetables under the Prince of Brittany brand, is setting up with Engie a local biogenic CO2 sector derived from agricultural methanization. From 2026, two units operated by Engie in Ploufragan, Côtes-d’Armor, and Noyal-Pontivy, Morbihan, will capture the CO2 generated during biomethane production. […]
