In the Netherlands, Platts, part of S&P Global Energy, has launched daily Dutch Advanced Ethanol FOB ARA barge assessments, effective Aug. 3, 2026. This reflects increased market interest in ethanol eligible for Dutch Advanced renewable transport compliance use. Platts assesses a premium to the Ethanol T2 FOB Rotterdam paper market, as well as an outright […]
In the Netherlands, a new European flagship project is set to demonstrate at industrial scale, how an underutilized side-stream from the potato processing industry can become a valuable source of sustainable chemicals. PACE (Potato Juice to Fatty Acids for New Bio-based Value-Chains in Europe) will demonstrate a first-of-its-kind flagship biorefinery by retrofitting part of Royal […]
In the Netherlands, recently Gasunie completed a connection between the existing underground gas networks near Axel in the province of Zeeland and Ossendrecht in Noord-Brabant. This network connection will create additional transport capacity for biomethane, giving both current and new producers greater scope to supply sustainable gas to the network. As a result, more home-grown […]
In the Netherlands, Ecostrat Inc., New Energy Risk (NER), Torrgas, and Torrgreen have formed a strategic alliance to offer Feedstock Supply Insurance (FSI) to project developers licensing Torrgreen’s torrefaction technology and Torrgas’s syngas production technology. The partnership tackles one of clean energy project finance’s most stubborn bottlenecks: feedstock supply uncertainty — and eliminates it. Biomass-to-syngas […]
In the Netherlands, Avantium N.V. recently announced the spin‑out of its electrochemical platform, previously known as Volta Technology, into a new, independent company named Carbeau, with retrospective effect from 1 April 2026. Carbeau is backed by a strong investor consortium comprising GKT, Invest‑NL, Al Baleed Petrochemical and NOM, alongside Avantium. Volta Technology is an electrochemical […]
In the Netherlands, CMA CGM NOTRE DAME received its first bunkering operation in Rotterdam, taking on 11,125 m³ of bio-LNG produced in Europe from biomethane derived from agricultural and organic waste. The bio-LNG was supplied by TotalEnergies’ LNG bunkering vessel. Commissioned in May 2026 and sailing under the French flag, the CMA CGM NOTRE DAME […]
In the Netherlands, a consortium of public and private entities is working to prove that a potato-processing side stream can be converted into renewable chemicals. Dubbed PACE, short for Potato Juice to Fatty Acids for New Bio-based Value-Chains in Europe, the consortium will retrofit a plant owned by potato-starch cooperative Royal Avebe. Using advanced fermentation […]
In the Netherlands, Service Terminal Rotterdam (STR) has launched Project GreenSTR which aims to fill the gap of needed infrastructure tailored at the storage and blending of marine fuels. The project will consist of new tankage to be realized on a vacant plot of land adjacent to the current terminal, will consist of approximately 100.000 […]
In the Netherlands, Avantium N.V has updated the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of its plant‑based polymer PEF (polyetehylene furanoate), branded as releaf®. The LCA shows that releaf® can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 88% in 500 mL beverage bottle applications, compared to conventional PET under representative European conditions. At resin level, emissions can […]
In the Netherlands, eco-friendly diagnostics firm Okos Diagnostics has conceptualized a biodegradable test that would check for levels of microplastics in the human body. Developed with input from industrial designer Luis Fernando Barrios, the project was called “Measuring the Invisible,” according to a write-up in Yanko Design. The proposed zero-waste testing kit would detect the […]
