In the UK, X-Press Feeders signed an LOI with UK clean-energy firm PuriFire Energy to explore offtake and co-development of bio-methanol for shipping. PuriFire’s initial facilities aim to produce 10,000–15,000 metric tons per year, while partners will study larger port-based production across the UK and Europe. X-Press, which launched green-methanol routes in Europe in 2024, […]
In the UK, the Climate Bonds Initiative announces the launch of its revised Bioenergy Criteria, expanding the scope of eligible bioenergy activities to include electricity while addressing key socio-economic and environmental impacts from biodiversity, to growing energy demand, water use and food security. The updated framework provides investors, industry and policymakers with a science-based tool […]
In the UK, researchers have developed a solar-powered reactor to break down hard-to-recycle forms of plastic waste – such as drinks bottles, nylon textiles and polyurethane foams – using acid recovered from old car batteries, and converting it into clean hydrogen fuel and valuable industrial chemicals. The reactor, developed by researchers from the University of […]
In the UK, ReFuels N.V. has through CNG Fuels signed a long-term agreement with Marks & Spencer (M&S) to provide Mobile Refuelling Stations (MRS) at UK distribution centres. The stations, owned and operated by CNG Fuels (40% owned by ReFuels), will support M&S’ continued expansion of its biomethane-powered HGV fleet. Today, M&S operates more than […]
In the UK, acrylic acid is essential for everyday products – from paints and coatings to absorbent polymers – yet almost all of it is currently made from propylene, a petrochemical. As global biodiesel production rises, so does the supply of low‑value glycerol by‑product, creating an opportunity for cleaner, renewable chemical manufacturing. In the new […]
In the UK, M.V. Ultra Yorkshire, a Handymax carrier powered by B100 biofuel from Baton Rouge to Port of Liverpool – reducing the journey’s CO2 emissions by around 90%, which was launched and named as part of Drax Power Station’s 50th anniversary celebrations, docked for the first time in the UK. It arrived at the […]
In the UK, as delegates convene at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) headquarters for the 21st session of the Intersessional Working Group on Greenhouse Gases (ISWG-GHG-21), a number of conservation and environmental justice organisations – lead by Biofuelwatch and Global Forest Coalition – are issuing a call to member states to not allow biofuels to […]
In the UK, Kent has been awarded a contract by MorGen Energy to deliver Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCm) services for their West Wales 20MW green hydrogen plant located at Milford Haven. The development is among the first electrolytic hydrogen projects in the UK to secure a production contract under the UK Government’s Hydrogen […]
In the UK, GMT has secured a £195 million project finance facility from ING to support the delivery of its UK biomethane platform. The financing, structured as a non-recourse, multi-project debt facility, represents a significant milestone for GMT and reflects growing investor confidence in biomethane as a core component of the UK’s energy infrastructure. The […]
In the UK, Holcim UK has partnered with Canary Wharf Group (CWG) and a host of top civil engineering consultancies and universities in a leading industry collaboration to produce a net zero concrete. Holcim helped design a series of ultra low-carbon and circular concrete mixes in partnership with CWG on Canary Wharf development projects over […]
