In the UK, Grangemouth will benefit from £10 million new investment to create new jobs and boost skills development. Further investment into Celtic Renewables will support the company’s expansion into large‑scale commercial production of sustainable biochemical solutions, creating 149 new jobs in the area by 2030. The funding comprises £5 million in Scottish Enterprise equity […]
In the UK, Platts, part of S&P Global Energy, proposes to update the names of its European biomethane GO assessments, effective May 15, 2026. The proposal aims to provide greater clarity around the geographic, feedstock, subsidy, and certification status for each assessment, providing granular information at a glance. The underlying specifications, definitions, and methodology of […]
In the UK, GeoPura was recently announced as the supplier of the largest volume of green hydrogen ever produced for a British construction project, the Lower Thames Crossing. National Highways’ Lower Thames Crossing project will be the first major British infrastructure project to be carbon neutral in construction. A key part of this ambition is […]
In the UK, GB Railfreight (GBRf) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with US clean technology company HyOrc Corporation. The collaboration, known as Project Phoenix, will define a pilot pathway to retrofit part of GBRf’s older diesel locomotive fleet with HyOrc’s zero-emission-ready propulsion technology. Building on HyOrc’s recently validated 1MW factory system, independently assessed by […]
In the UK, Kent collaborated with Equilibrion during the successful bid for funding from the UK Department for Transport’s Advanced Fuels Fund (AFF). With funding now secured for the Equilibrion and its partners, Kent is delivering the Pre-Front-End Engineering Design (Pre-FEED) for Eq.flight, an advanced power-to-liquids (PtL) Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) demonstration plant. Eq.flight aims […]
In the UK, Clean Planet Technologies will commission the world’s first pilot facility dedicated to converting hard-to-recycle waste plastics into Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in April. The facility will demonstrate Clean Planet Technologies’ proprietary, patented Plastics-to-SAF (P2SAF) process at pilot scale. It is designed to support fuel testing and validation, and to enable progression through the ASTM […]
In the United Kingdom, plant-based colorants maker Sparxell has raised $5 million in a pre-Series A funding round. Located at the University of Cambridge, Sparxell’s patented technology converts cellulose from wood pulp to structural color. The round was led by SWEN Capital Partners‘ Blue Ocean fund. Alpha Star Capital and Cambridge Enterprise Ventures also participated. […]
In the United Kingdom, The Bland Company has raised $2.67 million to convert agricultural waste into proteins that can replace eggs. Although several companies offer egg substitutes, none have fully solved the performance and cost challenges. Precision‑fermented egg proteins remain expensive due to high capital and operating costs, Rubisco‑based options require intensive downstream processing, and mung‑bean […]
In the UK, Heathrow is stepping up its industry-leading carbon-cutting program for a fifth consecutive year with an ambitious target to go 2% beyond the UK’s 3.6% SAF mandate in 2026. Combined, this would see up to 5.6% of all aviation fuel used at Heathrow to be SAF, equating to around 350,000 metric tons, backed […]
In the UK, Exolum, Methanex Corporation and Ørsted announced the launch of the United Kingdom’s first commercially ready biomethanol storage and supply service for shipping at the Port of Immingham. The Port of Immingham is the U.K.’s largest port by cargo volume and a critical gateway for energy and bulk materials, making it an important […]
