In the UK, H2 View reports that EET Hydrogen’s proposed hydrogen production facility in Cheshire has been greenlighted by the local council authorities. The two plants that make up the facility, HPP1 and HPP2, are targeted to produce 4,000MW+ by 2030. During the first stage, HPP1 is set to produce 350MW as soon as 2027 […]
In India, the Press Trust of India reports that the mothballed sugarcane mill in Goa is set to come back online in the next year to produce much-needed ethanol. Companies interested in restarting the Sanjivani Sugar Factory that has been offline since 2019 are being sought through a Request For Qualification process that has just […]
In Chile, HIF Global and Chile’s state-owned petroleum company Enap recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) to accelerate the use of carbon neutral eFuels in Chile. The agreement anticipates the delivery of approximately 22.5 to 37.5 million liters of eGasoline per year from the future HIF Cabo Negro eFuels facility, to be located in […]
In Italy, MAIRE announced that NEXTCHEM (Sustainable Technology Solutions BU), through its subsidiary NextChem Tech, has signed an agreement with Saras S.p.A for an engineering design study to accelerate the path towards decarbonization of Saras’ refinery in Sarroch, Sardinia. The study relates to the development of a pilot plant for the production of green synthetic […]
In the UK, a study published in IOP Publishing’s journal Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability has found that green ammonia could be used to fulfil the fuel demands of over 60% of global shipping by targeting just the top 10 regional fuel ports. Researchers at the University of Oxford looked at the production costs of […]
In Washington, Growth Energy this week filed two petitions for rehearing with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals regarding the Court’s 2023 decision on small refinery exemptions (SREs) under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). The RFS allows small refiners to request exemptions from the program’s fuel blending obligations if they can demonstrate to the U.S. […]
In China, ABS issued an approval in principle (AIP) to Lemissoler Navigation for its design of a 65K DWT methanol-fueled Ultramax bulk carrier, the first such methanol vessel for China’s shipbuilding industry. The Lem65ePlus-SDARI Methanol design, a joint development of Lemissoler and SDARI explores the feasibility of using methanol as fuel to reduce carbon emissions […]
In Texas, HYCO1 celebrates over 9,000 hours of run-time on its proprietary, patent-pending CO2 utilization catalyst at its Houston, Texas CUBE Technology Center (CUBE is Carbon Utilization at Best Efficiency). Operating for over a year inside of a commercial diameter reactor tube, the HYCO1 catalyst has continuously converted carbon dioxide and low Carbon Intensity (CI) […]
In Japan, the Nikkei newspaper reports that Sumitomo plans to up its bet on renewables by going into biodiesel production with a focus on wood waste and sugarcane residues. Together with the University of Tokyo and Solariant Capital, it is investing in a demonstration facility on the southern island of Tanegashima that is expected to […]
In Croatia, See News reports INA plans to invest $46 million in an agricultural waste-based biomethane facility in the middle of the country, complimenting a 2.6MW solar facility it has already built, in an effort to convert the region in a renewable energy center. The company is still selecting contractors and securing internal approvals before […]
