In the UK, ENGIE acquired Rainbarrow Farm anaerobic digestion (AD) facility located in Dorset. With an annual operational capacity of 57 GWh, this AD facility has been providing renewable energy to the local community for over a decade. Following the announcement in September 2023 of the acquisition of Ixora Energy Ltd, a leading UK-based biomethane […]
In Germany, Greenlyte Carbon Technologies, a leading European Direct Air Capture start-up, has announced the closing of a €10.5m pre-series A round. In addition to the large participation of all investors, namely Earlybird Venture Capital, Green Generation Fund, Carbon Removal Partners, and Board member Dr. Udo Jung, Partech joined the investor group. The round follows […]
In China, butadiene, one of the most important light olefins in the petrochemical industry with a global production capacity of 18 million metric tons per year, is currently produced through the extractive distillation of C4 fractions from naphtha steam cracking processes or dehydrogenation of C4 hydrocarbons, both of which involve extensive energy consumption and significant […]
In Belgium, EWABA, representing 55+ stakeholders from the EU waste-based and advanced biodiesel supply chain, welcomed the long-awaited inclusion of additional feedstocks in Annex IX of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED). This feedstock expansion will generally broaden the availability of waste-based and advanced biofuels for all transport modes and alleviate part of the pressure on […]
In Illinois, Reuters reports the Department of Justice is investigating the ethanol trading operations at Archer Daniels Midland while the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York similarly looking at the company to see if it inappropriately accounted for hedges. ADM has been fighting off lawsuits alleging that it manipulated ethanol prices. […]
In Poland, Platts reports that the country’s new E10 policy that kicked off Jan. 1 has helped push T2 ethanol prices to a 13-year high of $744/cu m, forcing Eastern European ethanol supplies that traditionally would have gone to the key ARA port region in the Netherlands have instead been diverted to Poland. In turn, […]
In the UAE, IRENA has launched a study on sustainable bioenergy in the Caribbean provides a holistic view of the bioenergy potential in six small island developing states in the Caribbean region – Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and Guyana. The report assesses the potential for using various feedstocks, such as […]
In the UK, London Gatwick has cut carbon emissions from its diesel vehicles by 90% by swapping the fuel for Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO). The switch means London Gatwick will save more than 950 metric tons of carbon emissions per annum. HVO is a low-carbon biofuel made from plant waste, oils and fats making it […]
In the UK, bp and BASF have signed a license agreement for the use of BASF’s gas treating technology, OASE white, to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) generated during hydrogen production at bp’s proposed blue hydrogen facility in Teesside, H2Teesside. BASF have been supporting H2Teesside since Autumn 2023 and their engineering delivery package is already well […]
In Israel, HomeBiogas announced the recent achievement of the Gold Standard certification for its carbon project in Kenya. This milestone not only marks a significant advancement in our mission to combat climate change but also enables organizations and individuals to mitigate their carbon emissions through innovative technology. Our systems are designed to capture methane, a […]
