In Argentina, La Nacion newspaper reports Bahía Energía Group will invest approximately $200 million in the first bioethanol plant in Buenos Aires and the first Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) plant in the country. The project will be carried out through its company Biosanfe, which will install an industrial complex for the production of biofuels (ethanol, […]
In California, Terviva announced its investment from Chevron Renewable Energy Group. Together, the two companies expect to scale Terviva’s pongamia-growing operations and drive greater availability of pongamia as a feedstock for renewable fuels production. The new arrangement signals Terviva’s strategic growth and global scalability as well as the advancement of pongamia as a lower carbon […]
In Finland, Fortum Recycling & Waste has succeeded in producing biodegradable plastic from carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from waste incineration at its plant in Riihimäki, Finland. This breakthrough, based on carbon capture and utilization (CCU), is a significant step towards reducing and utilizing industrial carbon dioxide emissions. Similar carbon capture development projects are underway in […]
In Belgium, ENGIE continues building its European biomethane production platform, in line with its objectives and those of the EU. Belgium will now benefit from ENGIE’s expertise in integrating biomethane into the local gas network, a first for the country. In 2023, ENGIE has set an ambitious goal: to produce 10 TWh of biomethane per […]
In Brazil, Petrobras will build its first pilot plant for generating renewable hydrogen at the Vale do Açu Thermoelectric Plant, in Alto do Rodrigues, Rio Grande do Norte. The project, with a total budget of R$90 million and carried out in cooperation with the Senai Institute for Innovation in Renewable Energy (Senai ISI-ER), will be […]
In Tennessee, Eco-Energy has commenced operations at its newly built renewable feedstock distribution facility located in Newton, Iowa. The facility will provide Marathon Petroleum Company the ability to aggregate renewable feedstocks (e.g., distillers corn oil, soybean oil, animal fats and used cooking oil) from throughout Iowa for outbound distribution to the rapidly growing renewable diesel […]
In Canada, EverGen Infrastructure Corp says Grow the Energy Circle Ltd. (GrowTEC), an operating farm scale biogas facility, has received up to C$2-million from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) to support the development of Phase 2 of its anaerobic digester expansion project. This funding will enable the GrowTEC facility to significantly expand and optimize RNG […]
In Kenya, Sistema.bio has secured a package of $15 million in financing to fuel its global growth. The company has grown its sales by over five times in the last three years, driven by deep climate, economic and health impacts for farmers worldwide. The current funds will support the continued growth of its partnerships, markets […]
In Washington state, the Tri-State Herald reports Tidewater Terminals has opened its $6.1 million biodiesel hub at its Snake River facilities. Thanks to a $3.1 million HIIP USDA grant, the facility will provide biodiesel and ethanol for custom blending to serve markets in Eastern Washington, Eastern Oregon and Northern Idaho. BNSF Railway as well as […]
In Malaysia, Bloomberg reports that palm oil futures slid back from six month highs on Monday as crude oil prices retreated following an uneventful report from China that was widely thought to boost demand that then weighed on soybean oil prices in the US and China. Even though prices fell off for palm oil, their […]
