In China, The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited (Towngas) and Shenergy Group signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement to jointly promote the development of green energy businesses in Shanghai, Hong Kong, and both domestic and international markets. This includes enhancing the production capacity of green methanol and exploring markets for green energy, such […]
In Ireland, Irish Independent reported that Irish-owned biofuel and renewables group ClonBio has announced plans to invest $500 million in a Wisconsin biorefinery plant. According to the report, this move will create 1,000 local jobs. The report noted that ClonBio biorefineries use natural processes to refine grain for use in a number of different applications, […]
In New Zealand, The Northern Advocate reported that a proposed Kaipara-based waste-to-energy incinerator to burn Auckland’s rubbish and produce electricity is moving closer. “We’re at an exciting point where all the parts are coming together,” Kaipara Mayor Craig Jepson said. If it goes ahead, the proposed waste-to-energy plant would potentially be the country’s biggest, the […]
In Australia, Acciona announced that it has acquired 100% ownership of the Kwinana Waste-to-Energy project in an agreement reached with Macquarie Capital and Dutch Infrastructure Fund. The firm noted that the facility is on track to be operational in the last quarter of 2024 when it will divert up to 460,000 tons of waste per […]
In The Netherlands, Sasol and Topsoe announced the successful launch of their joint venture, Zaffra. With its headquarters based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Zaffra will focus on the development and delivery of SAF. The partners noted that Zaffra combines the extensive experience of Sasol in asset development, plant construction, and operating and technology expertise and […]
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 […]
