In India, the Hindu Business Line newspaper reports oil marketing company will secure more than 3 billion liters of ethanol from dedicated ethanol plants across eight states that are under development. About 970 million liters will come from Tamil Nadu alone. The agreements require the facilities to supply the first tranche of ethanol within two […]
In Spain, Nedgia, the Naturgy Group gas distributor, and Hercesa | hi! Real Estate, a leading developer nationwide and present in eight different countries, have signed a partnership to facilitate the use of renewable gases, especially biomethane, in the real estate group’s new developments in Spain. The agreement is a giant step forward in bringing […]
In New Mexico, the Clean Transportation Fuels Standard, HB 41, has passed the Senate and now heads to the Governor for signature. The bill passed off the Senate floor last night by a vote of 26-15. The legislation, if signed by the Governor, would require the state’s transportation sector to reduce the lifecycle carbon intensity […]
In France, GEODIS has pledged to reduce its scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 42% and reduce the carbon intensity of subcontracted transport (scope 3) by 30% by 2030 compared to 2022. GEODIS plans to continue the transition towards alternative vehicles and modes using decarbonized or bio-sourced energies and installing suitable infrastructures […]
In Australia, Jet Zero Australia Pty Ltd announced the execution of a first-of-a-kind License and Engineering Agreement for Australia between Jet Zero and LanzaJet, Inc (LanzaJet). The agreement will progress the development of Project Ulysses, a North Queensland Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) project using LanzaJet’s Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ) technology, that converts the bioethanol into SAF and […]
In India, the Hindu Business Line reports that Organic Recycling Systems Ltd has teamed with SB Infowaves to develop an AI-driven predictive modeling tool for monitoring anaerobic digestion (AD) reactors that will help to analyze the health status of the digesters and therefore boost efficiency. ORS Ltd’s Solapur plant will provide the historical data for […]
In Canada, Cielo Waste Solutions Corp says its Carseland, Alberta Bio-SynDiesel Project represents Cielo’s first commercial by-product-to-fuels facility designed to convert wood by-products into low carbon intensity renewable fuel. The Carseland Project will be situated adjacent to an existing synthetic fuel facility owned and operated by Rocky Mountain Clean Fuels Inc. (“RMCFI”) which deploys patented […]
In Tanzania, the Daily News reports UNIDO has provided $899,999 to Tanzania Development Bank to support bioenergy entrepreneurs. The grant will focus on agro-waste to energy and promoting bioethanol as an alternative cooking fuel. Already the Bioenergy Incentive Fund has reviewed several grant applications and will award funds to Bagamoyo Sugar Limited Consumer’s Choice Limited, […]
In the Netherlands, Paques Biomaterials recently raised €14 million to produce a biopolymer with the advantages of plastic but not the disadvantages. Among the investors are impact investor Invest-NL and the NOM. Part of this investment round also includes a grant from Energiefonds Drenthe. Over a decade ago, in collaboration with Delft University of Technology, […]
In Sweden, Scania first hinted about its new biogas engines at last year’s IAA fair, but when the state-of-the-art engines arrived they came with a twist – they are now paired with two-thirds of the successful Super-based powertrain. The well-composed and harmonized trio – the new biogas engines plus the G25 gear-boxes and axles from […]
