In Washington, the Sustainable Aviation Buyers Alliance (SABA) announced the go-live of SAFc Connect, a secure online platform to help connect corporate buyers with sustainable aviation fuel certificate (SAFc) providers and accelerate near-term progress in decarbonizing aviation. SAFc Connect gives participants a more flexible pathway to invest in high-integrity, commercially available SAF, and is designed […]
In France, as policy makers look for opportunities to simultaneously bolster energy security and economic competitiveness, biogases – locally produced, low-emissions fuels created from organic waste – are seeing fresh momentum, according to a new IEA special report. The Outlook for Biogases and Biomethane, finds that over 50 new policies have been introduced to support […]
In Italy, Bunkerspot reports Enilive plans to begin supply marine biofuel at the Italian ports of Ravenna and Venice before the end of the year. The fuel from HVO will be available both via bunkering and via trucks to the northern part of the country. The company is currently evaluating the possibility of offering the […]
In Canada, Rektron Group Inc., a global commodity trading group and infrastructure company, with subsidiaries that specialize in trading energy, metals, and energy transition commodities, is pleased to announce the formal launch of its clean energy division, Rektron Nova, as part of its long-term strategy to support the global green energy transition and sustainability-driven markets. […]
In Spain, Magnon, a renewable energy company subsidiary of the Ence group, Power2X and ErasmoPower2X have signed an agreement to explore the development of an e-methanol plant at Magnon’s industrial complex in Puertollano, Ciudad Real. Around 380,000 metric tons of biogenic CO₂ will be captured each year, which is equivalent to the amount of carbon […]
In California, prebiotic Earth was a harsh and unstable environment, characterized by intense heat, active volcanoes and little atmosphere. How, then, did the molecular building blocks of life first form? Among chemists, it’s widely thought that one of these building blocks—a sugar known as ribose, which forms the backbone of RNA—was produced spontaneously. But a […]
In Finland, following extended technical, commercial and strategic evaluations UPM plans to discontinue the development of its potential second biomass-to-fuels refinery at the Port of Rotterdam. As a result, UPM plans to halt all engineering work related to the CAPEX investment in Rotterdam and to withdraw from all site-related commitments associated with the Rotterdam investment. […]
In the UK, the Business Desk reports that Vivergo has notified its wheat suppliers about the risks of shutting down in response to the US-UK trade deal recently agreed to by the primer minister and President Trump. The company plans to already wind back purchases to meet only its contractual obligations in the face of […]
In Senegal, Intellinews reports that Jord AB’s African arm has secured the first 300 hectares of a planned 1,000 hectares in Senegal for a 50,000 metric ton biomass pellet project. The remaining land is expected to be allocated in the next few weeks and will allow the company to replicate its current project in the […]
In Scotland, ReFuels N.V has opened a new refuelling station at Livingston in West Lothian, Scotland. The public-access Bio-CNG station operated under the CNG Fuels brand will enable low-emission transport across large parts of Scotland. The Livingston station can refuel 14 trucks simultaneously, when at full utilisation, enabling more than 600 trucks to be refuelled […]
