In Canada, La Press reports the Legault government is set to lose the C$84 million Quebec has invested in Enerkem as the Montreal company has just taken shelter from its creditors. It is likely to succeed in the hands of its largest lenders, the Spanish oil company Repsol and two New York-based funds. The company […]
In Ohio, 4AIR has officially verified more than 100 locations around the world carrying Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) on its interactive “Where to Find SAF” map https://www.4air.aero/saf-map. The SAF map, powered by 4AIR and now also available on Aviation International News (AIN) Online, serves as a critical resource for operators seeking to locate SAF worldwide. […]
In Louisiana, Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced the filing of a bill of information charging Plano, Texas-based MUREX MANAGEMENT, INC. (“MMI”), with aiding and abetting transactions that defrauded financial institutions, including the failed New Orleans-based First NBC Bank. According to the bill of information, MMI was the management company of an affiliate that engaged […]
In Norway, operators of installations, aircraft operators, shipping companies and regulated entities in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) and ETS2 can zero-rate emissions from the combustion of biofuels if the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria in the revised Renewable Energy Directive (EU) 2018/2001) are met. Zero-rating emissions means that the operators […]
In Switzerland, Holcim is partnering with Pritzker Prize-winning architect Alejandro Aravena and his firm ELEMENTAL to present a new biochar technology that transforms buildings into carbon sinks. Presented in Venice during the 2025 Architecture Biennale, the technology is applied for the first time in a full-scale Basic Services Unit housing prototype. The prototype follows the […]
In the UK, Argus has launched a new freight service which offers global pricing and market intelligence for biofuels, associated feedstocks and chemicals. The world’s appetite for biofuels is growing fast as energy market participants move to meet net zero obligations and commitments, and to diversify sources of supply. The biofuels complex includes commodities ranging […]
In Germany, INERATEC has produced the first liters of synthetic e-fuels and e-waxes at its pioneering plant in Frankfurt. The first INERATEC system on a commercial scale, the largest power-to-liquid plant (PtL) of its kind in Europe – and worldwide – is located there. This is an important milestone in the scaling of power-to-liquid (PtL) […]
In China, TotalEnergies Corbion and Useon have announced a strategic partnership to advance the development and global commercialization of EPLA molded products — a new generation of sustainable, high-performance foam materials made from Luminy® PLA bioplastics. EPLA (Expanded PLA) is a plant-based, industrially compostable material designed for packaging, thermal protection, and other molded applications. Developed […]
In Sweden, Swedish greentech company Lignin Industries AB has raised $4.36 million in fresh funding; as the company accelerates its commercialization and scaleup plans. The investment round was led by the Carrick family, Lignin Industries’ founders and majority owner. The round was supported by over two dozen investors. Lignin Industries has created Renol, a patented […]
In the Netherlands, Offshore Energy reported that Canadian certification body, the Bureau de normalisation du Québec (BNQ), and compatriot standards organization, CSA Group, have published the ‘Joint Canada-U.S. National Standard’ – a methodology for reporting the production pathway and carbon intensity of hydrogen. The report noted that this new standard establishes a “harmonized” methodology for […]
