In Malaysia, the Board of Directors of Nextgreen announced that Nextgreen Resources Sdn Bhd, its wholly-owned subsidiary, on Wednesday entered into a Joint Venture Agreement with P Teguh Services Sdn Bhd to undertake a joint venture through a special purpose vehicle to be incorporated in Malaysia under the Companies Act 2026 to engage in the […]
In Finland, thyssenkrupp nucera and Neste plan to collaborate on a project to incorporate a 120 megawatt (MW) water electrolyzer into Neste’s Porvoo refinery in Finland. Neste signed an agreement with thyssenkrupp nucera to reserve production capacities for an alkaline water electrolysis plant. The agreement covers the supply of six standardized 20 MW scalum® modules […]
In India, Reuters reports Numaligarh Refinery plans to start producing ethanol from bamboo at its Assam refinery in March. The technology developed by Chempolis will produce 50,000 metric tons of ethanol annually as well as 16,000 tons of furfural, the surplus of which will eventually be exported to the European Union, and 11000 tons acetic […]
In Connecticut, Protein Evolution is partnering with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Agile BioFoundry (ABF), Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit (ABPDU), and the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI), a DOE Bioenergy Research Center, both led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, on two separate projects. The first project will leverage the team’s collective advancements […]
In Malaysia, Reuters reports that following the heightened conflict between Hamas and Israel on Monday, oil prices rose 3% which have given a boost to palm oil prices that were falling due to excess supplies. With higher oil prices due to potential increased instability in the Middle East, demand could pick up for biodiesel which […]
In Iowa, Frontline BioEnergy has achieved a breakthrough in syngas quality for biomass gasification at its new pilot facility located in Nevada, Iowa. The innovative technology, called TarFreeGas®, has achieved the ultimate goal of biomass gasification: ultra-clean biomass-derived synthesis gas. Biomass gasification is a process that takes organic material, from corn stover to wood waste, […]
In Indonesia, Reuters reports that biodiesel consumption reach 8.5 million metric tons between January and September 2023 with total consumption for the year seen at about 11.5 million tons, thanks to the increased blending level set at 35% in February from 30% previously. Even though the mandate was increased in February, many regions needed improved […]
In Sweden, in 2020, Göteborg Energi sharpened its climate ambitions and decided that all district heating must be based on renewable and recycled sources by the end of 2025 at the latest. A new biofuel-fired steam boiler at the Rya area is the most important measure to achieve the goal. Now the facility is becoming […]
In New York, SGP BioEnergy announced a $250 million equity commitment from Global Emerging Markets (GEM), a European private alternative investment group, to support the development of the Golden City Biorefinery in Colon, Panama and lay the groundwork for SGP’s transformative Zero-Waste Ecosystem. The Golden City Biorefinery is poised to become one of the largest […]
In Brazil, the Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper reports that the University of São Paulo is testing a Toyota Mirai that will run on the world’s first ethanol-based green hydrogen. The trial is expected to see the vehicle run 600km without needing to refuel with only water vapor coming out of the tailpipe. The ethanol-based […]
