In Japan, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and Taiyo Oil Co., Ltd. have agreed to conduct a joint study concerning the production of ethanol-based sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel. The purpose of this project is to build a reliable supply chain for high-quality SAF and RD in anticipation of future growth in demand for […]
In Spain, BBVA has joined Suma Capital to expand its track record and expertise in responsible investments. To do so, it will invest in Suma Capital’s third sustainable infrastructure fund, SC Climate Impact Fund III with a size of €300 million. Specifically, BBVA will invest in the sustainable infrastructure fund SC Climate Impact Fund III […]
In Germany, the conversion and assembly work at Germany’s largest integrated bio-LNG plant with bio-CO2 liquefaction – BioEnergie Park Güstrow in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania – has just been completed. The EnviTec Biogas team is now ready to start placing the plant into operation. ‘Now that the last component, the 300,000-litre LCO2 tank made of pressure vessel […]
In France, as part of the “Grand Canal du Havre” call for projects, through the conclusion of state titles, HAROPA PORT has awarded ENGIE 24 ha of land for the development of a benchmark platform for alternative new industrial fuels embodied by the Salamandre and France KerEAUzen projects. This award is an essential step in […]
In the Netherlands, Enerkem and Dimeta, a joint venture between two of the largest off-grid energy suppliers, are initiating feasibility studies for the development of two large scale projects that will convert waste into renewable and recycled carbon dimethyl ether (DME). The projects are expected to be located in Northwest Europe and in the Gulf […]
In Ohio, Babcock & Wilcox has been awarded a contract by NorthStar Clean Energy to conduct a Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) engineering study to convert a coal-fired power plant in Michigan to use biomass fuel and retrofit the plant with B&W’s SolveBright™ carbon dioxide (CO2) capture process. The study is the first […]
In Sweden, Saipem and Stockholm Exergi have signed a Letter of Intent for a large-scale CO2 capture plant to be installed at Stockholm Exergi’s existing bio-cogeneration plant located in the Swedish capital. Saipem’s scope of work covers the engineering, procurement and construction activities for the carbon capture unit, the CO2 storage as well as the […]
In Portugal, Reuters reported that Portugal’s environment regulator APA approved a project by Portuguese oil firm Galp to launch an industrial-scale plant to produce biodiesel and biojet fuel using cooking oils at its Sines refinery. According to the report, Galp aims to launch the Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (HVO) plant, with an initial investment of $302 […]
In Wyoming, RockCreek announced the closing of an investment in Raven, a company that produces renewable transportation fuels from a variety of feedstocks, including waste streams, using a proprietary non-combustion process. Raven said it will use RockCreek’s investment to further commercialize low-to-negative carbon intensity hydrogen and sustainable aviation fuel. Renewable hydrogen from this project will […]
In Canada, the University of Alberta reported that Forge Hydrocarbons, a University of Alberta spinoff company producing renewable fuels and chemicals, is collaborating with Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to work towards a new biojet fuel production facility in the Edmonton area. The parties signed a memorandum of understanding to create jet fuel from biowaste, based […]
