In India, on September 2, 2024, Gensol Engineering Limited, in partnership with Matrix Gas & Renewables, was awarded the EPC contract for India’s first biomass-to-green hydrogen project, valued at INR 164 Crore. This pioneering project, set to be completed within 18 months, will convert 25 tons of bio-waste into 1 ton of hydrogen per day, […]
In Morocco, Maroc Diplomatique reports Australian company Worley will begin its initial technical design work in September 2024 for a groundbreaking green ammonia project in Tarfaya, Morocco. This project, the world’s first Power-to-X green ammonia program, will use wind and solar energy to produce green ammonia, a key component for sustainable fertilizers. Located in southern […]
In South Korea, Renewable Energy Magazine reports in Taebaek City, South Korea, Plagen and eight other companies signed an agreement to establish the country’s first commercial-scale green methanol plant, set to begin construction in late 2025, using locally sourced forest residues as feedstock to revitalize the region’s economy and reduce carbon emissions. The plant, which […]
In Washington, the Environmental Protection Agency has extended an emergency fuel waiver that EPA issued on August 1, 2024, in response to requests made by some states waivers under the Clean Air Act (CAA) to address a fuel supply emergency caused by a power outage and resulting emergency shutdown of the ExxonMobil Joliet refinery when […]
In Spain, Nedgia, the Naturgy Group’s gas distributor, has already signed 45 contracts for connection to biomethane plants for the injection of renewable gas into its gas distribution network. The injection capacity linked to these requests amounts to 2,400 GWh/year, equivalent to the gas consumption of nearly half a million homes in Spain. By autonomous […]
In Canada, Tidewater Renewables Ltd. has obtained an interim extension of the maturity of its C$175 million first lien senior credit facility, and its C$25 million of additional debt capacity under the second lien term debt facility, from August 30, 2024 to September 18, 2024. This interim extension is expected to provide the Corporation with […]
In Washington, Clean Fuels Alliance America sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen last week, urging the agency to issue guidance, including safe harbors, to the §45Z Clean Fuels Production Credit by September 1. The new producer credit becomes available on January 1, 2025, as the existing blender credit expires. Clean Fuels’ letter emphasizes […]
In Spain, Iberia Maintenance has begun using 5% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in its engine test bench at the La Muñoza facilities, near the Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas airport, in what marks another step towards the decarbonization of the sector. The use of this type of fuel will allow for a reduction of 115 tons of […]
In Washington state, bp America Cherry Point Refinery and Everett hydrogen-electric engine manufacturer ZeroAvia will receive large federal awards as part of over $36 million in grant funding for innovative sustainable aviation projects in the State of Washington provided under a grant program authored by U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), chair of the Senate Commerce, […]
In Romania, International Chemical Investors Group (ICIG) signed an agreement with Clariant to purchase the decommissioned bioethanol plant in Podari, Romania in late July. In the future, the site will be operated by ICIG’s biotechnology subsidiary Corden BioChem. As a biotechnology CDMO, Corden BioChem already operates one of Europe’s largest fermentation plants at the industrial […]
