Category: Fuels

KT gets $400 million project for an HVO complex to produce renewable diesel, SAF in Germany

KT gets $400 million project for an HVO complex to produce renewable diesel, SAF in Germany

June 21, 2024 |

In Italy, MAIRE announces that KT – Kinetics Technology has been awarded by HOLBORN Europa Raffinerie an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) project to develop an Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) complex inside the existing HOLBORN’s refinery in Hamburg, Germany. Once completed, the plant will produce approximately 220,000 tons per year of high-quality renewable diesel and […]

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Yatsushiro biomass power plant starts operations in Japan

Yatsushiro biomass power plant starts operations in Japan

June 21, 2024 |

In Japan, Toyota Tsusho Corporation announced that Kumamoto Forest Generation, jointly invested by Toyota Tsusho Group company Ene-Vision Co., Chubu Electric Power Co., and Toho Gas Co, completed construction on the Yatsushiro Biomass Power Plant and began commercial operations on June 16, 2024. The power plant is a wood-burning biomass power plant that will generate […]

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Simply Blue Group acquires strategic land in Whitegate for sustainable fuels project

Simply Blue Group acquires strategic land in Whitegate for sustainable fuels project

June 21, 2024 |

In Ireland, Simply Blue Group, a global renewable energy developer, said it has acquired land in Whitegate, adjacent to Ireland’s only oil refinery as part of its plans to develop a renewable energy park to produce sustainable fuels.   The land acquisition represents an important stage in Simply Blue Group’s announced strategy to develop a […]

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Empati, TNE ink alliance to boost hydrogen, ammonia and biofuel production

Empati, TNE ink alliance to boost hydrogen, ammonia and biofuel production

June 21, 2024 |

In the Netherlands, Offshore Energy reported that Empati, a company that specializes in data-centric renewable energy technologies and applied artificial intelligence, and TNE, a provider of energy solutions, have signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the aim of accelerating the production of green energy, including green hydrogen, ammonia and biofuel. Under the terms […]

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bp to buy Bunge’s 50% share of Brazilian ethanol JV

bp to buy Bunge’s 50% share of Brazilian ethanol JV

June 20, 2024 |

In Brazil, Bunge Global SA has entered into definitive agreements to sell its 50% share in BP Bunge Bioenergia to bp, its joint venture partner. BP Bunge Bioenergia, a joint venture formed in 2019, combined both companies’ Brazilian bioenergy and sugarcane ethanol businesses with a total of 11 mills located across the Southeast, North and […]

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IndianOil signs JV with GPS Renewables to create compressed biogas 50/50 JV

IndianOil signs JV with GPS Renewables to create compressed biogas 50/50 JV

June 20, 2024 |

In India, IndianOil has entered into a Joint Venture Agreement with GPS Renewables Private Limited, one of the leading biofuels companies in the country. This association will pave the way for the formation of a 50:50 joint venture company dedicated to advancing biofuel adoption across the country. The joint venture will focus on integrating advanced […]

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LanzaTech increases holdings in LanzaJet to nearly 36% from 23% now

LanzaTech increases holdings in LanzaJet to nearly 36% from 23% now

June 20, 2024 |

In Illinois, LanzaTech Global, Inc announced an increase in its holdings of LanzaJet, Inc. This ownership increase is in accordance with a previously signed agreement which allows LanzaJet to further sublicense the Alcohol-to-Jet technology originally developed by LanzaTech in collaboration with the Pacific Northwest National Lab and the U.S. Department of Energy, which enables the […]

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M2X Energy lands $40M Series B round

M2X Energy lands $40M Series B round

June 20, 2024 |

In Florida, M2X Energy Inc., an end-to-end developer of modular, transportable gas-to-liquids systems that economically produce low-carbon methanol from stranded methane, announced a $40 million Series B financing round led by Conifer Infrastructure Partners. Also participating in the round are the existing Series A investors including Breakthrough Energy Ventures (“BEV”), Eni Next, Add Ventures by […]

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Biokraft to design 130MWh biomethane and liquid CO2 plant in Sweden

Biokraft to design 130MWh biomethane and liquid CO2 plant in Sweden

June 20, 2024 |

In Sweden, Biokraft has signed an exclusive land agreement with the industrial group Perstorp where Biokraft is given the opportunity to design a biogas plant at the Group’s industrial park in Perstorp. The plant’s capacity is planned to be 130 GWh of biomethane and 17,000 tons of liquid CO2 per year and is expected to […]

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Bioenergy Europe report shows global pellets market stalled

Bioenergy Europe report shows global pellets market stalled

June 20, 2024 |

In Belgium, Bioenergy Europe released its Statistical Report on Pellets and its Policy Brief. The report analyses the development of the world’s pellet market over the past year with a deep dive into the European market. After two remarkable years, marked by record consumption and production, as well as record sales of pellet-based appliances, the […]

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