In the Netherlands, Amsterdam-based climate tech startup Brineworks has secured €6.8 million in new funding to accelerate commercialization of its ultra-low-cost Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology. The round was led by SeaX Ventures, with participation from Pale Blue Dot, First Momentum, AiiM Partners, Energie360°, and Katapult. Brineworks has also been awarded a €1.8 million grant […]
In Spain, Moeve has begun supplying 100% renewable diesel (HVO) at its Service Station on the airside of El Prat Airport—the area around the runways—making it the first company in Spain to feature HVO at an airport service station. This station fuels the entire fleet of ground vehicles operating at the facility, which means that […]
In Sweden, Nordbex and Aker Solutions have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop a portfolio of future Bio-CCUS (bioenergy with carbon capture, use and storage) plants across Europe. Under the MoU, the companies will combine their technology, competency and capabilities to realize Nordbex 1, Sweden’s first replicable Bio-CCUS facility. Aker Solutions will provide […]
In the UK, DNV is launching the industry’s first public tender portal for e-methanol procurement within the European Union and the United Kingdom. The initiative connects a leading e-methanol producer with industrial offtakers across EU and UK markets, creating a new pathway to secure long-term, reliable supplies of this key low-carbon fuel. The tender process […]
In Sweden, Liquid Wind receives support from Industriklivet, the Swedish Energy Agency’s program supporting Swedish industry’s green transition, amounting to €3.6 million (SEK39 million), for the pre-engineering of the company’s full-scale eMethanol plant in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. The Swedish Energy Agency has assessed that the project will provide a solid foundation for Liquid Wind to move […]
In Ghana, F&B Bio Recyclage Ltd, an innovative recycling Start-up producer is thrilled to announce the successful completion of Phase 1 of our groundbreaking 2000 tons per day Municipal solid waste conversion facility in Ghana. Our innovative project represents a significant advancement in sustainable fuel production, combining state-of-the-art gasification and Fischer-Tropsch technologies to transform municipal […]
In the Netherlands, Neste’s pioneering MultiPLHY project demonstrating renewable hydrogen production has reached a key milestone: The consortium partners have successfully started up the world’s largest multi-megawatt high-temperature electrolyzer (HTE) in an industrial environment at Neste’s renewable products refinery in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The pilot project demonstrates the viability of renewable hydrogen in reducing the […]
In Norway, on November 26, Havila Voyages will fill the tanks of Havila Polaris with 200 cubic meters of liquefied biogas at Polarbase outside Hammerfest for a historic voyage along the Norwegian coast. This sailing will prove that climate neutrality in the next tender on the coastal route is possible, and that using biogas in […]
In Australia, InnovationAus reported that the Western Australian government is working to develop an advanced biofuels strategy aimed at building a local biofuels industry and cutting emissions. The state expects the strategy to help identify its use of existing agricultural and forestry resources in producing renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel, according to the report. […]
In South Africa, Energize reported that The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has secured a grant from Dutch development finance institution Invest International to advance Johannesburg’s Alternative Waste Treatment Technology (AWTT) project. The AWTT will process about 500 000 tons of municipal solid waste annually, around a third of the city’s total, using mass-burn […]
