In Australia, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has committed A$44.9 million to Calix to build a novel demonstration plant using its Zero Emissions Steel Technology (ZESTY). Powered by renewable electricity and hydrogen, the plant will aim to produce up to 30,000 metric tons of low-carbon hydrogen direct reduced iron (HDRI) and hot briquetted iron […]
In Brazil, the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) approved financing of R$ 625 million for the implementation of a new corn ethanol plant by São Martinho S/A. The project will allow the company to expand production at the Boa Vista Unit, an industrial complex located in Quirinópolis (GO), and will contribute to […]
In Indonesia, the Jakarta Post newspaper reports that Airbus in Singapore will team up with Bogor Agricultural University to study biomass availability, logistics, supply chain mapping, and optimal factory locations in Indonesia for potential future sustainable aviation fuel production. As used cooking oil, waste palm oil and low-quality vegetable oils are typical SAF feedstocks but are […]
In India, the Times of India newspaper reports that IOCL’s Panipat refinery is the first in the country to be certified for production of sustainability aviation fuel. The refinery is co-processing used cooking oil with conventional aviation fuel to produce the SAF. Cotecna, who provided the certification, recently became India’s first CORSIA ISCC certifying body. […]
In Indonesia, the Xinhua news agency reports Indonesia has allotted 2 million hectares in Merauke for sugarcane plantations that will be used to supply feedstock for the country’s first ethanol production facility. The factory is expected to produce 300 million liters of ethanol annually in three different units starting in 2027. Indonesia has long been […]
In Vietnam, Petrolimex and PVOIL, Vietnam’s two largest fuel distributors and retailers, recently launched the country’s first commercial trials of gasoline blended with 10 percent ethanol (E10) in three major cities. A total of 42 fuel stations in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Hai Phong began selling E10 RON95 gasoline as part of the […]
In Japan, in August 2024, a project was launched by Itochu Corporation, Eneos Corporation, Nippon Express Holdings, Inc., Japan Airlines Co., Ltd., Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Mizuho Research & Technologies, Ltd., And Narita International Airport Corporation to build a new scheme for trading Scope 3 environmental value to encourage the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). […]
In Italy, Anaergia Inc. has signed an agreement with a subsidiary of Bioenerys. Under the terms of this agreement, Anaergia is to significantly increase the capacity and upgrade the capabilities of Bioenerys’ Moglia anaerobic digestion facility, which is located in northern Italy. This transformation will increase the capacity of the plant to treat agricultural residues, […]
In India, MEDAS EnggDesign Pvt. Ltd. (MEDAS), a leading EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) company specializing in distillery, brewery, and food processing solutions, has been awarded a significant contract by NSL Sugars Ltd., one of India’s top ten sugar producers. The contract pertains to NSL Sugars’ Jay Mahesh Unit, located in Mazalgaon, District Beed, Maharashtra, where […]
In Egypt, Egypt is moving forward with a new project in Beni Suef Governorate to convert agricultural and animal waste into biogas, in cooperation with the Biogas Energy Foundation for Sustainable Development (affiliated with the Ministry of Environment) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the Cabinet said in a statement on Sunday. The […]
