Clean fuels

The European Investment Bank and Eni have signed a 15-year loan for €500 million to convert selected units of Eni’s Sannazzaro de’ Burgondi refinery, Italy, into a biorefinery.

Phelan Green has announced that it has selected Honeywell’s renewable fuel process technology for its planned eSAF facility in Saldanha Bay, Western Cape, South Africa.

MAIRE has announced that Nextchem, through its subsidiary KT Tech, has been awarded a contract for early engineering works and proprietary equipment supply for an SAF plant under development in North Sumatra Province, Indonesia.

Gevo Inc. has announced that it is developing plans for a potential expansion at the site of its Richardton, North Dakota facility in the US, by adding a second ethanol production facility.

Topsoe has signed a front-end engineering and design (FEED) agreement with Hynfra P.S.A. for an advanced green ammonia project in Aqaba, Jordan.

The API has issued a statement on the US EPA’s final Renewable Fuel Standard “Set 2” rule, establishing volume obligations for 2026 and 2027.

AFPM President and CEO Chet Thompson has issued a statement today on the EPA’s announcement of a record-breaking final Renewable Fuel Standard rule covering years 2026 and 2027.

SAFFiRE Renewables has selected ANDRITZ to supply key refining technology for its new pilot plant in Liberal, Kansas, US, that will convert agricultural residues into cellulosic ethanol.

EcoCeres Inc. has launched a sustainable aviation fuel pilot programme in China, codenamed Project Spark.

Abundia has announced that it has entered a multi-project licensing agreement with Topsoe to deploy its HydroFlex® technology for the upgrading process at Abundia's waste-plastics-to-renewable products recycling facility in Baytown, Texas, US.

Technip Energies has signed an agreement with Verso Energy to acquire a minority equity stake in the DEZiR project, an eSAF plant located in Rouen, France.

thyssenkrupp nucera has been awarded the FEED study by Juno Joule for a 260 MW green hydrogen electrolysis project in India.

Chevron Lummus Global announced the addition of Fischer-Tropsch liquid upgrading solutions to its portfolio, enabling the company to license and deliver technologies for converting FT-derived liquids from a variety of feedstocks.

Axens has joined Downer Group, CEA, and H2Potential who have been developing a pre-FEED study for an Australian efuels plant under FACET.

Axens has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus to strengthen their cooperation in the development and deployment of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).