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Odfjell Completing First Near Carbon-Neutral Voyage Using Sails and Biofuel

Odfjell’s chemical tanker Bow Olympus is currently crossing the Atlantic powered by a combination of wind-assisted propulsion and a certified sustainable 100% biofuel. This milestone voyage proves how existing technologies and fuels can be paired to accelerate deep-sea shipping’s transition to net zero emissions.  

Gasum’s Biogas Reduces Carbon Footprint of Paperboard Manufactured by Metsä Group

Gasum has entered into an agreement with Metsä Board, a Metsä Group company manufacturing paperboard, on the delivery of biogas for the company’s paperboard mills. Metsä Board is Europe’s leading manufacturer of folding boxboard. Its folding boxboards are used in high-quality packaging for segments including food, beauty care and healthcare products.

Plug Power Signs $525 Million Secured Credit Facility with Yorkville Advisors

Plug Power Inc., a global leader in comprehensive hydrogen solutions, announced it has signed a definitive agreement for a secured debt facility and achieved key operational and financial milestones that support its path toward profitability and long-term growth.

MASH Makes powers first vessel trial with biofuel from a carbon-negative process

Global shipping company DS NORDEN and renewable energy company MASH Makes have successfully completed the world's first commercial vessel trial using biofuel produced from a carbon-negative process.

WastAway Wins U.S. Patent for Entire Green Tech Process

WastAway – a green tech company that converts municipal solid waste to fuel – has won a U.S. patent for its entire waste-to-fuel process, bringing the total number of U.S. and international patents to 26.

Vedanta Power Supports Set-up of Punjab’s Largest Torrefied Biomass Plant

Talwandi Sabo Power Limited,a Vedanta Power company and North India’s largest private thermal power producer, has enabled the establishment of Punjab’s biggest torrefied bio-pellets manufacturing facility, near its 1,980 MW plant in Mansa. Driven by TSPL’s demand for biofuel, the plant has been set up by its strategic business partners to manufacture and ensure steady supply of torrefied biopellets.

Lhyfe Obtains Financing for Four Green Hydrogen Projects

Lhyfe, has announced the successful financing of construction of four green hydrogen production sites located in France and Germany, for a total amount of €53m.

Wärtsilä Signs Breakthrough Deal To Decarbonize Caribbean Island

Technology group Wärtsilä has signed an innovative decarbonization services agreement with Aqualectra, the energy utility company of the Caribbean island of Curaçao. The agreement will see Wärtsilä's payments directly tied to achieving key performance indicators: how effectively it maximizes renewable energy use, reducing CO2 emissions intensity, lowering costs, and enhancing energy reliability on Curaçao.

Spain
Iberian blackout casts light on a deeper issue, say Beyond Fossil Fuels and US Conservative Energy Network 

While this week’s power outage across Spain, Portugal, and parts of southern France triggered intense speculation about its causes, it is well-established that power system failures are overwhelmingly rooted in grid weaknesses, not generation shortages.

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