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First Feed-in of New Biogas and Gas Upgrading Plant in Cremona

The newly completed biogas and gas upgrading plant in Soncino near Cremona, Italy, is feeding 237 Nm³/h (250 Sm³/h) of biomethane into the public gas grid as of January 21, 2026.

Perpetual Next USA to develop three biomethanol facilities in Southeastern US

Perpetual Next USA will develop three additional biomass-to-biomethanol production facilities in the Southeast of the United States, each of them designed to process approximately one million tons of sustainably sourced biomass feedstock per year, with development scheduled to commence in 2026.

South Korean research team finds strong public support for hydrogen fuel cell trucks

Researchers at the Seoul National University of Science and Technology in South Korea have conducted a study assessing public willingness to pay for the expansion of heavy-duty trucks powered by hydrogen fuel cells, as a means of reducing transport emissions.

Trafigura Signs Offtake Agreement For Advanced SAF Produced From Biogas

Trafigura has signed a binding six-year offtake agreement with SP Developments Uruguay S.A., a subsidiary of Syzygy Plasmonics, to purchase advanced sustainable aviation fuel from Syzygy’s first commercial facility, located in Uruguay. 

BEAM Circular Acquires Gas Fermentation Pilot System To Anchor Bioeconomy Innovation Campus

BEAM Circular announced that it has acquired a state-of-the-art gas fermentation pilot system, marking a major milestone in the development of the California Bioeconomy Innovation Campus, a regional biomanufacturing hub in Stanislaus County, advanced with support from Stanislaus County, North Valley Thrive, and the State of California.

NewYork GreenCloud Acquires Buena Vista Biomass Power Facility

NewYork GreenCloud has acquired the Buena Vista Biomass Power facility in Ione, California. The site will become NYGC’s first large-scale carbon negative AI Factory, integrating biomass-to-pyrolysis energy systems with behind-the-meter, liquid-cooled AI compute.

France
Lhyfe supplies renewable hydrogen for the first HGV-accessible motorway hydrogen refuelling station in France

Green and renewable hydrogen specialist Lhyfe has announced that it has been supplying green hydrogen to France’s first HGV-accessible motorway hydrogen station since November 2025.

Limitations Of Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries

Vanadium redox flow batteries can provide intermittent energy and not full energy as the study by Millan et al. (2018) showed. To improve the energy performance of VRFBs, limitations and challenges need to be addressed and solved. These limitations and challenges are discussed in this segment. There are four crucial issues: core component materials, operation optimization, system modelling, and commercial challenges.

Wärtsilä Will Support Kentucky Municipal Energy Agency as its Share of Renewables Increases

Technology group Wärtsilä has signed a ten-year optimized maintenance agreement with the Kentucky Municipal Energy Agency in the United States. The agreement covers KYMEA’s new 75 MW power plant, Energy Center I, scheduled for commissioning in 2027.

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