Todays Global Intelligence: 06 November 2026

Biogas: United Kingdom. Equisera is working with VertomCory to explore bio-methanol supply for the shipping sector, with a focus on making low-carbon marine fuel in Britain from UK biogenic waste. The two companies see coastal and short-sea shipping as a practical place to start. These services tend to run to regular patterns and call at a manageable number of UK ports, making them well suited to proving low-carbon fuels at commercial scale through green shipping corridors, where fuel supply, vessels and bunkering infrastructure are developed together. Link 06/11/2026.

Feedstock: China. China has an estimated 617 million tonnes of usable organic waste annually that could support expanded biofuel and biomethane production. B24 biodiesel bunkering technology is already mature, and rising orders for methanol-powered ships are helping develop the market. Energy experts are advocating a network linking inland green fuel production to coastal bunkering hubs to turn the country’s renewable resources into a larger marine fuel industry. Link 06/11/2026.

Marine fuels: Singapore. Maersk, Golden Island and PSA Singapore (PSA) successfully completed Singapore’s first ethanol bunkering operation at PSA’s Pasir Panjang Terminal, with the support of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore. The operation was conducted simultaneously with cargo operations (SIMOPS), with bioethanol bunkered using a mass flow meter (MFM). Maersk Halifax, a Singapore-registered dual-fuel container vessel, was bunkered with approximately 5000 metric tonnes of ISCC-certified bioethanol from Golden Island’s Singapore-registered IMO Type II chemical tanker, MT Golden Centaurus, while container operations were carried out concurrently. This was the largest volume of ethanol bunkered in a single operation globally to date. Link 06/11/2026.

Methanol: Canada. Greenfield Global and Denmark’s European Energy announced a joint venture to develop a 48,000 tonne per year e-methanol plant near Montréal, combining renewable electricity with carbon dioxide from an existing ethanol distillery to supply marine fuel and industrial markets. The project would use biogenic CO₂ generated during ethanol fermentation, taking advantage of Québec’s low-cost hydroelectricity, established industrial infrastructure and export routes to European and domestic markets. Link 06/11/2026.

Policy: Canada. A new Canadian Government policy  is proposing to give Canadian-made biofuels extra points under its clean fuel rules in the hope of making it more valuable to companies and giving producers in the country a leg up against foreign competitors. Ottawa wants more biofuels made in Canada. The proposed rules would give fuels made in Canada 1.3 to 1.8 times as many credits as the equivalent imported ones. Link 06/11/2026.