Todays Latest Updates: 1  September 2026

Biogas: Finland. Suomen Lantakaasu Oy, a joint venture owned by Finnish dairy major Valio Oy and Nordic biomethane company St1 Biokraft Oy, has begun operations of the country's first industrial-scale liquefied biomethane (bioLNG) production facility in Nurmo, South Ostrobothnia. At the Nurmo plant, manure from local farms, along with other agricultural and food industry by-products, is processed into renewable fuel for transport and biofertilisers that recycle valuable nutrients. The project brings together food and energy production in a way that strengthens both security of supply and domestic renewable energy production. Link 01/09/2026.

Biotechnology: Japan. Rhinoflux Inc., a Kyoto University spinout developing Hydro Chemical Looping (HCL) technology for distributed biomass power generation and CO2 capture, launched a proof-of-concept trial with Swing Corporation, a leading Japanese water treatment company. The trial will test power generation and high-purity CO2 capture from sewage sludge produced at sewage treatment facilities in Japan. Rhinoflux’s HCL technology offers a different approach. Instead of burning biomass, it generates electricity through chemical reactions in an aqueous solution, enabling high-efficiency energy conversion while simultaneously separating and capturing high-purity CO2. The technology has the potential to deliver approximately two to four times higher power generation efficiency than conventional biomass power generation systems, allowing more electricity to be produced from the same amount of biomass. Its aqueous reaction process also makes it well suited to high-moisture biomass, including sewage sludge, which has historically been difficult to utilize economically. Link 01/09/2026

CO2 Removal: USA. Carbogenics USA, a subsidiary of Scottish engineered biochar technology developers Carbogenics Ltd, announced that, with support from the State of New Mexico, it has officially secured its first production facility in Raton, New Mexico. The facility is expected to begin producing “CreChar” in the coming weeks, providing North American customers with locally manufactured engineered biocarbons designed to improve AD stability, safety and efficiency, while laying the foundations for future products across the wider Carbogenics carbon solutions platform. Link 01/09/2026.

Methanol: Japan. In Japan, Mitsui & Co. and European Energy are working to expand the customer base and applications for the world’s first e-methanol. The e-methanol is produced at a plant that was established by Solar Park Kasso ApS, a subsidiary of a joint venture between Mitsui and EE, and is located in Kassø, Aabenraa Municipality, in southern Denmark. The initial shipment of e-methanol produced under this project was supplied to Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller – Maersk in May 2025 for use as marine fuel. In the spring of 2026, the project also began to supply e-methanol for use in chemical products to the LEGO group, a toy manufacturer, and Novo Nordisk, a global healthcare company. Mitsui & Co. noted that the customer base continues to expand, which includes decisions to supply e-methanol as a Renewable Fuel of Non-Biological Origin (RFNBO) to leading European energy firm OMV for use as a land-based transportation fuel. Link 01/09/2026.