Todays Latest Updates: - 7 November 2025

Ethanol: Romania. Corden BioChem bought this year the decommissioned Clariant bioethanol factory in Podari, Dolj County. Now the company could resume production of bioethanol, after the Competition Council authorized the takeover by the industrial giant of the firm that supplies the steam and electricity plant. The Competition Council has authorized the transaction through which Corden BioChem Romania S.R.L., part of the German group International Chemical Investors Group (ICIG), will take over certain assets owned by Getec Energy Services S.R.L., a company that provided the Podari steam and electricity plant. Corden BioChem intends to resume bioethanol production at the Podari plant (Dolj County) and develop new products. Link 07/11/2025.

Feedstock: Belgium. Using first-generation agricultural biomass, i.e. crops like cereals, sugar and oil plants, to produce bio-based energy and materials in Europe results in important benefits for food security, biodiversity, agriculture and climate-change mitigation, according to a new expert paper from the nova-Institute think tank. Link 07/11/2025.

Hydrogen: Estonia. Stargate Hydrogen, a European deep-tech company pioneering ceramic-based electrolysis technology, and OX2, a leading developer of renewable energy solutions, announced the signing of an agreement to jointly accelerate the commercial deployment of large-scale renewable hydrogen production in the Nordic region. As the first step in the partnership, the companies will deliver a large-scale hydrogen electrolyser in Åland, powered by Stargate Hydrogen’s new 10 MW Aurora electrolyser system module. Link 07/11/2025.

Torrefaction: New Zealand. Foresta, an Australian company planning to build a $410m wood-pellet plant in Kawerau indicated that it had already applied for funding under new Govt support mechanisms for bioenergy projects. In line with the plan, the Government is offering $3m in co-funding via the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority and $6m in repayable grants to businesses looking at building wood-energy supply manufacturing facilities. Link 07/11/2025.