Todays Latest Updates: 11 June 2026

Ammonia production: Brazil. Thyssenkrupp Uhde (Uhde) has been awarded pre-front-end engineering design (FEED) contracts for two 400,000 tonne-per-year (tpa) green ammonia plants in Brazil, under development by Norway-based Fuella. The two projects are  located at the Port of Açu in Rio de Janeiro and at the Port of Pecém in Ceará, and are intended to support Brazil’s position as an exporter of green ammonia. Link11/06/2026.

Biogas: Spain. FIEE SGR has secured a €60 million financing package to support the construction of Naturmet’s first three biomethane plants in Spain. The financing has been structured with the participation of BBVA, Santander, and Abanca, reflecting the growing appetite of the Spanish financial sector for renewable gas projects backed by strong fundamentals. The three plants, whose construction will begin during 2026 and are expected to become operational in 2027, will complement Naturmet’s existing projects, including the biomethane facility in Ólvega (Soria) and the plant currently under construction in Valtierra (Navarre). Link 11/06/2026.

Biojet/SAF: Denmark. FrontFuel demonstration project has established an integrated, end-to-end production pathway for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) based on industrially sourced biogenic carbon. At the Aarhus University Power-to-X site at Viborg in Foulum, Denmark, the project has connected the full process chain from biogas and biogenic CO2 through syngas and syncrude to aviation-fuel-range final products. Link 11/06/2026.

Biojet/SAF: USA. Syzygy Plasmonics, a developer of light-driven reactor technology and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) projects, today announced that it has entered into a capacity reservation agreement with World Fuel Services for future SAF production from Syzygy's planned NovaSAF facilities. The agreement provides for the reservation of a portion of production capacity from Syzygy's future commercial-scale plants expected to be located in Central and South America, which will come after the company's flagship NovaSAF-1 project in Uruguay, which is progressing toward construction. Link 11/06/2026.

CO2 Removal: India. Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd  commissioned a ~20,000 metric ton/annum high-tech industrial-scale biochar facility along with its partners in Jalgaon, Maharashtra, advancing climate-smart agriculture, circular manufacturing, and engineered carbon removal at commercial scale. JISL has worked with global experts in the field to design and implement this pioneering project. With a processing capacity of more than 50 tons of agricultural and fruit processing residue per day, the Jalgaon plant stands among the world’s largest single-unit biochar reactors, placing India at the forefront of the global biochar and carbon removal movement. Link 11/06/2026.

Marine fuels: Belgium. Swiss marine power company WinGD has delivered what it claims is the world’s first ocean-going ship designed to operate on ammonia fuel to Belgian shipowner Exmar. The 46,000 cubic metre Antwerpen vessel is the first of four new-build ammonia dual-fuel midsize gas carriers. The ship is a collaboration between WinGD, Exmar, engine builder HD Hyundai Engine Machinery Division and shipyard HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Link 11/06/2026.