Todays Latest Updates: 16 June 2026

Biojet/SAF: USA. The first commercial-scale plant in the US to produce jet fuel from captured carbon dioxide and renewable electricity has begun operations. California-based tech firm Twelve opened the AirPlant One facility in Moses Lake, Washington, pioneering a process that requires no biomass feedstocks and produces a fuel that’s chemically identical to its fossil counterpart. The plant is the first in a planned series of facilities backed by agreements with major customers that include Alaska Airlines and Microsoft. Link 16/06/2026.

Hydrogen: Germany Salzgitter will receive 10,000 tons of green hydrogen annually from EWE’s 320-megawatt hydrogen production facility in Emden, Germany in a 7-year deal. The hydrogen will be transported through Germany’s core hydrogen pipeline network to Salzgitter Flachstahl, where it will be used in the company’s Salcos direct reduced iron (DRI) project aimed at producing low-carbon steel. Link 16/06/2026.

Policy: India India formally approved the regulatory framework for the use of 100 per cent ethanol (E100) as a vehicle fuel, opening the path for the commercial introduction of vehicles designed to run entirely on ethanol and marking a significant shift in the country’s transport and biofuel strategy. With the framework now approved, the government has created the possibility for vehicles that operate fully on ethanol, adding another fuel pathway alongside electric, compressed natural gas (CNG), hybrid and hydrogen technologies. Link16/06/2026.

Textiles: Finland: Goldwin Inc., Neste, Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., and Toray Industries, Inc. have established a supply chain for nylon fiber made from renewable raw materials. Neste supplies Neste RE™, a renewable raw material that enables the production of high-performance renewable nylon fiber and reduces the reliance on fossil feedstocks. The nylon fiber produced through this project is scheduled to be used by Goldwin for a part of THE NORTH FACE products in August 2026.Renewable naphtha, or Neste RE, is made from bio-based raw materials such as used cooking oil and other renewable raw materials. It is a lower-GHG-emission alternative to conventional fossil feedstocks. With the use of neat (i.e., unblended) renewable Neste RE, over 85%* of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of the raw material are reduced compared to the use of virgin fossil raw materials. Bio-based plastics derived from Neste RE are of identical quality to those made from virgin fossil feedstocks and can be turned into exactly the same products and used for the same applications. Link 16/06/2026.