Todays Global Intelligence: 15 October 2026

Biogas: United Kingdom. SmartestEnergy signed a long-term biomethane offtake and environmental products agreement with Zenco Group, a UK-based marine renewable gas developer, to support a new bioenergy development project. The facility is expected to produce up to 420GWh of renewable gas annually, with commercial operations currently scheduled to begin in 2028. The development will be delivered in two phases: the first will focus on producing biomethane for injection into the gas grid, while the second will introduce renewable fuel production, enabling the opportunities to optimise between biomethane and renewable fuels. Once fully developed, the project is expected to become one of the largest renewable gas and renewable fuels facilities in the UK. The facility will use established anaerobic digestion (AD) technology, with Zenco’s sustainability cultivated, seaweed-based feedstock integrated as cultivation scales. It is scheduled to become the first AD plant to run fully on this feedstock. Link 15/10/2026.

Biotechnology: Denmark. Novonesis is expanding its facility in Patalganga and is to build one of the world’s most advanced enzyme production facilities. The €600 million investment will increase Novonesis’ production capacity to meet rising worldwide demand for the company’s biosolutions and strengthen the flexibility and resilience of its global supply network. This state-of-the-art facility will be integrated into the company’s global production footprint and bring Novonesis closer to customers across the Middle East, India, and Africa. These markets represent an important and growing part of the company’s business and are expected to grow faster than developed markets in the coming years. Link  15/10/2026.

Food Technology: Germany. INERATEC has successfully shipped several tonnes of its MATERA® e-Wax to a U.S.-based innovator developing next-generation edible fats. The delivery marks the first time a full commercial batch of INERATEC’s synthetic Fischer-Tropsch wax has been supplied for food-related applications. Produced from captured CO₂, green hydrogen and renewable electricity, MATERA® e-Wax was originally developed as a versatile industrial raw material. Yet its journey does not have to end in fuels, packaging or specialty chemicals. Through further processing, synthetic hydrocarbons can be transformed into edible fats, demonstrating how innovative chemistry can unlock entirely new value chains. Link 15/10/2026.

Hydrogen: United Kingdom. UK-based sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) developer Carbon Neutral Fuels (CNF) plans to add bio-SAF to its green hydrogen-based fuel facility, in a move it claims will lift output by 70%. The  FlexSAF plant design enables SAF production from biogenic CO2, water, and electricity, and advanced bioSAF from biomethane. The design also recycles by-products back into the syngas stream to “maximise high-value jet fuel output. Both planned pathways will be processed by synthesis technologies from Johnson Matthey and Honeywell, while green hydrogen will be supplied by 120MW of Topsoe solid oxide electrolyser (SOEC) systems. Link  15/10/2026.

Methanol: Perpetual Next signed a License and Engineering Agreement with Air Liquide Engineering and Technologies for the supply of syngas-to-methanol technology for Perpetual Next’s first biomethanol facility, with an option to extend across other biomethanol sites. Under the Agreement, Air Liquide Engineering and Technologies will provide their RectisolTM and LurgiTM Methanol technology. The technology is designed to process syngas from a broad range of sources, including syngas from biomass. Perpetual Next’s Blueprint integrates torrefaction, gasification, syngas cleaning and upgrade, with methanol synthesis to convert low-grade organic waste, including waste wood, into biomethanol. The standardized approach is intended to reduce development complexity, support repeatable project execution and create economies of scale across a portfolio of facilities. Link 15/10/2026.