Todays Latest Updates: 17 July 2026

Commercial Development: The Nertherlands. Ecostrat Inc., New Energy Risk (NER), Torrgas, and Torrgreen formed a strategic alliance to offer Feedstock Supply Insurance (FSI) to project developers licensing Torrgreen’s torrefaction technology and Torrgas’s syngas production technology. The partnership tackles one of clean energy project finance’s most stubborn bottlenecks: feedstock supply uncertainty. This alliance changes that equation. Torrgas and its sister company Torrgreen will now connect their technology licensees directly with Ecostrat and NER’s FSI product, giving project developers a proven, structured mechanism to demonstrate feedstock security. Link 17/07/2026.

Ethanol: France. Axens announced the launch of the ERA project (Ethanol to Refuel Aviation), the first French production unit for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) based on advanced bioethanol. With a planned capacity of 50,000 metric tons per year, the facility—whose location in France is currently being selected—is scheduled to start operations in 2030. Link 17/07/2026.

Hydrogen: India.India’s first hydrogen fuel cell-powered train is set to enter service, with dedicated hydrogen production and refuelling infrastructure in Jind, Haryana. Indian Railways announced  the 10-coach train, powered by two 1.2MW fuel cells, with a 2,600-passenger capacity, will run on an 89km route between Jind and Sonipat at an operational speed of 75km/h. Link 17/07/2026.

Marine fuels: Hong Kong. Venture Energy and Sinopec Hong Kong supplied 1,000 tonnes of green methanol to a China Merchants RoRo vessel in Hong Kong on July 7, in the city’s largest single green methanol delivery to date. Shanghai Shenji Energy, an affiliate of Shenergy Group, produced the fuel, and Venture Energy arranged its shipment to Hong Kong. The operation linked methanol production in eastern China with marine fuel demand in the Greater Bay Area. Link 17/07/2026.