Todays Global Intelligence: 08 October 2026

Biogas: Ireland. Gas Networks Ireland’s Mitchelstown Central Grid Injection facility can inject enough biomethane to meet 12% of Ireland’s 2030 target. The Cork facility represents another significant infrastructure investment in Munster in light of the €50m Southern Area Upgrade works announced earlier this year. The facility creates a new route for biomethane producers to supply renewable gas into Ireland’s national gas network but are located too far away to connect directly by pipeline.  The Cork-based CGI facility has the capacity to receive renewable gas produced from farm and food waste and is the first of its kind in both Ireland and Europe. Link 08/10/2026.

Biojet/SAF: Germany. Uniper joined a growing list of aviation fuel buyers that have reserved future production capacity from Syzygy Plasmonics’ NovaSAF platform, as commercial momentum behind the company’s biogas-to-SAF. The agreement adds to Uniper’s low carbon portfolio and brings additional commercial traction to Syzygy’s planned NovaSAF facilities in Central and South America, as NovaSAF-1 in Uruguay approaches a final investment decision. More importantly, the agreement for Syzygy’s dual-certified pathway helps to enhance the European Union’s ability to meet mandate targets for both bio and RFNBO SAF. Link 08/10/2026.

Feedstock: USA. Demeter Energy announced the execution of a strategic feedstock supply term sheet agreement with Veransa Group, establishing Veransa as the primary supplier of urban wood and green waste feedstock for Demeter Energy’s planned commercial-scale biomethanol and carbon capture facility at SeaPort Manatee. Under the agreement, Veransa will provide up to 325,000 tons annually of qualifying feedstock. The feedstock will secure a substantial portion of the sustainable biomass resources required to support production of approximately 100,000 metric tons of low-carbon biomethanol annually while enabling the capture and permanent sequestration of approximately 200,000 metric tons of biogenic carbon dioxide each year. Link 08/10/2026.

Marine fuels: South Korea. Hapag-Lloyd has successfully completed its first SIMOPS bunkering of ISCC EU-certified biomethanol supplied by Goldwind to the Seaspan Amazon in Busan, South Korea. The operation marks an important step in bringing alternative marine fuels from production to practical use. Produced at Goldwind’s integrated facility in Hinggan League, China. The milestone builds on the long-term fuel supply agreement signed in 2024, under which Goldwind is expected to supply 250,000 tons of a blend of bio- and e-methanol annually from the end of 2027. Link 08/10/2026.

Pyrolysis: USA. Alder Renewables on Sept.29 announced that its integrated industrial pilot has surpassed 1,000 hours of continuous operation, demonstrating sustained production of on-spec Alder renewable crude (ARC) from commercially produced woody biomass pyrolysis oil. Alder's low-temperature process converts woody biomass pyrolysis oil into a transportable biocrude with low electricity demand and without requiring hydrogen at the biomass processing site. The approach is designed to connect forestry regions with existing infrastructure and downstream markets. Link  08/10/2026.