Todays Latest Updates: 13 March2026

Biobased chemicals: United Kingdom. Celtic Renewables secured £16.23 million in public and private funding to scale its production of high-demand green chemicals. Celtic currently operates a commercial demonstrator biorefinery at Grangemouth. It uses ABE fermentation to produce bio-acetone, bio-butanol, and bio-ethanol from locally sourced waste and by-products including pot ale from whisky distillation and rejected potatoes. Link 13/03/2026.

Hydrogen: Japan.Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) and Kobe Steel have launched a liquid hydrogen fuel supply system for a power generation facility in Kobe, Japan. The process uses a liquid hydrogen pump and an intermediate fluid vaporiser (IFV) to power a large-scale gas turbine. Link 13/03/2026.

Hydrogen: USA. NewHydrogen and the University of California have filed a new patent for a thermally-powered, electricity-free technology to produce hydrogen from water. The application is for NewHydrogen’s Thermoloop water-splitting process and associated equipment for use with new material compositions uncovered by the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). The process relies on a thermochemical cycle in which heat drives a series of reactions that split water into hydrogen and oxygen. NewHydrogen claims its “novel material” allows these reactions to happen at almost the same temperature. Link 13/03/2026.

Marine fuels: Germany. TT-Line confirmed that its Baltic Sea ferries Nils Holgersson and Peter Pan ran on bio-LNG throughout 2025, with emission savings documented through certificates issued by the fuel supplier and pooled across the fleet. Passengers can opt to offset their crossing by selecting bio-LNG at the time of booking. Link 13/03/2026.

Methanol: USA. Carbon Direct and C2X have joined forces on a Louisiana project that will transform forestry residues into biofuel while permanently storing carbon dioxide underground. The Beaver Lake Biofuels project addresses a growing problem in Louisiana. The decline of the pulp and paper industry has left closed mills, lost jobs and a surplus of forestry byproducts including wood, bark and tree tops with no market. Microsoft has already committed to purchasing 3.6 million metric tonnes of carbon removal credits from the project over 12 years. Link 13/03/2026.