Todays Latest Updates: - 14 March 2025

Biojet/SAF: Romania OMV Petrom is supplying Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in 2025. Through this partnership, Cluj International Airport and OMV Petrom reaffirm their commitment to supporting the energy transition and adopting sustainable solutions in the aviation sector. Link 14/03/2025

Feedstock: USA. Western Plains Energy runs both corn and sorghum as feedstock at its Oakley, Kansas, ethanol plant for 21 years. The allure of using sorghum as a feedstock in ethanol production is directly linked to drought or low-moisture growing conditions. In arid regions like Kansas, sorghum is a consistent option for feedstock, and corn isn’t always available or economical—the feedstock mix varies considerably, depending on availability and price. With the proper considerations, the sorghum and corn mix doesn’t affect ethanol production yields. In the distillers grains market, the sorghum-based product is priced equally to a corn-based feed. WPE markets wet distillers grains to cattle feeders. Link 14/03/2025

Hydrogen: Germany Gascade has started the initial filling with hydrogen of the first pipeline section of a previous natural gas network. As part of the plan, around 400 km of a natural gas pipeline will be repurposed to transport hydrogen by the end of 2025. Gascade is partnering on the Flow initiative with German gas network operators ONTRAS Gastransport GmbH and terranets bw. The overall pipeline of 1,630 km will connect from north to south Rostock, Lubmin, Schwedt, Berlin, Leipzig, Leuna, Erfurt, Ludwigshafen, Karlsruhe and Stuttgart. Link 14/03/2025

Hydrogen: Portugal. EIB finances Galp’s Renewable Hydrogen and Biofuels projects in Sines with €430 million. The Biofuels unit, financed with €250 million, will produce low-carbon fuels for the decarbonization of transport. The renewable Hydrogen production unit, financed with €180 million, will be one of the largest in Europe. Galp is developing the Biofuels unit, already at a construction stage, in partnership with Japan’s Mitsui, as part of a total €400 million investment, of which €250 million is provided by the EIB. This unit will convert vegetable oils and residual fats into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel of biological origin (HVO). Link 14/03/2025

Hydrogen: United Kingdom. Cummins, in collaboration with key tech leaders like Johnson Matthey, PHINIA, and Zircotec, successfully completed Project Brunel, showcasing a significant leap in hydrogen innovation for commercial vehicles. The project culminated in the development of a 6.7-liter hydrogen internal combustion engine (H2-ICE), which caters to medium-duty trucks, buses. By using Cummins’ proven engine platform as a foundation, the consortium integrated cutting-edge technologies to make H2-ICE a viable powertrain alternative. This engine drastically reduces tailpipe carbon emissions by more than 99% compared to Euro VI diesel standards and boasts ultra-low nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions. Link 14/03/2025

Marine fuels: Spain Moeve, Exolum, and the Port Authority of Huelva demonstrated at the Port of Huelva the new loading and unloading infrastructure, currently under construction, which will improve operational capacities and provide service to the new 2G biofuels plant that Moeve and its partner are building at the La Rábida Energy Park in Palos de la Frontera. Link 14/03/2025

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