Todays Latest Updates: 19 June 2026

Biofuel: USA. A comprehensive new study from S&P Global Energy finds expanded biofuel demand could transform American agriculture, reignite rural economies and provide global food and energy security. Commissioned by U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action (USFRA), the research, titled “Fuelling Agriculture: Biofuels as the Catalyst,” offers a detailed, evidence-based assessment of agriculture’s future and presents a data-driven roadmap for sustainable growth. Link 19/06/2026.

CO2 Removal: USA. Ohmium is collaborating with RenewCO₂ to bring electrochemical CO₂ conversion technology to commercial scale. Pairing RenewCO₂'s patented eCUT-FA™ catalyst technology with the Ohmium Lotus PEM electrolyzer platform and manufacturing capabilities will accelerate CO₂-to-chemicals commercialization. RenewCO₂’s eCUT-FA™ technology cost-effectively converts waste CO₂ into chemical products for existing industrial processes. Paired with Ohmium’s state-of-the art PEM technology, the combined technology can enable CO₂-to-product solutions on a commercial scale and electrify chemical production using clean electricity and available feedstocks. Link 19/06/2026.

Ethanol: USA. POET broke ground on its planned expansion of POET Bioprocessing – Shelbyville, doubling the facility’s bioethanol production capacity. The expansion will increase POET Bioprocessing – Shelbyville’s bioethanol production from 98 million gallons to 193 million gallons. The upgraded facility will also double its dried distillers grains and corn oil output. As farmers face low commodity prices, access to stable domestic markets for grain is essential. This expansion will create 32 million bushels of new demand for local farmers and improve access to new markets and emerging opportunities such as carbon capture, feed products, and growing demand for E15 fuel across the U.S. Link 19/06/2026.

Marine fuels: Spain. Port of Algeciras is moving to extend its European Commission-backed green shipping corridor with Panama into Colombia, linking three countries around alternative fuels, port electrification and lower-emission shipping. Port, shipping and government representatives from Spain, Panama and Colombia met in Algeciras to align the existing Algeciras-Panama and Colombia-Panama corridor plans. The proposed connection would combine Algeciras’ port infrastructure, the Panama Canal and Colombia’s emerging production of green hydrogen, ammonia and methanol. Link 19/06/2026.

Policy: Hong Kong. The Hong Kong  government is to reimburse up to half of the port dues paid by ships bunkering, carrying or operating on specified lower-carbon maritime fuels under two incentive schemes launching June 16. Ocean-going vessels using LNG, methanol, ammonia, hydrogen or biodiesel blends containing at least 20% biofuel can receive refunds covering 25% or 50% of eligible port charges. The three-year scheme covers port facilities, anchorage, buoy and clearance fees. A second programme will pay ships primarily powered by LNG, methanol, ammonia or hydrogen HK$60,000 annually for up to three years if they register in Hong Kong, with a maximum subsidy of HK$180,000 per vessel. Link 19/06/2026