Todays Latest Updates:  26 February 2026

E-fuels: Japan. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has conducted a demonstration of an integrated production process for synthesizing liquid fuels from carbon dioxide, water, and electricity, successfully producing liquid synthetic fuels through an integrated production system. The demonstration was conducted at MHI’s Research & Innovation Center (Nagasaki District). In this process, SOEC co-electrolysis is employed to produce hydrogen and carbon monoxide, which are then used as the feedstock for production of liquid synthetic fuels using Fischer-Tropsch. Link 26/02/2026.

Feedstock: Singapore. Aligned Energy Pte Ltd and Phi Earth Technologies Pte. Ltd. announced the signing of a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding to undertake a structured pilot program designed to evaluate the commercial viability of an integrated biofuel feedstock system. The pilot will specifically assess how Phi Earth’s biological performance platform can enhance Aligned Energy’s primary feedstock, sweet sorghum, while introducing a complementary, fast-growing woody biomass stream. Together, the system is intended to support reliable, repeatable feedstock supply for applications including biofuels, Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), and carbon-negative materials. Link 26/02/2026.

Feedstock: USA. BASF has introduced Circalo™: Low Carbon Intensity Crops, a comprehensive, unified platform designed to connect farmers, agronomists and ethanol producers with the tools needed to help operationalize agricultural carbon intensity (CI) under evolving regulatory frameworks, including the Clean Fuel Production Credit (Section 45Z). By utilizing xarvio® FIELD MANAGER and xarvio BIOENERGY, Circalo: Low Carbon Intensity Crops helps transform on-farm data into verifiable, auditable inputs that can be used by biorefineries to support low CI fuel production strategies. Link 26/02/2026.

Hydrogen: United Kingdom. GB Railfreight signed a MoU with US clean technology company HyOrc Corporation. The collaboration, known as Project Phoenix, will define a pilot pathway to retrofit part of GBRf’s older diesel locomotive fleet with HyOrc’s zero-emission-ready propulsion technology.  A key benefit of Project Phoenix is its ability to avoid costly railway electrification infrastructure. Link 26/02/2026.

Marine fuels: Norway.  Hapag-Lloyd and DSV have signed a two-year Ship Green framework agreement for the purchase of Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions. The reductions will be generated through the use of sustainable marine fuels within Hapag-Lloyd’s fleet. Under the new agreement, DSV has contracted a total of 18,000 tons of CO₂e emission reductions on a well-to-wake (WTW) basis. The contracted period starts in 2026, during which the emission reductions will be generated using second-generation biofuels produced from waste- and residue-based feedstocks supporting tangible and verifiable progress toward net-zero ocean transport. Link 26/02/2026.