Todays Latest Updates: 11 May 2026

Feedstock: USA. Bayer and bp announced that they have entered into a long-term strategic alliance to jointly scale the crop camelina, under the brand name newgold®. The alliance will commercialize camelina starting in North America. bp brings expertise in fuels and refining, while Bayer will utilize its industry leading expertise in seed technology, as well as its extensive farmer customer base. The alliance aims to further develop a reliable intermediate oilseeds market to help meet the growing demand for biodiesel, renewable diesel (RD) and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) markets which is estimated to increase almost threefold to 40 billion gallons by 2040. Link 11/05/2026.

Biogas: Spain. HAM Group announced that, during the month of May, its entire network of refuelling stations will offer Bio-LNG and/or Bio-CNG, completing the rollout announced at the end of 2025 to extend the use of biomethane across its network. With this step, the company is moving forward with its strategy to promote renewable fuels for transport, providing its customers with access to an energy solution that can reduce emissions without the need to modify vehicles or refuelling operations. Link 11/05/2026.

Hydrogen: Germany. Onyx Power has signed a letter of intent with the Bavarian economy ministry for the construction of an around 800-MW hydrogen-ready gas turbine power plant at the Zolling Energy Park. Link 11/05/2026.

Hydrogen: Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan’s main airport operator could offtake sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Allied Biofuels’ (ABF) planned $6.1bn Central Asia hydrogen-based e-fuel hub under a new MoU. Uzbekistan Airports signed the early-stage agreement to outline the supply of an unspecified amount of SAF and e-SAF beginning in 2030 from the facility, which is expected to produce over 400,000 tonnes of fuel per year. The plant is set to deploy 4.45GW of renewables, 1.6GW of battery energy storage, and 2.4GW of Plug Power electrolysers to produce 160,4000 tonnes of SAF, 257,000 tonnes of e-SAF, and 5,040 tonnes of green diesel annually. Link 11/05/2026.