Todays Global Intelligence: 29 October 2026

Ammonia production: India. JERA Co., Inc. (JERA) and AM Green Ammonia (India) Private Limited jointly announced that it has entered into a Binding Heads of Agreement with AM Green regarding the long-term supply of green ammonia produced in India. Under the HoA, JERA and AM Green have agreed upon the terms of supply of approximately 70,000 metric tons of green ammonia annually over five years with potential extension of term for additional supply from AM Green’s production facility in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India, to Japan. This marks one of the first large scale green ammonia based bunkering initiative globally. Link 29/10/2026.

Biogas USA. Aemetis Inc. announced that its Aemetis Biogas subsidiary has completed construction and started operation of two additional dairy biogas digesters as part of the company’s biogas production network. Aemetis now operates 14 dairy digesters that receive manure feedstock from 17 dairy facilities that are expected to produce about 600,000 MMBtu per year of renewable natural gas (RNG). Biogas produced at the digesters is transported by 36 miles of Aemetis pipeline to a central biogas-to-RNG production facility in Keyes, California, which delivers RNG into the PG&E utility gas pipeline. Aemetis has signed agreements with a total of 50 dairies in the area to install digesters. Link. 29/10/2026.

Biogas: Italy. Cycle0 has commissioned its Corte Pila biomethane plant and new gas grid injection point in Mantua Province, in the Lombardy region of Italy. Following conversion of the plant to produce biomethane, using Cycle0 Group’s proprietary Biogasclean branded technology, the plant will now use up to 54,000 tonnes per annum of agriculture feedstock to produce renewable natural gas for Italian industrial customers. Operational since 2012, the plant was previously a gas-to-electricity plant with an installed electrical capacity of 1 MW. The plant will produce an average of 44 GWh of biomethane per annum for direct injection through the new grid connection, which was also constructed as part of Cycle0’s phase 1, €100 million investment plan for Italy. Link 29/10/2026.

Commercial Development: New Zealand. Masdar will explore up to NZ$1 billion of investment in renewable energy projects in New Zealand under a MoU signed with Invest New Zealand. The organisations said the MoU covers identifying and progressing projects in solar, wind and battery energy storage, including co-investment with New Zealand companies and Māori businesses. Masdar has a global clean energy portfolio of more than 65GW of renewable energy across four continents and is targeting 100GW by 2030. Link 29/10/2026.

Feedstock: USA. ADM is making a series of investments at its Columbus, Nebraska, corn dry mill that the company expects to increase annual corn grind by 20 million bushels in an environment of increasing biofuel demand. The investments are being made in two phases: 2026: Following a series of equipment upgrades and modernization projects completed since 2025, Columbus is operating at higher production rates and is expected to process approximately 10 million more bushels of corn this year than in 2025. 2027: A second round of investments, beginning this fall and expected to be completed next year, will introduce additional technologies to improve yields and reduce natural gas usage per ton of dried distillers grain produced in the facility’s dryers. These enhancements are expected to increase annual corn processing by another 10 million bushels. Link 29/10/2026.