Ameresco to Build Biofuel Facility on Maui Ameresco, Inc. announced its award from Hawaiian Electric Company for the proposed ‘Ūkiu Energy 40-megawatt (MW) renewable energy site in Maui. This innovative facility will add critical grid reliability to the island and move Hawaii closer to its clean energy goals, including the state’s commitment to achieving 100% renewable electricity and carbon neutrality by 2045. | Government urged to slash the tax on renewable liquid heating fuels UK heating oil distributor WCF is supporting calls for the Chancellor to slash the tax on renewable liquid heating fuels such as Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO), ahead of the Spring Budget on March 6. WCF is urging the Government to make fuels such as Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) more accessible and affordable for an estimated four million people who rely on off-grid heating. | Third Year of Record Growth for U.S. Biogas Industry; Expected to Continue in 2024 Newly-released data from the American Biogas Council (ABC) indicates that 2023 was the third year of record growth across the U.S. biogas industry,with nearly 100 new projects coming online last year— representing $1.8 billion in capital investments. ABC expects this growth to continue into 2024, with more than 100 new projects already projected to go into operation this year. | Biofuels Braya Renewable Fuels Commences Commercial Operations European ethanol producers raise new legal challenge to EU aviation-fuel legislation Strategic Biofuels and Sumitomo Corporation Announce Major Investment Commitment Biogas Fortis Energy's Biogas Power Plant is Now Operational Fortis Energy reported it has launched the 3-MW Dolovo Biogas Power Plant in Serbia. The facility's three motors are expected to generate more than 28 million kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, which is enough to power 12,000 homes and prevent the emission of 20 million kilograms of CO2 equivalent from fossil fuels. | LR Energy’s Compressed Biogas Project Now Commissioned Biomass Covestro Unveils World’s First Pilot Plant for Bio-Based Aniline Covestro is moving forward with the implementation of a unique process for producing the important chemical aniline entirely based on plant biomass instead of petroleum for the first time. At its Leverkusen site, the plastics manufacturer has now put a special pilot plant into operation for this purpose. | Waste-to-Energy Included in Carbon Removals Certification Framework Hydrogen Oulu Energy Plans a 100 MW Hydrogen Plant in Finland Oulu Energy is planning to build a 100 megawatts (MW) hydrogen production plant in Oulu, northern Finland. Partner for the project planning is the Finnish P2X Solutions, which is currently constructing a hydrogen production plant in Harjavalta, western Finland. | HNO International leading development of scalable hydrogen energy platform for green hydrogen production in 2024 Strohm successfully completes TCP hydrogen testing programme Enapter AG continues its successful development in 2024 with numerous new orders Senate Committee Passes Sen. Ossoff, Rep. Johnson’s Bill to Advance Adoption of Hydrogen Energy Agenda ADBA Scottish Conference Biofuels International Conference & Expo |