France advanced its alcohol‑to‑jet build‑out as Axens launched the ERA project using JETANOL technology for 50 kt/y SAF by 2030. Axens also broadened pathways by agreeing to acquire the Lurgi Methanol-to-Propylene (MTP) technology portfolio to enable MTJ. Internationally, Topsoe and Sasol licensed an integrated G2L pathway for a 300 kt/y eSAF/SAF project in Uzbekistan and signed a single‑point licensing agreement with SUSTAERO in Canada. In China, Sinopec completed the reorganisation of China Aviation Oil to strengthen full‑chain SAF scale‑up.
Velocys introduced the AlphaCore 400 microchannel Fischer–Tropsch reactor, doubling capacity versus its predecessor while simplifying FT island configurations. The unit targets both distributed and centralized SAF/renewable diesel projects using biomass, MSW, biogas, or power‑derived syngas, aiming to lower equipment count and unit costs for developers and EPCs.
EnviTec commissioned a combined biogas plant and EnviThan membrane gas‑upgrading unit in Estonia (≈600 Nm³/h), supplying transport and local CNG users. In the Netherlands, the Bernheze biomethane facility began grid injections toward 8 million m³/y. Nordic Ren‑Gas signed a €1bn long‑term offtake agreement for renewable e‑methane distributed via existing gas/LNG networks. Corporate strategy also shifted, with EnviTec signaling a corporate pivot to biomethane and reallocating capital.
Acelen Renewables and Bunge secured a five‑year supply agreement for 300,000 metric tons of certified soybean oil annually to feed an integrated SAF/HVO biorefinery in Brazil. In Spain, financing closed for the Muelle Sur terminal at the Port of Huelva to handle sustainable feedstocks and support a 2G biofuels complex. Downstream use expanded as BMW fleets in Italy adopt Enilive HVOlution across an existing fueling network.
The EIB approved a €450 million loan to OMV for a 140 MW electrolyser to replace fossil H2 at Schwechat, cutting refinery emissions and enabling future SAF/e‑fuels. Portugal advanced an integrated green hydrogen, energy storage and sustainable mobility project at ZILS. In Germany, a mobile hydrogen refuelling station supports daily bus operations with RFNBO‑certified H2. For aviation, partners validated a hydrogen‑fueled gas turbine intended for light aviation, demonstrating liquid‑hydrogen integration on the ground.
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical signed a purchase and sale agreement with ACME Group for 100 kt/y green methanol from 2030, targeting fuel and chemical uses in Asia. Electrification of process heat progressed with an efurnace for the Pacífico Mexinol project to support ultra‑low‑carbon methanol. Trading and market access evolved as Eni and Mercuria agreed to create an equally owned joint venture covering biofuels, gas and LNG. A PwC study for Gasunie highlighted CCS, low‑carbon hydrogen, hybrids and biomethane as cost‑effective industry decarbonisation routes.
