Recent developments
SAF production routes
Petrobras selected Honeywell UOP’s Ethanol‑to‑Jet (ETJ) process for a proposed REPLAN unit up to 10,000 bpd, the first large‑scale ETJ project in Latin America, leveraging Brazil’s ethanol and complementing prior HEFA licensing. In North America, Southern Energy Renewables and Axens agreed to collaborate on a Louisiana biomass‑to‑fuels project converting wood‑waste to green methanol and carbon‑negative SAF. In India, a Velocys and Varhad Capital MOU targets modular biomass‑to‑SAF from agricultural residues via gasification and Fischer–Tropsch.
Power‑to‑liquids scaling
In Japan, a SuMiTB impact equity investment in Infinium aims to scale eFuels and eSAF from CO2 and green hydrogen as drop‑in fuels. In Southeast Asia, eFuels SEA launched a regional platform licensing Infinium’s technology for 3–5 projects aligned with emerging hydrogen and carbon policies. To aggregate demand, Infinium’s Project Atlas won SABA’s next‑gen SAF procurement, targeting ~100,000 t/y RFNBO‑compliant eSAF for ReFuelEU sub‑mandates with initial production expected by 2029.
Hydrogen ecosystem
The European Resilience Alliance for Clean Hydrogen & Derivatives was launched to provide a unified industry voice and cross‑value‑chain coordination. ERA’s white paper cites fewer than 7% of projects at FID and recommends immediate RED III transposition, harmonised ReFuelEU/FuelEU implementation, safeguarding ETS/CBAM price signals, state‑backed portfolio guarantees, and EU risk‑sharing for backbone infrastructure. Project delivery advanced with the RjukanLH2 liquid hydrogen facility entering FEED for a 25 MW, 10 t/day Nordic LH2 plant with a renewable PPA, maritime offtake, and EU/national funding.
Bio‑based gases and alcohols
EnviTec Biogas commissioned a 417 Nm³/h EnviThan gas‑upgrading unit in Ožďany, Slovakia, enabling grid biomethane injection, plans to scale biogas input, and a shift toward waste‑derived feedstocks; regional analysis notes EU RRF support and Czech waste‑based potential. Industrial alcohols progressed as the Methanol Moerdijk biomethanol project appointed Bilfinger to lead permitting for ~216,000 t/y biomethanol from ~313,000 t/y biocarbon for industrial and maritime use.
Corporate leadership
OMV proposed Emma Delaney as CEO from September 2026, bringing experience across fuels, biofuels, aviation fuels and e‑mobility, relevant to low‑carbon fuels strategies in integrated energy and chemicals businesses.