Technology portfolios converged on methanol‑to‑jet and HEFA routes. Axens added the Lurgi Methanol-to-Propylene (MTP™) process to integrate a Methanol‑to‑Jet pathway. OMV Petrom advanced feed hydrogen via the 20 MW electrolyzer at the Petrobrazi refinery to supply a new SAF/HVO unit. Petrobras approved the RPBC Biorrefino project for bio‑kerosene and renewable diesel. MAIRE will assess HEFA‑based SAF in Kazakhstan. Siemens and Ucaneo moved to scale electrochemical Direct Air Capture as a CO₂ source for e‑fuels.
Acelen Renewables and Trafigura secured feedstock and offtake for the Bahia biorefinery, including ~470 kt/y UCO and multi‑product purchases. ORLEN began HVO100 sales in Slovakia to test retail readiness. AIQBE’s report noted Huelva investments including a second‑generation biofuels plant. Neste scheduled a nine‑week Porvoo refinery turnaround with supply continuity measures.
A mobile hydrogen refuelling station supported six buses in Lower Saxony, dispensing at 350 bar ahead of a permanent site. The FLHYPorts hydrogen valley pilot linked electrolytic production with port, logistics and inland waterway uses. In aviation, partners validated a liquid‑hydrogen turbine for light aviation, demonstrating an integrated cryogenic propulsion chain.
Japan certified an IHI‑led low‑carbon ammonia plan certified under Japan's price‑gap scheme for future JOGMEC support from fiscal 2030. Yara ended the proposed LCEC asset transfer while advancing a renewable ammonia from the NEOM Green Hydrogen project agreement and reallocating capital to U.S. options. Jordan Green Ammonia secured a 1,000‑ha Aqaba lease. Mitsubishi Gas Chemical and Gold Hydrogen will assess green methanol from natural hydrogen.
Transitional gas and shipping infrastructure advanced. Air Liquide logged record orders for Turbo‑Brayton cryogenic equipment to reliquefy LNG boil‑off on carriers and bunker vessels. ORLEN and Naftogaz signed MoUs to expand LNG cooperation for Ukraine. Eni joined the Argentina LNG integrated development via Vaca Muerta stakes. Braskem launched the Blooming Future LR1 tanker with biofuel‑ready engines.
Market structures and regional ecosystems evolved. Eni and Mercuria formed an equal energy‑trading joint venture in biofuels and LNG. Sasol reframed the Boegoebaai green hydrogen/ammonia export opportunity within a province‑wide Northern Cape strategy. In biogas, EnviTec Biogas secured awards for plants with a total electrical capacity of around 16 MW, with implementation tied to EEG timelines and plant upgrades.
