Tag: France

Cristal Union to acquire 10% of TotalEnergies’ BioNorrois methanizer

Cristal Union to acquire 10% of TotalEnergies’ BioNorrois methanizer

February 29, 2024 |

In France, TotalEnergies is joining forces with the French sugar group Cristal Union, which will supply it with beet pulp for 15 years to supply BioNorrois, the Company’s next biomethane production unit currently under construction in Fontaine-le-Dun, in the Seine-Maritime department, and scheduled to start at the end of 2024. These organic residues, resulting from […]

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Airbus and TotalEnergies sign SAF strategic partnership

Airbus and TotalEnergies sign SAF strategic partnership

February 21, 2024 |

In France, Airbus and TotalEnergies have signed a strategic partnership to meet the challenges of aviation decarbonization with sustainable aviation fuel. In line with the objective of achieving net carbon neutrality of aviation by 2050, this partnership aims to contribute to the reduction of the sector’s CO2 emissions, in which Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) play […]

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CARBIOS and De Smet team up to build world’s first PET biorecycling plant

CARBIOS and De Smet team up to build world’s first PET biorecycling plant

February 15, 2024 |

In France, CARBIOS and De Smet Engineers & Contractors (DSEC) announced their collaboration to spearhead the construction of the world’s first PET biorecycling plant. Under the agreement, De Smet has been entrusted with the project management and detailed engineering, including procurement assistance and CARBIOS partners’ management, to ensure the execution of the plant’s construction in […]

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GEODIS looks to biofuels and other alternatives to decarbonize its supply chain

GEODIS looks to biofuels and other alternatives to decarbonize its supply chain

February 13, 2024 |

In France, GEODIS has pledged to reduce its scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 42% and reduce the carbon intensity of subcontracted transport (scope 3) by 30% by 2030 compared to 2022. GEODIS plans to continue the transition towards alternative vehicles and modes using decarbonized or bio-sourced energies and installing suitable infrastructures […]

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Waga Energy lands $60M from Eiffel Investment Group for US-based RNG

Waga Energy lands $60M from Eiffel Investment Group for US-based RNG

February 6, 2024 |

In France, Waga Energy Inc., the US subsidiary of the Waga Energy Group, has secured $60 million financing with asset manager Eiffel Investment Group to finance the construction of four renewable natural gas (RNG) production units in the United States. This is the first financing Waga Energy has secured in the United States. This operation […]

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Lhyfe and SAF+ team up to develop e-SAF from green hydrogen in France

Lhyfe and SAF+ team up to develop e-SAF from green hydrogen in France

February 5, 2024 |

In France, Lhyfe and SAF+ International Group (SAF) wish to combine their expertise to develop the production of e-SAF from green and renewable hydrogen, at a production site located in the Le Havre area. This is the first announcement of its kind for Lhyfe.    As part of this memorandum of understanding, Lhyfe and SAF+ plan […]

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Michelin, IFPEN and Axens inaugurate industrial scale demo plant for -based butadiene in France

Michelin, IFPEN and Axens inaugurate industrial scale demo plant for -based butadiene in France

January 24, 2024 |

In France, Michelin, IFPEN and Axens inaugurated the first industrial-scale demonstrator of a plant producing bio-based butadiene in France, at Michelin’s site in Bassens near Bordeaux. The demonstrator was built within the framework of the BioButterfly project, involving the three partners, and supported by ADEME (French Agency for Environment and Energy Management) with the aim […]

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IEA says emerging economies led 2023 biofuels growth

IEA says emerging economies led 2023 biofuels growth

January 23, 2024 |

In France, the International Energy Agency in its most recent report on renewable energy says that in 2023, the role of biofuels has also come to the fore. Emerging economies, led by Brazil and India, are expected to drive 70% of global demand over the next five years as biofuels start to show their true […]

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Michelin and partners inaugurate biobased butadiene demo unit

Michelin and partners inaugurate biobased butadiene demo unit

January 22, 2024 |

In Bassens, France, Michelin, IFPEN and Axens have inaugurated the first industrial-scale demonstration plant for production of bio-based butadiene. Located at a Michelin facility, the plant was built within the framework of the BioButterfly project and was supported by the French Agency for Environment and Energy Management. The BioButterfly project aims to develop and commercialize […]

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Bolloré Energy transports B100 to EDF Archipel Guadeloupe from mainland France

Bolloré Energy transports B100 to EDF Archipel Guadeloupe from mainland France

January 18, 2024 |

In France, during the last quarter of 2023, Bolloré Energy teams won the call for tender from EDF Archipel Guadeloupe and thus participated in the transport of 300m3 of B100 biofuel from mainland France to the Guadeloupe archipelago. Marketed under the Koolza100 brand, this low-carbon fuel is made from rapeseed oil, grown and processed in […]

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