Tag: Spain

Cepsa and Bio-Oils begin construction of SAF and HVO facility

Cepsa and Bio-Oils begin construction of SAF and HVO facility

February 26, 2024 |

In Spain, Cepsa and Bio-Oils, a subsidiary of Apical, are beginning construction of the largest second-generation biofuels plant in southern Europe. This facility, which will flexibly produce 500,000 tons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel (hydrogenated vegetable oil or HVO) annually, will allow the joint venture formed by both companies to double its […]

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Nedgia and Hercesa | hi! Real Estate to facilitate renewable gases to Spanish housing developments

Nedgia and Hercesa | hi! Real Estate to facilitate renewable gases to Spanish housing developments

February 14, 2024 |

In Spain, Nedgia, the Naturgy Group gas distributor, and Hercesa | hi! Real Estate, a leading developer nationwide and present in eight different countries, have signed a partnership to facilitate the use of renewable gases, especially biomethane, in the real estate group’s new developments in Spain. The agreement is a giant step forward in bringing […]

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GH2 Project co-produces ethanol and acetal with green hydrogen

GH2 Project co-produces ethanol and acetal with green hydrogen

February 13, 2024 |

In Spain, Hydrogen Central reports that researchers from Horizon Europe-funded GH2 Project estimated they can produce 87 liters of ethanol from 1 kilogram of green hydrogen, which can then be converted into 72 liters of acetal. Findings from the project’s researchers was recently published in Global Challenges. Although the discovery may not be a major […]

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Repsol lands RSB certification for its SAF

Repsol lands RSB certification for its SAF

February 8, 2024 |

In Spain, Repsol has received certification by the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB), giving the company access to sell its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) within the RSB Book & Claim System. This enables the multi-energy company to deliver SAF at specific airports and enter it into the RSB registry, thus, allowing customers at other airports […]

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Repsol to exceed 600 service stations with renewable fuel in 2024

Repsol to exceed 600 service stations with renewable fuel in 2024

January 20, 2024 |

In Spain, Repsol said it will exceed 600 service stations supplying 100% renewable fuel by the end of 2024.  Repsol currently supplies 100% renewable fuel at more than 60 service stations in the main cities and transport corridors of the Iberian Peninsula. With 46 stations in Spain and 15 in Portugal, the energy company has […]

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Ford forges ahead with biobased materials, creates olive grove waste prototypes

Ford forges ahead with biobased materials, creates olive grove waste prototypes

January 15, 2024 |

In Spain, leading automaker Ford is expanding its slate of biobased materials used in car parts to olive tree waste such as branches and leaves. The work is part of the COMPOlive project, which is working to find alternative uses for Andalusia’s olive grove waste. The region is one of the largest olive-growing regions in […]

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Genia Bioenergy signs biogas deal in western Romania

Genia Bioenergy signs biogas deal in western Romania

January 15, 2024 |

In Spain, Spanish company Genia Bioenergy has signed the construction of a biogas plant for the municipality of Seleuș, in western Romania. The purpose of this plant is to offer a sustainable solution to the management of 60,000 tons of livestock and agricultural waste per year through the generation of renewable energy from which both […]

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The Alfa initiative opens call for advice for biogas projects in the livestock sector

The Alfa initiative opens call for advice for biogas projects in the livestock sector

January 3, 2024 |

In Spain, Interempresas reported that Alfa, an initiative funded by the European Union that aims to establish and accelerate biogas solutions in the livestock sector, has announced an open and free call to provide comprehensive support to projects that want to implement biogas technologies in Spain. This call offers ranchers, associations and energy communities the […]

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Bioenergy Iberica develops biogas plant from cheese production waste

Bioenergy Iberica develops biogas plant from cheese production waste

January 1, 2024 |

In Spain, Residuos Profesional reported that Bioenergy Ibérica, a company specialized in the construction of renewable energy projects and waste management, has built a biogas plant in the facilities of the Queizuar cheese factory, in the town of Bama, in A Coruña region. The plant, which will be inaugurated in early 2024, will generate 3,000,000 […]

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Bioenergia Ibérica builds biogas plant at cheese factory in Galicia

Bioenergia Ibérica builds biogas plant at cheese factory in Galicia

December 26, 2023 |

In Spain, Europa Press reports Bioenergia Ibérica has built a biogas plant in the facilities of the Queizuar cheese factory, in the town of Bama, in A Coruña. Specifically, the plant, which will be inaugurated in early 2024, will generate 3,000,000 kilowatt hours (kWh) of clean energy per year, avoiding the emission of more than […]

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