Oct 16, 2025
Gas Networks Ireland to connect €50m Kildare biomethane plant to national network
Biomass News
Oct 15, 2025
Voltalia, an international player in renewable energy, has announced the start of commissioning at its 10.5-megawatt biomass power plant in Sinnamary, French Guiana.
The new facility complements Voltalia’s existing operational plants in Kourou (1.7 MW) and Cacao (5.1 MW), further expanding the company’s renewable energy presence in the region.
The first boiler... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 14, 2025
The United Shipping and Trading Company (USTC) has strengthened its presence in the global biomass sector by completing the acquisition of all remaining shares in CM Biomass, making it the sole owner of the company.
The move marks the conclusion of a multi-year investment strategy that began in 2021, when the family-owned Danish group first took a majority stake in... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 14, 2025
Northern Ireland gas network operator Kinecx Energy has unveiled a new name, identity, and strategy as it looks to accelerate the region’s transition to a low-carbon future through biomethane integration and wider network expansion.
Formerly known as firmus energy networks, the company announced its rebrand during its annual stakeholder briefing at the Galgorm Hotel... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 14, 2025
Aston University has officially opened the Wolfson Centre for Low Carbon Hydrogen, the UK’s first fully integrated facility dedicated to converting biomass into low-carbon hydrogen and electricity under real-world industrial conditions.
The new centre cost around £1.5 million (€1.76 million) to build, including a £300,000 (€352,000) grant from the Wolfson Foundation.
Based... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 13, 2025
The Drax biomass facility in Gloster, Mississippi in the US, will face a new public hearing this week as state regulators reconsider whether to approve the company’s request to increase emissions limits at the plant.
The hearing, scheduled for 14 October, comes after the Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board denied Drax’s initial application in April, which... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 13, 2025
Indonesia’s electricity subsidiary PLN Energi Primer Indonesia (PLN EPI), in collaboration with PT Biomassa Energi Group (BEG) and Poland’s G7 Group SP.Z.O.O, has announced plans to develop five new biomass manufacturing facilities.
The move follows the successful operation of their first joint plant processing pelletised oil palm empty fruit bunches.
According... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 13, 2025
Norwegian cruise operator Havila Voyages is preparing to launch what it claims as the first-ever biogas-powered cruise along Norway’s coastal route.
The climate-neutral voyage is scheduled to depart Bergen on 30 November, covering a 12-day roundtrip along the scenic Norwegian coastline.
The vessel, Havila Polaris, will be supplied with 200 cubic metres of liquefied... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 10, 2025
Kildare County Council has refused planning permission for a proposed biomethane plant in Ballyvass, near Castledermot in Ireland, following significant local opposition.
The application, submitted by European developer CycleØ, sought to construct an anaerobic digestion facility to produce renewable biomethane and bio-based fertiliser from organic materials such as manure,... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 10, 2025
Drax, the UK’s largest renewable power producer, has partnered with NGIS, a global leader in Geospatial technology, to model and monitor carbon stocks in the US and Canadian forests from which it sources biomass.
Drax produces, uses and sells biomass pellets and owns Drax Power Station, the UK’s largest single source of renewable electricity.
In 2024, the site generated... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 10, 2025
Clarke Energy, a Rehlko company, has commissioned its first membrane-based biogas upgrading plant in India.
The facility is situated at a municipal solid waste anaerobic digestion site operated by Srinivas Waste Management Services Private Limited (SWMS) in Chetpet, Chennai.
The announcement coincides with this week’s UK-India trade delegation, highlighting Clarke... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 9, 2025
EnviTec Biogas has announced its first biogas upgrading project in Belgium in collaboration with Dutch energy provider Byont, headquartered in Hengelo.
The agreement covers the construction of a biogas upgrading plant with integrated CO₂ liquefaction.
“The plant will connect to an existing biogas facility and, once completed in July 2026, will inject 735 Nm³/h of... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 9, 2025
Global agribusiness firm Bunge has announced a $50 million (€46.5 million) investment to install a new biomass-fired steam boiler at its oilseed processing facility in Martfű. The project aims to modernise the plant’s energy system and improve efficiency.
The planned unit will replace four existing steam boilers, consolidating steam generation into a single, high-efficiency... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 9, 2025
A Ukrainian producer, YM Liquid Gas LLC, has begun exporting liquefied biomethane (bio-LNG) to Germany, becoming the country’s fourth company to enter the European renewable gas market.
According to industry analysts at ExPro Daily Gas, YM Liquid Gas produces and liquefies biomethane at its own facilities before transporting it by road tankers to Germany.
The buyer... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 9, 2025
Dutch clean energy technology company Nordsol has been selected by Norwegian renewable energy developer Vireo to supply technology for a new liquefied biogas (LBG) production plant in Hardanger, Norway.
The facility will mark Nordsol’s first project in the country, applying its advanced biomethane liquefaction technology to convert locally produced biogas into renewable... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 8, 2025
E.ON and Amey have announced plans to collaborate on expanding low-carbon heating in Sheffield, beginning in the Lower Don Valley.
The two companies have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore how they can jointly extend the city’s district heating network while improving public spaces, green areas and local biodiversity. The partnership brings together expertise... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 8, 2025
A new renewable natural gas (RNG) plant has begun operations at the Scott Area Landfill in Davenport, Iowa, following a collaboration between the Waste Commission of Scott County, Linwood Mining and Minerals, and Waga Energy.
The facility will convert landfill gas into clean energy for the local community while cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
The project, located... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 8, 2025
Tipperary may soon see the development of a new biogas energy plant, after plans were submitted to the local council.
Annaholty Green Energy Limited has applied to Tipperary County Council for permission to construct the facility in Annaholty, close to Birdhill in the northern part of the county.
The proposed project includes the construction of two anaerobic digesters,... [Read More]
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USTC chief executive and co-owner Nina Østergaard Borris said the acquisition reinforces the group’s long-term strategy of diversifying into sustainable energy markets
Formerly known as firmus energy networks, the company announced its rebrand during its annual stakeholder briefing
Aston University has officially opened the Wolfson Centre for Low Carbon Hydrogen, the UK’s first fully integrated facility dedicated to converting biomass into low-carbon hydrogen and electricity under real-world industrial conditions
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