The G7 has agreed to phase out coal-fired power plants during 'the first half of [the] 2030s', according to an official communique. The statement included an alternative goal of phasing out coal-fired power plants "in a timeline consistent with keeping a limit of a 1.5 C temperature rise within reach, in line with countries' net-zero pathways", as reported by Reuters. Diplomatic... [Read More]

Last November, BioTown Biogas (BTB) was awarded an Energy Vision Leadership Award. Martin Mitchell, co-founder and managing director of Green Rock Energy Partners, which owns a stake in BTB, tells Bioenergy Insight more The Energy Vision Leadership Awards honour key actors in the vanguard of sustainable year. Last year was the 17th edition, and the awards recognised leaders... [Read More]

Green Genius, a renewable energy company operating in eight European markets, is upgrading its biogas plant portfolio in Lithuania to biomethane production. It is the largest biogas portfolio in the Baltics, and Green Genius said it will invest €35 million to modernise it. Swedbank Lithuania is partly financing the project, and it has received €8.5 million from the... [Read More]

Yarra Valley Water, an Australian water utility owned by the government of Victoria, is building a second food waste-to-energy facility that it said will tackle food waste, generate electricity and slash emissions. The new Lilydale facility will generate up to 39,000 kilowatt hours of electricity per day – enough to power the equivalent of more than 2,200 Victorian... [Read More]

The state of Sarawak in Malaysia is planning to replace its Sejingkat and Balingian coal-fired power plants with biomass, according to Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg. The Malay Mail reported that, following a celebration of World Water Day at Kuching Waterfront on 28 April, Abang Johari cited the UK Drax facility as a model in both reducing carbon emissions... [Read More]

The European Parliament approved the Net-Zero industry Act on 25 April to bolster EU production in technologies needed for decarbonisation. The Net-Zero industry Act, already informally agreed upon with the Council, sets a target for Europe to produce 40% of its annual deployment needs in net-zero technologies by 2030, based on National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs)... [Read More]

bp’s Archaea Energy has celebrated the startup of its original Archaea Modular Design (AMD) renewable natural gas (RNG) plant in Jeffersonville, Kentucky, with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The plant is next to the Montgomery County Landfill, which is owned by Rumpke Waste and Recycling. Using the AMD process, the Montgomery County plant captures the gas from Rumpke’s... [Read More]

Honeywell has announced its hydrocracking technology can be used to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from biomass, helping to make sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) that is 90% less carbon intensive than traditional fossil-based jet fuels. The new technology produces 3-5% more SAF, enables a cost reduction of up to 20% and reduces by-product waste streams as compared... [Read More]

Anaergia has announced an additional delay in the filing of its annual information form for the year ended December 31, 2023, audited annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023, the related management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations and CEO and CFO certificates relating to the audited annual... [Read More]

Brimex Energy, a joint venture between Mexico-based Grupo Serrano and England-based Farmergy, has obtained the first permit in Mexico for the production of biomethane. The permit authorises the production and storage of biomethane. The venture was successfully advised by Holland & Knight. The project includes a biodigester system for waste treatment. Located in... [Read More]

TotalEnergies and Vanguard Renewables have signed an agreement to create an equally owned joint venture to develop, build and operate Farm Powered® renewable natural gas (RNG) projects in the United States. The signing took place in New York on 12 April in the presence of Patrick Pouyanné, chairman and CEO of TotalEnergies and Larry Fink, chairman and CEO of BlackRock,... [Read More]

Epson has announced it is planning the construction of the company's first biomass power plant in Japan. Epson hopes to have the plant in operation in the 2026 fiscal year (ending March 2027), and is moving to secure the land and buildings, contract construction and file the paperwork for power generation. The new power plant is intended to provide Epson with self-generated... [Read More]

JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corporation (JX) and Sumitomo Corporation (Sumitomo) have executed consortium agreements to manage investment in the Louisiana Green Fuels BECCS project at Port of Columbia, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana in the US. The project is developing a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production plant with renewable Naphtha as a byproduct utilising... [Read More]

The North West Hydrogen Alliance (NWHA) has announced a batch of new members following the success of Hydrogen Week 2024. With the University of Manchester and consulting firms Tetra Tech and Net Zero Energy Systems confirmed as the latest hydrogen producers to join the NWHA, the membership now sits at over 40 members. The news comes on the back of the UK’s second... [Read More]

Naftogaz Group is ready to support investment in expanding the production of biomethane, promote its transportation, and has plans to buy up biomethane from Ukrainian producers, according to Ukrinform. A statement was made by Naftogaz Group CEO Oleksiy Chernyshov at the opening of the First Ukraine Biomethane Forum, reported the publication. “We are confident in the... [Read More]

The Research Council of Norway has unveiled plans to invest 180 MNOK  (€15.3 million) in the establishment of a research centre dedicated to carbon capture, transport, and storage (CCS) technology. Known as gigaCCS, this venture represents a pivotal step towards advancing Norway's leadership in CCS expertise while contributing to the worldwide effort in combatting... [Read More]

SDL Solutions has started work for the installation of a high-capacity wood pellet production line and press at its facility in the Cotswolds in the UK. Manufactured by Rudnick and Enners, the new line will mirror the SDL Pellets existing line, effectively doubling production capacity to enable production of over 60,000 tons of En Plus A1 wood pellets annually. Construction... [Read More]