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Joint venture Orasqualia, formed by Orascom Construction and AqualiaME, has reached an agreement with Egypt's New Urban Communities Authority (NUCA) to install a biogas power generation unit at the New Cairo Wastewater Treatment Plant. The plant has operated since 2013 as Egypt's first public-private partnership wastewater project. The new unit will convert biogas produced during wastewater...
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Burckhardt Compression has signed an agreement to acquire Fornovo Gas, one of Europe's leading providers of gas compression solutions for biogas and compressed natural gas (CNG) applications. Founded in Italy in 1969, Fornovo Gas specialises in mid-sized reciprocating compressors and has built a strong market position across Europe. The company employs approximately 120 people and generates...
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The US electric power sector is on course to expand its waste biomass generating capacity over the next two years, according to the US Energy Information Administration's Short-Term Energy Outlook published on 12 May. Waste biomass capacity in the electric power sector stood at 2.6 GW at the close of 2025 and is projected to reach 2.7 GW this year and 2.8 GW in 2027. Wood biomass capacity...
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Danish biogas operator Bigadan has inaugurated a new CO₂ facility at Kalundborg Bioenergy, establishing what the company describes as one of the world's first fully integrated commercial value chains for the capture, transport and permanent storage of biogenic CO₂ from biogas. The facility, which came online ahead of a formal inauguration event on 20 May, captures CO₂ from biogas...
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Chilean real estate developer Territoria has invited Schwager Biogas to support its sustainability goals at Mercado Urbano Tobalaba (MUT), an innovative mixed-use destination and Chile’s first urban market. Located in one of Santiago’s main financial districts and directly connected to Santiago's Metro network, MUT combines offices, retail, restaurants, and green areas, with a strong focus...
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Indonesia's sovereign wealth fund Danantara has signed memoranda of understanding with a series of regional governments to advance waste-to-energy plant development across six locations: Lampung, Serang, Medan, Semarang, Bogor-Depok and Bekasi. The agreements, announced by Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs Zulkifli Hasan in Jakarta, reflect a joint commitment between central government,...
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Canadian biogas upgrading specialist Greenlane Renewables has entered into a formal agreement with Panasonic do Brasil to establish local manufacturing of its next-generation Cascade LF landfill gas upgrading technology in Brazil. Under the arrangement, Panasonic will produce Greenlane-branded modules at its facilities in São José dos Campos, São Paulo state, with initial investment...
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A new anaerobic digestion plant capable of processing over 100,000 tonnes of food waste annually has received planning consent from Lincolnshire County Council, despite reservations from some committee members. The facility, proposed by Naylors Farms on Surfleet Bank around three miles from Spalding, will use anaerobic digestion to generate renewable gas and electricity, as well as producing...
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A partnership between data centre operator Deep Green and energy technology firm Zendo Energy is redirecting waste heat from artificial intelligence computing into a public leisure facility in Greater Manchester, reducing energy costs and carbon emissions for the local community. The collaboration centres on Deep Green's Urmston facility, where heat generated by high-density server...
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Indonesia's Ministry of Environment is pushing to fast-track a waste-to-energy facility in West Java as the Greater Bandung metropolitan area faces a mounting waste crisis. Environment Minister Mohammad Jumhur Hidayat said a tender for the Oxbow Cicukang plant in Margaasih Sub-district, Bandung District, could begin immediately once a coordination meeting produces a decision. "We don't want to...
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Hawaii's legislature has passed a bill establishing a Clean Fuel Standard that would require significant reductions in the carbon intensity of transportation fuels, with the renewable natural gas industry hailing the move as a landmark step for the state. Senate Bill 2999 CD1 sets carbon intensity reduction targets of at least 10% below 2019 levels by 2035, rising to at least 50% by 2045. The...
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Nordic waste-to-energy trader Geminor is scaling up biomaterials as a strategic priority, expanding beyond its established waste-based energy solutions to supply feedstocks with higher biogenic content to customers in the energy, cement and industrial sectors. The move reflects a broader industry shift in which waste and biomass are increasingly treated as converging streams within the...
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The European Commission has approved a €5 billion German state aid scheme to help industrial companies replace fossil fuels and raw materials with low-carbon alternatives, including biomethane, electrification, hydrogen, carbon capture and heat recovery. Eligible projects must involve fundamental technological changes and deliver at least 50% emissions reductions within four years, rising to...
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UK rail operator Greater Anglia recycled more than 100,000kg of food waste across its network in the year to March 2026, with all collected material processed through anaerobic digestion to generate biogas and biofertiliser. The latest figures, covering April 2025 to March 2026, show 104,000kg of food waste was collected and diverted from disposal, up from 23,900kg in the previous reporting...
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