Tom Ferencevic president and CEO of Fitec Biogas tells Bioenergy Insight about the company’s innovative projects. Fitec Biogas performs process design work and supplies process equipment to clients that own and operate anaerobic digestion (AD) facilities. Its client base is primarily in the agricultural, agri-food and urban organic waste markets. The organisation provides... [Read More]

Bioenergy Europe outlines what to expect at this year’s European Bioenergy Future (EBF) conference. On November 20-21, the bioenergy community will convene at BluePoint Brussels for the European Bioenergy Future (EBF) conference, a cornerstone event in the renewable energy sector organised by Bioenergy Europe. The 2024 edition arrives at a pivotal time, just months... [Read More]

ReFood’s commercial director, Philip Simpson, outlines some of the company’s innovative work, as well as the climate in the UK. ReFood is a food waste recycler that operates across Europe. In the UK it provides collection and disposal services to hundreds of businesses operating across the food supply chain, recycling 480,000 tonnes of food waste every year at our... [Read More]

Jim Thomson, vice chair & US power, utilities and renewables leader at Deloitte delves into the organisation’s recent report A ripe time for municipal gas and waste renewable natural gas partnerships Deloitte recently released a new report that highlights how renewable natural gas (RNG) can revolutionise the landscape for public gas utilities. Over a year ago,... [Read More]

Colin Ley gives an overview of the sector in Scandinavia. Sweden, Denmark and Finland head the latest global energy transition league published by the World Economic Forum (WEF), with Norway and Estonia also listed as top-10 performers. The new table, released in late June, highlights Scandinavia and the Baltic countries continuing drive towards the creation of national... [Read More]

With a new sawmill, Tschopp is tripling its wood processing in the medium term. Vecoplan supplied the perfect technology to prepare the chips for disposal. Tschopp manufacturers shuttering panels, and uses its wood residues for pellet production – although its plant capacities had long reached their limit. Its previous sawmill, which was designed to process 30,000 cubic... [Read More]

Modern briquetting remains straightforward, but this simplicity is due to the know-how that briquetting press manufacturers have developed over time, according to C.F. Nielsen and RUF Briquetting Systems. The company manufactures mechanical, hydraulic and screw extruder briquetting lines. C.F. Nielsen began developing consumer briquetting solutions at the start of the... [Read More]

Sam Launchbury, CEO of SDL Solutions, delves into the company’s new wood pellet production line. SDL Solutions is focused on developing renewable energy sources, encouraging people away from fossil fuels. The company’s diverse expertise includes site clearance, harvesting, sawmill operations, CHP biomass, wood pellet production, a reliable transport fleet and even... [Read More]

VORN Bioenergy, a leading project developer and biomethane producer, announced the launch of VORN Bioenergy Italia earlier this year. We hear more from Christof Erckert, managing director of VORN Bioenergia Italia. The launch of VORN Bioenergy Italia follows VORN’s acquisition and full integration of Alvus srl (Alvus), a Bolzano-based project developer in the biomethane... [Read More]

SENTRY Water Tech, is helping municipal co-digesters and standalone ADs double their biogas production and plant revenue, thanks to the real-time biomass health data their microbial sensors are able to provider operators. Patrick Kiely, CEO, tells Bioenergy Insight more. SENTRY has developed the first and only bio-electrode sensor that measures consumable VFA (volatile... [Read More]

ReFood’s commercial director, Philip Simpson, outlines some of the company’s innovative work, as well as the climate in the UK. ReFood is a food waste recycler that operates across Europe. In the UK it provides collection and disposal services to hundreds of businesses operating across the food supply chain, recycling 480,000 tonnes of food waste every year at its... [Read More]

Bioenergy Insight unpicks key themes from this year’s International Biogas Congress & Expo In June, Delegates descended upon Hotel Le Plaza in Brussels, Belgium for the 2024 edition of the International Biogas Congress & Expo, for another two days of networking and knowledge-sharing. The event was the best-attended yet – perhaps as a result of the world-class... [Read More]

UK-based Anaero Technology, an anaerobic digestion (AD) research company, outlines its globally focused work. Anaerobic digestion of degradable matter such as food waste, agricultural by-products, energy crops, wastewater sludge and food processing waste is currently the most sustainable treatment route to recover energy and fertilisers. With treatment and environmental... [Read More]

Andreas Dreier, head of European energy business development at Hartree Partners, explains why the company decided to invest in European biomethane production. Hartree Partners (UK) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hartree Partners LP, which is co-owned by its partners and funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, has signed an acquisition agreement for a 50%... [Read More]