bp subsidiary Archaea Energy and Republic Services (RSG) have announced the first renewable natural gas (RNG) plant in the companies’ Lightning Renewables joint venture (JV). The Archaea Modular Design (AMD) plant at Republic’s National Serv-All Landfill in Fort Wayne, Indiana in the US, is the first of approximately 40 landfill gas-to-RNG projects targeted by the... [Read More]

TruAlt Bioenergy Limited's (TruAlt Bioenergy) a wholly owned subsidiary, Leafiniti Bioenergy Private Limited (Leafiniti Bioenergy), has supplied over 1,000 tons of combressed biogas (CBG) to city gas distributor AGP City Gas Private Limited (AG&P) in India. This breaks the record for the most CBG supplied to AG&P over a five-month period, according to the organisation. CBG... [Read More]

TH Plantations has partnered with Cenergi SEA to undertake the development, construction and operations of a 1.2 megawatts (MW) biogas power plant in Kluang, Johor in Malaysia. The project will be executed through a joint venture between THP Applications & Services Sdn Bhd and Cenergi RE Sdn Bhd. TH Plantations CEO Mohamed Zainurin Mohamed Zain said the biogas power... [Read More]

A new biogas-power milk truck has been transporting milk to Valio’s Riihimäki and Jyväskylä dairies in Finland since the beginning of May. The liquefied biogas-powered truck has 85% lower emissions than a diesel-powered collection truck, according to the company. Valio’s aim is to annually increase the number of milk collection trucks running on biogas as the... [Read More]

Over 97% of UK waste wood was sent for processing in 2023, the highest level to date, according to the latest annual statistics published by the Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA). The data indicates that while total UK waste wood arisings remained constant last year at approximately 4.5 million tonnes, the amount processed edged upwards from 4.312 million tonnes in... [Read More]

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has announced the the launch of Greengate Biogas in partnership with Atlas Renewables and Energex Partners. The partnership is part of CIP's CI Advanced Bioenergy Fund I (CI ABF I). Under the Greengate Biogas partnership CIP, Atlas Renewables and Energex Partners will join forces to develop, construct and operate biogas plants... [Read More]

RWE has applied for permission to build a support system next to its 55MW biomass plant on the outskirts of Markinch in Fife, Scotland. The gas-fired system would consolidate the plant's robustness should there be a power disruption; and would provide power through the National Grid. If approved, the system will involve two gas engines in a single powerhouse, and a new... [Read More]

Gasum has signed a long-term financing agreement at a total of €565 million with its current lenders. Nordea acted as coordinator, OP Corporate Bank as sustainability coordinator, and SEB as co-coordinator and agent of the arrangement. The financing includes a term loan and revolving credit facilities. The amount of Gasum’s green loan has been extended from €152... [Read More]

Flogas, a commercial and industrial energy supplier and supplier of renewable biomethane to transport in Ireland, has announced the official opening of the Republic of Ireland's first ever dedicated Bio-CNG refuelling self-service station. The organisation said this new self-service station will support large companies who want to make the switch to Bio-CNG and reduce... [Read More]

Charwood Energy, a French company specialising in tailor-made solutions for the energy valorisation of biomass, has announced the signing of a contract for the installation and commissioning of a biomass boiler. The biomass boiler will be installed in a sawmill in the Ille-et-Vilaine region of France. The contract covers the replacement and modernisation of a heating... [Read More]

Clean hydrogen developer, Hexla, and British climate tech firm Levidian have joined forces to bring Levidian’s LOOP technology to Worthy Farm in Somerset in a 'world-first' example of carbon-negative hydrogen production from biomethane. Home to the Glastonbury Festival, Worthy Farm currently produces power using an anaerobic digestion (AD) plant that turns tens of thousands... [Read More]

Thorsten Holl, managing director and CEO of VORN Bioenergy, talks to Bioenergy Insight ahead of his presentation at this year's International Biogas Congress & Expo, to be held on 18-19 June in Brussels. Can you give us an introduction to VORN Bioenergy and the work that you do? VORN Bioenergy is a leading project developer and biomethane producer, with over 40 biogas... [Read More]

TotalEnergies and Air Products have signed a 15-year agreement for the annual supply in Europe of 70,000 tons of green hydrogen starting in 2030. This first long-term deal follows TotalEnergies’ call for tenders for the supply of 500,000 tons per year of green hydrogen to decarbonise TotalEnergies’ European refineries. Under the agreement, Air Products will deliver... [Read More]

Authorities were called to extinguish a third-alarm fire at the Springfield biomass plant in New Hampshire, US, on Friday 7 June. New London fire responded to a first-alarm fire at the facility on Fisher Corner Road at around 10.30pm. After a conveyor belt became fully involved and a portion of the structure collapsed, the fire escalated to a third-alarm. Over a dozen... [Read More]

Wood, a global leader in consulting and engineering, has completed the front-end engineering and design (FEED) scope for the first phase of Aramco’s Accelerated Carbon Capture and Sequestration (ACCS) project in Saudi Arabia, expected to be the world’s largest carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) hub upon completion. With an ambition to further reduce carbon emissions... [Read More]

ENGIE Mexico has announced the signing of a collaboration agreement with the Agency for the Promotion and Use of Renewable Energies of the Government of the State of Nuevo Leon, with the French Embassy represented by Consul Guillaume Pierre as a witness of honour. The objective of this agreement is to promote the development of biomethane projects in the region, as part... [Read More]

On 28-29 May, Bioenergy Europe attended the second edition of the European Pellet Forum in Nantes, France. During the event, Jérémie Geelen, Bioenergy Europe’s market intelligence director, unveiled some numbers from the Pellet Report 2024 and discussed the challenging transition the pellet market underwent from 2022 to 2023. This transition was characterised by... [Read More]