May 13, 2025
Gasum opens €58m biogas plant in Götene, Sweden
Biogas News
May 13, 2025
Bio Capital, one of the UK’s largest producer of green energy using food waste, has partnered with advanced AI company Entopy to implement AI data analytics across its business.
By leveraging advanced predictive models, AI technology is enabling Bio Capital to undertake real-time monitoring and decision-making that will significantly increase biogas yields and resulting... [Read More]
Features
May 13, 2025
Miika Johansson, CEO, St1 Biokraft, tells Bioenergy Insight about how the company plans to continue expanding its operation and activity.
St1 Biokraft is making a significant investment – over €1 billion – to scale up biomethane production and distribution across the Nordics.
“We are building upstream production and ensuring biomethane is available at scale to... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 13, 2025
Spanish insurer Mapfre and renewable energy company Abante have closed their biomethane fund, which is called Mapfre Energias Renovables II.
The investment target was €100 million, and this was surpassed with €102.6 million.
€20 million was raised by a contribution from the state-owned ICO bank, through European Next Generation.
Another €20 million was invested... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 13, 2025
Scientists at Washington State University have found a new way to produce sugar from corn stalks and other crop waste, potentially opening a new pathway to sustainable biofuels.
Newly published in Bioresource Technology, their experimental process used ammonium sulphite-based alkali salts to convert corn stover — leftover corn stalks, husks, and other residues —... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 12, 2025
Following successful trials in 2023/24 at Evesham, England-based Vale Green Energy’s biogas plant, a new grass silage additive from FM BioEnergy has further proved its value and adaptability this year (2024/25).
Silasil Energy SG has delivered impressive results across a range of situations from high dry matter grasses in the West Midlands to wet fourth-cut silage in... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 12, 2025
Woodchuck, an AI-powered climate tech company focused on transforming wood waste into renewable energy, has officially opened its flagship biomass processing facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan, US.
Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined local and state officials, clean energy advocates, and Grand Rapids business leaders in celebrating the launch of the nation’s first AI-driven... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 12, 2025
Vincent A. Wergeland, senior business developer at OTC Flow, reflects on the need for a unified system for biomethane traceability.
As biomethane becomes central to the EU's decarbonisation goals, ensuring its cross-border traceability is critical. Yet, fragmented systems — the European Renewable Gas Registry (ERGaR), Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB), and the new... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 12, 2025
The European Biogas Association (EBA) has strongly welcomed the European Commission’s updated REPowerEU Roadmap, which it called a timely and strategic framework to phase out the EU’s remaining dependence on Russian fossil fuels.
The Roadmap outlines nine targeted actions to reduce and ultimately eliminate the Union’s reliance on Russian gas, oil, and nuclear fuel,... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 12, 2025
Suma has announced it is expanding its range of agitator technology.
In addition to its existing product portfolio of submersible motor, long axis, and central agitators, the company now also offers paddle agitators.
Customers now have the option of purchasing all agitator types for biogas plants directly from Suma. They receive a comprehensive agitator concept with... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 9, 2025
Hima Cement has announced that over 50% of its fuel for cement production now comes from renewable biomass, reported The Independent Uganda.
Contractors and government bodies have been using Hima Cement for major infrastructure projects such as Mandela National Stadium, Entebbe Expressway and Karuma Dam, among others.
The company's head of regulatory affairs, David Mugagga,... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 8, 2025
Cadent has confirmed a £75 million investment in its North West England gas mains upgrade programme, which the company said will pave the way for biomethane.
Around 600 engineers will be part of the team to upgrade 385km of gas mains pipes.
“The majority of homes in the North West rely on gas for central heating and it’s our job to make sure they get it, safely... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 7, 2025
Erex will construct a 50MW biomass power plant in Japan's Kampong Speu province, with construction set to begin in June this year.
The project aims to bolster the region’s energy supply and provide more affordable electricity for Kampong Speu and neighbouring areas.
The announcement was made during a meeting between Tuy Ri, the Cambodian Ambassador to Japan, and IMAMURA... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 6, 2025
WastAway – a green tech company that converts municipal solid waste (MSW) to fuel – has received a US patent for its entire waste-to-fuel process, bringing the total number of US and international patents to 26.
The new process patent granted by the US Patent and Trademark Office covers WastAway’s entire technology suite that transforms MSW into clean, negative... [Read More]
May 2, 2025
Aemetis Biogas completed $1.6 million of sales of California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credits and federal Renewable Fuel Standard D3 Renewable Identification Numbers (D3 RINs) during April 2025.
The LCFS credits were generated for Q4 2024 at the default rate of -150 carbon intensity.
A pending application to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for seven... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 1, 2025
Biomass is currently the EU’s largest renewable energy source, but climate strategies often focus on other energy sources. Analysis led by Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, has assessed that biomass is crucial for Europe's ability to reach its climate targets, as it can be used to produce fossil-free fuels and chemicals and also enables carbon dioxide removal... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 1, 2025
SUEZ and Carcassonne Agglo have inaugurated an anaerobic digestion unit at the Saint-Jean wastewater treatment plant in Carcassonne, France.
The plant produces 4,500 MWh/year of biogas from 60,000 tonnes of sewage sludge, which is injected into the public natural gas network to replace fossil fuels.
This avoids the emission of 1,200 tonnes of CO2 equivalent.
This large-scale... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 30, 2025
Sojitz Corporation (Sojitz) has announced its investment in IOC Gps Renewables - a special purpose company established jointly by GPS Renewables Private Limited (GPSR) and Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL), the largest state-owned oil company in India.
IOCL designs, constructs, operates, and provides maintenance for biomethane plants in India. Through this investment,... [Read More]
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Moeve has announced a €600 million investment plan for the construction of up to 30 new biomethane plants by 2030
During the signing ceremony, Sweden’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Maria Malmer Stenergard, announced a donation of USD 1.5 million for prefeasibility and detailed engineering studies
ADTechOptima’s technologies aim to solve two key problems: the underperformance of anaerobic digesters and the quality of the digestate produced as part of the process
