Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy, Gillian Martin MSP, has visited BrewDog’s anaerobic digestion (AD) and biomethane facility in Ellon. During the visit, the Cabinet Secretary saw first-hand how Scotland’s anaerobic digestion industry is converting organic by-products and food waste into renewable biomethane — reducing carbon emissions... [Read More]

Biogas equipment manufacturer Vogelsang has launched the MixXPump, a new feed system designed to improve flexibility and efficiency in anaerobic digestion (AD) plants. The MixXPump is a compact, flat unit intended for easy integration into existing feed systems, particularly where space or layout constraints limit installation options. At its core is Vogelsang’s HiCone... [Read More]

Scientists at the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI), a collaboration between Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and UC Berkeley, have developed bacteria capable of using hydrogen gas as an energy source. The breakthrough could improve efficiency in the production of biofuels, bioplastics, and other biomanufactured products. Traditionally, microbes used in biofuel production... [Read More]

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has announced its first UK biogas plant acquisition through its CI Advanced Bioenergy Fund I (CI ABF I). The company has made a final investment decision to acquire a combined pre-treatment and biogas facility from Danish renewable energy firm Ørsted. The plant, located in Northwich, currently includes a pre-treatment facility... [Read More]

Tuas Power has announced plans to convert its Tembusu Multi-Utilities Complex (TMUC) on Jurong Island to run entirely on renewable biomass by 2028 — 22 years ahead of Singapore’s national decarbonisation timeline. The initiative marks a major step in the company’s Powering Tomorrow, Together commitment and will transform TMUC into Singapore’s largest green steam... [Read More]

Kanadevia Inova has strengthened its renewable energy footprint in the UK with the acquisition of the Wardley Biogas and Lower Drayton Biogas plants, both accredited under the UK Government’s Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme and actively supplying biomethane to the national gas grid. The move expands Kanadevia Inova’s operating biogas portfolio to 17 facilities,... [Read More]

ReFuels, one of Europe’s leading suppliers of renewable biomethane (Bio-CNG) for heavy goods vehicle (HGV) decarbonisation, has started construction of a new public access refuelling station at Magor, South Wales, operated by CNG Fuels. Strategically positioned near the M4 motorway, the station will serve one of the UK’s busiest freight corridors connecting London,... [Read More]

Egypt’s Ministry of Environment, through the Bioenergy Foundation for Sustainable Development, has signed a cooperation agreement with Italian energy company Eni to advance biogas production and support the country’s clean energy transition. The agreement, signed in the coastal city of Port Said, aims to prepare a comprehensive feasibility study for... [Read More]

German energy company Enercity has entered the final commissioning phase of its new 90 MW biomass cogeneration plant in Hanover’s Stöcken district, marking a key milestone in the city’s transition away from coal. Once fully operational, the facility will supply green district heating to Hanover and the nearby Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles plant. The biomass... [Read More]

A $9 million government investment to boost wood energy production has been welcomed by an Australian company planning to build a torrefied wood pellet plant in Kawerau. Energy Minister Simon Watts last week announced the Wood Energy Strategy and Action Plan, which includes $3 million in co-funding through the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority and $6 million... [Read More]