Max Meier for Bioenergy Insight The Strait of Hormuz affects numerous industries. It is time to take a closer look at the situation through the lens of the bioenergy industry. An overview of the current situation The Strait of Hormuz is one of the most significant strategic bottlenecks for maritime trade from the Middle East and is a central hub for shipping traffic. Through... [Read More]

Researchers have demonstrated that biochar-supported catalysts can efficiently convert biomass tar into hydrogen-rich gas at significantly lower temperatures than conventional processes, in findings that could reduce the cost and energy demands of biomass gasification. The study, published in the journal Biochar, tested a series of metal catalysts using toluene as a... [Read More]

Aberdeen's Italian biomethane platform, Bionext Infrastructure, has secured a €113 million financing package to fund the conversion of its existing assets into 100% renewable biomethane production facilities and support further growth. The package was provided by BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole CIB, and SMBC. Established in 2023 and based in Milan, Bionext Infrastructure... [Read More]

Sustainable fuel technology provider Velocys has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with India-based biofuel and carbon dioxide removal project developer Varhad Capital to advance a new generation of biomass-to-sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) projects in India. Under the agreement, the companies will engineer and design scalable biomass-to-SAF facilities using... [Read More]

Microsoft has agreed to purchase 626,000 tonnes of durable carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credits over 15 years from the North Star bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) project in Saskatchewan, Canada. The deal has been struck with North Star Carbon Solutions LP, a partnership between Meadow Lake Tribal Council (MLTC) and Svante Technologies. It is Microsoft's... [Read More]

The American Biogas Council (ABC) has criticised the US Environmental Protection Agency's final Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) for 2026 and 2027, warning the targets will constrain markets and undercut opportunities for livestock farmers. ABC executive director Patrick Serfass said the agency had diverged from longstanding methods and abandoned statutory guidelines... [Read More]

Biogenic CO₂ captured from a Norwegian wastewater biogas facility is being permanently stored beneath the seabed in what is claimed as the world's first geological storage project of its kind. The project, a collaboration between HoopCO2, Inherit Carbon Solutions and Northern Lights JV, began operations on 23 March. CO₂ is captured at the Veas wastewater treatment... [Read More]

Construction has begun on a cross-border district heating network linking the German city of Görlitz with its Polish twin city of Zgorzelec, with biomass boilers among the renewable technologies to be deployed as the two cities target full decarbonisation of their heat supply by 2030. The UNITED HEAT project is a joint venture between Stadtwerke Görlitz, a subsidiary... [Read More]

Irish dairy cooperative Aurivo Co-operative Society has announced a €12 million investment in a wood pellet burner and boiler system at its Dairy Ingredients facility in Ballaghaderreen, Co Roscommon in Ireland. The project, co-funded through the Shared Island Sustainability Capital Grant scheme delivered by Enterprise Ireland, InterTradeIreland and Invest Northern... [Read More]

Japanese trading company Sojitz Corporation has made an equity investment in US-based biomethane producer Fidem Energy LLC, marking its entry into the biomethane production and sales market in the United States. The investment was made through Sojitz's wholly owned subsidiary Sojitz Corporation of America. Fidem will become an equity method affiliate of Sojitz as a... [Read More]