Denmark's biogas sector supplied more than 40 per cent of the country's gas consumption last year, yet industry leaders warn the pace of expansion is failing to match the nation's growing energy needs. New figures from Energinet reveal biogas has become a cornerstone of Danish energy infrastructure, but Lars Kaspersen, chief executive of Biogas Denmark, said the sector's... [Read More]

A renewable biogas plant capable of converting nearly 100,000 tonnes of poultry manure into green gas each year has been proposed for Drum, County Monaghan in Ireland. Stream BioEnergy Ireland Limited submitted the planning application to Monaghan County Council on 10 December last year, with a decision expected by 3 February. The development would occupy approximately... [Read More]

A community-led survey coordinated by the Southern Environmental Law Center across parts of the southern United States has documented concerns about pollution linked to wood pellet manufacturing facilities. The survey focused on areas where residents live near large biomass plants, including a facility in Northampton County, North Carolina. Wood pellet plants process... [Read More]

Ambitious plans to create a £1 billion company in the South of Scotland have received a major boost after a near-£1 million investment from the region’s economic and community development agency. South of Scotland Enterprise (SOSE) has invested in pioneering carbon capture firm The Carbon Removers, headquartered near Dumfries, to help kickstart a wider fundraising... [Read More]

Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is working with Terragia Biofuel Inc. to test new biomass conversion technology aimed at increasing biofuel yields from corn stover. The collaboration is taking place at INL’s Biomass Feedstock National User Facility (BFNUF), where Terragia is using advanced preprocessing technologies to evaluate its approach to converting plant material... [Read More]

Capstone Green Energy Holdings, Inc. (Capstone), a provider of microturbine energy solutions, has announced the completion of its 6.6-megawatt combined heat and power (CHP) system at a renewable energy facility in North Carolina. The project uses swine waste converted through a pyrolysis process to produce biogas. Capstone’s microturbines will generate renewable electricity... [Read More]

Mackenzie County has finalised an agreement with Calgary-based PowerWood Canada Corp that will bring two pioneering wood pellet manufacturing facilities to the northern Alberta region in Canada, representing hundreds of millions of dollars in private investment and the potential for up to 300 direct jobs. The announcement, made by Mackenzie County Reeve Josh Knelsen,... [Read More]

Evero Energy has announced that its InBECCS project, which aims to become the UK's first engineered greenhouse gas removal (GGR) facility, has been officially listed on Puro.earth's Future Facility programme – a leading global standard for durable carbon removals. This listing represents a key opportunity for the UK to advance its ambitions around engineered carbon... [Read More]

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has approved the establishment of six biogas plants across the province in India, signalling the practical rollout of new clean energy initiatives. Four of the plants will be set up in Lahore, while two will be located in Faisalabad. The decision was taken during a special meeting on clean energy, chaired by the chief minister,... [Read More]

German energy company Uniper recently signed a seven-year agreement with Spanish biomethane developer Five Bioenergy. Dorit Ost, head of biomethane and trading at Uniper’s gas & LNG trading division, tells Bioenergy Insight about the deal. The agreement covers supply from three of Spain’s largest biomethane plants in Murcia, and is emblematic of Uniper’s strategy... [Read More]