OakNorth, a digital bank for entrepreneurs by entrepreneurs, has provided a £25 million loan to renewable energy company EAG Bioenergy to support the acceleration of its bioenergy asset acquisition strategy across the UK and Ireland. Founded in 2019 by Chris Kerr, EAG Bioenergy specialises in the acquisition, operation and development of bioenergy, biomethane and biofertiliser... [Read More]

Biomass specialist Seras has secured an eight-figure funding package from HSBC UK to support the continued expansion and modernisation of its national operations. The financing will be used to update and upgrade over 100 vehicles in Seras’s HGV walking floor fleet, alongside investment in its loading shovel fleet and key processing equipment, including shredding and... [Read More]

Estonia is set to support the development of a new biomethane injection point that will allow renewable gas to be fed directly into the country’s gas transmission network, strengthening energy security and supporting decarbonisation efforts. The Ministry of Energy and the Environment has approved a regulation that will provide financial support for the establishment... [Read More]

Cutting back on steam generation powered by fossil fuels has become a strategic business priority rather than simply an environmental objective, according to Muda Paper Mills. As one of Malaysia's largest industrial paper manufacturers, the company highlighted that steam is essential to its production processes, making fuel consumption a major source of its direct carbon... [Read More]

EemsGas has secured €30 million in investment subsidies from the Dutch government for the development of a major biomass-based green gas project in the Netherlands. The funding was awarded under the DEI+ scheme and will support the construction of a new plant that produces green gas from scrap wood. With a total investment value of €100 million, EemsGas is set to... [Read More]

EnviTec Biogas has begun the new fiscal year with momentum, securing three new plant construction contracts and preparing to enter the Lithuanian market. However, the German biogas specialist has warned that political uncertainty at home threatens to dampen investment across the renewable energy sector. Speaking on 15 January, chief executive Olaf von Lehmden said the... [Read More]

VORN Bioenergy has announced the appointment of Jörg Lennertz as Chief Executive Officer and Manuel Fernández Durán as Chief Financial Officer, forming a new leadership team alongside Chief Operating Officer Michael Wallis Olausson. The company said the appointments mark an important step as it moves into its next phase of expansion across Europe, with a focus on Germany,... [Read More]

VARO Energy has completed its acquisition of Sweden’s Preem AB, formally creating VAROPreem and marking the successful delivery of its ONE VARO transformation strategy launched in 2022. Following regulatory approval, the combination brings together two complementary energy businesses to form one of Europe’s most significant energy companies, with scale across conventional... [Read More]

Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has suspended part of the permitted operations at the Kronospan factory near Chirk after monitoring showed emissions had exceeded allowed limits, according to North Wales Live. Kronospan, one of the largest employers in North Wales, operates a major wood panel manufacturing site on the edge of the town. While the factory provides hundreds... [Read More]

Norway's Longyearbyen Airport, officially known as Svalbard Lufthavn, has begun operating on biogas, with its new biogas plant commencing operation at noon on 13 January. Running an airport in the High Arctic requires large amounts of energy, and until now Svalbard Lufthavn has been responsible for between 12 and 20 per cent of the total greenhouse gas emissions of Avinor,... [Read More]