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Randolph County in North Carolina has selected Waga Energy to build, own and operate a renewable natural gas (RNG) production unit at the Great Oak Landfill in Randleman, under a 20-year agreement. Waga Energy will finance, construct and run the facility, which has an initial design capacity of 3,000 standard cubic feet per minute (approximately 4,800 m³/h) and will deploy the company's…
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Nordic Ren-Gas, a Finnish e-methane developer, has signed a long-term offtake agreement with avanca Energy AG and its subsidiaries — avanca Renewables AG and Alternoil GmbH, Germany's largest renewable LNG distributor — for renewable e-methane produced at Ren-Gas's Tampere facility in Finland. The deal, valued at €1 billion over its term, is among the largest commercial partnerships of…
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New Energy Risk (NER), a provider of customised insurance solutions for energy technologies, has expanded its existing partnership with Yilkins, a developer of modular biomass upgrading equipment, to extend coverage under its master policy to Yilkins' pellet torrefaction process. The move builds on a collaboration between the two companies dating back to 2023. Yilkins' torrefaction technology…
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Global NRG Advisory has completed its mandate on the Green Energy Parks renewable natural gas project in Carlisle County, Kentucky, exiting after taking the development from early-stage through to financial close. The Arlington, Kentucky-based project reached a series of key milestones under Global NRG's stewardship, including securing feedstock supply contracts, locking in long-term offtake…
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Ireland has officially opened the National Biorefinery Pilot Plant (NBPP) at the National Bioeconomy Campus in Lisheen, Co. Tipperary, as part of a €9.7 million investment in biobased innovation backed by the Irish government and the European Union. The facility, launched by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon, will provide open-access pilot-scale infrastructure for…
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The European Commission has launched the Biomethane Mechanism, a voluntary matchmaking platform designed to accelerate the growth of Europe's biomethane market by connecting buyers, suppliers and investors. The tool, which sits under the EU Energy and Raw Materials Platform, is free to use and offers several functions: a matching service to connect buyers and suppliers, a regulatory dashboard…
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A four-year Horizon Europe research project has demonstrated a process that converts raw biogas into hydrogen and solid carbon, with results suggesting the technology could produce renewable hydrogen more efficiently than water electrolysis. The TITAN project, due to close formally on 31 August 2026, used microwave energy to convert biogas into a hydrogen-rich gas and solid carbon materials in…
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Mumbai is to develop a major compressed biogas facility at Mankhurd that will convert segregated organic waste into renewable fuel, following the signing of a concession agreement between the city's civic administration and its urban gas distribution utility. The Mumbai Compressed Biogas Project will process up to 350 tonnes of biodegradable waste per day in its…
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PyroGenesis Inc. has delivered a gasification system capable of converting contaminated biomass into synthesis gas (syngas) to Innofibre, a Quebec-based cellulosic innovation centre, as part of a collaborative project to expand the range of biomass feedstocks available for energy and chemicals production. The technology has been installed at Innofibre's newly opened $14 million pilot and…
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The Financial Conduct Authority has closed its investigation into Drax Group, finding no evidence to justify further action. The investigation examined whether Drax's annual reports and accounts for 2021, 2022 and 2023 contained misleading statements or omitted information investors needed to know, focusing specifically on disclosures relating to the sustainability of…
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The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities has launched a request for proposals seeking feasibility studies into repurposing closed wood products manufacturing facilities, including pulp and paper mills, for bioenergy production. The initiative responds to the growing number of shuttered wood products sites across the US that have left behind industrial infrastructure, utility connections…
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Germany's Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) has awarded contracts to 388 projects with a combined capacity of 491 MW in its latest biomass auction, though the tender was undersubscribed against a target of 727 MW. A total of 494 proposals representing 637 MW were submitted, but 29 were excluded from the process. Because admitted bids fell short of the sought volume, the regulator capped awards…
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A new trade body has been established to give the UK wood fuel and heating sector a coordinated voice in policy and regulatory discussions for the first time. The Wood Fuel and Heating Association (WFHA) brings together organisations from across the supply chain at a time of growing focus on renewable heat, energy resilience and the future direction of UK heat policy. Biomass, including…
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More than 100 jobs could be lost if a Norfolk biomass plant that runs on poultry litter is forced to close following the expiry of its government support scheme, according to reporting by the Eastern Daily Press. Thetford Power Station, operated by Melton Renewable Energy on the edge of Thetford Forest, burns chicken litter — including droppings and feathers — to generate electricity, with…
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