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A 50 kW micro-biogas plant on a dairy farm in Sulmów near Łódź, Poland, has been recognised as a benchmark project in the country after demonstrating the ability to operate autonomously during power grid failures — a capability its designer says most agricultural biogas plants lack. The plant, designed and built by Integrotech sp. z o.o. on a farm with around 300 cows, was awarded gold…
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A biomass company near Glasgow has been fined £129,000 after a worker suffered partial severance of three fingers while attempting to clear a blockage at the Daldowie Fuel Plant in Uddingston. The incident occurred at SMW Limited's site in June 2023. Garry Roberts, 57, a shift operator with 17 years' experience at the plant, was clearing a blockage on a surge hopper rotary lock valve…
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VORN Bioenergy has acquired the Hallertau biogas plant in Bavaria, continuing its European growth strategy through the purchase of existing facilities alongside new development projects. The plant has a capacity of 95 GWh, equivalent to the thermal energy demand of around 6,700 households, with gas fed directly into the public grid. It is operated primarily using shredded hop vines and…
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The European Investment Fund (EIF) has committed €200 million to Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners' (CIP) Advanced Bioenergy Fund II (ABF II), marking the official launch of the fund with the EIF as cornerstone investor. ABF II targets a total size of €1.5 billion and will invest primarily in the development, construction and operation of new industrial-scale biogas plants using anaerobic…
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A standardised framework for tracking and certifying biogas and biomethane attributes has been launched by the I-TRACK Foundation and Global Gas Tracking, enabling certificates to be issued, transferred and redeemed across international markets. The I-TRACK Product Code for Biogas and Biomethane — known as I-TRACK(G) — was developed by a consortium of Evident Group in the UK and Instituto…
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Casella Waste Systems and Waga Energy have held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the opening of a renewable natural gas (RNG) facility at the Chemung County Landfill in Elmira, New York, with the site having produced RNG since January 2026. The facility uses Waga Energy's WAGABOX technology to upgrade landfill gas to pipeline-quality RNG, which is injected directly into the Valley Energy…
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Schroders Greencoat has acquired a 100% stake in APF Energy, a biomethane platform in the Netherlands, from SWEN Capital Partners and APF BV. The platform comprises six assets, including three fully operational sites and three under construction, plus a late-stage development pipeline. The sites produce biomethane from a feedstock mix of agricultural manure and food by-products, helping to…
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A new report from the European Biogas Association (EBA) has positioned digestate as a key resource for European fertiliser resilience, published to coincide with the European Commission's unveiling of its Fertiliser Action Plan. The report, Digestate in Europe: State of Play in 2026, estimates that the environmental and nutrient value of digestate exceeds €1 billion per year. By 2050,…
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Indian renewable energy firm SAEL is planning to scale its biomass power capacity to 1 GW over the next five years, with paddy stubble as the primary feedstock. The company currently operates 11 power plants across Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan with a combined capacity of 165 MW, all fuelled by paddy straw. It describes itself as India's largest producer of electricity from paddy…
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The Renewable Energy Association has unveiled the finalists for the 21st edition of the British Renewable Energy Awards, with the ceremony taking place on 11 June at the Sheraton Grand, Park Lane in London. The awards mark the REA's 25th anniversary. Chief executive Trevor Hutchings said the finalists reflected 'the expertise and determination shaping the future of the sector — particularly…
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Welsh clean energy company Compact Syngas Solutions has unveiled a next-generation waste-to-energy plant following the successful conclusion of a £4 million government-funded demonstration programme. The Deeside-based firm developed its MicroHub plant under the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero's Hydrogen BECCS Innovation Programme. The system gasifies non-recyclable waste and…
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Hungarian oil and gas company MOL Group is expanding its Szarvas biogas plant with a new biomethane unit that will enable renewable gas injection into Hungary's national grid. The unit is expected to be completed by the end of 2026 and produce more than 7 million cubic metres of biomethane annually: equivalent to the natural gas consumption of around 8,500 average households. The project…
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The Louisiana House of Representatives has voted unanimously to approve legislation aimed at strengthening the state's wood pellet manufacturing sector. HB 670, introduced in late February by state Representative Charles Owen, passed the House on 13 May and the same day was reported favourably out of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs. The bill now…
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