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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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German bioenergy group Verbio has reported a sharp earnings recovery for the first nine months of its 2025/26 financial year, underpinned by record biomethane output and a strengthening greenhouse gas quota market. Biomethane production reached 1,040 GWh in the nine months to 31 March 2026, up 20% on the same period a year earlier, driven by the ongoing ramp-up of the company's Nevada plant.…
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Three Atlas Copco Group technology brands — CRI-MAN, LEWA and Wangen Pumps — will present their combined portfolio of pumps, modules and systems for the biogas industry at World Biogas Expo 2026, taking place on 8–9 July in Birmingham, England. Together, the brands offer fully integrated solutions covering the full range of modern biogas and biomethane plant requirements. At Booth E60 —…
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With nine owned anaerobic digestion (AD) plants, a vertically integrated supply chain and institutional backing from one of the world's largest pension funds, BioticNRG is building a platform designed to outlast the policy uncertainty that continues to hold back the UK's anaerobic digestion sector.  The acquisition of Evercreech Renewable Energy Limited in Somerset in South…
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Burckhardt Compression has signed an agreement to acquire Fornovo Gas, one of Europe's leading providers of gas compression solutions for biogas and compressed natural gas (CNG) applications. Founded in Italy in 1969, Fornovo Gas specialises in mid-sized reciprocating compressors and has built a strong market position across Europe. The company employs approximately 120 people and generates…
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Joint venture Orasqualia, formed by Orascom Construction and AqualiaME, has reached an agreement with Egypt's New Urban Communities Authority (NUCA) to install a biogas power generation unit at the New Cairo Wastewater Treatment Plant. The plant has operated since 2013 as Egypt's first public-private partnership wastewater project. The new unit will convert biogas produced during wastewater…
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A Cornwall-based biochar developer has become the first UK carbon dioxide removal company to receive a commercial loan, as the Green Finance Institute launches a new initiative aimed at bridging the financing gap holding back Britain's nascent carbon removal sector. Restord has secured £1m in financing from Oxbury Bank through the GFI's newly launched Carbon Dioxide Removal Catalyst, a…
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Chilean real estate developer Territoria has invited Schwager Biogas to support its sustainability goals at Mercado Urbano Tobalaba (MUT), an innovative mixed-use destination and Chile’s first urban market. Located in one of Santiago’s main financial districts and directly connected to Santiago's Metro network, MUT combines offices, retail, restaurants, and green areas, with a strong focus…
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Danish biogas operator Bigadan has inaugurated a new CO₂ facility at Kalundborg Bioenergy, establishing what the company describes as one of the world's first fully integrated commercial value chains for the capture, transport and permanent storage of biogenic CO₂ from biogas. The facility, which came online ahead of a formal inauguration event on 20 May, captures CO₂ from biogas…
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The US electric power sector is on course to expand its waste biomass generating capacity over the next two years, according to the US Energy Information Administration's Short-Term Energy Outlook published on 12 May. Waste biomass capacity in the electric power sector stood at 2.6 GW at the close of 2025 and is projected to reach 2.7 GW this year and 2.8 GW in 2027. Wood biomass capacity…
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A new anaerobic digestion plant capable of processing over 100,000 tonnes of food waste annually has received planning consent from Lincolnshire County Council, despite reservations from some committee members. The facility, proposed by Naylors Farms on Surfleet Bank around three miles from Spalding, will use anaerobic digestion to generate renewable gas and electricity, as well as producing…
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Canadian biogas upgrading specialist Greenlane Renewables has entered into a formal agreement with Panasonic do Brasil to establish local manufacturing of its next-generation Cascade LF landfill gas upgrading technology in Brazil. Under the arrangement, Panasonic will produce Greenlane-branded modules at its facilities in São José dos Campos, São Paulo state, with initial investment…
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Indonesia's sovereign wealth fund Danantara has signed memoranda of understanding with a series of regional governments to advance waste-to-energy plant development across six locations: Lampung, Serang, Medan, Semarang, Bogor-Depok and Bekasi. The agreements, announced by Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs Zulkifli Hasan in Jakarta, reflect a joint commitment between central government,…
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Hawaii's legislature has passed a bill establishing a Clean Fuel Standard that would require significant reductions in the carbon intensity of transportation fuels, with the renewable natural gas industry hailing the move as a landmark step for the state. Senate Bill 2999 CD1 sets carbon intensity reduction targets of at least 10% below 2019 levels by 2035, rising to at least 50% by 2045. The…
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