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The US Energy Information Administration projects downward pressure on biomass electricity output over the next two years, even as renewable energy's overall share of the electricity mix continues to expand. Renewables are expected to comprise 26 per cent of US electricity generation in 2026, rising to nearly 28 per cent in 2027, compared with 24 per cent in 2025. However, biomass output is…
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Advanced materials startup RevaTerra has closed a seed financing round led by BlueLake.vc, providing capital to advance manufacturing partnerships and customer relationships for its biomass-based formulation technology. RevaTerra, founded in 2025, develops patent-pending formulations that convert forestry and agricultural residuals into higher-performance industrial energy materials. The…
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Gower Brewery in Pen-clawdd has become an example of bioLPG deployment in energy-intensive food production, blending renewable and conventional LPG to power its 20-barrel brewing operation. The brewery, which produces around 1.2 million pints annually and employs 50 people, uses the LPG-bioLPG combination to support off-grid production in rural Wales. The facility was founded in 2011 and has…
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Standard Life has provided £61m in long-term financing for Snetterton Renewable Energy Plant, a biomass power facility in Norfolk, structured to qualify for the UK's matching adjustment regulatory framework for insurers. The deal, led by Octopus Capital, marks the first deployment of a new infrastructure financing structure by Standard Life, the UK life insurance and retirement specialist…
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German cruise operator TUI Cruises is expanding liquefied biomethane (LBM) use across its dual-fuel fleet, with two vessels now operating entirely or substantially on the renewable fuel across European itineraries. Mein Schiff Relax is running its complete Northern European summer season on LBM, serving Scandinavian and Baltic ports. Mein Schiff Flow has been regularly bunkering LBM in…
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Indonesia's government is promoting pyrolysis technology as a complementary processing solution to waste to energy plants, acknowledging that planned WtE facilities will handle only about 22 per cent of national waste generation. Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs Zulkifli Hasan said the wider adoption of pyrolysis, which converts accumulated landfill waste into diesel equivalent renewable…
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The Indian Biogas Association (IBA) has positioned India's newly approved GOBARdhan Scheme as a strategic tool for reducing energy import costs, projecting a USD 5 billion cut to the country's gas import bill. The scheme, formally titled 'Galvanising Organic Bio-Agro Resources Dhan', carries a financial outlay of Rs 23,731 crore (approximately USD 2.8 billion). It aims to convert agricultural…
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Three major Latvian wood pellet producers have signed a memorandum pledging to prioritise local market supply following summer shortages and sharp price increases. SIA Palleteries (trading as Top Granulas), SIA Latgranula and SIA Baltic Wood Trade have committed to ensuring adequate fuel availability for the domestic market, establishing transparent pricing, and supporting Latvia's energy…
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Casella Waste Systems and Waga Energy have begun operations at the Hyland landfill RNG production facility in Angelica, New York, marking the second of three planned projects for the partnership. The facility uses Waga Energy's WAGABOX technology to upgrade landfill gas into pipeline-quality renewable natural gas. With 3,000 SCFM installed capacity, Hyland can generate up to 610,000 MMBtu (180…
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GazoTech's Bio-Méthane Provence project in Gardanne, France has concluded a voluntary public consultation with strong local support, advancing the high-temperature pyrolysis facility toward environmental authorisation application. The six-week consultation, overseen by France's National Commission for Public Debate, took place May-June 2026. Although voluntary, the process reflects GazoTech's…
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India's cabinet has approved a Rs 23,731 crore (USD 2.5bn) national bioenergy scheme to scale compressed biogas (CBG) production over the next decade, aiming to establish renewable gas as a major pillar of the country's energy mix. The GOBARdhan (National Circular Bioenergy Scheme) will be implemented from FY2026-27 to FY2035-36, targeting a near tenfold increase in domestic CBG production…
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Canadian biofuel company Power Wood Holdings has secured investment from London-based venture capital firm Chair Capital to develop two advanced black pellet production facilities in Northern Alberta. The CA$84m (EUR 57m) funding will be deployed in tranches aligned with construction milestones. An initial CA$42m (EUR 28m) tranche will support completion of the Peace River facility near La…
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The Nordic Investment Bank has committed DKK 182 million (EUR 24m) in 13-year financing to expand Sindal Biogas, an industrial-scale anaerobic digestion plant in northern Denmark. The investment will double the facility's biomethane production from 22 to 44 million cubic metres annually. The expansion also enables potential installation of CO2 capture technology for permanent storage of…
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Three Seas Initiative Investment Fund has invested in Bioforce, Estonia's leading biomethane producer with approximately 40 per cent market share, to fund expansion into Poland and Latvia. Bioforce operates four plants across Estonia with combined biomethane output exceeding 250 GWh annually. The investment will support greenfield development targeting fourfold capacity growth to 1 TWh by…
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