Lantmännen has signed an agreement to divest Scandbio to the German company LEAG Group. Scandbio, with its operations in solid processed wood fuels, has been part of Lantmännen since 2014. Scandbio is a fuel pellet producer. By refining waste products from the forestry industry, Scandbio takes advantage of natural resources in a resource-efficient way and contributes... [Read More]

Nordic energy company Gasum and global technology leader ABB are bringing a new energy market optimization solution to energy intensive industry and utilities. The solution is offered by Gasum and powered by ABB Ability™ OPTIMAX®. The new multi-market optimisation (MMO) solution offers customers comprehensive benefits in energy markets by ensuring efficient use and... [Read More]

Seras, formally known as Esken Renewables, is the new name for the UK’s largest biomass fuel supply business. The rebrand follows the business’ acquisition by Pioneer Point Partners in December 2023. Seras supplies 1.7 million tonnes of UK sourced sustainable biomass fuel a year to UK power plants. The business has five waste wood storage and processing facilities... [Read More]

Supermajor oil company Eni has tasked French investment bank Natixis with finding investors to purchase a minority stake in its biomethane operation, Enibioch4in. According to Corriere della Sera, the Italian oil giant is seeking investors to acquire up to 49% of Enibioch4in. The report states the search is in its early stages, as no valuation set or possible investors... [Read More]

Vogelsang outlines some of its innovative machines that enable effective recycling. The circular economy is growing in the UK. As people and businesses consciously step away from a linear manufacturing process to a circular model, considerably less waste is being disposed of at the end of its life. Rather than being a fad or ‘greenwashing’, companies and local authorities... [Read More]

Last week, Claire Coutinho, UK shadow net zero secretary, backtracked on the former Conservative government's previous approval of Drax fittings its Selby biomass facility with Beccs (bioenergy with carbon capture and storage) technology. She claimed the case for the scheme 'simply unravelled' on closer inspection. She said: “We cannot go green by burning trees at... [Read More]

Anaergia's subsidiary, Anaergia Technologies, has entered into an equipment supply contract with the City of Riverside, California, to install infrastructure at the Riverside Water Quality Control Plant (RWQCP) to enable reception of organic municipal waste from local solid waste collection companies. Consequently, such waste would be diverted from landfills and sent... [Read More]

Bergs, through its wholly owned subsidiary Bitus, has divested its pellet business in Fågelfors to J. Rettenmaier & Söhne (JRS). The pellet business is conducted in Fågelfors in Högsby municipality and has approximately 15 employees. The divestment is made through an asset deal where JRS acquires all assets related to the business. All employees who are currently... [Read More]

Vision RNG (VRNG), a leader in renewable natural gas (RNG) production, has closed on an aggregate $207 million in project financing with HASI, a leading investor in climate solutions. The financing package includes both a $130 million construction facility and a $77 million investment tax credit (ITC) bridge loan, underscoring HASI's structuring capabilities as a preeminent... [Read More]

ANGI Energy Systems, a Vontier company and North American supplier of refueling equipment and systems for compressed gases, is expanding its European footprint and supporting the growth of its hydrogen, biomethane and compressed natural gas (CNG) business with the appointment of David Muckle as European Managing Director. As the largest provider of compressed natural... [Read More]

Furusato FIC Energy, a joint venture of Chubu Electric Power, Inabata & Co., and Furusato Mokuzai Logistics K. K. has started construction work on the Yahaba Biomass Power Station. The facility is a wood-fired biomass plant to be built in Yahaba-cho, Shiwa-gun, Iwate Prefecture in Japan, which will generate 1,990 kW of electricity mainly from forest timber offcuts... [Read More]

The UK Conservative Party is now opposing Drax's plans to fit its Selby biomass station with Beccs (bioenergy with carbon capture and storage) technology, reported The Times. Although the Conservatives had previously approved the proposals, Claire Coutinho, shadow net zero secretary, said the case for the scheme 'simply unravelled' on closer inspection. She said: “We... [Read More]

Byont, a leading European biogas producer across the Benelux region, has secured a significant equity investment from Asterion Industrial Partners to invest into biogas plants across Europe. Asterion is an independent investment management firm focusing on European infrastructure with over €4bn assets under management. Benelux biogas producer Byont has received a significant... [Read More]

DN AGRAR Group, the largest integrated livestock farm in Romania, and BSOG Energy, an energy company focused on developing biomethane plants across Romania - owned by Black Sea Oil & Gas -have signed a cooperation agreement. The agreement will result in the largest biomethane production facility in Romania, with a total capacity of up to 15 MW. DN AGRAR will supply... [Read More]

Energy supplier Vattenfall has cancelled its plans for a biomass plant in Diemen, Netherlands. Instead, the Swedish government-owned entity is looking to other options. These include geothermal energy and residual warmth, according a cooperation agreement between Vattenfall and several municipalities - as well as the provinces of  Noord-Holland and Flevoland. Project... [Read More]

Mitsubishi Power, a power solutions brand of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), has completed the construction of a 50-megawatt (MW) class woody biomass-fired power plant in the city of Hyuga, in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. The Hyuga biomass plant, developed by a consortium led by MHI as part of a full turnkey solution for engineering, procurement, and construction... [Read More]