Biogas News

Yuzefo-Mykolaiv Biogas Company, operated by Ukrainian Technological Company (UTC), has begun expansion of its Vinnytsia region anaerobic digestion facility, doubling biogas production capacity to 72 million cubic metres annually. The facility, operational since November 2019, currently produces 1,350 cubic metres of biogas per hour. The expansion programme, implemented in three phases, will…
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Indonesia's palm oil industry generates an estimated 125 million tonnes of mill effluent (POME) annually, representing a largely untapped biogas resource. According to the Palm Oil Agribusiness Strategic Policy Institute (PASPI), the potential biogas production from this feedstock reaches 3.6 billion cubic metres per year — yet current utilisation stands at only around 15% of available…
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Estonia's State Fleet took delivery of a new €22 million compressed biomethane vessel this week, designed to install navigational aids, conduct research and respond to marine pollution. The Kratt, built at Baltic Workboats' shipyard in Nasva, represents the first operational maritime deployment of compressed biomethane as marine fuel at commercial scale. The vessel is powered by renewable…
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Bedford Borough Council has diverted over 1,400 tonnes of food waste from landfill in the first three months of its weekly residential collection service, removing an estimated 86.8 tonnes of CO2 equivalent through anaerobic digestion. Residents recycled 516 tonnes in June, demonstrating sustained participation following the scheme's launch at the end of March. All collected food waste is…
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Flintshire County Council has granted planning permission for a carbon dioxide capture and liquefaction facility attached to the Deeside Anaerobic Digestion Clean Energy Plant, one of Europe's largest waste-to-energy projects. The facility will process biomethane produced during waste digestion, separating and purifying carbon dioxide before compressing it to liquid form for storage and…
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Enfinium, a UK energy from waste operator, has signed a multi-year fuel supply agreement with REMONDIS, one of Europe's largest recycling and waste management companies, supporting three of Enfinium's facilities in West Yorkshire. Under the agreement, REMONDIS UK will supply 10,000 tonnes of residual waste annually to Enfinium's Ferrybridge 1 and 2 and Skelton Grange energy from waste…
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Viridi Energy has signed a renewable natural gas marketing agreement with Citadel Energy Marketing, establishing contractual foundation for the sale and purchase of RNG produced by Viridi facilities across North America. The agreement covers renewable natural gas produced by Viridi's Waco RNG facility and reflects the company's expansion as additional projects enter service. Viridi Energy…
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Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) has connected Bia Energy's biomethane production plant at Huntstown, Dublin, directly to the State company's gas network, marking the first direct injection facility to the Irish gas infrastructure. Bia Energy's €90 million facility will supply enough renewable gas to generate 120 gigawatt hours (GWh) of electricity annually - equivalent to average daily…
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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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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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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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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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