Mar 31, 2026
Bioenergy sector urges EU to keep heating transition technology-neutral
Biogas News
Mar 31, 2026
Polska Grupa Biogazowa (PGB), Poland's largest agricultural biogas operator, has agreed a large-scale electricity trading partnership with energy trading firm Hekla Energy, the first deal of its kind in Poland for electricity generated from agricultural biogas. Under the agreement, more than 200GWh of biogas-derived electricity will enter Hekla Energy's portfolio in... [Read More]
Policy News
Mar 30, 2026
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a final rule setting applicable volumes for 2026 and 2027 under the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), with cellulosic biofuel volumes set higher than those proposed in an earlier draft. Industry group RNG Coalition, which represents renewable natural gas producers, welcomed the decision as an improvement on... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 30, 2026
A new dry anaerobic digestion and renewable natural gas (AD-RNG) facility is being developed at the Napa Recycling and Composting Facility in California, through a public-private partnership between equipment manufacturer BHS (Bulk Handling Systems), waste services operator Napa Recycling and Waste Services and the City of Napa. The facility will use BHS subsidiary... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 27, 2026
Nasdaq is among a group of investors backing a carbon capture project in Stockholm that marks the first sale of carbon removal credits licensed by the European Union, the Wall Street Journal has reported. The Stockholm facility, operated by energy provider Stockholm Exergi, will use a process known as BECCS (bioenergy with carbon capture and storage) to convert agricultural... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 27, 2026
Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) has acquired Encyclis' 50% stake in Dublin Waste to Energy, the landmark waste-to-energy facility at Poolbeg. The plant processes up to 690,000 tonnes per year of residual waste from Dublin and surrounding areas, generating 61.5MW of baseload electricity, recovering resources for reuse and supplying heat to Dublin's new district... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 26, 2026
Anaerobic digestion operator BioteCH4 has called on collectors, local authorities and industry partners to prepare for a substantial increase in food waste volumes as the UK government's Simpler Recycling legislation comes into force later this month. The company estimates AD operators across the UK are likely to see around 1.5 million additional tonnes... [Read More]
Policy News
Mar 26, 2026
Ireland's Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) has issued two decisions designed to support the development of the country's biomethane sector, establishing a supervisory framework for guarantees of origin and approving an interim solution for reverse grid compression. Under the new guarantees of origin framework, biomethane producers injecting gas into the... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 25, 2026
The number of farms in the United States operating biogas capture systems has more than doubled since 2020, according to new data from the American Biogas Council (ABC), though the industry body warns that the vast majority of agricultural biogas potential remains untapped. Released on 24 March to coincide with National Agriculture Month, the ABC data shows 631 farms... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 25, 2026
Suzuki Motor Corp has unveiled its second biogas facility in India, as the Japanese automaker continues to develop alternative fuel infrastructure in one of its key markets. The plant, located in Bhukhala in the northwestern state of Gujarat, was presented to media on 19 March. It processes cow dung sourced from local farmers, fermenting the material to extract methane... [Read More]
Policy News
Mar 24, 2026
Leading European industry associations have jointly called on EU policymakers to make biomethane a central pillar of the bloc's reindustrialisation, energy security, and decarbonisation strategy, warning that persistent regulatory gaps are holding back deployment. The Joint Biomethane Declaration, published in Brussels on 24 March 2026, sets out ten priority actions... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 24, 2026
Sumitomo Corporation do Brasil and US biotechnology firm Cemvita Inc. have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop integrated biomethane and renewable bio-oil projects in Brazil, with the bio-oil intended as a precursor for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Under the agreement, the companies will jointly evaluate the integration of Cemvita's FermOil bio-oil technology... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 24, 2026
Jörg Lennertz, VORN Bioenergy’s new CEO, tells Bioenergy Insight about his vision and the lessons he is carrying across from utility-scale renewables VORN Bioenergy recently appointed Jörg Lennertz as CEO and Manuel Fernández Durán as chief financial officer, completing a new management team that the Regensburg-based biomethane developer said is built for the... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 23, 2026
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has conditionally approved a long-term biomethane procurement contract between Anaergia's SoCal Biomethane facility, Anew Climate LLC, and Southwest Gas — making it the first project to supply renewable natural gas (RNG) under California's Senate Bill 1440 Biomethane Procurement Programme. The SoCal Biomethane facility... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 23, 2026
Indian waste-to-energy company Organic Recycling Systems Limited (ORSL) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Immersive Technology and Entrepreneurship Labs Foundation (ITEL) of Chennai to accelerate research, development and commercialisation in bioenergy and decarbonisation technologies. The agreement establishes a framework for joint R&D programmes,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 20, 2026
BioticNRG Limited has acquired 100% ownership of Evercreech Renewable Energy Limited, an anaerobic digestion facility in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, bringing its total number of owned AD plants in the UK to nine. The Evercreech site has a gas injection capacity of 700m³/hr, supplying the equivalent of up to 8,000 homes with green gas via the National Gas grid. The plant... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 20, 2026
Australia is seeking public input on proposed legislative amendments to extend its Guarantee of Origin (GO) scheme to include biogas and biomethane produced via anaerobic digestion, with a consultation period open until 27 April 2026. The GO scheme, which commenced in November 2025 under the Future Made in Australia (Guarantee of Origin) Act 2024, is a voluntary framework... [Read More]
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The cuts could represent more than 30% of the site’s 465-strong workforce
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