Biogas News

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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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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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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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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Indonesia's Ministry of Environment is pushing to fast-track a waste-to-energy facility in West Java as the Greater Bandung metropolitan area faces a mounting waste crisis. Environment Minister Mohammad Jumhur Hidayat said a tender for the Oxbow Cicukang plant in Margaasih Sub-district, Bandung District, could begin immediately once a coordination meeting produces a decision. "We don't want to…
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A partnership between data centre operator Deep Green and energy technology firm Zendo Energy is redirecting waste heat from artificial intelligence computing into a public leisure facility in Greater Manchester, reducing energy costs and carbon emissions for the local community. The collaboration centres on Deep Green's Urmston facility, where heat generated by high-density server…
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UK rail operator Greater Anglia recycled more than 100,000kg of food waste across its network in the year to March 2026, with all collected material processed through anaerobic digestion to generate biogas and biofertiliser. The latest figures, covering April 2025 to March 2026, show 104,000kg of food waste was collected and diverted from disposal, up from 23,900kg in the previous reporting…
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The European Commission has approved a €5 billion German state aid scheme to help industrial companies replace fossil fuels and raw materials with low-carbon alternatives, including biomethane, electrification, hydrogen, carbon capture and heat recovery. Eligible projects must involve fundamental technological changes and deliver at least 50% emissions reductions within four years, rising to…
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Nordic waste-to-energy trader Geminor is scaling up biomaterials as a strategic priority, expanding beyond its established waste-based energy solutions to supply feedstocks with higher biogenic content to customers in the energy, cement and industrial sectors. The move reflects a broader industry shift in which waste and biomass are increasingly treated as converging streams within the…
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Spain-based HAM Group has made bio-liquefied natural gas (bioLNG) and bio-compressed natural gas (bioCNG) available across its entire service station network, completing a rollout first announced in late 2025. The company says customers can refuel with biomethane without modifications to vehicles or existing infrastructure, offering what it describes as an immediate decarbonisation route for…
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The American Biogas Council (ABC) has certified 15 additional digester operators this spring, bringing the total number of Certified Digester Operators nationwide to 75. The ABC's Operator Certification is the only programme of its kind in North America. To qualify, candidates must complete the organisation's Operator School training course, demonstrate at least 2,000 hours of relevant…
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Law firm Addleshaw Goddard has advised Mapfre on the launch of its second biomethane investment vehicle, Bioenergy Agro Iberia, targeting a fund size of €100 million. The new fund, in which Abante serves as manager and IAM Carbonzero as adviser, will invest in a diversified portfolio of biomethane projects across Spain and Portugal. Its scope extends beyond core gas production to include…
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