May 10, 2021
New US cheese processing facility will produce biogas
Policy News
May 10, 2021
Every home in England will receive easier and more consistent recycling collections, the government has announced.
Under new plans to boost recycling and protect the environment, every household will receive separate, weekly food waste collections from 2023.
Plans being considered include the introduction of statutory guidance on new minimum service standards for... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 7, 2021
Arla and its farmers are closing the loop on the renewable electricity produced on-farm, keeping the power generated within the company value chain.
While some of the company’s dairy farmers engage in biodiversity projects and others provide manure for biogas, many of Arla’s cooperative farmers generate green electricity for their own farms and the public grid,... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 7, 2021
Renewable Energy Ireland (REI) has published 40by30, a roadmap to achieve 40% of heat from renewable sources in Ireland by 2030.
The plan was developed by XD Consulting on behalf of REI with advice from organisations working in district heating, bioenergy, heat pumps, renewable gas, and geothermal. The plan would reduce Ireland’s CO2 emissions by 7% annually, in line... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 7, 2021
Clean Energy Fuels has announced new RNG contracts as fleets across the US and Canada increasingly continue to adopt clean, low-carbon fuel to power heavy and medium-duty trucks.
The company has reported new fuelling agreements across the US, in Los Angeles, Portland, British Columbia, and Florida.
“Fleets are learning that RNG, together with natural gas engine... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 7, 2021
Carbon Clean has joined forces with BayoTech to develop on-site hydrogen with carbon capture solutions.
Carbon Clean, a leader in cost-effective CO2 capture and separation technology, signed a memorandum of understanding with BayoTech, to explore commercial opportunities targeted at hydrogen and carbon capture and utilisation deployment.
Initially, the companies... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 6, 2021
The Raízen biogas power plant in Brazil now generates energy using agricultural by-products.
The Penetron System – including PENETRON ARC, an innovative acid-activated coating specifically designed for anaerobic and biogas conditions – was specified to ensure a waterproof and durable solution for the Guariba plant’s concrete structures.
The $28 million (€23... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 5, 2021
Scandinavian Biogas Fuels is investing 170 million krone (€17 million) in a liquid biogas plant in Skogn, outside Trondheim.The company already has the world's largest plant to produce liquid biogas on the site in Norway.
The plant will be operational in the third quarter of 2022 and will produce 35 GWh of biogas. Skogn has been supplying liquid biogas since 2018.
Skogn... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 30, 2021
Vanguard Renewables and utility company ONE Gas have launched an initiative designed to develop and expand farm-based renewable natural gas (RNG) projects across Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.
This will be Vanguard’s first mid-continent alliance with a local natural gas distribution company that is committed to innovating its clean energy fuel mix through RNG.
“We... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 30, 2021
Net Zero Waste Abbotsford, a wholly-owned subsidiary of EverGen, Canada’s RNG infrastructure platform, is entering into a 20-year offtake agreement with FortisBC Energy.
Under the agreement, FortisBC will purchase up to 173,000 gigajoules of RNG annually for injection into its natural gas system, upon completion of an anaerobic digester project at EverGen’s existing... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 30, 2021
BrewDog has teamed up with DMT Environmental Technology to reduce emissions at its site in Ellon, Scotland.
At many breweries, the rinse water is used in the brewing process is purified and reused. The wastewater treatment plant at the BrewDog HQ bio-plant will reduce the water usage of the brewery by 50%.
A waste stream containing sludge is released during this... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 29, 2021
Opal Fuels and NextEra Energy Marketing have announced plans to build the first landfill renewable natural gas (RNG) production facility in Minnesota.
The project will be located at a landfill owned by Republic Services, a leader in the US environmental services industry, and interconnect with a pipeline owned by Xcel Energy, a major electric and gas utility in the... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 28, 2021
London’s King Cross Estate, a 67-acre development of offices housing companies such as Google, YouTube, and Universal Music, will switch to biogas to reduce its carbon footprint.
The move means 2,000 residential properties and four million square feet of commercial buildings will use biogas supplied by environmental investor, Iona Capital. Iona runs several anaerobic... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 28, 2021
Host has received two new biogas plant orders in Belgium and Ukraine.
The biogas plant in Fontenoy, just above the southern Belgium border, will be built at a sugar factory on behalf of sugar organisation Finasucre. Beet residues, such as beet tops, will be anaerobically digested to produce 350 Nm3 of biogas per hour during the sugar beet campaign. After a cleaning... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 27, 2021
Sebigas has announced its new biogas plant in Nivelles, Belgium is now operational.
The 600 kW plant is located in the city of Nivelles on the Thines river, which is home to around 29,000 people. With the implementation of this facility, engineered by Sebigas, the company can contribute to a circular economy in the region, proving the importance of enhancing agricultural... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 27, 2021
Two of Fortistar’s portfolio companies, Fortistar Methane Group (FMG) and TruStar Energy are merging to form a new, fully integrated renewable fuels supply company, Opal Fuels.
FMG is a developer of renewable natural gas (RNG) facilities and one of the largest independently-owned landfill gas-to-energy companies in the US, while TruStar Energy is a market leader in... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 27, 2021
Gasum and renewable materials provider Stora Enso have opened a biogas plant in Nymölla, Sweden.
The ‘groundbreaking’ plant, opened on 27 April, converts process water generated by Stora Enso’s Nymölla paper mill into liquefied biogas (LBG). The plant will produce renewable fuel for the road transport, industry, and maritime sectors.
The Nymölla mill produces... [Read More]
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Germany's Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has awarded a total of 187.3 megawatts (MW) to 244 biomass projects in the latest round of its competitive tendering process
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Repsol is preparing to begin producing biomethane and hydrogen at its industrial complex in Sines, Portugal, with operations expected to start in 2026
