Mar 10, 2021
Clean Energy Fuels, bp finalise dairy RNG joint venture
Biogas News
Mar 9, 2021
Jemena, an Australian energy infrastructure firm, has signed a collaboration agreement with Italgas to share knowledge and experiences in distribution network management, with a focus on technological innovation and decarbonisation.
Italgas and Jemena specialise in the field of natural gas in Italy and Australia respectively. Italgas manages 73,000 kilometres (km) of... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 9, 2021
Enbridge Gas and the City of Hamilton have introduced the first RNG-fuelled bus in Ontario.
Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) is now the first public transport authority in Ontario to use RNG to transport customers. In one year, the HSR RNG bus will use and divert 450 tonnes of organic waste from landfill, equivalent to 38 refuse collection trucks, while also displacing... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 8, 2021
A distillery has committed to offsetting half of its natural gas usage with Vermont Gas’s (VGS) RNG to produce its craft spirits.
Appalachian Gap Distillery made the announcement as part of its journey to becoming certified by Climate Neutral, a net-zero certification for consumer brands through a non-profit organisation whose mission it is to decrease global carbon... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 8, 2021
IES Biogas has opened a new branch in Serbia and inaugurated a new 1,200 kW plant in the country.
The opening of its new branch marks an important step in IES Biogas’ internationalisation plan. The company is pursuing several ambitious projects in Serbia; it has already built four plants and from next spring, a further development of the pipeline is expected with... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 4, 2021
Liquefied biogas (LBG) trucks on the road in Linköping, Sweden, have more than doubled since 2020.
At the turn of the year, around 10 trucks from various companies drove on LBG; however, during February, the number more than doubled when a large grocery company, via its own haulage company, started driving 14 biogas-powered trucks on locally produced biogas.
Svensk... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 4, 2021
Clean Energy Fuels and Total have signed a 50/50 joint venture (JV) to develop renewable natural gas (RNG) production facilities in the US.
The initial firm commitment is $100 million (€83 million) and can increase to $400 million (€332 million) as development opportunities progress.
Since Clean Energy and Total will be providing the equity portion of the investments,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 3, 2021
Recycled food waste collected from households in Welwyn Hatfield, UK, has generated enough electricity to power 62 homes for a year since the service was introduced in November 2020.
At the beginning of February, 565 tonnes of residents’ food waste had been collected, it was then generated into biogas and electricity, enough to power: 62 homes for a year; or boil... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 3, 2021
Aggreko has signed a seven-year contract with Brazilian energy firm EVA Energia for a 10 MW renewable power solution using landfill gas.
Aggreko will deliver a complete system, producing power from biogas derived from two locations; Seropédica (Rio de Janeiro State), the largest landfill site in Latin America, and Mauá (São Paulo State).
The project will provide... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 2, 2021
Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) has launched a €2.9 million compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicle grant scheme to support hauliers in opting for cleaner fuel.
The scheme will support the purchase of up to 400 gas-powered trucks, buses, and vans to help drive a more sustainable transport sector.
It will cover 20% of the difference between CNG and diesel-powered vehicles,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 2, 2021
Japan Bio-Methane and BTS Biogas have partnered to develop biogas in Japan.
Both companies boast a large share of the global market in the field of biogas technology and services and will ‘capitalise on their strengths’ under the new partnership.
“The agreement with BTS is a complementary partnership which will allow us to combine our local market structure... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 2, 2021
Funding for separate food waste collection in the UK should be provided “without delay”, according to the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA).
In its annual monitoring report, the National Infrastructure Commission reiterated its recommendation – first made in 2018 – to “enable separate food waste collection for households and businesses... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 1, 2021
Weltec Biopower has been contracted to build an energy-efficient wastewater treatment unit for a sewage treatment plant in Bückeburg, North Germany.
Apart from the earthworks and the electrical installations, the German biogas manufacturer will supervise the construction of the new sludge thickener, the engine room for the cogeneration power plant and the digester... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 1, 2021
More than 503 million gallons of renewable natural gas (RNG) were produced in the US for transportation in 2020, according to new figures.
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the data, showing a marked increase in RNG production for transport – up from 404 million gallons in 2019.
This increase can be tied to state and federal policies, such as... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 26, 2021
Bio-LNG provides a ‘competitive advantage’ in the shipping industry, according to SEA-LNG, providing ‘favourable finance’ for longer, through reduced emissions.
For every 10% of bio-LNG dropped in and blended with LNG as a marine fuel, a vessel can achieve two additional years’ compliance with the Annual Efficiency Radio (AER) curve, used to secure funding... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 26, 2021
Wyke Farms, the UK’s largest independent cheese producer and a renewable energy producer, has recorded its highest turnover to date.
The cheesemaker, which has an anaerobic digestion (AD) facility, reported a turnover of £107 million, having benefited from substantial growth in export sales to the EU and the rest of the world, up by almost 20%.
Wyke Farms’ 100%... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 25, 2021
Gasrec will increase the size of its bio-LNG tanker fleet by 300% over the next 12 months.
The company’s efforts will help to meet the rapidly growing demand from transport and logistics companies for a lower cost and more sustainable alternative to diesel.
Gasrec recently took delivery of its third cryogenic trailer from Bradford, UK-based M1 Engineering, and... [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
Veolia and Waga Energy have inaugurated a renewable natural gas (RNG) facility at the Granges landfill site in Burgundy, eastern France
Repsol is preparing to begin producing biomethane and hydrogen at its industrial complex in Sines, Portugal, with operations expected to start in 2026
