Biogas News

Anaergia has plans to construct a biogas plant in Kasaoka, Okayama for Toyo Energy Solution Company.  The facility will produce renewable electricity using biogas made by anaerobically digesting cow manure from Okayama Prefecture farms.  The plant will prevent about 13,500 tonnes of CO2e in emissions from the manure and from fossil fuels that would have been used to generate the power,…
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A2A and BTS Biogas, both of which work towards progressing the construction of biogas and biomethane plants, have signed a letter of intent (LOI) aimed at defining a joint venture. This is with the objective of constructing new plants and reconverting existing infrastructures that will be powered by animal and vegetable waste. The agreement provides for an equal participation of A2A and BTS…
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Bloom Energy’s ground-breaking dairy biogas-to-fuel cell project, conducted in collaboration with California Bioenergy (CalBio) at Bar 20 Dairy Farms in Kerman, California has achieved two national recognitions. The collaboration was awarded Project of the Year by the American Biogas Council (ABC) at the annual BIOGAS AMERICAS conference, while Bar 20 received a 2022 US Dairy…
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CHAR Technologies has begun Phase 1 of the Thorold Renewable Natural Gas and Biocarbon Project at the Thorold Multimodal Hub. Supported by the Natural Gas Innovation Fund, as well as Bioindustrial Innovation Canada, Phase 1 “will contribute to a lower carbon intense economy by providing direct drop-in solutions to replace the consumption of fossil fuels” it said, adding: “This is an…
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Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (UHB) has utilised new green technology for childbirth, marking a significant milestone in reducing nitrous oxide emissions. Nitrous oxide has been a critical aspect of healthcare delivery, and is commonly used in anaesthetics. However, studies have shown nitrous oxide has more than 265 times the global warming potential than carbon dioxide…
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Norwegian Prime Minister, Jonas Gahr Støre, inaugurated RENEVO’s new renewable biogas plant in Stord, Western-Norway, on 24 May. It is the first of its kind in Norway and marks the start of a Western Norway energy adventure that produces the equivalent of renewable energy that 4,000 households consume per year. The Stord plant is the largest commercial renewable biogas plant in Western…
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Bioenergy and German farmers’ associations have criticised the country’s renewable energy act (EEG) amendment passed in the Bundestag on Thursday, July 7, on the grounds that it does not provide sufficient support for biogas. “It is completely incomprehensible that in the middle of this far-reaching energy crisis, a sustainable domestic energy source such as biogas is being curbed in the…
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Koodugal, which is an Indian NGO, has started helping villages in India install biogas plants and achieve energy self-sufficiency. As a result, villages including Chaparthi and Thaliyur, Kaveripattinam block in Krishnagiri district, now have biogas plants that have been operating for a few months. Koodugal Trust along with Lennox International has installed biogas plants to provide options…
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Europe’s largest biogas producer has warned that it will take years to significantly boost production despite the EU pushing for a rapid increase in output to reduce reliance on Russian gas.  Biomethane is chemically identical to natural gas but produced through the controlled decomposition of animal and industrial waste. The EU wants output to more than double and contribute to about three…
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As many as 20 AD plants are expected to supply biomethane to a new €30m Central Grid Injection facility being developed by Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) in Mitchelstown, Co Cork. Construction of Ireland’s first large-scale renewable gas injection facility is due to start next summer under project GRAZE, which also encompasses the transportation of biomethane from the producers to the…
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Bioenergy Europe has released the Biogas Statistical Report 2022, developed in collaboration with the European Biogas Association (EBA). The report provides readers with accurate and up-to-date information on a variety of segments from within the bioenergy sector, outlining availability and dynamics of supply, amongst other areas. In addition, the accompanying policy brief puts forward key…
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GPS Renewables, a Bengaluru based biofuels technology and EPC firm, has received a patent from Intellectual Property India for its Decentralised Distributed Biogas model (DISPRED model). GPS Renewables’ DISPRED model, which stands for DIStributedPREDigestion, is a 100 percent decentralised model. It enables the direct many-to-one or many-to-many mapping of Waste Generators to Bulk Energy…
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Brazilian fuel retailer Vibra Energia SA has announced its agreement to acquire 50 percent of ZEG Biogas, with the possibility of increasing the stake to 70 percent in the future, as it looks to expand its footprint on renewable energy. Vibra said in a securities filing -  it will make an initial investment of 30 million reais ($5.63 million) on ZEG upon closing of the deal, which will…
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Belenergia and PRODEVAL, both key players in the international development of the biogas sector, have come together to combine their expertise. The companies signed a framework agreement on June 9, to develop biogas projects across Europe. The collaboration, already begun between the two companies, aims to complete Belenergia’s biomethane offer in the biogas upgrading market, CNG, LNG and…
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