Jan 14, 2021
Biogest to build its first agricultural biogas plant in Idaho, US
Biogas News
Jan 13, 2021
Gevo has announced it is launching Net-Zero Projects for the production of energy-dense liquid hydrocarbons using renewable energy and Gevo’s proprietary technology.
The concept of Gevo’s Net-Zero Projects is to convert renewable energy (photosynthetic, wind, renewable natural gas, biogas) from a range of sources into energy-dense liquid hydrocarbons that, when... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 13, 2021
NW Natural is partnering with BioCarbN, a developer and operator of sustainable infrastructure projects, to convert methane from Tyson Foods facilities into RNG.
Under this partnership, NW Natural, a subsidiary of NW Natural Holding Company, has options to invest up to an estimated $38 million in four separate RNG development projects that will access biogas derived... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 13, 2021
Iowa’s second renewable natural gas (RNG) facility at Sioux City’s Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) is now operational.
The facility was launched with support from Bartlett & West, a community-driven engineering firm, and DMT Clear Gas Solutions, a technology supplier for biogas conditioning and upgrading systems.
The water resource reclamation facility... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 13, 2021
Gasum’s biogas plant at the Munkka waste centre in Lohja, Finland, is now operational.
The facility will convert biowaste from the Helsinki region into renewable gas for transport and industry.
Around 60,000 tonnes of biodegradable feedstocks will be processed at the plant into 40 GWh of biogas, equivalent to the annual fuel consumption of 100 heavy-duty vehicles... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 12, 2021
Total has acquired Fonroche Biogaz, a company that designs, builds, and operates anaerobic digestion (AD) units in France.
With almost 500 GWh of installed capacity, which doubled between 2019 and 2020, Fonroche Biogaz is today the French market leader in the production of renewable gas with more than 10% market share, thanks to a portfolio of seven units in operation... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 12, 2021
Six Swedish logistics companies that tested the use of liquefied biogas (LBG) as fuel revealed their expectations were exceeded.
The six firms, part of MaserFrakt, a major transport company in Sweden, said the LBG trial significantly lowered emissions and provided a better operating environment.
According to MaserFrakt, the companies were happy with the climate impact... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 12, 2021
Indian firm BoxLNG has signed a technology collaboration and investment agreement with Netherlands-based bioenergy systems supplier Host to develop compressed biogas (CBG) projects.
BoxLNG, a distributed clean bioenergy project developer, is focused on executing scalable RNG and CBG projects, and through its subsidiary ZiPGAS, holds 14 letters of intent for the supply... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 11, 2021
Solvay, a firm specialising in materials, solutions, and chemicals, will decarbonise the cyclopentanone unit of its plant in Melle, France, by utilising biomethane.
Cyclopentanone is used in the production of perfumery products and aromas, agrochemicals, and pharmaceuticals.
Through an agreement with an agricultural cooperative for the next 15 years, the entire cyclopentanone... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 11, 2021
On 7 December, Walkers Crisps, one of the largest buyers of British potatoes, is partnering with CCM Technologies to turn its potato waste into fertiliser.
CCm Technologies, a UK-based clean-tech firm, will help Walkers to reduce its carbon footprint by using innovative carbon capture technology to transform potato waste leftover from the anaerobic digestion (AD) process... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 8, 2021
TruStar Energy is set to deliver more than 30 million gasoline gallon equivalent (GGE) of RNG in 2021.
In 2020, TruStar Energy, which supplies RNG for the transportation sector, completed 42 natural gas fuelling station projects across the US, bringing its total completed projects to 380.
The company’s service network continues to grow, with over 60 service professionals... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 7, 2021
Florida City Gas (FCG) can now offer services to convert biogas into renewable natural gas (RNG) and receive and transport RNG through its distribution system on behalf of the biogas producer.
The Florida Public Service Commission approved Florida City Gas’s RNG Service tariff on 5 January. According to the firm, RNG reduces total greenhouse gas emissions and RNG... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 7, 2021
BayoTech, an emerging leader in the field of on-site hydrogen production, has received an equity investment of up to $157 million (€127 million) from Newlight Partners.
The funds will be used to accelerate BayoTech’s strategic growth through product and project development, and infrastructure expansion.
The financing round includes existing investors Cottonwood... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 7, 2021
Align RNG, a joint venture between Dominion Energy and Smithfield Foods, has been issued an air permit for a proposed biogas gathering and processing facility in Duplin County, North Carolina (NC).
The NC Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) Division of Air Quality (DAQ) issued the permit, which will see the facility classified as synthetic minor, meaning it... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 5, 2021
A record number of homes in the North of England were fuelled by biomethane in 2020.
According to figures compiled by Northern Gas Networks (NGN), the amount of biomethane produced increased by nearly 50% compared to 2019, meaning more homes than ever received renewable gas (50,000 homes equivalent).
The rise was due to an increase in the number of biomethane connections... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 5, 2021
Wärtsilä will supply two large-scale biogas upgrading plants to Nature Energy in Denmark.
The agreement dates back to early 2019, but the project was delayed due to permit applications. Production of the upgrading unit was initiated in the fourth quarter of 2020.
The two plants will be installed in the towns of Kvaers and Kong, with each plant upgrading more than... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 4, 2021
Lightweight railcars powered by biomethane derived from human, farm, and food waste could be introduced in the UK.
Ultra Light Rail Partners has received a £60,000 (€66,700) Innovate UK grant to develop a feasibility study and design for a 120-passenger biomethane-powered lightweight railcar for introduction in the West Midlands. The design will focus on COVID-19... [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
