Nov 12, 2020
Bergen, Norway welcomes 125 biogas-fuelled buses
Biogas News
Nov 12, 2020
Gas Distributors for Sustainability (GD4S), the European Biogas Association (EBA), and NGVA Europe have co-signed a joint letter to the European Commission, calling on it to focus on renewable fuels, including biomethane, in the upcoming Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy.
The organisations specifically called for all renewable fuels, and all relevant engine technologies... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 11, 2020
Impact investing firm North Sky Capital and development, technology, and operations partner Anaergia Services, are building a renewable natural gas (RNG) facility at a wastewater plant in San Bernadino County, California.
The RNG facility will be built at the Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority (VVWRA) in a public-private partnership which demonstrates a... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 11, 2020
A project to convert human waste into a zero-emission fuel has been awarded £60,000 from Innovate UK, part of the UK Government’s Research and Innovation organisation.
The ‘Make Your Poo Work For You’ project, a collaboration between Welsh Water, Cardiff Council, and local authorities and technology company Costain, will see biogas from sewage converted into... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 9, 2020
FPT Industrial (FPT), IVECO, and Snam have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the decarbonisation of transport using biomobility (biomethane and natural gas) and hydrogen.
FPT and IVECO, two CNH Industrial brands that design and manufacture powertrains and commercial vehicles respectively, have signed the MoU with Snam for technological and commercial cooperation... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 9, 2020
Estonian firm AS EG Ehitus has ordered a third biogas upgrading plant from EnviTec Biogas.
AS EG Ehitus chose EnviTec again following the commissioning and successful performance test runs for two EnviThan gas upgrading plants in six months, during a pandemic.
The gas upgrading facility plus compressed natural gas (CNG) compressor unit will be put into service at... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 9, 2020
Integrated waste and resource management firm Urbaser has started wood waste collections from households across Welwyn Hatfield in Hertfordshire, UK.
The food waste collected will be recycled and used to generate power and create fertiliser for local farmland.
Over the last few months, more than 40,000 green caddies have been delivered to homes across the borough... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 9, 2020
Praj Industries’ compressed biogas (CBG) demonstration plant was inaugurated on 6 November by Union Minister Shri Prakash Javadekar.
Located in the Praj Matrix R&D campus, the plant deploys Praj’s technology, which utilises a proprietary microbial consortium made from feedstock such as agri-residues and press mud. Also known as renewable natural gas, CBG forms... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 9, 2020
A test conducted by Orkla, Gasum, and Volvo Trucks to determine the emissions reduction capabilities of liquid biogas in transport and logistics has been hailed a success.
The three firms conducted a one-month test during which Orkla’s transport partner GDL switched to liquid biogas (LBG). The results showed Orkla achieved a 90% reduction in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 6, 2020
Dutch gas supplier Titan LNG has signed a deal to receive European Union funding for its Bio2Bunker biogas project.
Titan LNG, a major supplier of liquefied natural gas to the marine and industrial markets in Europe has been granted €11 million in funding from the EU’s Connecting Europe Facility (CEF); the EU’s grant scheme supporting transport infrastructure,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 6, 2020
Vermont Gas Services (VGS) has helped a mead producer to switch to 100% renewable natural gas (RNG) power.
Groennfell Meadery’s mead, also known as honey wine, is now being produced using VGS’ first-in-the-nation RNG. The renewable gas is being used to power its custom-designed brewing system to become net-zero by 2030, as part of its ‘drink your values’ business... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 6, 2020
Munich Airport has received the Association of German Gas Industry’s Innovation Prize in the ‘Mobility & Transport’ category for testing a passenger bus using renewable fuel.
The airport conducted a pilot test, running its passenger bus on liquid methane. In future, the bus will be fuelled with biomethane.
The project was developed in cooperation with start-up... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 4, 2020
Eco Sustainable Solutions has secured a multi-million-pound waste handling contract with Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole Council (BCP) in the UK.
The four-year contract – with an option to extend up to 10 years – will see Eco Sustainable Solutions processing all organic waste generated in the BCP region, including food waste, garden waste, and wood waste.
The... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 4, 2020
Host has hailed its collaboration with Dutch dairy firm FrieslandCampina’s ‘Jumpstart’ cooperative a “great success”.
Under the partnership, Host is building five of its Microferm manure digesters at dairy farms in the Netherlands, with two already complete.
The five Microferms are being built at farms in Overijssel, Friesland, Leeuwarden, Limburg, and... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 3, 2020
Dutch firm Stirling Cryogenics, part of the HYSYTECH group, has partnered with Italian firm AB on the design, construction, installation, and maintenance of liquid biomethane production plants with cryogenerators.
The technology developed by Stirling is based on a consolidated process, already used worldwide in over 3,000 cryogenic installations, employing a ‘proven... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 3, 2020
Gasum has acquired a biogas plant from Torran Gas Holding in Sweden.
With the right feedstock, the Skövde Biogas plant could produce up to 40 GWh. The plant, along with Gasum’s biogas plants in Lidköping and Vadsbo (50% ownership) and a planned facility in Götene, will allow the company to boost its biogas production capacity.
The acquisition will also enable... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 2, 2020
US power and energy infrastructure firm LS Power has invested in a portfolio of renewable natural gas (RNG) projects.
LS Power partnered with The Landfill Group, a North Carolina-based developer and operator of landfill gas projects, to jointly develop a portfolio of landfill-gas-to-RNG projects throughout the US. The firm has also acquired an interest in a landfill-gas-to-RNG... [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
