Biogas News

Plans for a major biogas plant in Somerset, UK, have been unanimously rejected, amid claims it would result in increased traffic, light pollution, and odour issues. Hundreds opposed Resourceful Energy Anaerobic Ltd’s (REAL) bid to build an anaerobic digester plant capable of processing 92,000 tonnes of food waste and crops annually, Somerset Live reported. In refusing permission, planning…
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Commercial vehicle contract hire company, Fraikin, has delivered 10 CNG-powered tractor units to online electricals retailer AO in the UK. Signed to a five-year, full-service contract hire agreement, the new IVECO S-WAY NP 4x2 tractor units are the first in AO’s 129-strong fleet to operate on natural gas. The vehicles run on compressed biomethane and replace older diesel-powered…
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Aemetis has started the commissioning of its $12 million (€10.8 million) biogas-to-RNG facility in California. The facility will be connected to the PG&E gas pipeline interconnection unit located at Aemetis’s Keyes ethanol plant site. The full commissioning process including PG&E’s interconnection unit is expected to be completed in April, enabling the production of utility-grade…
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Food company Valio and energy firm St1 have formed a joint venture (JV) to produce biogas as a transport fuel in Finland. Using dairy farm manure and agricultural by-products, the JV will produce the biogas while creating significant climate benefits and strengthening Finland’s energy and fuel self-sufficiency. The JV aims to build 8-10 biogas production and liquefaction plants by 2030…
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Bioenergy DevCo’s CEO and founder, Shawn Kreloff, has praised US President Biden’s announcement on banning Russian oil imports. A developer of anaerobic digestion (AD) facilities, Bioenergy DevCo transforms organic waste into RNG and green hydrogen, which could help the US end its reliance on fossil fuels. “Today’s announcement from President Biden is a critical step forward to…
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The biomethane sector will deliver 20% of current EU gas imports from Russia by 2030, the European Commission has announced. The Commission’s REPowerEU plan, released on 8 March, marks a decisive step towards the rapid development of Europe’s biomethane industry. In its statement, the Commission said that to boost EU production of biomethane, the REPowerEU plan would aim for 35 billion…
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Hitachi Zosen Inova USA has been awarded a contract by WTE to build a biogas upgrading facility in Wyoming. The project, starting up this summer, will upgrade biogas into a carbon-negative vehicle fuel. The membrane-based gas upgrading facility will have a nominal throughput capacity of over 960 Nm3 per hour. It will take biogas produced through the anaerobic digestion (AD) of manure and…
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Anaergia and its partner Continuus Materials have signed a contract project development agreement (PDA) to convert solid waste to products, fertiliser and RNG in Michigan, US. Under the terms of the PDA with the Board of the Kent County Department of Public Works, the parties agreed a potential project under which an approximately $280 million (€257 million) material recovery facility would…
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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has allocated $2 million (€1.84 million) to 11 organisations to divert food waste from landfills by expanding nationwide anaerobic digestion (AD) capacity. The EPA is ensuring nearly half the funds will be given to projects or recipients located in underserved communities. Specifically, the Agency considered the effects of this initiative on…
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OPAL Fuels has started commercial operations at its new landfill gas-to-RNG facility in Ohio, US. The facility extracts and captures waste methane from Rumpke Waste & Recycling’s Noble Road Landfill, transforming it into RNG and transporting it through Chesapeake Utilities Corporation’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Aspire Energy. An affiliate of NextEra Energy Resources is a joint owner of…
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Waga Energy reported consolidated revenue of €12.3 million in 2021, a year-on-year increase of 29.6%. The revenue increase was driven by a rise in RNG production and cryogenic distillation module sales to Air Liquide. Without the equipment sales to Air Liquide, Waga Energy’s revenue growth would have stood at 14.7%. Most of the revenue generated in France came from long-term contracts…
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An Bord Pleanala, Ireland’s national independent planning body, has approved the development of a large anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in County Offaly. Once operational, the facility will be fed with approximately 50,000 tonnes of feedstock primarily sourced from local farms within 10 kilometres of the site, the Irish Farmers Journal reported. The proposed development will not accept…
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Frigoscandia, a temperate food logistics company in Sweden, has ordered 73 biogas vehicles from Scania. In total, Frigoscandia ordered 112 new trucks, representing the largest order of gas-powered heavy trucks in Sweden. The vehicles will be distributed between Frigoscandia’s subsidary, Svebol Logistics, which mainly has transport operations in Stockholm area and Mälardalen, and Frigoscndia…
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CNG Fuels has opened the world’s largest public access biomethane refuelling station in Avonmouth near Bristol, UK. The site will meet the growing demand from major brands such as Amazon and Royal Mail to cut emissions from haulage and save money while supporting the decarbonisation of the UK’s road haulage sector, which is responsible for 18% of total UK road transport…
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