Aug 24, 2020
City of Cockburn, Australia launches food waste AD trial
Biogas News
Aug 21, 2020
Northern Gas Networks (NGN) has secured a £770,000 (€860,000) grant for essential work to link Bradford’s Alternative Fuel Centre to the gas network.
The work on the facility in Bradford, UK, will bring the development of a compressed natural gas (CNG) filling station one step closer, by linking it to the local gas transmission system operated by NGN.
Ofgem... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 21, 2020
Green Era has partnered with bp to sell renewable energy produced at its anaerobic digestion (AD) facility in Chicago, US.
The collaboration forms part of a $32 million (€27.1 million) revitalisation project to bring renewable energy, jobs, and sustainable food to a historic Chicago community.
A $3 million (€2.5 million) state investment has been allocated to... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 20, 2020
Major US grocer Kroger has outlined its new stakeholder priorities and operational improvements in its environmental, social and governance (ESG) 2020 report.
In its ESG report, Kroger highlights the firm reduced retail food waste generated by 4% in 2019 and improved food waste diversion from landfill by 5%. Since introducing its Zero Hunger | Zero Waste initiative... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 19, 2020
Cambi has agreed to deliver a thermal hydrolysis plant to the Washington Suburban Sanitation Commission’s (WSSC) Piscataway Bioenergy Project.
The new plant will be located 20 kilometres south of the DC Water site and treat sewage sludge from five wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) in the Montgomery and Prince George’s counties in Maryland, US.
The Piscataway... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 19, 2020
DP Clean Tech has signed an exclusive agreement with NorthTec in Italy to market DP’s advanced biogas solutions – ADOS Mill and SEDI Tank.
According to DP, Italy has an established biogas industry which is among the more developed in Europe. It has been given a major boost by recent subsidy initiatives from the Italian Government to promote the development and production... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 18, 2020
The UK Government has opened a £10 million (€11 million) fund to kick-start green innovation across Scotland’s distillery industry.
Thanks to this new support, distilleries will be able to harness energy sources such as biomass, low-carbon hydrogen, and repurposed waste to power their operations.
Currently, there are 133 malt and grain distilleries operating... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 17, 2020
UK rail firm Eversholt Rail and Alstom, a multinational rail company based in France, have invested a further £1 million (€1.1 million) in its hydrogen trains.
In 2019, the firms unveiled the design of a new hydrogen train for the UK market. Named ‘Breeze’, the train is a conversion of existing Class 321 trains, re-engineering some of the UK’s ‘most reliable... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 17, 2020
An open letter signed by more than 50 organisations is advocating for renewable gas to be prioritised as part of Australia’s Technology Investment Roadmap.
The letter, co-authored by Bioenergy Australia and the Australian Hydrogen Council, outlines the common ground for renewable gas market development with a diverse cross-sector backing the call on government to... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 14, 2020
US firm Anheuser-Busch, a wholly-owned subsidiary of global brewer AB InBev, is transitioning more than 180 trucks to renewable natural gas (RNG).
In 2014 and 2015, the firm converted 160 diesel-fuelled trucks in Houston and St Louis to fleets powered by compressed natural gas (CNG) engines. As the next step to achieve its 2025 sustainability goal of reducing carbon... [Read More]
Other News
Aug 13, 2020
A new food waste collection service in Glasgow, UK, is being revised due to poor uptake.
Glasgow City Council introduced food waste collection in flats and tenements in north-west Glasgow in February, but there were concerns over the effectiveness of the service. Recent figures show that around 2,000 tonnes of food waste are collected from flatted properties in the... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 13, 2020
Multi-utility infrastructure and services provider Fulcrum is supporting a major new renewable energy project with the installation of a 2.3-kilometre gas main, which will power an expanding food waste recycling plant.
Secured through its client, energy consultant Excel Utilities, the contract will provide a new gas supply to the site, which is owned and operated by... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 13, 2020
Biomethane was connected to the UK’s Gas National Transmission System (NTS) from a Cambridgeshire farm for the first time at the end of July.
Murrow anaerobic digestion plant, operated by Biocow, produces renewable gas made from cow manure and straw. The pipeline will support flows of up to 15,000 standard cubic metres per hour, enough for the annual gas consumption... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 12, 2020
Xebec Adsorption's (Xebec) wholly-owned subsidiary, Xebec Holding USA, has agreed to acquire all the outstanding securities of Enerphase Industrial Solutions (Air Flow) to support its renewable natural gas (RNG) growth.
Air Flow is a distributor and service provider of compressed air equipment in North Carolina. Established in 1981, the firm’s focus is on preventative... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 12, 2020
UK biogas firms are urging the UK’s Minister for Business, Energy, and Clean Growth, Kwasi Kwarteng MP, to “take urgent action” and include all eligible renewable heat projects in the extension of the non-domestic renewable heat incentive (RHI), announced in the March 2020 budget.
Agri-food renewable energy projects have been excluded from the RHI extension, despite... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 11, 2020
The Indian government is considering blending biogas with natural gas to boost the domestic availability of biofuels and reduce reliance on imports.
According to a report by the New Indian Express, Oil Secretary Tarun Kapoor said the gas distribution sector is rapidly expanding and a portion must come from bio-sources. During a World Biofuel Day webinar, Kapoor said:... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 11, 2020
WELTEC BIOPOWER and Nordmethan will now operate under a single name.
For many years, the two German companies have been working under the same group. Weltec builds biogas and biomethane plants and Nordmethan supplements the portfolio with the operation of energy plants. Both companies will now operate under the name Weltec Biopower.
Jens Albartus, director of the... [Read More]
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Moeve has announced a €600 million investment plan for the construction of up to 30 new biomethane plants by 2030
During the signing ceremony, Sweden’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Maria Malmer Stenergard, announced a donation of USD 1.5 million for prefeasibility and detailed engineering studies
ADTechOptima’s technologies aim to solve two key problems: the underperformance of anaerobic digesters and the quality of the digestate produced as part of the process
