Biogas News
Four people have died following a major incident at a wastewater treatment plant near Bristol, UK.
Investigations are underway to find out what caused an explosion at Wessex Water in Avonmouth.
The explosion occurred at 11.20am in a silo that held treated biosolids (or sludge) from the sewage treatment process. The sludge is treated in anaerobic digesters to produce renewable energy and…
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Foresight Group has partnered with CNG Fuels to develop a network of refuelling stations in the UK, providing an initial £80 million (€89 million) in funding.
The stations will enable heavy-goods vehicles (HGVs) to run on carbon-neutral fuel.
CNG Fuels opened its fifth refuelling station near Birmingham last week, and the funding will see it develop at least 14 further public access…
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Greenlane Renewables’ wholly-owned subsidiary, Greenlane Biogas, has signed a $10 million (€6.38 million) contract for a new renewable natural gas (RNG) project owned by an international energy firm.
The project will utilise Greenlane’s membrane separation biogas upgrading system. The project owner and location have not yet been revealed.
“Greenlane continues to gain traction with…
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Israeli renewable energy firm Ellomay Capital has acquired all issued and outstanding shares of Groen Gas Gelderland (GG Gelderland), through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Ellomay Luxembourg Holdings, for €1.56 million.
GG Gelderland owns an operating anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in Gelderland, the Netherlands, with a permit that enables it to produce around 7.5 million Nm3 per year. The…
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Energy infrastructure firm ATCO and the Great Southern Development Commission (GSDC) have agreed to undertake a feasibility study into renewable natural gas (RNG) opportunities in Albany.
The First City 100% Renewable Gas Project will assess the viability of injecting RNG into the Albany gas network, providing a low emission energy source for the people of Albany.
Patrick Creaghan, ATCO’s…
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Quadrogen Power Systems has installed its innovative biomethane (or RNG) generation project utilising landfill gas from the Vancouver Landfill in Delta, British Columbia.
FortisBC has also received approval from the BC Utilities Commission to purchase up to 60,000 gigajoules annually of the produced RNG for injection into its natural gas infrastructure, enough energy to meet the needs of…
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Dinner scraps, spoiled fruit, and vegetables from supermarkets and restaurants are being processed into renewable vehicle fuel by the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts.
The Sanitation Districts have been converting food waste into electricity for over six years, but have now launched a biogas purification system to recycle the waste into renewable vehicle fuel.
“With this new biogas…
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BayoTech, an Albuquerque, US-based energy solutions firm focused on hydrogen, has joined the Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG Coalition).
The RNG Coalition is a member-led non-profit organisation advocating for the sustainable development, and utilisation of RNG and renewable product gases, such as hydrogen so that present and future generations can access domestic, renewable, clean…
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Scandinavian Biogas has acquired logistics service company Ekdalens Biotransporter, a market leader in the transport of organic material to and from biogas facilities in southern Sweden.
The acquisition forms part of Scandinavian Biogas’ strategy to achieve greater integration across the entire value chain, from organic waste to produced biogas and bio-fertiliser, and the capacity to offer a…
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WELTEC BIOPOWER’s €11 million biomethane plant in Normandy, France, has gone live.
The German energy plant manufacturer rolled out the project with Agripower France, a local firm that comprises 40 operations across the agricultural value chain.
The plant, near the town of Vire, has created three permanent jobs and processes around 70,000 tons of substrates to produce biogas, which is…
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Arla Foods Ingredients has saved around 60,000 tonnes of CO2 per year by utilising biogas.
The company is also investing in its dry blend lactose production capacity, helping infant formula manufacturers cut their emissions by as much as 25%.
The two initiatives are part of Green Ambition 2050 – the sustainability strategy of parent company Arla Foods amba, which aims to achieve carbon…
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JLEN Environmental Assets Group’s (JLEN) diversified portfolio is now formed of 34% wind projects, 27% AD, 22% solar, 15% waste and wastewater and 2% hydro and battery, by value.
In its half-year results to 30 September, the firm reported a portfolio valuation of £552.9 million (€619.4 million), up from £537.1 million (€601.7 million) on 31 March.
The company completed two new…
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With the help of anaerobic digestion (AD), a resort in Pembrokeshire, Wales has achieved the international ‘Green Key’ award in recognition of its high environmental standards.
With awarded establishments in 65 countries, Green Key is the fastest-growing eco-label for the tourism sector.
In Wales, Green Key is operated by environmental charity Keep Wales Tidy, which also manages the…
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STRABAG Environmental Technology is to build the first continuous anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in Poland for selectively collected bio-waste.
The joint venture between STRABAG Umwelttechnik and its technology partner AK Nova signed a contract with the Municipal Association of Communes, ‘Clean Town, Clean Commune’, from Kalisz for the design and build of an AD system and the shelter and…
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Thermo Design Engineering (TDE) has partnered with REN Energy International (REN Energy) to create a first-of-its-kind RNG plant in British Columbia.
REN Energy has been working on a method that creates RNG from wood waste. The firm will build, own, and operate the facility in Fruitvale while FortisBC will own and operate the interconnection facility on the site that will connect the project…
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