Jul 6, 2020
EU has “no time to lose” on food waste, says WRAP
Policy News
Jul 6, 2020
Biomethane can reach even carbon-negative levels of carbon dioxide reductions in transport, according to the European Biogas Association (EBA).
The EBA said biomethane is readily available, scalable, and contributes to maintaining a strong car industry within the EU, but that it is crucial to “untap” the valuable role of biomethane on an equal footing with electric... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 2, 2020
EQTEC Iberia SL, the wholly-owned subsidiary of technology solution firm EQTEC, which specialises in waste gasification to energy projects, has agreed to work with Carbon Sole Group on green energy solutions in Ireland.
Under the collaboration framework agreement, the two firms will jointly participate in projects in Ireland involving biogas and district heating, waste-to-energy... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 1, 2020
Major energy producer ENGIE and BTS Biogas, a sister company of Bioenergy DevCo, have signed a memorandum of understanding under which the two firms will share expertise and resources to expand decarbonisation efforts, starting in Italy.
The agreement will create a shared project pipeline, allowing both firms to maximise their experience in developing, constructing,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 1, 2020
Shell Energy Europe has agreed to purchase biogas from Danish firm Nature Energy.
The agreement is, to date, the largest of its kind in the world, according to Nature Energy, and confirms that biogas has an important role to play in the green transition. The firms have not revealed the size of the agreement.
Ole Hvelpund, CEO of Nature Energy, commented: “The agreement... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 30, 2020
Greenlane Renewables announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Greenlane Biogas North America, has signed CAD$20.6 million (€13.4 million) in new supply contracts using Greenlane’s Pressure Swing Adsorption biogas upgrading system.
The first contract, worth CAD$17.1 million (€11.1 million), is for the supply of biogas upgrading and related equipment to a multi-location... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 30, 2020
After just eight months, U.S. Gain’s digester at a dairy farm in Wisconsin, US, is transforming animal waste into clean, low-carbon fuel for the transport sector.
The anaerobic digester at S&S Jerseyland Dairy in Sturgeon Bay has been operational since 2011, initially converting waste from the farm’s 4,000-strong herd of Jersey cows to renewable power. U.S.... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 30, 2020
Gasum has opened a new shipping fuel station at the Port of Nynåshamn, Sweden, within the Ports of Stockholm. The company is now supplying both liquefied natural gas (LNG) and liquefied biogas (LBG), or a blend of the two, from the new station.
Following a year of construction, the new bunkering station was taken into use in mid-June and includes new solutions enabling... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 29, 2020
Dutch renewable fuel filling operator OrangeGas has acquired four commercial compressed natural gas (CNG) stations and a bus depot from Öresundskraft, a Swedish municipal energy utility company.
OrangeGas, a new player in the Swedish market, will start operating the former Öresundskraft stations in Helsingborg from 1 September. According to a statement by OrangeGas... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 29, 2020
Water industry trade body Water UK and the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) have joined forces to ask pub landlords to act quickly to ensure waste beer can be processed efficiently and sustainably.
According to the BBPA, in most cases, beer that has become unsaleable as a result of the COVID-19 crisis will need to be destroyed in the pub; however where a robust... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 29, 2020
Southern California Gas Co (SoCalGas), Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and Opus 12, a clean energy start-up, have developed new electrochemical technology that converts the carbon dioxide (CO2) content in raw biogas into pipeline-quality renewable natural gas (RNG).
The single-step process was designed to use renewable electricity and therefore also provides... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 26, 2020
Spanish renewable energy firm Norvento is expanding into the biogas sector, focusing on developing biogas plants and solutions.
Norvento has been operating in this sector since 2013, carrying out research and development, biogas engineering and turnkey projects. The firm says this venture consolidates and unifies its portfolio of solutions, talent and knowledge around... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 25, 2020
Food waste recycler Warrens Group has warned that the UK could miss its sustainable development goal of halving food waste by 2030 due to the impact of COVID-19.
The firm said the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12.3 aims to cut food waste by half globally by 2030 and address its significant carbon and methane footprint. Warrens Group’s commercial director,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 24, 2020
Naturgy Ireland has injected biomethane into the Irish gas grid for the first time.
The firm, which supplies biomethane to companies including major beverage firm Diageo and Tesco Ireland, said that the introduction of biomethane into the gas network represented an “unprecedented opportunity” for businesses in Ireland.
The newly-launched injection point at Cush,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 24, 2020
Swindon, UK is considering extending its food waste collection service after a successful trial.
The local council trialled the service at 11,000 households and is looking at rolling out the service to 97,000 households permanently. The food waste collected is processed at an anaerobic digestion facility in Wiltshire, where it is converted into energy to power homes.
The... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 23, 2020
Landia’s technology has helped a biogas plant to continue operations following a feedstock build-up in a reactor tank.
Danish firm Ny Rybjerggaard, which covers pig production, plant breeding and green energy, first encountered issues with its existing propeller stirrers when a steel wire broke. The company’s owner Jens Henry Christensen said: “In one of our reactor... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 19, 2020
Three biomethane production plant projects involving Cadent Gas remain on track despite the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
The firm said the projects are on course to start sending low-carbon “gas from trash” into Cadent’s network this year, as its teams “kept the wheel in motion” during lockdown. Increasing the use of biomethane from food,... [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
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