Jun 19, 2020
ReCarbon, Utilitas Group to build biogas-to-hydrogen plants in Australia
Biogas News
Jun 18, 2020
UK company the John Lewis Partnership is building a dedicated biomethane gas filling station.
The parent company of high-end department store John Lewis and Waitrose supermarket is building the station to enable its largest heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) to use a low-carbon alternative to diesel. The organisation has also revealed it aims to stop using fossil fuels across... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 18, 2020
The City of Boulder, Colorado, US, has partnered with Tetra Tech and CGRS on a wastewater biogas project.
Construction on the biogas use enhancement project is almost halfway complete at the city’s Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF). Biogas produced from wastewater digesters will be converted into renewable natural gas (RNG) for vehicle fuel and will be delivered... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 18, 2020
New data from the European Biogas Association (EBA) and Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE) shows the number of biomethane plants in Europe has increased by 51% in two years.
The EBA and GIE released the second edition of the European Biomethane Map, showing the number of facilities has increased from 483 in 2018 to 729 in 2020. There are currently 18 countries in Europe... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 17, 2020
ETW Energietechnik (ETW) has supplied biogas upgrading technology for a 45km gas grid in Bitburg, Germany.
The newly-built biogas pipeline will collect raw biogas supplies from up to 48 biogas plants in the region. The 45km-long pipeline began transporting the gas to a central upgrading facility at the Bitburg commercial, service and leisure centre area, Flugplatz Bitburg,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 17, 2020
The Railway Industry Association (RIA), the trade body for UK rail suppliers, has called for investment in green hydrogen and battery-powered trains as a way for the government to spearhead an environmentally-friendly economic recovery.
The call from the RIA followed an inquiry by the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Hydrogen, which provides a forum for MPs and... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 16, 2020
Spanish fuel company Repsol has announced two industrial decarbonisation projects involving green hydrogen and biogas.
The CEO of Repsol, Josu Jon Imaz, presented the projects on 15 June that the company will undertake with the support of prominent Spanish and international partners. The facilities, to be built in the port of Bilbao and the surrounding area, will... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 16, 2020
Gasum has opened its 11th gas filling station in Sweden. The Ljungby station is the first station for liquefied gas and liquefied biogas (LBG) in Kronoberg County and will serve heavy-duty vehicles.
The new filling station forms part of the company’s plan to build a network of 50 gas filling stations for heavy-duty vehicles by the early 2020s in the Nordics.
The... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 15, 2020
Dane County landfill in Wisconsin, US, has received its first load of renewable natural gas (RNG) from a manure digester in the Yahara Lakes Watershed.
Brightmark (formerly Brightmark Energy) completed the construction of the multi-million-dollar project upgrading gas equipment at its digester north-west of Waunakee in the town of Vienna, working closely with Dane County.... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 15, 2020
The European Biogas Association (EBA) and the Natural and Bio Gas Vehicle Association (NGVA Europe) have published a new document illustrating the current uptake of biomethane in the transport sector and its potential.
According to the document, 17% of biomethane is used today to fuel natural gas vehicles (NGVs) in 25% of Europe’s refuelling network, resulting in... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 15, 2020
Australian technology firm Hazer Group has completed an $8.4 million (€5.2 million) share placement for its biogas-to-green hydrogen production facility.
According to Hazer, the placement closed early due to strong demand and was upsized from $6 million (€3.6 million) to $8.4 million (€5.2 million). The financing package, along with a grant from the Australian... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 12, 2020
Gasum, Orkla and Volvo Trucks have joined forces to lower road transport emissions.
Orkla, a leading manufacturer and supplier of branded consumer goods, Nordic gas giant Gasum Oy and global truck manufacturer Volvo Trucks will be working with Orkla’s transport partner GDL to use liquefied biogas (LBG) to fuel journeys between Orkla’s warehouse in Helsingborg and... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 12, 2020
Steel manufacturer SSAB Raahe is testing biogas from Gasum as an alternative maritime transport fuel. The test will be carried out in collaboration with ESL Shipping and Gasum and is the first time that biogas will be used as a fuel for ships in Finland.
The three companies are working together to reduce emissions from shipping SSAB’s raw materials. In 2019, SSAB... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 11, 2020
Bioenergy Europe has launched the second chapter of its Statistical Report 2020 focusing on biogas and biomethane.
The report looks at biogas consumption and production in the European Union (EU) and provides an in-depth and current analysis of the sector’s state of play.
According to Bioenergy Europe, the European biogas market is well established and mature.... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 11, 2020
UK-based Thames Water has gone out to tender with several Lots worth £70 million (€78 million), covering biogas and biomethane.
Thames Water has 25 sites using anaerobic digestion processes, all of which produce more than 800 GWh of biogas. The firm said each site is unique and may require alternative solutions depending on their location, biogas composition, and... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 11, 2020
Pizza Hut has started using five biogas-fuelled vehicles for home deliveries in Finland. The company's aims to reduce its burden on the environment, as well as the increasing number of gas filling stations, contributed to its decision to utilise biogas.
Pizza Hut Finland introduced the biogas-powered vehicles in the spring to help lower its carbon footprint. With the... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 10, 2020
Thousands of organisations and businesses in Australia have called for biomethane injection into gas distribution networks in an open letter to the Commonwealth government.
The letter calls for recognition of the role biogas can play to solve energy market decarbonisation challenges. This is the first time businesses across the sector have called on the government to... [Read More]
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