Mar 3, 2021
UK borough’s food waste scheme hailed a success
Biogas News
Mar 3, 2021
Aggreko has signed a seven-year contract with Brazilian energy firm EVA Energia for a 10 MW renewable power solution using landfill gas. Aggreko will deliver a complete system, producing power from biogas derived from two locations; Seropédica (Rio de Janeiro State), the largest landfill site in Latin America, and Mauá (São Paulo State). The project will provide... [Read More]
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Mar 2, 2021
Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) has launched a €2.9 million compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicle grant scheme to support hauliers in opting for cleaner fuel. The scheme will support the purchase of up to 400 gas-powered trucks, buses, and vans to help drive a more sustainable transport sector. It will cover 20% of the difference between CNG and diesel-powered vehicles,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 2, 2021
Japan Bio-Methane and BTS Biogas have partnered to develop biogas in Japan. Both companies boast a large share of the global market in the field of biogas technology and services and will ‘capitalise on their strengths’ under the new partnership. “The agreement with BTS is a complementary partnership which will allow us to combine our local market structure... [Read More]
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Mar 2, 2021
Funding for separate food waste collection in the UK should be provided “without delay”, according to the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA). In its annual monitoring report, the National Infrastructure Commission reiterated its recommendation – first made in 2018 – to “enable separate food waste collection for households and businesses... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 1, 2021
Weltec Biopower has been contracted to build an energy-efficient wastewater treatment unit for a sewage treatment plant in Bückeburg, North Germany. Apart from the earthworks and the electrical installations, the German biogas manufacturer will supervise the construction of the new sludge thickener, the engine room for the cogeneration power plant and the digester... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 1, 2021
More than 503 million gallons of renewable natural gas (RNG) were produced in the US for transportation in 2020, according to new figures. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the data, showing a marked increase in RNG production for transport – up from 404 million gallons in 2019. This increase can be tied to state and federal policies, such as... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 26, 2021
Bio-LNG provides a ‘competitive advantage’ in the shipping industry, according to SEA-LNG, providing ‘favourable finance’ for longer, through reduced emissions. For every 10% of bio-LNG dropped in and blended with LNG as a marine fuel, a vessel can achieve two additional years’ compliance with the Annual Efficiency Radio (AER) curve, used to secure funding... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 26, 2021
Wyke Farms, the UK’s largest independent cheese producer and a renewable energy producer, has recorded its highest turnover to date. The cheesemaker, which has an anaerobic digestion (AD) facility, reported a turnover of £107 million, having benefited from substantial growth in export sales to the EU and the rest of the world, up by almost 20%. Wyke Farms’ 100%... [Read More]
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Feb 25, 2021
Gasrec will increase the size of its bio-LNG tanker fleet by 300% over the next 12 months. The company’s efforts will help to meet the rapidly growing demand from transport and logistics companies for a lower cost and more sustainable alternative to diesel. Gasrec recently took delivery of its third cryogenic trailer from Bradford, UK-based M1 Engineering, and... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 25, 2021
Host has ‘stepped up’ the investment and operation of its bioenergy systems in the Netherlands. By investing in its own biogas facilities in Boornbergum, Host allows farmers with sufficient manure or agricultural feedstock available all year round to realise a biogas plant at its site, without the financial investment. Host has a strong foothold in small-scale... [Read More]
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Feb 25, 2021
Deciding to build an anaerobic digestion (AD) plant near Pontefract that can accept a wide range of feedstocks has ‘paid off’ for a UK firm. Feedstock flexibility has enabled Lanes Farm Energy’s AD facility to continue functioning throughout its first year of operations, despite the challenges posed by COVID-19. Ted Sultan, director at the plant, explained... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 24, 2021
Vogelsang grew its revenue by around 7% in 2020, driven by growth in agricultural technology and biogas markets. The company, based in Essen, Germany, grew its revenue to €134 million, despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. By launching new products such as the XRipper XRG macerator for sewers and the UniSpread universal linkage, and adding greater... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 24, 2021
The Coalition for the Energy of the Future has unveiled its first seven concrete actions, including on biogas and hydrogen, and welcomed three new members. Launched in late 2019, the Coalition aims at accelerating the development of future energies and technologies to sustain green energy models and reduce the impact of transport and logistics on climate change. Airbus,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 24, 2021
Biogest is to build a 190 kW agricultural and food waste biogas plant in South Korea. The project, close to Daegu in the south of the country, will be developed with HC Energy and DoBangYukJong Farm and is supported by the Changnyeong-gun city office. The Biogest PowerRing biogas plant, fed with pig slurry and food waste, will be an important reference plant to attract... [Read More]
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Feb 23, 2021
Bio-LNG provides ‘significant’ greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions and is already being introduced in shipping, according to SEA-LNG. Just 10% of drop-in bio-LNG with LNG provides around two years of additional compliance under Poseidon Principles measures, a global framework for the decarbonisation of shipping. Both fuels can be used interchangeably with existing LNG... [Read More]
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Feb 23, 2021
FPT Industrial has helped an Italian winery to produce the world’s first zero-emissions wine, using biomethane. The company helped Fontanafredda, a winery founded by the first King of Italy in 1858, by supplying two New Holland TK Methane Power crawler vineyard tractors with biomethane-fuelled FPT Industrial F28 natural gas engines. The tractors will work in the... [Read More]
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