Apr 15, 2020
Green light for Riverside Energy Park near London, UK
Biogas News
Apr 15, 2020
Clean, low-carbon gas-powered heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) have overtaken fossil-powered trucks, according to the Gas Vehicle Network (GVN).
GVN's 2018 statistics show that 55.5% of gas for transport fuel was biomethane; the organisation expects this to rise again in the 2019 figures. Foster said: Mike Foster, head of GVN, said renewable gas-powered vehicles are an "obvious,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 15, 2020
Orbital Gas Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CUI Global, has been awarded a contract to design, produce and commission its first-ever biomethane-to-grid plants for the UK water industry.
Orbital received the contract from a major UK energy provider. The agreement covers the provision of an initial biomethane grid entry unit (GEU) followed by a second unit, both... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 14, 2020
The new renewable gas offloading station at Dane County landfill in Wisconsin will receive its first load of biogas this week.
In April 2019, a biogas upgrading facility opened at the Dane County landfill to convert waste and cow manure into renewable natural gas (RNG), to be injected into the natural gas pipeline and used as a transport fuel.
The RNG offloading... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 14, 2020
In March, EDL Energy, Kinetrex Energy and South Side Landfill celebrated the opening of the Indy High BTU plant, which will convert landfill methane gas into renewable natural gas (RNG).
The plant, which is now fully operational, will convert the methane into around 8 million gallons of pipeline-quality RNG annually, reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Central... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 9, 2020
South Africa-based wastewater solutions company Talbot has installed the first Econvert Eco Digester on the African continent.
Econvert Water and Energy, Talbot's technology partner, is a European specialist in the delivery of anaerobic digestion (AD) and biogas water treatment solutions. Talbot has the exclusive rights to the technology across Africa and the Indian... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 9, 2020
The UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has provided recommendations for prioritising waste collection services, listing food waste as a high priority.
According to DEFRA, it is 'non-statutory guidance' to help local authorities to maintain services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
On food waste, the government body said that where food waste... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 9, 2020
Austrian firm Biogest has signed a cooperation agreement with Spanish firm Biologist SC SLU for further expansion in the Spanish market.
Biologist leads process integration projects under the concepts of a circular green economy in various locations in the Iberian Peninsula. According to Biogest, which has worked on projects in the UK, France, India, South Korea and... [Read More]
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Apr 6, 2020
Finnish-Swiss biotech company Ductor is building three combined biofertiliser-biogas facilities in northern Poland.
The new facilities will be built in Poland's Zachodniopomorskie region, approximately 100km off the coast of the Baltic Sea. The plants will use 100% poultry waste to create renewable electricity and organic nitrogen fertiliser, helping to significantly... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 6, 2020
US-based Capstone Turbine Corporation has received an order for an 800 kilowatt (kW) Signature Series microturbine to upgrade the City of Roseville, California wastewater treatment plant (WWTP).
Capstone's low-emission C800S microturbine system will allow the City of Roseville to yield "significant benefits" for customers and the environment in the near and long-term,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 3, 2020
UK-based Severn Trent Green Power (STGP) has won a five-year contract with Peterborough City Council to convert the city's food waste into energy using anaerobic digestion (AD).
The contract begins this week and includes responsibility for the collection, haulage and treatment of food waste collected through kerbside recycling. There will be a possibility of extending... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 2, 2020
Environmental infrastructure investment fund JLEN has invested £11 million (€12.5 million) in an anaerobic digestion (AD) facility in Scotland.
The Peacehill Farm AD plant in Fife was commissioned in December 2015. It has a capacity of around 5MW and predominantly produces biomethane to be exported to the national gas grid. The Peacehill Farm AD facility is accredited... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 31, 2020
The European Biogas Association (EBA) has appointed Harmen Dekker as its new director.
Dekker, who formerly served as an advisory board member, is taking up his position with the EBA on 1 April and will be co-responsible for executing the strategy of the association in the coming years. He has worked in the sustainability sector for almost 15 years and is committed... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 31, 2020
HoSt is supplying a turnkey Microferm Green Gas installation at a dairy farm in Boornbergum in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands.
The installation will be built as part of the 'Jumpstart' initiative by the Dutch dairy cooperative, FrieslandCampina. The manure digester will utilise proprietary manure to produce 40 cubic metres of biomethane per hour. With... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 30, 2020
US company KeHE Distributors, a natural & organic, fresh and speciality distributor has partnered with Clean Energy Fuels to add renewable natural gas (RNG) trucks to its fleet.
KeHE will add the low-carbon emission trucks to its California fleet in 2020, replacing five diesel trucks. In doing so, KeHE hopes to reduce its carbon emissions by 674 tonnes, equivalent... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 30, 2020
Trident Processes has been selected as the nutrient recovery technology provider for a new anaerobic digestion (AD) facility in Salisbury, Vermont.
Construction is underway for Vanguard Renewables' new farm-powered biogas facility at Goodrich Family Farm's dairy. Once the facility has been built in Q3 2020, the facility will process 280 tons of manure and organic waste... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 27, 2020
Anaerobic digestion (AD) plant operators could soon be working at maximum capacity, due to an increase in food waste as a result of panic buying.
Pump manufacturer Landia has said that AD and biogas plant operators could see "an avalanche of food" coming to their facilities, as those worried about coronavirus over-purchase food.
Howard Burton, technical sales engineer... [Read More]
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