Biogas News

The Prince of Wales opened J V Energen’s newly installed CO2 capture facility in Dorset on 9 June, where green CO2 is supplied to its new joint venture business, BioCarbonics. The green CO2 is captured at J V Energen’s Rainbarrow Farm anaerobic digestion (AD) and biomethane-to-grid plant. It is processed into a food and beverage-grade product, where it is used for the carbonation of…
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The World Biogas Association (WBA) has responded to the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, stating that anaerobic digestion (AD) is 'dangerously overlooked' as an immediate climate solution. The WBA has renewed its call for the potential of the biogas industry to be ‘urgently unlocked’ so that it can help deliver the “rapid reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG)…
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Greenlane Renewables’ wholly-owned subsidiary, Greenlane Biogas North America, has signed a total of $12.8 million (€8.7 million) in contracts for biogas upgrading systems for US RNG projects. One of the contracts involves the supply of one of Greenlane’s membrane separation biogas upgrading systems for a project owned by an international energy company. Greenlane also announced…
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TruStar Energy, an OPAL Fuels company, has signed a contract with CITY Furniture to build three RNG fuelling stations and supply fuel. TruStar will manage the development, construction, and service in Miami Gardens, Ocoee, and Plant City, Florida. Under the contract, OPAL Fuels will supply the company with 7.75 million gasoline gallon equivalents of RNG over the terms of the agreement. The…
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Black Sheep Brewery in Yorkshire has signed a three-year deal with biogas producer Warrens Group. The agreement will support the Masham-based brewery by generating a new income stream from the by-products of the brewing process, the Yorkshire Post reported. Warrens Group, based in Newton Aycliffe, is one of the first food waste recycling firms in the UK to power its waste collection…
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Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (NGen) has partnered with Genecis Bioindustries to develop, scale and integrate a novel biotechnology platform to upcycle food waste into premium sustainable plastics, using anaerobic digestion (AD). NGen, the industry-led organisation behind Canada’s advanced manufacturing supercluster, announced $6 million (€4.06 million) in collaborative funding for…
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Green Gas Day 2021, the UK’s largest gas-to-grid industry gathering, will take place in Birmingham on 9 September. After the 2020 edition was moved due to the pandemic, this year’s event will take place in-person at Birmingham’s National Motorcycle Museum. The Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) and CNG Services have been running Green Gas Day (formerly…
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Gevo has signed binding, definitive agreements with bp for the sale of RNG. Gevo’s wholly-owned dairy manure-based RNG project company located in northwest Iowa, Gevo NW Iowa RNG, signed the binding, definitive agreements with bp Canada Energy Marketing Corp and bp Products North America. The NW Iowa RNG project is currently being constructed and is expected to commence production in…
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Aemetis has received approval to build the next 21 miles of its $12 million (€10.2 million) biogas pipeline in California. The company, which is focused on RNG and renewable fuels, received approval on its final permit to complete the Aemetis Biogas Phase 2 pipeline in Stanislaus County, which will connect dairy digesters to a central gas clean-up facility. “Issuance of the Phase Two…
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Clarke Energy will sell two INNIO Jenbacher biogas engines to PressCane, a biofuel distillery based in Malawi. PressCane’s ethanol production site generates biofuel in the form of ethanol, which is blended with petrol and sold to motorists throughout the country. The company’s anaerobic digestion plant treats effluent arising from the site and generates biogas, which will now be used as a…
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Capstone Green Energy (formerly Capstone Turbine Corporation) has received a contract for a microturbine system to operate grid-connected on biogas at a wastewater treatment facility in Central America. The new Capstone Signature Series C1000S system, slated to be commissioned in November, is expected to allow the site to reduce the amount of electricity needed to be purchased from the local…
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Residents in Oxford, UK will now be able to recycle their coffee pods through kerbside recycling, which will be used to create biogas, plastic pellets, and aluminium ingots. Podback was created in collaboration with major coffee brands including Nespresso, Nescafe Dolce Gusto and Tassimo. Oxford City Council has joined forces with the company as part of its aim to increase recycling to…
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Hamilton RNG and UGI Energy Services (UGI) will develop food waste digester projects to produce RNG in Ohio and Kentucky. Hamilton RNG’s first project, Synthica St Bernard, is being developed in St Bernard, Ohio, around five miles north of Cincinnati. The digester is expected to be completed in the first half of 2023 and will process around 190,000 tons of food waste annually from nearby…
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NW Natural has agreed to purchase RNG from RNG marketing and environmental commodities firm Element Markets for its customers in Oregon, US. NW Natural, a subsidiary of NW Natural Holding Company, signed the agreement as part of the RNG programme instituted under Oregon Senate Bill 98. This marks the second RNG contract for NW Natural under the landmark bill, which supports renewable energy…
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