Aug 28, 2018
New plant will produce biogas from sugarcane by-products
Biogas News
Aug 21, 2018
Three Canadian companies have been selected to advance technologies that improve the business case for the on-farm production of renewable natural gas in British Columbia.
The companies have been selected by Foresight Cleantech Accelerator Centre and BE Bioenergy Network (BCBN) as finalists in the ARCTIC Innovation challenge. They will receive funding and support to advance... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 17, 2018
John Laing Environmental Assets Group (JLEN) has added to its anaerobic digestion portfolio with the acquisition of a new plant.
The listed environmental infrastructure fund has acquired Merlin Renewables, located in Hibaldstow, North Lincolnshire UK for £18.1 million. The facility has a thermal capacity of 5MWth and, according to a JLEN announcement, predominantly... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 10, 2018
An innovative technique could help breakdown fats, oils and grease (FOG), allowing greater quantities of the methane rich material to be used in biogas digesters.
Cooking oil, grease and other wastes are a growing problem. They clog pipes, are harmful to wildlife, and can congeal into massive ‘fatbergs’ which block sewage systems.
However, FOG also has significant... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 8, 2018
Flintshire County Council has approved plans for a new biogas from waste plant in Wales, which will supposedly produce up to 2 megawatts of energy from 182,000 tonnes of municipal waste.
Consultancy firm Pegasus Group secured the permission on behalf of Logik Strategic Land, who will build the biogas facility on a former Gaz De France power station.
“The plant will... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 8, 2018
Global energy group ENGIE has taken a 13% minority stake in HomeBiogas, a company working in the field of household biogas solutions.
HomeBiogas is an Israeli startup that ‘transforms household biowaste into energy’. According to the company’s website, its off-grid HomeBiogas 2.0 small size biogas digester is able to produce up to two hours of cooking... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 2, 2018
A food waste-to-energy plant in Wiltshire has become the first in England to be certified under the Anaerobic Digestion Certification Scheme (ADCS).
The Bore Hill Farm Biodigester in Warminster, Wiltshire is run by Malaby Biogas and processes inedible food waste to create biofertiliser and renewable heat and power. According to a statement it generates enough electricity... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 30, 2018
Major Indian oil and gas company Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) is venturing into the biogas sector, the Times of India reports.
According to the Times of India, BPCL has begun its biogas involvement on ‘a microscale’, setting up a captive use plant for a food outlet in one of its petrol pumps at Bazargon off the Nagpur-Amravati highway.
At the opening... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 27, 2018
In a bid to demonstrate how compressed natural gas can slash road transport emissions, CNG Fuels, supermarket chain Waitrose and Cambridge University are set to collaborate on a pioneering large scale study.
CNG Fuels is opening a renewable biomethane refuelling station as part of the project, which will be used by 58 Waitrose and John Lewis trucks. Cambridge University... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 26, 2018
The City of Toronto has announced plans for a new renewable natural gas (RNG) to grid project at a solid waste management facility.
In collaboration with Enbridge Gas Distribution, the City will begin installing new equipment at the Dufferin Solid Waste Management Facility later in 2019. This equipment will transform raw biogas from Toronto’s ‘Green Bin’... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 26, 2018
Air Liquide has held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the grand opening of its landfill gas (LFG) to renewable gas (RNG) purification plant in Walnut, Mississippi.
The new biomethane production plant is located in the Northeast Mississippi Landfill (NEML) site, which is owned by Northeast Mississippi Solid Waste Management Authority and operated by Waste Connections, a national... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 24, 2018
Foresight has announced the purchase of the 2.5MW anaerobic digestion (AD) plant on the Isle of Wight, a move the company says demonstrates its ‘appetite’ to aggregate operational AD assets.
Located in Arreton, the 24 acre site that converts biogas to biomethane has been purchased by Foresight in a multi-million pound deal. Having already established... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 24, 2018
Upgrading biogas to biomethane, for injection into the gas grid or for use as a vehicle fuel, is one of the most efficient uses of biogas. There are several upgrading methods available and in 2012, a new solution came onto the market: highly selective membrane technology.
However, the progress of biomethane in the UK has been halted due to uncertainty over the incentive... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 24, 2018
The UK’s Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has set out a proposal to close the country’s Feed-In-Tariffs (FITs) scheme.
In the proposal, the scheme would be closed to new applications after 31 March 2019. Feed-In-Tariffs are the UK government’s subsidy scheme for generation of renewable electricity from small-scale low-carbon installations.... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 16, 2018
The recent AD & Biogas Industry Awards Ceremony 2018, hosted by the UK Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association (ADBA), and the World Biogas Association (WBA), saw 16 companies acknowledged for innovations in the AD sector.
Awards were presented at a black tie event at the end of the first day of the UK AD & World Biogas Expo 2018 in Birmingham.
Among... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 16, 2018
The California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) has issued a report assessing specifications for biomethane in California common carrier pipelines. According to CCST, the report shows changes that could allow biomethane to be used “safely and economically” in California’s renewable energy portfolio.
Titled ‘Biomethane in California Common... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 9, 2018
A British renewable electricity supplier has moved to highlight the use of by-products from the meat and dairy industry in energy generation.
In a statement, Ecotricity describes the use of animal parts as ‘a secret ingredient in the nation’s power supply.’ In response, they’ve launched what they label the world’s first vegan electricity.... [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
ADTechOptima’s technologies aim to solve two key problems: the underperformance of anaerobic digesters and the quality of the digestate produced as part of the process
