Dec 7, 2018
ENGIE investment triggers €3.45 million biogas technology order
Biogas News
Dec 3, 2018
Lithuanian renewables company Modus Energy has completed four biogas projects in Belarus with investment totalling €17.6 million, according to a report by The Baltic Times.
This new investment marks a stepping stone in Modus Energy’s investment focus on Belarus, as well as Poland and Spain.
Funds were partially provided by the Modus Group, an international conglomerate... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 3, 2018
Charlotte Morton, Chief Executive of the Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association (ADBA), sets out how the UK’s anaerobic digestion (AD) industry can thrive despite the uncertainties of Brexit and climate change
The real test of a resilient and sustainable industry is its ability to survive through tough times – and goodness knows we’re living... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 30, 2018
The American Biogas Council (ABC) has released a statement addressing the results of the fourth National Climate Assessment.
The report outlines how climate change could affect the US. It highlighted how climate change could transform the region and impose demanding costs, potentially posing a threat to the health of American citizens.
“The Climate Assessment’s... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 30, 2018
Finnish gas company Gasum announced that it is expanding the processing chain at its plant in the city of Turku.
Sludge from the Turku region wastewater service provider is processed at Gasum’s Topinoja biogas plant, converting the waste feedstock into biogas and recycled nutrients.
Following the completion of the expansion project, the Topinoja biogas plant will... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 27, 2018
Key suppliers of natural gas and biomethane for refuelling station infrastructures in the UK, Roadgas stood alongside Nottingham City Transport (NCT) at the 2018 UK Bus Wards.
In 2016 NCT and Roadgas partnered to supply and maintain a refuelling station to support the transformation of the city’s 53 strong fleet of double decker buses to biogas. It is... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 26, 2018
Natural gas conglomerate Snam announced that it has signed a partnership with car manufacturer Seat to promote the use of compressed natural gas (CNG) and renewable gas (biomethane) for sustainable mobility.
The agreement will see both companies explore business and commercial development opportunities that encourage the use of gas and biogas stations, as well as promote... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 21, 2018
According to the Manila Standard, Metro Pacific Investments has earmarked PHP 1 billion (€16.7 million) to develop biogas facilities for Dole Philippines in Mindanao.
Metro Pacific is to work with Surallah Biogas Ventures to design, construct and operate the facilities for the fresh fruit producer.
The new facilities aim to complement Dole Philippines’ existing... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 19, 2018
Norway-based cruise operator Hurtigruten announced that it will be the ‘first’ cruise company to power its ships with liquefied biogas fuel (LBG) from 2021, Cruise and Ferry reports.
“What others see as a problem, we see as a resource and a solution,” said Daniel Skjeldam, Hurtigruten CEO.
“While competitors are running on cheap, polluting... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 19, 2018
Headquarted in Israel and founded in 2012, HomeBiogas is a company that specialises in the manufacturing of small-scale biogas systems that convert organic waste into renewable cooling fuel. And on the 19th of November it announced the launch of its new product, The Bio-Toilet.
The Bio-Toilet can be attached to HomeBiogas’ biogas system which then enables the human... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 16, 2018
According to local news outlet The Herald, Harare City Council is going to revive the Mbare biogas project as the city attempts to become smarter and greener. A new investor is required for the construction of the proposed $100 million (€87.7 million) waste-to-energy plant at the Pomona Dumpsite in Zimbabwe.
Kudzai Kadzombe, Harare’s Environment Management Committee... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 12, 2018
In a press release, global energy and services group ENGIE announced that it is beginning the process of mobilising €800 million to develop biogases over the next five years, with estimations of a total of €2 billion to be invested by 2030.
The objective of the investment is to support the sector’s goals to reduce costs by roughly 30 to 40% by 2030 and... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 8, 2018
Specialist investor in low carbon infrastructure, Iona Capital (“Iona”) has announced it is funding the construction and operation of a new 8.8MWth anaerobic digestion plant. The plant will be located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
The plant’s principle feedstock will be waste slurries that have been generated from local beef and dairy farming... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 7, 2018
According to the North Devon Gazette, 60 tonnes of food waste collected in North Devon will no longer be sent to landfill. Instead, North Devon Council (NDC) will be sending all the food waste that households put into kitchen caddies to an anaerobic digestion plant in Holsworthy. Once at the AD plant, the waste is to be turned into electricity and fertiliser.
The local... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 1, 2018
Energy firm Fluence has been awarded a €1.7 million contract to develop a waste-to-energy contract in Argentina, according to a statement.
According to the release, the system will be built for an existing customer, Arrebeef Energia, described as a prominent beef producer in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
This is Fluence’s first system to be constructed in Argentina.
The... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 1, 2018
In a press release, ‘Europe’s largest’ biogas producer Nature Energy announced that it has acquired fellow Danish biogas plant designer Xergi.
“Denmark has unique expertise when it comes to circular economy, and biogas production is circular economy at its best,” said Peter Gæmelke, chairman of Nature Energy’s board of directors.
“We're... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 29, 2018
The European Commission has approved a €45 million, six year extension of an aid scheme to support biogas production in Luxembourg.
According to a statement from the European Commission, the goal of the scheme is to ensure a stable remuneration for plants which produce biogas from biomass and inject it into the natural gas network.
The prolongation of the scheme was... [Read More]
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The company behind a biomass energy facility near Hull, England has gone into administration, though a successful sale of its land and equipment has safeguarded jobs and maximised returns for creditors
The plant will convert agro-industrial waste into high-quality biomethane. The facility will recover residues from the AZPO – Azeites de Portugal olive oil plant
The upturn is being driven in part by growing access to Bio-LNG, a renewable form of biogas that enables up to 100% CO₂ reductions compared to conventional diesel
