
Feb 6, 2019
Shell invests in Dutch biomethane
Biogas News
Feb 4, 2019
Aberdeen City Council has appointed a contractor to build an anaerobic digestion (AD) gas to grid plant at the site of the city’s new, multimillion pound TECA arena, conference centre and exhibition building.
The plant will use Aberdeen’s food waste as well as fuel crops and agricultural wastes as feedstocks. This will be used to produce biogas, which will... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 1, 2019
A proposal could potentially double the production capacity of an anaerobic digestion plant within King’s Lynn (Lynn), Norfolk in the UK, local news outlet Lynn News reports.
The original construction plans were permitted for the plant in 2017, which has a current capacity of 19,500 tonnes of biomass.
However, new plans are awaiting permission from local councillors... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 31, 2019
Future Biogas has announced that an anaerobic digestion plant is to be built and ran by the company to power over 95% of the RAF Marham military base in Norfolk.
The green energy partnership signals the UK military’s transition away from using fossil fuels as the Norfolk AD plant will be one of the first to power a military base. The plant will be fuelled by locally... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 28, 2019
The French government is prepared to invest €7 to 9 billion of subsidies for renewable gas, but only if the industry can ‘substantially’ lower its cost, Reuters reports.
According to the report, biogas costs an estimated four times the amount of natural gas imported using pipelines or LNG tankers.
Under the draft 10-year plan, titled PPE, France’s... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 25, 2019
An abandoned biogas plant site in Margao, India which caught fire was being used as a dump yard for thermocol and styrofoam fish crates, local news outlet Herald reports.
The biogas plant site was previously owned by the South Goa Planning and Development Authority (SFPDA).
The dump caught fire for an undisclosed reason and within 15 minutes, had disintegrated the eight... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 23, 2019
UK fuel supplier Gasrec announced in a press release that British online supermarket Ocado has launched a £3 million (€3.4 million) investment into a natural gas refuelling station at its Hatfield Customer Fulfilment Centre.
According to Gasrec, Ocado now leads the industry with 20% of its Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) fleet now powered by blended biomethane as... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 17, 2019
According to Airport World, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is to become the US first airport to be heated entirely by renewable natural gas.
The Port of Seattle has announced its Request for Proposals that is calling for renewable natural gas service to supply Sea-Tac Airport’s boilers and bus fuelling system.
Arlyn Purcell, director of Aviation Environment... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 15, 2019
Finland-based shipbuilding firm Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) has signed a letter of intent to build a car and passenger ferry which will predominantly use liquefied natural gas (LNG) through its operation course between Vassa, Finland and Umeå, Sweden.
The vessel order is approximated to be valued at €120 million.
“RMC won the public international... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 14, 2019
AD plants can now viably maximise biomethane production, benefitting from the highest Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) tariff and “top up” with additional Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) payments, as part of a government incentivised policy for decarbonising the transport sector.
This industry update follows the latest 15% degression from 1... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 14, 2019
UK-based environmental monitoring equipment manufacturer QED Environmental Systems announced in a press release that it has formed a strategic partnership with German gas measuring firm Siegrist.
According to the release, Siegrist has expertise in the design and distribution of products related to anaerobic digestion, landfill and biogas specifically.
“Our partnership... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 10, 2019
Michigan-based biofuel producer and manufacturer Verbio North America (VNA) announced that it has moved the target site for its renewable natural gas (RNG) facility.
The 144-acre site is within the 3-mile zoning jurisdiction of the city of Wellington, Kansas. Currently, the zoning is for commercial development but is used for agricultural and an application for heavy industrial... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 8, 2019
Advanced renewable fuels and biochemicals company, Aemetis has announced that its subsidiary, Aemetis Biogas, has closed a $30 million (€26 million) equity investment without any dilutive stock insurances by Aemetis.
The investment is for a project that will allow Aemetis Biogas to build, own and operate dairy biomethane digesters, pipelines and gas clean-up and compression... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 3, 2019
According to Thomson Foundation Reuters News, the Pakistani port city of Karachi is introducing cleaner-running buses that will be powered by biomethane.
The international Green climate Fund is aiding the project, helping Karachi launch its zero-emission Green Bus Rapid Transit (BRT). The network will consist of 200 biomethane fuelled buses. The biomethane is to be made... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 18, 2018
In a long-awaited Resources & Waste Strategy report, the UK government has outlined a comprehensive new plan for recycling a range of materials, including food waste. The 25 year environment plan pledges to leave the environment in a better condition for the next generation.
The new strategy states that it wants to promote UK-based recycling and export less waste to... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 17, 2018
Three compressed natural gas (CNG) fuelling stations have been built along Ontario’s highway 401, according to news outlet NGT News.
The stations are located at Flying J and Husky travel centres in North America. NGT News reports that the facilities have been built in partnership with Clean Energy Fuels Corp and Union Energy Solutions.
CNG will be conveniently accessible... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 17, 2018
India’s minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan, announced that an estimated 5,000 compressed biogas (CBG) plants were to be built across the country by 2023, Business Today reports.
The plants, extracting biogas from agricultural residue, cattle dung and municipal solid waste, will have an approximated annual capacity of 15 million tonnes.
Following... [Read More]