Nov 30, 2017
100% biogas powered brewery developed by Carlsberg
Biogas News
Nov 28, 2017
Two EU-funded projects have called for the creation of an “embryonic” European biomethane market to encourage its use as a transport fuel.
This was concluded at a conference held by the two projects called BIOSURF (Biomethane as sustainable and renewable fuel) and Bin2Grid on 24 November, 2017, in Brussels.
The projects are aimed at increasing the production... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 28, 2017
Japan’s Osaka Gas Company has launched a pilot project in Thailand to determine the feasibility of supplying natural gas to vehicles by continuously removing carbon dioxide and other impurities from biogas generated from agricultural waste, and refining it into high purity methane gas. The ultimate goal of the pilot is to realise a full commercial operation.
The... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 28, 2017
Chonburi Clean Energy (CCE), a joint venture company established by waste management firm Suez, WHA Utilities and Power, and Glow Energy, has begun work on an industrial waste-to-energy power plant in Chonburi, Thailand.
According to Suez, the facility is the first waste-to-energy plant in Southeast Asia to meet European emission standards.
With a designed capacity of... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 28, 2017
Sweden-headquartered H&M is taking discarded clothing to a combined heat and power (CHP) station in Stockholm, according to media reports.
The CHP station in Vasteras, northwest of Stockholm, is converting from oil-and coal-fired generation to become a fossil fuel-free facility by 2020, according to a report in Bloomberg.
In a statement, H&M stated that it will... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 28, 2017
Barrow Green Gas (BGG) has been confirmed as the UK’s biggest shipper and supplier of biomethane, as the Green Gas Certification Scheme has revealed that sales of Green Gas Certificates have hit a total of 1TWh of biomethane
This 1TWh biomethane, also known as green gas, is enough to power 83,000 UK homes for a year. More than half of this biomethane has been supplied... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 27, 2017
The UK’s Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) has welcomed the British government’s new Industrial Strategy White Paper, saying that anaerobic digestion (AD) can play a key role in ‘enhancing’ Britain’s industrial capacity.
Key features of the White Paper are agri-tech and the circular economy. Anaerobic digestion plays... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 24, 2017
Canadian biowaste and organic company Lystek International has been awarded a $1.5 million (€1.26m)-plus grant from the California Energy Commission’s Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) Program.
The mandate of the EPIC Program focuses on funding for the creating of new energy solutions, fostering regional innovation, and bringing clean energy ideas to... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 22, 2017
A college in Vermont, US, is aiming to reduce its carbon footprint by producing renewable natural gas from food waste and manure.
Middlebury College has entered into a partnership with Goodrich Family Farm in Salisbury, Vermont, Vanguard Renewables of Wellesley, Massachusetts and Vermont Gas.
The new agreement will see Vanguard Renewables construct, own and operate a facility... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 21, 2017
US-headquartered package delivery company UPS announced an agreement with Big Ox Energy (a wholly- owned subsidiary of Environmental Energy Capital) to purchase 10 million gallon equivalents of biomethane, also known as renewable natural gas (RNG) per year.
This is the largest investment in RNG to date for the company, and the agreement runs through 2024.
Use of RNG yields... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 20, 2017
Ethiopia is pressing ahead with its waste-to-energy project in Addis Ababa, according to media reports.
Around 97% of the “civil work of the project” is currently completed, UK-based Cambridge Industries Human Resource director Ermias Alemayehu told the Ethiopian Herald.
According to Allafrica.com, the total budget of the project is $120 million.
In a statement... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 20, 2017
Oil giant Total has teamed up with NGO GoodPlanet Foundation to ink an agreement for a project to deploy 8,400 biodiegesters in Telangana State, India, to improve the lives of 45,000 people and contribute to tackling climate change.
Yann Arthus-Bertrand, President of the GoodPlanet Foundation, and Patrick Pouyanné, chairman and CEO of Total, signed the agreement... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 15, 2017
Bioenergy Infrastructure Group, a UK-based biomass and waste-to-energy investor specialist, has announced the addition of the Hertfordshire-based Hoddesdon waste-to-energy facility to its portfolio of bioenergy assets.
Hoddesdon is a 10MW advanced conversion technology (ACT) plant that uses refuse-derived fuel (RDF) to generate renewable electricity for the national grid.
Situated... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 14, 2017
Dutch biomethane specialist Wabico (Waalwijkse Biomass Combination) has received an International Sustainability and Carbon Certificate (ISCC EU) certification.
“This certification confirms that Wabico meets high ecological and sustainability requirements in the whole process of producing bioenergy from biomass,” said Marcel te Braak, technical director of... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 14, 2017
German plant manufacturer Weltec Biopower recently signed a contract for a biogas plant extension of milk powder producer Estancias del Lago (EDL) in Uruguay. From late 208, the plant with its eight digesters will generate a rated thermal input of more than 6MW from cattle manure and fodder leftovers.
The company will use the biogas for drying and steam generation purposes... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 14, 2017
A Spanish scheme supporting combined heat and power (CHP) and renewable energy has been approved by the European Commission’s Competition Authority.
The European Commission has found the Spanish scheme supporting electricity generation from renewable energy sources, high efficiency cogeneration of heat and power and waste to be in line with EU State aid rules. The... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 10, 2017
UK-based waste-to-energy start-up 4NEW has won a $25 million (€21m) investment from a major US private equity company just eight days after the company's launch.
The investment will be used to fund the purchase of 4NEW's first waste-to-energy site in the UK, which is expected to cost about £60m in total.
According to 4 NEW, these funds will be allocated towards... [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
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