Mar 13, 2018
Denmark: Local community positive about biogas plant application
Biogas News
Feb 22, 2018
If Europe is to reduce it greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by the middle of the century, renewable gas used in existing gas infrastructure could play an important role, according to a newly published study.
To comply with the Paris Agreement to keep global warming below 2°C, Europe must meet this net zero GHG goal.
The new study, published by the Gas for Climate... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 21, 2018
Following a constant stream of debate, legal battles and licensing issues since its inception in 2015, the stakeholders of a US anaerobic digester plant have elected to sell all of the facility’s equipment through an online auction.
The nearly $6.5 million (€5.2 million) Lowell Energy facility was built in 2015, in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The facility housing the... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 16, 2018
British company SEaB Energy has launched a Kickstarter campaign to help bring anaerobic digestion (AD) technology to rural India.
Southampton based SEaB Energy has patented turnkey AD installations that operate in shipping containers in a bid to make the technology compact and easy to install. The aim is to decentralise waste management while also delivering power... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 16, 2018
A new joint venture has been agreed to construct a ‘highly advanced’ biogas plant in Huai’an, China.
HoSt Bioenergy Installations and CPCEP Bio-Energy signed the agreement earlier this week to establish a strategic partnership for building the facility. The contract will see HoSt supply its first biogas plant in China.
“The signing of these contracts... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 15, 2018
The 15 February report concludes that the city must limit the amount and type of waste that is allowed to go to incinerators. It also calls for the expansion of anaerobic digestion as a way to handle food waste more cleanly.
Mayor Sadiq Khan has pledged that no recyclable or biodegradable waste will be sent to landfills by 2026, he has also set a target of a 65% recycling... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 15, 2018
The launch of biogas buses in Bristol, UK, is still facing potential obstacles, reports the Bristol Post.
According to the local news service, workers for MetroBus, Bristol’s rapid transit system, were photographed carrying out height tests on a recently renovated Ashton Avenue swing bridge in the city in the south-west of England.
Reopened in May 2017, the bridge... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 13, 2018
The European Biogas Association and Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE) have collaborated on a comprehensive map of all known biomethane installations currently running in Europe.
‘European Biomethane Map 2018’ lists over 500 units on the continent, and according to its creators is the first of its kind. It’s been produced with information taken from biogas... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 12, 2018
Local press is reporting that the NGO, Biogas Taita, is working with the community to reduce fuel costs and increase the use of the cleaner burning fuel.
The system uses anaerobic digestion to generate the gas, which is then used for cooking and heating in households. The project suffered from poor availability of information about biogas, with some families fearing that... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 9, 2018
The trade association for the US biogas industry, the American Biogas Council, has responded to the passing of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.
Passed on 9 February, the legislation only includes a one year retroactive extension of the Production Tax Credit for biogas and biomass through 2017. However, similar credits for other renewable technologies, such as solar and... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 9, 2018
Denmark’s biogas industry has the potential to create 20,000 new jobs and generate 16 billion kroner (€2.1 billion) of exports, according to new analysis.
Exports of biogas technology from Denmark are expected to reach growth of at least 100% by 2035, but could exceed expectations and rise to as much as 900%, The Local reports. The analysis was performed by... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 8, 2018
Reforms to the UK’s Renewable Heat Incentive have finally been laid before Parliament, ending months of indecision and confusion. The RHI is a government scheme designed to incentivise the generation of heat from renewable sources. It directly affects the UK’s anaerobic digestion (AD) industry.
According to a statement from the UK’s Anaerobic Digestion... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 7, 2018
Biogen has announced the acquisition of Tamar Energy, one of the largest anaerobic digestion owners and operators in the UK. According to a statement from Biogen, the acquisition has created one of the largest independent anaerobic digestion platforms in the country.
The combined group operates 13 AD plants and six composting sites across England, Scotland and Wales, combining... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 5, 2018
An anaerobic digester and biogas treatment plant at an Australian abattoir has commenced commercial production.
According to a statement from ReNu Energy, the independent power producer who’ll operate the facility, revenue flow from the Goulburn Bioenergy Project has commenced and will ‘ramp up’ as biogas production increases.
Located at the Southern... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 5, 2018
German company EnviTec has commenced work on a new biogas facility in Shanxi, 500km southwest of Beijing. The recent ground-breaking ceremony marked the beginning of EnviTec’s fifth biogas project in China.
Shanxi Shenmu New Energy will be responsible for operating the 1,570Nm3 biogas plant following its completion at the end of 2018, and will also handle all construction... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 31, 2018
Construction is underway on a new waste to biogas facility in Yabu City, Japan.
The new facility will use anaerobic digestion to convert both farm and food waste into renewable energy. Toyo Energy Solution, which has invested in the facility, will also build it, and operate it once completed. It will utilise ‘advanced solid waste processing wastewater treatment equipment’... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 30, 2018
At the annual get-together, the biogas industry looked for ways to strengthen in the political and public consciousness how it can help in the transition to clean energy.
Held in Antwerp, the yearly conference for the European Biogas Association had added consequence on a backdrop of the EU’s impending Renewable Energy Directive for 2020-2030 (RED II) and Brexit.
The... [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
