Sep 20, 2017
Oklahoma pork waste to biogas plant can power 5,300 homes
Biogas News
Sep 19, 2017
BC Organics, developer of a bioenergy system that will produce renewable gas from dairy farm manure and other waste, has received a conditional $15 million (€12.5 million) Focus on Energy grant from the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC).
The Brown County, Wisconsin based project will reduce the need to landspread raw manure, protect sensitive groundwater... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 18, 2017
Lethbridge Biogas in Alberta, Canada is increasing its waste division stream by taking advantage of thermal hydrolysis technology from PlanET Biogas Solutions.
For the last four years the 2.8 MW biogas plant in Lethbridge, Alberta has produced enough electrical energy to power 2,800 homes while diverting 120,000 tonnes of organic waste from landfill each year.
The facility... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 15, 2017
The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA), the UK trade body for the anaerobic digestion industry, has welcomed the Department for Transport’s response to its consultation on the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation, declaring biomethane to be ‘perfectly positioned’ to meet increased targets for renewable fuels.
In its consultation, the... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 13, 2017
Spanish scientists have released a new study analysing the energy efficiency of furfural biogas.
An organic compound produced through the atmospheric-plasma treatment of a variety of agricultural byproducts such as corncobs, oat, wheat bran and saw dust, furfural is considered a promising alternative fuel candidate.
For the biogas to be considered for use on a large-scale... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 13, 2017
Landfill capacity in the UK is falling faster than anticipated and the UK faces a severe shortage of waste treatment infrastructure over the next decade, according to new research from resource management company Suez.
The company unveiled its findings in its new report entitled Mind the Gap 2017-2030 at the RWM exhibition at the Birmingham NEC on 12 September, 2017.
The... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 8, 2017
Power is being generated at Severn Trent’s latest food waste digestion plant at Roundhill near Stourbridge, UK.
The new facility uses anaerobic digestion to turn food waste from local businesses and other customers that is unfit for human use into ‘clean power’.
Each year, the new Stourbridge biogas plant will be able to process over 50,000 tonnes of... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 8, 2017
The role of bio-synthetic natural gas (SNG) in decarbonising transport and gas networks will be a key theme at Bioenergy Insight 2017, the leading bioenergy conference and expo, taking place from 4-5th October at the Sheraton Hotel, Edinburgh.
Bio-SNG is formed during the conversion of thermally-derived synthetic gas into methane. Unlike biomethane produced by anaerobic... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 6, 2017
As part of a vision for a sustainable farming future, a concept tractor powered by biomethane has been unveiled.
New Holland Agriculture’s new biomethane powered concept tractor is a reimagining of traditional tractor design. According to the company, it’s inspired by the belief that farmers could lead the move away from fossil fuel powered vehicles towards... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 5, 2017
The UK’s Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) has warned that a Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy BEIS consultation risks delaying crucial reforms to the Renewable Heat Incentive.
BEIS is holding a consultation on further amendments to the non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI), introduced to bridge the gap between the... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 4, 2017
Currently under construction at Marston Gate in Swindon by Advanced Plasma Power and Cadent, the UK’s first commercial bio-substitute natural gas plant will use a fully automated fuel reception and delivery solution from Saxlund International.
The £25 million facility, due to commence operations in early 2018, will be capable of turning 10,000 tonnes household... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 1, 2017
John Laing Environmental Assets Group (JLEN) has entered the anaerobic digestion sector for the first time, with the acquisition of Vulcan Renewables.
Vulcan Renewables has been acquired for a total consideration, including working capital, of £15.3 million. JLEN has made the acquisition in partnership with experienced operator Future Biogas.
An environmental infrastructure... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 31, 2017
North Carolina State University researchers have significantly boosted the efficiency of splitting water to create hydrogen gas, and splitting carbon dioxide to create carbon monoxide. The products of these two new process are valuable feedstocks which can be used for clean energy and chemical manufacturing applications, including the creation of syngas (synthesis gas).
The... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 29, 2017
A fleet of more than 100 low-emission biomethane powered buses could take to the streets of the Bristol region in the UK over the next few years, following the award of a multi-million pound government grant.
In August, a biomethane fuelled double-decker went into service in Bristol, part of a ’pathfinder’ exercise by local bus operator First West of England... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 29, 2017
Valmet has delivered a range of technology to Metsä Group’s newly started bioproducts mill in the Finnish town of Äänekoski. According to a statement from Valmet, the company’s technology will maximise the use of bioenergy and make the pulp mill totally fossil fuel-free.
The technology supplied to the mill includes a recovery boiler, pulp... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 29, 2017
The Bioenergy Insight Conference, a world-leading bioenergy event, will be held in Edinburgh, Scotland, on 4 and 5 October 2017, covering the whole bioenergy supply chain. The show will focus on all the new developments and the latest challenges.
Topics covered in the seminars include the global biomass market, financing bioenergy projects and ensuring sustainability... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 24, 2017
Researchers in Zurich have identified all the genes required by bacterium to use methanol – a common product of biogas plants – as a food source. It is hoped that the new insights will help scientists advance the use of bacteria in the field of biotechnology.
A common focus for chemists is determining how small carbon molecules such as methane and methanol... [Read More]
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Germany's Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has awarded a total of 187.3 megawatts (MW) to 244 biomass projects in the latest round of its competitive tendering process
Veolia and Waga Energy have inaugurated a renewable natural gas (RNG) facility at the Granges landfill site in Burgundy, eastern France
Repsol is preparing to begin producing biomethane and hydrogen at its industrial complex in Sines, Portugal, with operations expected to start in 2026
