Aug 3, 2017
Tamar does the double
Biogas News
Aug 1, 2017
As the primary component of natural gas, methane is a common, problematic by product of oil drilling.
A greenhouse gas 34 times more potent than carbon dioxide over the course of a century, methane is a costly challenge for the energy industry. Piping it from remote areas is expensive, so companies burn off about a third of the gas they produce in bright flares that can... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 31, 2017
Germany-headquartered EEW Energy from Waste has been awarded a contract to build and operate an energy-from-waste plant in the Polish city of Gdansk by the city’s publicly-owned waste management company, Zaklad Utylizacyjny (ZUT).
Bernard M. Kemper, CEO of Chinese-owned German firm, EEW, described the successful participation in the tender process as a milestone... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 31, 2017
The Centre for Process Innovation (CPI), the UK’s technology innovation provider for process manufacturing, announced that the SeaGas collaboration has successfully harvested a 20-tonne batch of seaweed, the largest harvest of farmed seaweed in the UK to date.
The SeaGas project, funded jointly between Innovate UK and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 31, 2017
The Straus Family Creamery in Marin County, California, has announced the launch of the ‘first’ full-scale electric truck powered by biomethane created from cow manure.
California dairy farmer Straus Family is a pioneer in organic dairy and sustainable agriculture. The new truck is the next step in the dairy’s quest to show that it can be carbon positive,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 28, 2017
The US Environmental Protection Agency has invited the San Francisco Public Utility Commission (SFPUC) to apply for a $625 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan.
SFPUC’s project focuses on wastewater treatment system upgrades. San Francisco’s 60-year-old solids treatment facility will be replaced with upgraded infrastructure that... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 27, 2017
Lorries using the UK’s first gas filling station emitted 84% less carbon dioxide (CO2) than equivalent diesel vehicles, a newly released study claims.
The UK’s biggest gas network, Cadent, commissioned independent analysis of the first 14 months of operation of the fuelling station, operated by CNG Fuels at Leyland, Lancashire. The first station on the high... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 27, 2017
The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) has called for the UK government to make buses and heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) fuelled by biomethane central to its Clean Air Strategy, joining a growing push for biomethane to become a key part of the UKs drive to clean up its fuel sources.
The call comes as the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 26, 2017
Recycling food waste through anaerobic digestion could help save a single county millions of pounds a year, it’s been claimed.
If all residents in the county of Surrey, UK, put their food waste in their separate recycling bin instead of the general waste, the county would save more than £3 million.
The council claims that it costs half as much to recycle food... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 26, 2017
Biomethane must be included in the UK government’s Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation (RTFO), according to Clearfleau.
An article on the anaerobic digestion specialist’s website argues that bioenergy has a “key” role to play in the further decarbonisation of the UK’s food and beverage sector. It calls for the previously “non-committal”... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 21, 2017
Canada-based biogas upgrading company Greenlane Biogas has extended its biogas upgrading equipment line-up.
In a statement, the company said that it had expanded its Kauri upgrading system to help provide solutions for large-scale projects.
With the capacity to treat up to 3,000 standard cubic feet per minute (SCFM) of biogas, the ‘Kauri’ will enable biogas... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 21, 2017
The first sales of biofertiliser produced from the anaerobic digestion process in the UK have been described as “a game-changing moment in the restoration of the UK’s soils”, according to trade body Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association (ADBA).
Farming family Steve and Sarah Suggitt of Suggitt Farm Services in Norfolk are using digestate,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 19, 2017
EQTEC, a technology solution company for waste gasification-to-energy projects, has entered into a non-binding heads of terms agreement with Inava Ingenieria de Analisis SL and its majority shareholder, EBIOSS Energy SE, to ‘spin off’ their subsidiary, EQTEC Iberia, and combine it with EQTEC.
In order to generate additional capital for the newly enlarged group... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 18, 2017
A new plant for the production of biomethane and carbon dioxide has been inaugurated and started operation in Montello, Italy. The biogas upgrading plant is the ‘first’ in Italy able to produce biomethane and carbon dioxide exclusively from the treatment of municipal solid waste.
The new facility has been created by Tecno Project Industriale (TPI), a company... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 17, 2017
India’s ‘first’ biomethane powered bus has been showcased at the Urja Utsav Bio-energy programme. The bio-CNG bus has been developed by Tata Motors, India’s largest commercial vehicles manufacturer.
The Urja Utsa programme was organised by India’s Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, and was attended by the country’s Minister of Petroleum... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 13, 2017
Researchers at the University of British Colombia’s Okanagan campus have found the key to speeding up the production process of biogas, according to an article on Phys.org.
The new research from Cigdem Eskicioglu, associate professor with UBC Okanagan’s School of Engineering, and her team, could hold the key to biogas that is cheaper, safer and much faster... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 12, 2017
A Cogent Energy Systems HelioStorm Gasifier will form the core waste processing technology in a new waste-to-energy system for the US Navy.
When operational, the waste-to-energy system will be capable of converting up to 3.5 tons (3.2 metric tonnes) of mixed waste into energy rich synthesis gas. The syngas will then be directly combusted in standard military generators... [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
