Biogas News

Verbio will open two straw biomethane plants in India and the US this year. In a statement released on 29 January discussing the company’s 2019/2020 financial year results, Verbio said the market conditions for its expansion projects in Asia and North America are “extremely positive”, and revealed the new facilities will open this autumn. Claus Sauter, CEO of Verbio, said: “On the…
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Black Dog Biogas, the owner and operator of an anaerobic digestion (AD) plant near Newport on the Isle of Wight will supply renewable electricity to Vestas, a wind blade manufacturing facility. The project, led by Black Dog Biogas and its manager Earth Capital, will supply low-carbon electricity to Vestas’ 221.2 square-foot plant. The facility employs more than 600 people and produces…
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Vow ASA, a specialist provider of decarbonisation technology and ArcelorMittal, a major steel and mining firm, have partnered to build a biogas plant in Luxembourg. The two firms signed a strategic memorandum of understanding to build a biogas plant that will reduce CO2 emissions produced during the steelmaking process. Vow ASA’s subsidiary ETIA and ArcelorMittal Europe – Long Products,…
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Around 15 million school dinners have been discarded following new lockdown restrictions in the UK. Primary and secondary schools have closed across the UK in the nation’s third lockdown. With perishable meal items and ingredients ordered weeks in advance, schools across the UK have had no choice but to discard tonnes of perfectly edible food. Unfortunately in these cases, much of this…
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A new policy paper by the Gas for Climate consortium has been published, providing an analysis-based rationale on why an 11% renewable gas target is needed to meet the EU’s climate goals. The paper follows last year’s Gas for Climate Gas Decarbonisation Pathways 2020-2050 report, which showed how additional policy measures are needed to scale-up biomethane and green & blue hydrogen,…
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MET Group, through its 51% joint venture PEPO Energy, has launched a 1.2 MW biogas plant in Serbia. PEPO Energy, a joint venture between Swiss energy firm MET Group and Arhar Teh, a local firm in the north-eastern Serbian town of Novo Milosevo, has commenced operations at the green energy plant which uses agricultural biomass for biogas production, in turn generating electricity and…
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Frozen food distribution firm Reed Boardall has installed a new bio-LNG refuelling station at its base in Boroughbridge, UK. Owned and operated by Gasrec, the fully-scalable, skid-mounted station designed by Dutch LNG firm LIQAL will fuel an initial fleet of 30 Volvo FH LNG 6x2 tractor units. The opening of the site is a major step in Reed Boardall’s strategy to transition its 220-strong…
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As part of Detroit-based DTE Energy’s 2050 net-zero commitment, DTE Gas will offer customers a new way to reduce their carbon footprint through renewable natural gas (RNG). The programme, called CleanVision Natural Gas Balance, is the first in the nation to include both carbon offsets and RNG. It is focused on protecting Michigan forests that naturally absorb greenhouse gases (GHGs). RNG…
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Gasum is aiming to reduce carbon emissions by a million tons by increasing biogas availability. By 2025, the company intends to make 4 TWh of biogas available on the market from its own production and that of certified European partners. In its own operations, Gasum aims to reduce the emissions in liquefied natural gas (LNG) and biogas production chains and implement energy efficiency…
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Proman and the University of the West Indies (UWI) have joined forces to explore waste-to-energy possibilities for Trinidad and Tobago. A global leader in methanol, fertiliser, and other natural gas-derived products, Proman will work with the UWI to examine the potential of a biogas supply chain for the region, in line with national decarbonisation and waste reduction efforts. The…
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A student from the University of Nottingham has won the inaugural Innovation Award for research into renewable energy from waste or related technologies. Sarah Farthing’s research was focused on understanding the feasibility of hydrothermal carbonisation as a treatment for anaerobic digestate. The award, run by Privilege Finance, celebrates the achievements of students who have…
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The Integrated Biogas Alliance (IBA) is in final stage development of a seven dairy, 16,500-head biogas project in Idaho. Working with EIP Ventures, the project represents the IBA’s first dairy biogas project in North America and is expected to close this quarter. “We’re excited to announce our first dairy biogas project,” said Christopher Maloney, president of the IBA. “This is a…
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Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) has received permission to build a renewable gas injection facility in County Cork, Ireland. An Bord Pleanála approved the proposed development in Mitchelstown, following original planning permission granted by Cork County Council in May 2020. The new facility will have the capacity to receive renewable gas produced from farm and food waste from multiple local…
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