Nov 10, 2016
Rumpke and Energy Developments to construct landfill gas plant in Ohio
Biogas News
Nov 9, 2016
Construction has begun on a biogas plant to be co-located with the historic Qvidja castle in Finland, with the goal to develop sustainable agriculture.
The Qvidja castle, situated on the Lemlahdensaari isle in Parainen, is Finland’s oldest manor estate, with building recorded as having begun in mid-15th Century.
Two years ago it passed into the ownership of Ilkka... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 8, 2016
Canadian Gaz Métro has entered into multi-year agreements with WSP Canada to purchase offset credits generated by the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
The emission reductions are reached through landfill biogas collection and destruction systems operated by WSP, a professional services firm, at the Mont-Laurier, Saint-Raymond, Rivière-Rouge,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 7, 2016
The Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) in Zaria, Nigeria, has entered into an agreement with Hungarian Agrar-Biothanol to produce fertiliser and ethanol in addition to electricity.
The facility will produce 1,333 tonnes of liquid organic fertiliser and 2.66 million litres of ethanol annually, as well as 1.2MW of electricity.
The plant will process farm residues and both animal... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 4, 2016
The UK anaerobic digestion (AD) industry now has 540 operational plants, over 100 more when compared to the situation a year ago.
In October 2015, the UK Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) data showed that the UK had 421 active AD plants, which translates to a 28% increase in the total number.
The plant sites produce biogas from food waste, agricultural... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 25, 2016
Spanish automaker SEAT and water management company Aqualia have joined forces to produce renewable biofuel from wastewater to be used in compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered vehicles.
To kick off the five-year collaboration agreement, both companies have begun performing pilot tests in the wastewater treatment plant located in Jerez de la Frontera in the city of Cádiz.
As... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 20, 2016
US state of New Jersey has proposed a bill that will require restaurants, supermarkets, and other large food waste generators to separate and recycle their waste for use in waste-to-energy plants and as compost.
The bill S-771, passed by the New Jersey Senate Environment and Energy Committee, would encourage the state to build more waste-to-energy facilities.
According... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 18, 2016
Dutch wastewater and biogas purification specialist Paques opened on Monday a new factory in India in order to tap the subcontinent’s growing markets.
The new subsidiary Paques Environmental Technology India, located in Sri City on the east coast of South India, is the company’s fourth and most modern sales/production site.
The new approximately 2,500m2 plant... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 14, 2016
UK recycling company Tamar Energy‘s anaerobic digestion (AD) plant has achieved the PAS 110 industry quality standard, ensuring the quality and consistency of the biofertiliser produced through the AD process.
The Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK, plant can process up to 40,000 tonnes of municipal and commercial food waste annually to generate 1.5MW of renewable energy,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 13, 2016
Finland-based biotechnology company Ductor Corp. has announced a new partnership with California-headquarted ES Engineering Services to boost the biogas industry in North America.
Together, Ductor and ES will work to integrate Ductor fermentation technology within existing and new biogas plants located in North America.
ES will provide all technical design and project... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 12, 2016
Power firm Hoosier Energy has started up its latest landfill methane generation facility in Illinois, US.
The station is located at Advance Disposal’s landfill in Rockford, Illinois.
The engines are presently being tested and synched to Hoosier’s grid. The company expects to be producing power onto the grid sometime by the middle to the end of this November.
The... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 12, 2016
UK anaerobic digestion (AD) specialist Agrivert has announced the successful completion of G59 (first electricity supply to grid) at its two latest AD facilities; securing their tariffs for the next 20 years.
The two new plants in South Wales and North London will strengthen the network of food waste facilities that Agrivert operate to a total of five, increasing the company’s... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 12, 2016
US-based biotechnology company Microvi has been awarded a grant from the US Department of Energy for a new biocatalytic technology that converts methane and carbon dioxide in biogas into liquid chemicals.
The new technology, based on Microvi’s MicroNiche Engineering Platform Technology, can convert biogas that is created at facilities like landfills and wastewater... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 5, 2016
UK anaerobic digestion (AD) plant operator Biogen has officially opened its 2MW Merevale facility, the company’s seventh food waste recycling plant in the UK.
The plant’s, located near Atherstone in Warwickshire, processing capacity of 45,000 tonnes of waste food from household and commercial sources annually joins Biogen’s network of AD plants that... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 4, 2016
US technology juggernaut Apple has entered into an agreement with the University of Aarhus in Denmark to establish a biogas research and development programme.
The venture, along with a €1.7 billion investment, comes after Apple in February 2015 announced it was planning to build two data centres powered entirely by renewable energy in Europe.
The facilities will... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 29, 2016
Swedish renewable energy producer OX2 has received a 22 million krona (€2.3m) grant to build a new food waste-to-biogas processing facility in Sweden.
OX2 is also investing 18 million krona of its own capital in the plant, which will be located in the city of Helsingborg in southern Sweden.
The company already operates NSR’s biogas plant in Filborna, for which... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 27, 2016
FCC, a Spanish environmental services, construction, and water management group, is participating in a project to convert waste treatment plants into bioenergy factories.
Co-financed by the EU’s LIFE Programme, the Methamorphosis project is headed by FCC Aqualia in partnership with Area Metropolitana de Barcelona (AMB), FCC Environment (FCC’s environmental... [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
ADTechOptima’s technologies aim to solve two key problems: the underperformance of anaerobic digesters and the quality of the digestate produced as part of the process
