Biogas News

Arla Foods Ingredients has saved around 60,000 tonnes of CO2 per year by utilising biogas. The company is also investing in its dry blend lactose production capacity, helping infant formula manufacturers cut their emissions by as much as 25%. The two initiatives are part of Green Ambition 2050 – the sustainability strategy of parent company Arla Foods amba, which aims to achieve carbon…
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STRABAG Environmental Technology is to build the first continuous anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in Poland for selectively collected bio-waste. The joint venture between STRABAG Umwelttechnik and its technology partner AK Nova signed a contract with the Municipal Association of Communes, ‘Clean Town, Clean Commune’, from Kalisz for the design and build of an AD system and the shelter and…
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With the help of anaerobic digestion (AD), a resort in Pembrokeshire, Wales has achieved the international ‘Green Key’ award in recognition of its high environmental standards. With awarded establishments in 65 countries, Green Key is the fastest-growing eco-label for the tourism sector. In Wales, Green Key is operated by environmental charity Keep Wales Tidy, which also manages the…
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Thermo Design Engineering (TDE) has partnered with REN Energy International (REN Energy) to create a first-of-its-kind RNG plant in British Columbia. REN Energy has been working on a method that creates RNG from wood waste. The firm will build, own, and operate the facility in Fruitvale while FortisBC will own and operate the interconnection facility on the site that will connect the project…
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Québec’s government has unveiled its plans for a green economy, incorporating renewable natural gas (RNG) and green hydrogen. Québec Premier François Legault and the Minister of the Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change and Minister responsible for the Laval Region, Benoit Charette, unveiled the province’s 2030 Plan for  green Economy (2030 PGE). Along with 2030 PGE, the…
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UGI Corporation’s subsidiary, UGI Energy Services, has invested in New Energy One HoldCo, part of the team developing a utility-scale RNG project in Idaho, US. The Idaho RNG project is being developed by Sevana Bioenergy, an affiliate of New Energy One HoldCo and Meridiam, a global independent investment Benefit Corporation and asset manager of sustainable public infrastructure. The…
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Aemetis Biogas, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Aemetis, has been awarded $7.8 million (€6.56 million) in matching grants through the 2020 California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Dairy Digester Research and Development Programme (DDRDP). The firm was awarded approximately 50% of the total projects awarded in the 2020 DDRDP grant cycle. The DDRDP provides financial support for the…
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Bio-LNG makes carbon-neutrality a reality for EU transport, according to a joint paper published today. The European Biogas Association (EBA), Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE), the Natural & bio Gas Vehicle Association and SEA-LNG published a joint paper which demonstrates the concrete benefits of using bio-LNG to decarbonise hard-to-abate transport sectors through provision of the latest…
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Australia’s first biomethane-to-gas project will see thousands of homes and business in Sydney using green gas for heating, cooking, and hot water. Energy infrastructure company Jemena has signed an agreement with Sydney Water to generate biomethane at the Malabar Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) in South Sydney. The zero-carbon emission biomethane gas will be injected into Jemena’s…
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Norwegian energy firm TrønderEnergi has become the largest shareholder in Scandinavian Biogas (SB), a major biogas producer in the Nordics. As an industrial owner, TrønderEnergi will provide a long-term perspective and support the growth ambitions of SB. As part of the agreement, SB becomes approximately 97% owner of its Norwegian subsidiary Biokraft Holding. TrønderEnergi, owned by 24…
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Construction of Connecticut’s first biogas dairy digester system is almost complete. The new facility at Fort Hill Farms in Thompson will recycle food waste and manure into renewable energy and soil products. Once complete, the digester is expected to produce 550 kW of electricity and reduce 25,000 tons of organic waste annually. The project is progressing thanks to a partnership between…
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Village Farms Clean Energy (VFCE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Village Farms, has renewed and extended its contract with the City of Vancouver under which VCFE receives landfill gas captured by the city’s landfill site in Delta, British Columbia. The 20-year extension, with an option for an additional five-year extension, will begin on the start-up of the Delta RNG project commercial…
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CenterPoint Energy in Minneapolis, US, has received approval from the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to open its natural gas distribution system to locally-made RNG. RNG is produced by recycling biogas derived from organic materials such as agricultural waste, wastewater, and commercial food waste. Earlier this year, CenterPoint Energy submitted the proposal to allow Minnesota RNG…
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Air Liquide will build its first two biomethane production units in collaboration with its local partner Dentro il Sole (DIS) in Italy. The two units will be built in Truccazzano, Milan, and Fontanella (Bergamo), recycling organic material from agricultural and livestock activities to convert it into biomethane. The production units, scheduled to be operational in the second quarter of…
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