Feb 25, 2016
Weltec Biopower acquires 3.3MW biogas plant
Biogas News
Feb 24, 2016
The Renewable Energy Association (REA), a UK-based renewable energy trade body, has issued a new report calling on the UK government to support on-site anaerobic digestion (AD).
In its new report, entitled 'REA paper on support for small scale AD Feb 2016', the REA states that AD can provide supplementary income for hard pressed dairy farmers and help to decarbonise the... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 23, 2016
DONG Energy, a Denmark-headquartered energy firm, has unveiled plans to build a bio plant which turns unsorted household waste into energy in the UK.
The plant, which the company will finance, build and operate, will use an enzyme technology it calls REnescience. DONG claims that "it will be the first bio plant in the world to handle unsorted household waste, without prior... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 12, 2016
Covanta, a US waste management firm, has signed a new waste supply contract for Dublin's energy-from-waste (EfW) plant with Panda — an Irish waste and recycling collection company.
To date, 60% of the facility's waste processing capacity has been secured under long-term contract.
"We are pleased to have made significant progress in securing waste contracts on terms... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 11, 2016
The Australian state of Victoria is investing AUS$300,000 (€188,145) in anaerobic digestion (AD) projects to keep organic waste out of landfill and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The funding will support local government and businesses to install small-scale on-site or precinct-scale AD technology for organics recovery and as an alternative energy source.
With the... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 29, 2016
Macedonia’s Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy has opened the country’s first anaerobic digestion facility.
Minister Mihail Cvetkov cut the ribbon at the €20 million Pelagonija AD facility, located at a cattle farm in the city of Bitola.
“I hope there will be similar investments in agriculture in the future with funds provided by... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 26, 2016
Asia Biogas, an Irish-Singaporean-owned bioenergy developer, has begun commercial operation at 12,300MWh per year biogas plant in Thailand.
Krabi Waste to Energy Co., a subsidiary of Asia Biogas, will operate first phase the plant, which is located in the tourist region of Krabi.
The project generates electricity using two CAT CG170-12 engines, supplied by Metro Machinery,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 12, 2016
Clean energy firm Hawaii Gas is looking to replace most of its current fuel base with renewable natural gas.
According to Pacific Business News, the company, which is owned by US-based infrastructure specialist Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation, has issued a request for proposals to purchase raw biogas and, or, bio-methane, also referred to as renewable natural gas,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 8, 2016
Utility kit specialist Fulcrum has become of the first independent utility infrastructure providers to enter the renewables market with a new biogas service.
Utilising its extensive experience and expertise in the delivery of gas, electricity and water infrastructure across Britain, Fulcrum is entering the renewables sector to provide pipelines that connect biogas plants... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 5, 2016
Two green companies, Abutec and Roeslein Alternative Energy, are teaming up with Smithfield Foods to convert gas from animal waste into renewable energy.
Roeslein's partner, food producer Smithfield, houses nearly two million pigs through nine facilities, and they produce enough manure to make 2.2 billion cubic feet of natural gas.
Renewable energy specialist Roeslein... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 4, 2016
Ireland-based manufacturer Stream BioEnergy will build two identical anaerobic digestion (AD) plants in Cork and Dublin by 2017.
The AD firm has secured planning permission for both plants. The facilities worth, €50m, will create 100 jobs, according to the company.
The plants will convert food waste into fertilisers and biogas, which will generate electricity and... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 18, 2015
Blue Sphere Corp., a waste-to-energy deveoper, has completed the acquisition of four operating biogas facilities in Italy.
Blue Sphere has acquired 100% of the stock of Agricerere, Agrielektra, Agrisorse, and Gefa.
Individually, each fully operational facility generates 1MW/h of electricity which is sold to Gestore del Servizi Energetici GSE, a state-owned company that... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 16, 2015
UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) and Foresight Group have committed £1.7 million (€2.3m) to the construction of a £3.4m anaerobic digestion plant in Armagh, Northern Ireland.
The investment is being made through the Foresight-managed Recycling and Waste LP (RAW) fund, in which GIB is a cornerstone investor.
SQN Capital Management will also invest £1.7m... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 15, 2015
The Swiss MBP Group has acquired 40% of the shares in the Icelandic environmental solutions company Resource International.
The acquired shares are new shares and the purchase amount is exclusively used for expanding the capabilities of ReSource International.
ReSource offers environmental engineering services in the industries of anaerobic digestion, waste water treatment,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 15, 2015
Reducing, reusing, and recycling the UK’s Christmas dinner plate scrapings and other festive leftovers this year would divert waste from landfill and power homes and businesses, according to research by Tamar Energy.
British households’ Christmas indulgence creates around 230,000 tonnes of additional food waste, the equivalent weight of 38 million turkeys,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 14, 2015
The UK government’s revised green gas strategy could place anaerobic digestion at the heart of UK carbon abatement efforts in the wake of the Paris climate agreement, Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) says.
ADBA says in a statement that this ‘historic commitment’ to limiting the amount of greenhouse gas emissions should prove to... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 14, 2015
The German Biogas Association (Fachverband Biogas) and the Indian Biogas Association (IBA) have launched a three-year project to foster development of the biogas industry in India.
The initial project, with an option for an additional three years, is funded by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and operated by Sequa.
‘The potential... [Read More]
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