Brightmark and Chevron U.S.A have expanded their previously announced joint venture, Brightmark RNG Holdings, to own projects across the US to produce and market dairy biomethane (RNG). Brightmark RNG Holdings’ subsidiaries currently own RNG projects in Western New York, Western Michigan, Central Florida, and South Dakota. Additional equity investments by each... [Read More]

NGVAmerica has released its Fuel a Greener Future report, outlining the significant benefits of RNG-fuelled fleets. RNG-fuelled medium and heavy-duty vehicles are commercially available, proven, and affordable, the organisation said. Depending on the feedstock, they can be carbon-free or carbon-negative. Commercial pickups and vans, refuse trucks, transit buses,... [Read More]

Greenlane Renewables’ wholly-owned subsidiary, Greenlane Biogas North America, has signed two RNG contracts for $2.8 million (€2.3 million). The first contract involves a project in the mid-western US for upgrading biogas to RNG from dairy operations. The Brazilian contract win marks the fifth contract for Greenlane for the supply of biogas upgrading equipment in... [Read More]

Plans have been approved for a new renewable natural gas (RNG) plant in Illinois, US. On 10 February, officials in Will County, Illinois approved the construction of a $45 million (€37 million) RNG plant at the county-owned Prairie View landfill. The project labour agreement, signed by Will County, Harbour Contractors, Will & Grundy Counties Buildings Trade... [Read More]

Schmack Biogas, based in Italy, and SWEN Capital Partners, through its impact fund SWIFT, have invested €30 million in biomethane projects. The two companies have formed a joint venture, Biomethane Invest, to invest in Europe in the biomethane sector. The joint venture looks at Italy as the first market to approach, targeting some 10+ biomethane projects to invest... [Read More]

Ceres Energy has acquired a stake in Barrow Shipping, a major shipper of biomethane in the UK. Ceres will contribute its knowledge and experience of gas market operations, trading, and marketing acquired in the conventional gas market to Barrow, strengthening the company’s position as a green gas shipper and supplier. Barrow, with Ceres, will be well placed to... [Read More]

Bright Biomethane will construct a biomethane plant for Dutch waste management company Twence. At a former landfill site in the east of the Netherlands, 250,000 tons of pig manure will be converted into biogas and raw materials in a manure biogas plant. In the final step, the biogas will be upgraded to biomethane in Bright’s biogas upgrading system with a capacity... [Read More]

PowerTap Hydrogen Fueling Corp’s (PowerTap) third generation on-site hydrogen production unit has been enhanced for blue hydrogen classification via Advanced Carbon Capture, using RNG as its main feedstock. PowerTap, based in California, has set out to build North America’s largest hydrogen fuelling network. Clean Power Capital invested in PowerTap in October 2020. Most... [Read More]

BayoTech, which specialises in hydrogen production using biogas, has joined the European Biogas Association (EBA). Steve Jones, vice-president of BayoTech Europe, said: “Renewable gases will play a key role in supporting the EU’s commitment to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. Biogas represents an important pathway to hydrogen production that makes carbon neutral,... [Read More]

Genesis Biosciences, based in Wales, UK, has been chosen to take part in United Utilities’ exclusive Innovation Lab, which provides successful applicants the chance to test their products in a live environment before going to market. The firm will be trialling its Evogen Biogas Additive – a powdered product that combines a novel mineral carrier with an application-specific,... [Read More]

Gregory Distribution has installed a bio-LNG facility to fuel its latest batch of Volvo gas trucks. The UK logistics company continued its drive towards a more sustainable and environmentally friendly operation by installing its first bio-LNG refuelling station by Gasrec. In 2020, the company began a trial to test the sustainability of bio-LNG to replace diesel in... [Read More]

Kent County Council (KCC) in the UK has announced all food waste in the county will be recycled in Kent. Around 45,000 tonnes of food waste collected annually from local households will be turned into biogas through a new anaerobic digester at Blaise Farm Quarry. The biogas will be fed directly into the National Grid as well as powering the plant itself, and creating... [Read More]

EnviTec’s gas upgrading has seen a performance boost from improved membranes, increasing separation capacity. The company now has 49 gas upgrading plants in operation in six countries around the world, with a further 15 under construction. EnviTec said this is all part of the EnviThan success story for efficient and environmentally-friendly gas upgrading technology. “In... [Read More]

Renewable energy investment platform Bio Capital has completed the debt financing on its portfolio of UK anaerobic digestion (AD) assets. Independent law firm Burges Salmon advised the firm on the £85 million (€96 million) debt financing on assets across England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Bio Capital was founded in 2018 by Helois Energy Investments and Equitix... [Read More]

WELTEC BIOPOWER has joined the American Biogas Council (ABC), which has campaigned for the interests of the US biogas industry since 2010. Based in Germany, Weltec Biopower specialises in the field of stainless-steel biogas plant construction; it has developed and built anaerobic digestion (AD) plants since 2001. “We look forward to our commitment in the US and... [Read More]