Biogas News

Landfill capacity in the UK is falling faster than anticipated and the UK faces a severe shortage of waste treatment infrastructure over the next decade, according to new research from resource management company Suez. The company unveiled its findings in its new report entitled Mind the Gap 2017-2030 at the RWM exhibition at the Birmingham NEC on 12 September, 2017. The shortage relates…
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Spanish scientists have released a new study analysing the energy efficiency of furfural biogas. An organic compound produced through the atmospheric-plasma treatment of a variety of agricultural byproducts such as corncobs, oat, wheat bran and saw dust, furfural is considered a promising alternative fuel candidate. For the biogas to be considered for use on a large-scale its energy…
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The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA), the UK trade body for the anaerobic digestion industry, has welcomed the Department for Transport’s response to its consultation on the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation, declaring biomethane to be ‘perfectly positioned’ to meet increased targets for renewable fuels. In its consultation, the DfT proposed a…
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Lethbridge Biogas in Alberta, Canada is increasing its waste division stream by taking advantage of thermal hydrolysis technology from PlanET Biogas Solutions. For the last four years the 2.8 MW biogas plant in Lethbridge, Alberta has produced enough electrical energy to power 2,800 homes while diverting 120,000 tonnes of organic waste from landfill each year. The facility is the largest farm…
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BC Organics, developer of a bioenergy system that will produce renewable gas from dairy farm manure and other waste, has received a conditional $15 million (€12.5 million) Focus on Energy grant from the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC). The Brown County, Wisconsin based project will reduce the need to landspread raw manure, protect sensitive groundwater and surface waters in…
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Operations have started at a new biogas upgrading plant (BUP) in Guymon, Oklahoma. Operated by High Plains Bioenergy, a subsidiary of Seaboard Foods, the new plant produces pipeline quality renewable natural gas, which is collected from the biogas collected from the wastewater treatment system at the nearby Seaboard Foods pork processing plant. Previously, Seaboard Foods recovered raw biogas from…
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The Bioenergy Insight Conference, a world-leading bioenergy event, will be held in Edinburgh, Scotland, on 4 and 5 October 2017, covering the whole bioenergy supply chain. The show will focus on all the new developments and the latest challenges. Topics covered in the seminars include the global biomass market, financing bioenergy projects and ensuring sustainability at scale. The…
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Valmet has delivered a range of technology to Metsä Group’s newly started bioproducts mill in the Finnish town of Äänekoski. According to a statement from Valmet, the company’s technology will maximise the use of bioenergy and make the pulp mill totally fossil fuel-free. The technology supplied to the mill includes a recovery boiler, pulp drying line, gasification…
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A fleet of more than 100 low-emission biomethane powered buses could take to the streets of the Bristol region in the UK over the next few years, following the award of a multi-million pound government grant. In August, a biomethane fuelled double-decker went into service in Bristol, part of a ’pathfinder’ exercise by local bus operator First West of England to assess how well the…
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North Carolina State University researchers have significantly boosted the efficiency of splitting water to create hydrogen gas, and splitting carbon dioxide to create carbon monoxide. The products of these two new process are valuable feedstocks which can be used for clean energy and chemical manufacturing applications, including the creation of syngas (synthesis gas). The CO2 splitting process…
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John Laing Environmental Assets Group (JLEN) has entered the anaerobic digestion sector for the first time, with the acquisition of Vulcan Renewables. Vulcan Renewables has been acquired for a total consideration, including working capital, of £15.3 million. JLEN has made the acquisition in partnership with experienced operator Future Biogas. An environmental infrastructure investment fund…
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Currently under construction at Marston Gate in Swindon by Advanced Plasma Power and Cadent, the UK’s first commercial bio-substitute natural gas plant will use a fully automated fuel reception and delivery solution from Saxlund International. The £25 million facility, due to commence operations in early 2018, will be capable of turning 10,000 tonnes household waste per annum into 22…
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The UK’s Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) has warned that a Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy BEIS consultation risks delaying crucial reforms to the Renewable Heat Incentive. BEIS is holding a consultation on further amendments to the non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI), introduced to bridge the gap between the cost of renewable heating…
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As part of a vision for a sustainable farming future, a concept tractor powered by biomethane has been unveiled. New Holland Agriculture’s new biomethane powered concept tractor is a reimagining of traditional tractor design. According to the company, it’s inspired by the belief that farmers could lead the move away from fossil fuel powered vehicles towards renewable sources, using a…
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