Biogas News

A new plant for the production of biomethane and carbon dioxide has been inaugurated and started operation in Montello, Italy. The biogas upgrading plant is the ‘first’ in Italy able to produce biomethane and carbon dioxide exclusively from the treatment of municipal solid waste. The new facility has been created by Tecno Project Industriale (TPI), a company in the SIAD Group. Biogas,…
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EQTEC, a technology solution company for waste gasification-to-energy projects, has entered into a non-binding heads of terms agreement with Inava Ingenieria de Analisis SL and its majority shareholder, EBIOSS Energy SE, to ‘spin off’ their subsidiary, EQTEC Iberia, and combine it with EQTEC. In order to generate additional capital for the newly enlarged group and fund the immediate…
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Canada-based biogas upgrading company Greenlane Biogas has extended its biogas upgrading equipment line-up. In a statement, the company said that it had expanded its Kauri upgrading system to help provide solutions for large-scale projects. With the capacity to treat up to 3,000 standard cubic feet per minute (SCFM) of biogas, the ‘Kauri’ will enable biogas developers to produce over…
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The first sales of biofertiliser produced from the anaerobic digestion process in the UK have been described as “a game-changing moment in the restoration of the UK’s soils”, according to trade body Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association (ADBA). Farming family Steve and Sarah Suggitt of Suggitt Farm Services in Norfolk are using digestate, a liquid byproduct from…
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UK-based anaerobic digestion (AD) specialist Amur has launched a feedstock which it claims is the first to be blended to a specification designed expressly to optimise productivity. The blended ‘soup’ – manufactured from food waste and sold under the Ch4rger brand – is mixed to a fixed specification. According to the company, it provides AD operators with a consistent…
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China Everbright International has announced that it has officially commenced construction on its Can Tho waste-to-energy project in Vietnam. Everbright International won the bid for the Can Tho project in July of 2016 on a BOO (Build-Operate-Own) model, and signed a project investment agreement with the Can Tho Construction Department of Vietnam in December 2016. The company said its $47 million…
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Swedish company Malmberg will supply the first biogas upgrading plant in the Baltic states, in Estonia. The move comes as Estonian industry responds to government targets to increase the usage and production of renewable fuels. Estonian biofuels producer GreenGas OÜ has signed a long term agreement with pulp producer Estonian Cell to purchase their biogas and upgrade it to biomethane. At a…
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An expanded, 8.5 megawatt biogas plant in Brandenburg, Germany, is now operational. Located in Vettin, in the Groß Pankow municipality, the plant runs on input materials such as slurry, solid manure and maize silage. Flensburg based planning office Greenline is the general planner of the plant, which is operated by the technical contractors Osters & Voss from Wittenberge in the district…
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Construction work has begun on Vietnam’s first waste-to-energy project. Hong Kong based Everbright International won the tender for the Can Tho Project in July 2016 on a Build-Operate-Own model, signing a project investment agreement with the Can Tho Construction Department of Vietnam. The project will be invested in, built and operated by Everbright. When completed, the new facility will…
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Anaerobic digestion (AD) experts have gathered at the Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association (ADBA) conference to outline the future challenges and opportunities the sector faces. The conference took place between 5th and 6th July at the NEC in Birmingham, UK. UK-based ADBA announced the launch of its best practice scheme at the show. The new scheme aims improve the environmental,…
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Aberdeen-headquartered Balmoral Tanks has invested more than £10m (€11.3m) in a purpose designed factory in South Yorkshire and an upgrade to its manufacturing processes for its range of epoxy coated and concrete tanks. Balmoral Tanks, which has design and production operations in Llantrisant, South Wales, and Barnsley, South Yorkshire, is recognised as being a key supplier to the…
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The anaerobic digestion (AD) industry celebrated the life of AD pioneer Hugh Vaughan at its annual AD & Biogas and Industry Awards last night (Wednesday 5 July). Hugh Vaughan, who was UK director at pump and mixer manufacturer Landia, tragically passed away earlier this year with his wife in a road accident whilst on holiday in Mauritius. Hugh had been at Landia UK since its formation in 1994…
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UK based biomethane certification registry Green Gas Trading (GGT) has achieved ISO14065 standards for its verification scheme. GGT believe they are the first company in the world to be able to issue biomethane certification to this standard. The achievement was announced at the recent Anaerobic Digestion Bioresources (ADBA) show at the NEC in Birmingham. Green Gas Trading was set up to provide…
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TTcogen, a 50/50 joint venture of combined heat and power (CHP) experts Tecogen and TEDOM, has announced its expansion into the US wastewater treatment facility biogas CHP market. The joint venture already has experience with several hundred wastewater treatment facilities in Europe via TEDOM. Now, TTcogen hopes to be able to transfer and apply that experience to the US market. The…
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