India's National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) signed an MoU with Mexico-based Sistema Bio on 17 February to supply 15,000 biogas plants to farmers in Surat, Kolhapur and Pune, reported The Indian Express. Farmers owning two or three cows or buffaloes will be offered biomass plants at the subsidised rate of Rs 5,990. “The actual cost of these plants is around Rs... [Read More]

Irish ministers announced a €3 million investment in an integrated anaerobic digestion and green biorefining demonstration initiative on 14 February. Minister for agriculture, food and the marine Charlie McConalogue, and minister of state with special responsibility for research and innovation, Martin Heydon, said the funding has been jointly awarded to two institutions... [Read More]

Canada’s ambassador to Chile recently led the inauguration of the country’s first biogas plant in Osorno, Los Lagos Region, reported Nation World News. It will eliminate emissions of greenhouse gases of about 700,000 tons of CO2 and inject two megawatts into the central interconnected system. The Ecoprial plant is located 7km from Osorno along a route to its coastal... [Read More]

Global resource management company Veolia announced it has passed a new milestone for delivering net zero power by delivering more than six times the renewable electricity to the grid than it uses across its 400 offices and sites across the UK. The firm said it generates 856 GWh of electricity - using a combination of biomass, landfill gas, biogas and Energy Recovery... [Read More]

Northern Ireland's gas grids will see the injection of biomethane into the SGN Natural Gas network this year, via a unique collaboration with Granville Eco Park, part of the Bio Capital Group and based in Dungannon. Biomethane can be used as a direct replacement for traditional natural gas in the existing gas network infrastructure, which allows for a seamless transition... [Read More]

Ukraine could receive at least five biomethane plants in 2023, said the head of the board of the Bioenergy Association of Ukraine (BAU), Heorhiy Heletukha. "The topic of biomethane is developing very positively. Last year, we managed to adopt a basic bill (No. 5464 of 21 October 2021). Natural gas has also risen in price, and now it is more profitable to make biomethane... [Read More]

WELTEC BIOPOWER has extended the successful cooperation with its service partner, Gordons Technical Service Ltd (GTS) from Northern Ireland, until the end of 2026. The German biogas plant manufacturer's agreement with GTS has been in place since 2017, and applies to WELTEC customers from Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland. Both companies have years of experience... [Read More]

A new report from the European Biogas Association (EBA) shows that, in 2030, the whole-system benefits of biomethane production in the EU27 and the UK could range from €38-78 billion per year, rising to €133-283bn by 2050. These figures are comparable to the GDPs of Luxembourg and Finland in 2021 respectively. Values represented are likely an underestimate, as not... [Read More]

The city of Waterloo in Iowa, US, is preparing to convert its wastewater into natural gas, reported The Courier. Its City Council unanimously approved a resolution last week to request approvals for the development of renewable natural gas (RNG) projects - achieved by breaking down waste from its wastewater treatment plant and the Tyson Fresh Meats wastewater lagoon. Waterloo... [Read More]

Gasum’s new biogas plant in Götene, Sweden, received final construction permits at the end of January. The company said its Götene plant represents the start of a string of investments into new biogas production, in line with its new strategy. The plant will produce 120 gigawatt hours (GWh) worth of liquefied biogas or LBG per year from early 2025 onwards, and its... [Read More]

Reliance Industries Ltd will invest Rs 75,000 crore (€84.8m) in rolling out 5G mobile telephony services, expanding retail network and setting up renewable energy capacity in Uttar Pradesh in the next four years, its chairman Mukesh Ambani said today (10 February). Ambani also announced the oil-to-telecom conglomerate's foray into bioenergy, where it will convert agricultural... [Read More]

H.I.G. Capital (H.I.G.), a global alternative investment firm with $54 billion (€50.3bn) of equity capital under management, has announced that its portfolio company, Northern Biogas LLC (Northern Biogas), has acquired three additional dairy renewable natural gas (RNG) projects, significantly expanding its RNG production capacity. Northern Biogas is a waste-to-RNG company,... [Read More]

Goldman Sachs Asset Management has established Verdalia Bioenergy, a new business focused on developing, acquiring, building and operating biomethane plants across Europe. It has been established via Goldman Sachs Asset Management's infrastructure investing business. The investment will aim to contribute to Europe's decarbonisation and energy security agenda, adding significant... [Read More]

CycleØ, an integrated owner and operator of biomethane projects, will begin deploying its small-scale, modular plants to meet the growing demand and distributed nature of Ireland's agricultural and food waste feedstock with the opening of a new branch in Ireland. The company's technologies capture, process and upgrade naturally occurring methane gas produced principally... [Read More]

IFM Net Zero Infrastructure Fund has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority interest in GreenGasUSA (GreenGas), a US-based renewable natural gas (RNG) developer, owner and operator. GreenGas, which is based in Charleston, South Carolina, is a fully integrated renewables platform. It has a track record of originating, developing and operating RNG projects. It... [Read More]

Green Create is making huge strides towards the REPowerEU plan to transform Europe's energy system with the completion of its biomethane plant in Wijster, the Netherlands. With this plant, Green Create said it helps to reduce the EU’s dependence on fossil fuels and tackle the climate crisis. In 2020, Green Create embarked on building one of the largest manure-fed biomethane... [Read More]