Feb 19, 2024
Rising demand expected in Italy as biogas subsidies increase
Biogas News
Feb 16, 2024
Ukraine's biomethane industry is struggling, according to Oleg Ryabov, head of the alternative energy sector of Hals Agro.
His company has stopped producing biomethane due to economic conditions - the co-generation plant that converts the biogas into biomethane has been stopped.
In Ukraine, the cost of biomethane production is, in the best case, over €600 per 1,000... [Read More]
Policy News
Feb 16, 2024
Essex County Council is encouraging households in its jurisdiction to recycle their uneaten food, as it can be used to generate green energy, as well as for fertiliser or compost.
The local authority aims to reuse, recycle or compost at least 70% of waste generated by 2030.
In Essex, most food recycling is collected by residents' local councils' waste and recycling teams,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 15, 2024
STX Group, a leading global firm in environmental commodities trading and climate finance, has announced a financing partnership with BioValue, a major Dutch biomethane producer, for the construction and development of the Groengas Cothen biomethane plant.
The new plant adds at least 80GWh of renewable natural gas capacity per year.
This strategic move is aligned with... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 14, 2024
Newly-released data from the American Biogas Council (ABC) indicates that 2023 was the third year of record growth across the US biogas industry, with nearly 100 new projects coming online last year, representing $1.8 billion (€1.6 billion) in capital investments.
ABC expects this growth to continue into 2024, with more than 100 new projects already projected to go... [Read More]
Policy News
Feb 14, 2024
Ukraine's parliament has advanced legislation to enable customs clearance of biomethane for international trade via gas pipelines.
The procedural draft law was adopted in its first reading.
Accompanying documents denote that Ukrainian companies are already working on producing biomethane and transporting it through pipeline networks.
More than 10 agricultural holdings... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 14, 2024
Nedgia, the Naturgy Group gas distributor, and Hercesa | hi! Real Estate, a leading developer nationwide and present in eight different countries, have signed a partnership to facilitate the use of renewable gases, especially biomethane, in the real estate group’s new developments in Spain.
The first developments that will include the connection equipped for the use... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 9, 2024
Saunders International Limited (Saunders) has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Optimal Renewable Gas (ORG) to facilitate the establishment of biomethane facilities throughout Australia.
The agreement marks a significant step towards enhancing Australia's renewable energy infrastructure, with the first facility slated for Westbury, Tasmania,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 9, 2024
Vespene Energy has been invited by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to submit a Part II application for a loan guarantee through the Loan Programs Office's (LPO) Title 17 Clean Energy Financing Program for $420 million (€389.5 million) to support the development of distributed biogas to electricity plants at 50 municipal landfills in 21 states.
Dubbed Project Pleiades,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 8, 2024
To enhance production efficiency, Gasum’s Riihimäki biogas plant in Finland is undergoing a significant conversion focused on the treatment of the digestate, the company announced.
Gasum will invest €7.5 million in a project aimed at expanding and enhancing the Riihimäki biogas plant, and it is intended for the expansion to become operational by May 2025.
Operational... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 8, 2024
Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL), India's biggest city gas operator, is planning to set up as many as 19 compressed biogas plants in four states as part of its efforts to expand business beyond natural gas and embrace cleaner forms of energy.
During India Energy Week 2024, the firm signed Memorandum of Understandings (MoU) with two technology partners to set up compressed... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 8, 2024
Enagás Renovable, Prezero and ACES (Agbar) have requested permission from the European Commission (EC) to form an alliance that aims to develop the Smart Farm Biogas project in Colmenar Viejo in Madrid, Spain, reported CE NoticiasFinancieras.
The EC will analyse the proposal and is expected to make its decision in the beginning of March.
The intention of this new partnership... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 7, 2024
bp announced progress in renewables in its 2023 results, although its full-year profits halved to $13.8 billion (€12.8 billion) - due to a cooling of oil and gas prices, and a weakening of refining progit margins.
The petrochemical giant reported that its biogas supply grew by 80%, and biogas production volumes leapt by 18%.
bp's liquid natural gas (LNG) portfolio... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 6, 2024
Waga Energy Inc., the US subsidiary of the Waga Energy Group, has secured $60 million (€55.8 million) financing with asset manager Eiffel Investment Group to finance the construction of four renewable natural gas (RNG) production units in the US.
This is the first financing Waga Energy has secured in the US.
Waga Energy's "WAGABOX®," is a purification technology to... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 5, 2024
Caretaker Punjab chief minister in Pakistan, Mohsin Naqvi, inaugurated the largest biogas plant in Pakistan yesterday (4 February).
Naqvi laid the foundation stone for this biogas plant last October, and directed the authorities to complete the project ahead of schedule.
The facility is located in Gujjar Colony, Lahore, and has the potential to produce 6,000 cubic metres... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 2, 2024
Gasum has announced an investment in a new biogas plant in Borlänge, Sweden, a decision that is the next step in the company's plan to build five large-scale biogas plants in the country.
It also promotes Gasum’s strategic goal of increasing Nordic biogas availability significantly in coming years, said Gasum.
The Borlänge biogas plant will see the company invest... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 2, 2024
Aemetis, Inc., a renewable natural gas and renewable fuels company focused on negative carbon intensity products, has announced the deployment of the entire $25 million (€22.9 million) of funding provided under the previously announced USDA-guaranteed loan for its Aemetis Biogas 1 LLC (AB1) project company.
Aemetis Biogas produces renewable natural gas (RNG) from dairy... [Read More]
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The funding, worth €76 million, was arranged through their joint venture QGM with the backing of a banking consortium comprising BNL BNP Paribas, Banco BPM and Mediocredito Centrale
Egypt is pressing ahead with a new biogas initiative in Beni Suef Governorate aimed at converting agricultural and animal waste into renewable energy
Indonesia’s transition towards environmentally friendly, zero-emission energy took centre stage this week as experts from seven countries convened at IPB University for high-level discussions on biomass and bioenergy
