The HoSt Group said it is “very excited to kick off business in the US” with three new biogas projects at dairy farms in upstate New York and Ohio to be realised in close cooperation with SJI Renewable Energy Ventures and Rev LNG.   With these biogas projects in the dairy sector and the local office in Vancouver, HoSt North America said it “will have a strong... [Read More]

Hitachi Zosen Inova BioMethan, on behalf of VERBIO, is taking on the construction of a biomethane gas upgrading unit at VERBIO’s site in Zörbig, Germany.   The biomethane produced by VERBIO will in future be liquefied in a bioLNG installation and marketed as vehicle fuel. The project partners see this as a decisive step towards reduced dependence on fossil fuels... [Read More]

The European Biogas Association (EBA), representing nearly 8,000 stakeholders across the whole biogas value chain in Europe, has appointed Anders Mathiasson as its new president. He will steer the work of the EBA for the period 2022-2025, together with eight board members: Piero Gattoni, Stefan Rauh, Philipp Lukas, Niels Peters, Michael Niederbacher, Erik Meers, Olivier... [Read More]

StormFisher and Modern Niagara have partnered to utilise renewable natural gas (RNG) as a carbon reduction solution for building infrastructure across Canada. The agreement allows Modern Niagara to acquire RNG from StormFisher's Ontario-based anaerobic digestion facility which produces biogas from food waste.  Instead of arriving at landfills, food waste obtained... [Read More]

Neste and United Airlines have announced that they have signed a new purchase agreement that provides United the right to buy up to 160,000 tonnes (52.5 million gallons) of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel over the next three years to fuel United flights at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and potentially other airports. With this agreement, United became the first US airline... [Read More]

Scania has now announced it is adding several new CBG and LBG tank options to its offer that mean substantial improvements to the range potential. Trucks showcasing the new solutions are unveiled at the Italian fair "Transpotec" in mid-May.   "Scania has been relentless in offering and informing customers about the potential of biogas solutions," said Stefan Dorski,... [Read More]

Protos Biofuels Ltd (Protos), a project developed by Advanced Biofuel Solutions Ltd (ABSL) and Greenergy, has announced that its first municipal waste to advanced biofuels project has progressed into the front-end engineering design (FEED) phase.   Petrofac has been appointed to deliver the FEED, with Sumitomo SHI FW (SFW) to supply the gasifier that converts the... [Read More]

Environmental consultant ecoprog said it expects about 8.1 million annual tonnes of additional capacity to be built for the fermentation of municipal biowaste by 2030. AD (anaerobic digestion) capacities for treating commercial biowaste will be developed as well. The main reasons for this growth are EU regulations stipulating a separate biowaste collection from 2024 onwards... [Read More]

Caterpillar Inc has announced that Biogaz du Haut-Geer, a utility cooperative in eastern Belgium, has selected Cat® dealer Eneria to double its cogeneration capabilities and expand the sustainability benefits of its biogas energy facility in Geer.  Eneria will design, install and commission a new combined heat and power (CHP) system that will use two Cat CG170-16... [Read More]

Leading anaerobic digestion specialist Birch Solutions has appointed a new managing director. Glenn Carney will bring global energy experience to the business as it embarks on a new ambitious growth strategy, as predecessor Mark Sacker takes the helm of Tricoya UK at Saltend, Hull. The technology partner behind North Lincolnshire quarry giant Singleton Birch’s... [Read More]

With the aim of increasing the resilience of facilities to energy price fluctuations, 2G Energy and PRODEVAL have teamed up. They said of the union: "This partnership will allow biogas upgrading operators to sustain their units while reducing biomethane carbon footprint. Producing virtuously the renewable energy of tomorrow." The partnership aims to reduce biomethane... [Read More]

The VERBIO Nevada Biorefinery is on track to achieve full scale production of 7 million ethanol gallons equivalent (EGE) of RNG annually by mid-summer 2022. It began producing renewable natural gas (RNG) on an industrial scale in December 2021. In early 2023, the site will begin operating as a biorefinery, producing 19 million EGE of RNG and 60 million gallons of corn-based... [Read More]

ET-listed UAC Global, a chemical and renewable energy firm, has postponed the commercial operation of its biogas-fired power plant in Khon Kaen until the second half of this year because of “lengthy bureaucratic procedures”. The plant is the first project under the Energy for All renewable scheme to be connected with the state grid. The company is among 43 winners... [Read More]

Brookfield Renewable Partners has reported solid financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2022. Brookfield operates one of the world’s largest publicly traded, pure-play renewable power platforms. Its portfolio consists of hydroelectric, wind, solar and storage facilities in North America, South America, Europe and Asia.  "Our business performed... [Read More]

In anticipation of the REPowerEU Communication, more than 500 companies of the bioenergy value-chain have written to the European Commission president Von der Leyen, vice-president Timmermans, and commissioners Simson and Breton calling for a holistic approach in defining the way forward to end energy dependence on Russian gas. The letter represents a determined reaction... [Read More]