Jan 11, 2023
PlanET Biogas announces expansion and formation of food waste processing company
Biogas News
Jan 10, 2023
Warrens Emerald Biogas, an anaerobic digestion plant based in County Durham, UK, has announced it intends to increase the amount of food waste it processes to transform into energy.
The plant currently has the capacity to power more than 21,000 local homes a year by processing up to 115,000 tonnes of food waste. The site, part of Bio Capital Group, generates around... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 10, 2023
A campaign aimed at mounting a legal challenge to plans to develop a large scale biogas plant near Gort has so far raised €50,000, reported Clare Echo. The fundraising campaign was launched in response to An Bord Pleanála’s decision in December 2022 to grant conditional permission for the biogas plant after Galway County Council refused the application.
Following... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 6, 2023
The National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) approved financing of R$ 80 million (€14.2m) for UISA Geo Biogás S/A to build an industrial unit for the production of biomethane and electricity from sugarcane residues in Nova Olympia (MT).
In the first phase, the plant will produce up to 11.4 million Nm³/year of biogas and up to 32,000 MWh/year of electricity.
The... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 6, 2023
A meeting at Sullivan’s Hotel in Gort, Galway in Ireland was held on Wednesday (4 January) to discuss the decision by An Bord Pleanala to allow a major biogas plant to be located on the edge of the town. It was organised by the Gort Biogas Concern Group, which has voiced substantial opposition to the project.
Despite the chairman's calls at the start for those present... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 5, 2023
UGI Corporation announced on 4 January that MBL Bioenergy has entered an agreement to develop its second and third clusters of dairy manure waste to renewable natural gas (RNG) projects in South Dakota, US.
In total, these additional projects are said to represent approximately $150 million (€141m) of investment by MBL Bioenergy, and 100% of the funds will be provided... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 5, 2023
At the end of December 2022 bp announced it had completed its purchase of Archaea Energy, a leading provider of renewable natural gas (RNG). The oil giant said this marked a milestone in the growth of bp’s strategic bioenergy business.
“We see enormous opportunity to grow our bioenergy business by bringing Archaea fully into bp,” said Dave Lawler, chairman and... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 4, 2023
A public meeting will take place in Gort in Galway, Ireland, on 4 January to discuss a controversial biogas facility from Sustainable Bioenergy Ltd, which has received planning permission from An Bord Pleanála.
The public meeting is being organised by the Gor Bio Gas Concern Group, which has voiced substantial opposition to the project.
The Bord overturned the county... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 4, 2023
Suburban Propane Partners announced its wholly-owned subsidiary, Suburban Renewable Energy, has reached an agreement to acquire a platform of renewable natural gas (RNG) assets from Equilibrium Capital Group.
In addition to the purchase of two operational biogas facilities, the parties have formed a partnership to serve as a long-term growth platform for the identification,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 3, 2023
The transaction for the sale of Sonorgás, by Dourogás Group, to iCON Infrastructure Partners VI, L.P., a fund advised by iCON Infrastructure LLP (“iCON”) was successfully completed in December, having met all regulatory approvals and having received the consent from the third-party entities.
Dourogás Group, one of the Portugese natural gas sector's largest operators,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 3, 2023
French company TotalEnergies and Electricite Holdings intend to take over Polska Grupa Biogazowa, reported Money Poland. The application for consent to the acquisition was submitted to the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection in December 2022.
The Polish firm own 15 biogas-fired CHP plants and two photovoltaic farms in the country. In addition, the company... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 23, 2022
California Bioenergy (“CalBio”) has announced a funding partnership, of up to $500 million (€471m), with Brookfield Renewable and its institutional partners (“Brookfield”) to scale CalBio’s growth in renewable natural gas (RNG) and other waste-to-energy opportunities.
CalBio has established a market-leading position partnering with dairy farmers to design,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 23, 2022
Acorn Bionergy, the firm behind strongly opposed proposals for a £25m (€28m) biogas plant in Easter Ross, Scotland, said it would address objectors' concerns.
The company intends to build an anaerobic digestion plant (ADP) on a 7.5-hectare site at Fearn Airfield, near Balintore to produce "clean, green biogas" using crops and by-products from local farms and distilleries.
The... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 23, 2022
The state government of New Delhi had an initial target of setting up 5,000 compressed biogas plants (CBG plants) by 2023-24 in its SATAT scheme, but only 40 CBG plants have been developed. A panel reviewing the scheme said that a lot of ground needs to covered, in a report tabled in the Lok Sabha on 21 December, according to Energy World.
The SATAT scheme is designed... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 22, 2022
An alternative source of heat could significantly reduce the carbon footprint of a process which turns food waste into power, new research suggests.
A University of Glasgow-led team of scientists have demonstrated that using air-source heat pumps to support anaerobic digestion could cut the carbon emitted during the production of biogas by more than a third.
Their findings... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 21, 2022
Gree Energy, which aims to decarbonise food processors in developing countries by transforming their wastewater into biogas, has secured US$3.2m (€3m) in a pre-Series A round of investment, reported e27.
Hong Kong-based family business Earthcare Group, which focuses on climate change mitigation, led this round.
This deal comes about eight months after the clean energy... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 21, 2022
Timber frame specialist NorFrame based in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, is designing and building a factory that will be powered exclusively by renewable energy, thanks to a heat capturing design.
The first of its kind in the UK, NorFrame’s factory will manufacture timber kit frames for homes, schools and commercial buildings using power generated from an on-site anaerobic... [Read More]
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Moeve has announced a €600 million investment plan for the construction of up to 30 new biomethane plants by 2030
During the signing ceremony, Sweden’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Maria Malmer Stenergard, announced a donation of USD 1.5 million for prefeasibility and detailed engineering studies
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