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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Avista, a US energy company, has signed an agreement with Pine Creek RNG to purchase renewable natural gas (RNG) to be produced at the Quad Cities Landfill in Milan, Illinois. The Quad Cities Landfill is owned by Millennium Waste Incorporated, a subsidiary of Waste Connections. In October 2022, Avista released a request for proposal (RFP) to secure RNG resources for... [Read More]

Nephin Energy has announced the creation of its new business, Nephin Renewable Gas (NRG). NRG is a newly established renewable energy company and has set up its operational headquarters in Tipperary Town in Ireland. NRG’s ambition is to become the leading producer and supplier of biomethane in Ireland. The new office facility was officially opened today by the Minister... [Read More]

The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether two Swedish tax exemption schemes for non-food-based biogas and bio-propane - used for heating or as motor fuel - are in line with European Union (EU) State aid rules. The in-depth investigation follows the General Court's annulment of two previous Commission decisions approving the tax exemptions. Sweden... [Read More]

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) in India has granted approval to Sistema.bio for its innovative biogas technology. Sistema.bio biodigesters are now accredited under the National Biogas Programme, which was recently launched in Delhi to encourage the use of biogas as a clean cooking fuel that reduces greenhouse gas emissions and provides organic fertiliser... [Read More]

Aemetis, a renewable natural gas and renewable fuels company focused on negative carbon intensity products, has announced the recognition of revenues from its first sale of California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credits generated by its subsidiary, Aemetis Biogas LLC. Aemetis Biogas has agreements with 37 dairies, operates digesters serving eight dairies, operates... [Read More]

Indonesia's first commercial biomethane plant officially started operations on 22 January. The plant was constructed by PT KIS Biofuel Indonesia, and is located in North Sumatra. The facility is the first plant consisting of 25 units. Each unit has a bio-CNG or biomethane production capacity of 15,500 cubic metres per day - totalling c. 387,500 cubic metres for all the... [Read More]

INEOS-produced bio-based high-density polyethylene (HDPE) has been used to create the world’s first fully sustainable gas pipeline. Installed by French gas utility network operator, GRDF, the pipeline only uses the low-carbon footprint polymer, according to INEOS. Installed in Clermont Auvergne Métropole, in the French city of Clermont-Ferrand, the pipeline has been... [Read More]

The Solothurn-Emme wastewater region association has commissioned Hitachi Zosen Inova to retrofit its membrane plant in Zuchwil, Switzerland. The move will increase plant output by more than 15% in order to meet current requirements, and will mean fewer membrame modules. Since 2015, the Solothurn-Emme Wastewater Region Association (ZASE) has been operating a gas treatment... [Read More]