Biogas News

Asda is investing in two new bio-LNG (liquefied natural gas) refuelling facilities, as the retailer aims to continue reducing overall carbon emissions. Working closely with Gasrec – a fuel provider for commercial vehicles in the UK – the new refuelling facilities in Warrington and Dartford in England now mean Asda has 13 fully operational bio-LNG stations strategically located across the…
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Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK (TMUK) has hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of an anaerobic digester (AD) at its engine plant in Deeside, North Wales (TMUK-D). Construction will start on the new waste-to-energy plant next month and when complete will supply TMUK-D with green electricity and gas directly via underground cabling and piping, replacing the current grid power…
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Bioenergy Insight learns more about the recently announced partnership to develop four RNG projects in the US. Bright Renewables is a global technology provider for biogas upgrading systems, CO2 liquefaction plants, and Bio LNG & Bio CNG solutions. Its US head office is located in Vancouver, Washington, and it has sold around 35 biogas upgrading units in the country. It is poised to add…
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Repsol has started supplying liquefied biomethane (bio-LNG) to Brittany Ferries’ LNG-fuelled vessels Salamanca and Santoña at the LNG-bunkering terminal in Santander (Spain). This is the first test of its kind for the two companies, consisting of the supply three truck-loads, totalling 60 tons of bio-LNG, and it is the first supply of its kind in Spain. The use of bioLNG can reduce the…
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Finland's Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has granted a total of €44,546,484 in investment aid to 12 projects under the national Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP). Moreover, by a decision supported by the Ministerial Finance Committee on 3 October, €28,048,200 was granted to Nordic Ren-Gas Oy for a large demonstration project on new energy technology. "It is great that clean…
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The World Biogas Association BRAZIL Congress 2024, organised by the World Biogas Association (WBA) on 1 October, emphasised Brazil’s position as a leader in the global energy transition, focusing on the immense biogas potential yet to be explored. The event represented a historic milestone for the Brazilian biogas industry and marked the start of the development of a National Biogas Roadmap…
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CycleØ Group, an end-to-end biomethane platform that builds, owns and operates plants across Europe has announced its intention to make a significant investment in new biomethane plants in Ireland. The group, which has a portfolio of hundreds of biogas/biomethane installations in more than 40 countries globally, stated its intention to initially build four new agri-based plants across…
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Consultation has been launched on plans to develop an agricultural anaerobic digestion facility on an area of land east of the A162, near Sherburn-in-Elmet in North Yorkshire, England. ENGIE is proposing the facility which would support the agricultural community through partnerships with local farmers and provide green energy to the wider community, enough for 5,200 homes. The facility will…
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In mid-2024, a new biomethane injection point was added to Amber Grid's transmission network in the Radviliškis district, Lithuania, connecting a biomethane plant owned by the Agrokoncernas group of companies. This connection is the second biomethane injection point in the Lithuanian gas transmission network and marks a significant milestone in the development of the sustainable energy…
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Swedish agricultural cooperative Lantmännen announced it has identified biogas as a growth area and is now establishing Lantmännen Biogas. Lantmännen has organic residual streams from its own operations, the values of which can be maximised by being used as a raw material for biogas production. With a high focus on resource efficiency and sustainability, Lantmännen currently processes grain…
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bioconstruct has announced one of its biggest contracts in its corporate biogas history to date in the UK. The company has been commissioned to build a biomethane injection plant, as well as electricity and heat production, near Liverpool in England. The facility will be one of the most advanced of its kind in Europe and plays a central role in the sustainable energy supply of the local…
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Emvolon, an MIT spin-off that converts greenhouse gas emissions into carbon-negative fuels and chemicals, has announced an agreement with Montauk Renewables, a renewable energy company specializing in the management, recovery and conversion of biogas from waste into renewable natural gas. Leveraging Emvolon’s patented technology, the initial pilot is a commercial-scale demonstration of…
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Bio Capital will collaborate with Southwold-based brewery and hospitality group Adnams to rebuild and modernise its anaerobic digestion (AD) facility in Reydon, Suffolk. The facility, originally built in 2010, is set to be redeveloped in time to meet the needs of incoming legislation that will require UK local authorities to collect food waste separately from households. Currently, Suffolk…
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The Irish Bioenergy Association's (IrBEA) 23rd National Bioenergy Conference will take place on 10 of October at the Royal Marine Hotel, Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin. The bioenergy sectors of solid biomass, liquid biofuels, biogas/biomethane, wood fuels, energy crops and biochar are uniquely placed in providing a solution to the current challenges which Ireland faces in terms of…
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