Biogas News

KK Invest, DBC Invest and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners have entered into an agreement regarding the acquisition of the majority of the shares in Sindal Biogas. The plant is currently owned by KK Invest and DBC Invest. With Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, the purpose is to jointly develop, expand and operate the existing biogas plant as a continued hub for sustainable bioenergy in…
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Christian Cuenot, VP biomethane & bio-LNG, VARO Energy, talks to Bioenergy Insight about VARO's innovative work, ahead of his talk at this year's International Biogas Congress & Expo, to be held on 18-19 June in Brussels. Can you give us an introduction to VARO Energy and the work that you do? VARO Energy (VARO), a Switzerland-based private company, is the partner of choice for…
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Energy transition infrastructure manager White Summit Capital has agreed to buy a majority stake in Ferbgas Renewable, a leading independent biomethane producer in Portugal dedicated to developing, building and operating biomethane plants. Ferbgas holds a project pipeline requiring around €200 million of investment, with its first two projects on track to start operating by 2026. This project…
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Gasum has opened the world’s northernmost gas filling station in Rovaniemi, Finland. Gasum has already opened two other gas filling stations in Lapland - one in Keminmaa, Finland; and the other in Luleå, Sweden. The new station will enable the transport company UKK-Express, which operates in Northern Finland, to start using biogas for two gas vehicles this year. The aim is to increase the…
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ENGIE's New Ventures programme - an investment fund for innovative startups - has invested in two companies in the renewables sector. The first is French startup CryocCollect. According to ENGIE, the firm has developed a highly efficient process for capturing the carbon that is released from biogas purification, as well as an innovative method for liquefying the resultant biomethane. The…
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A biomethane plant located in Devon, South West England, has fallen into administration, four years after a worker died on site. Williand Biogas LLP has called in administrations, having failed to attract investment to keep it in operation. London-based administrators Moorfields Advisory Ltd are attempting to sell the leasehold of the business’s plant at Cullompton. The 2022 accounts show…
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Germany’s largest biogas producer EnviTec Biogas, has successfully completed two more biogas projects in the USA in Cassville, New York and Ellington, Connecticut. The two plants have been planned, designed and constructed by the company’s subsidiary, EnviTec Biogas USA Inc., over the past 18 months. EnviTec supplied South Jersey Industries (SJI), the owner of both plants, with fermenter…
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Following on from the success of last year’s International Biogas Congress & Expo, which attracted over 350 attendees from across the bio spectrum, this year’s edition promises to deliver yet another world-leading programme of presentations, knowledge-sharing and networking opportunities. On 18-19 June, Hotel Le Plaza in the heart of Brussels will host this year’s International Biogas…
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Ukraine has adopted legislation to regulate customs clearance of biomethane exports, as reported by UNN. On 14 May, Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed into law No. 3613-IX (Bill No. 9456), which brings amendments to Ukraine's Customs Code. The law means that customs clearance of biomethane will be carried out relative to the volume of biogas or other types of gas from alternative…
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Diageo has today announced plans to invest over €100 million to decarbonise its St. James’s Gate site in Dublin, where Guinness has been brewed for 264 years. The investment underpins the goal to accelerate to net zero carbon emissions for the site and will transform energy and water consumption with the aim to make it one of the most efficient breweries in the world by 2030, according to…
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Nordsol, a leader in bio-LNG technology, together with Prodeval, a leader in biogas treatment and upgrading solutions, have announced a collaboration to construct a state-of-the-art bio-LNG production plant in the southern region of Portugal. The new plant will serve an industrial facility in the olive oil production sector, utilising its organic waste to create clean, renewable energy. This…
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The Irish Bioenergy Association (IrBEA) and its Wood Fuel Quality Assurance (WFQA) Scheme are organising a series of wood fuel drying demonstrations and workshops over the coming weeks. Commenting ahead of the first event this week, Seán Finan, IrBEA CEO, said: “Wood fuel drying is a pivotal stage in the production of quality wood fuels. Various drying methods including polytunnel drying,…
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At a recent Renewable Gas Forum Ireland (RGFI) meeting, KPMG reported on how biomethane has gone from a niche market to mainstream and how the Irish government is now committed to supporting biomethane, with investors mobilising, and domestic and international developers getting involved ahead of policy being formalised. Corporates, including pharma, are being driven by their Net Zero targets to…
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Genia Bioenergy has announced plans to implement a second biomethane plant in the  province of Salamanca, in the town of Machacón in Spain, involving an investment of around €25 million. The plant will allow local livestock farmers to sustainably manage up to 150,000 tonnes of manure and slurry each year, according to the organisation. The plant, which will transform livestock waste into…
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