The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) has congratulated the Labour Party on their resounding General Election victory and has welcomed the new government’s emphasis on tackling climate change through rapid growth of renewables. ADBA added it will press the new Energy and Climate Change Secretary to implement its ten-point programme for green gas... [Read More]

EnviTec Biogas has entered the Swedish biogas market, with its EnviThan gas upgrading system. Vårgårda-Herrljunga Biogas is expanding its biogas facility with another biogas plant, which will meet the prescribed DIN standard for vehicle fuel. While the rated capacity of the new gas upgrading plant amounts to 402 Nm³ per hour of biomethane (600 Nm³/h of raw biogas,... [Read More]

Europe has reached an installed capacity of 6.4 billion cubic meters (bcm) of biomethane per year, according to the European Biomethane Map, released by the European Biogas Association (EBA). 81% of the capacity corresponds to plants located in the European Union (5.2 bcm). The EU-27 countries’ growth has reached 37%, while the capacity of the non-EU countries analysed... [Read More]

BASF and ENGIE have signed a 7-year Biomethane Purchase Agreement (BPA). Under the BPA, ENGIE will supply BASF with 2.7 to 3.0 terawatt hours of biomethane throughout the agreement term. BASF uses certified biomethane at its Ludwigshafen/Germany and Antwerp/Belgium sites as a sustainable alternative to fossil raw materials in its manufacturing process. The approach supports... [Read More]

Cepsa and PreZero Spain have signed a strategic partnership that will enable both companies to advance their decarbonisation objectives. Under the agreement, PreZero Spain will supply biomethane from some of its projects to Cepsa, and the two companies will jointly develop biomethane plants. Furthermore, Cepsa and PreZero Spain will work on the recovery of waste to produce... [Read More]

Hyundai Engineering & Construction has finalised its Siheung Clean Energy Center, the first integrated biogas facility for private investment in Korea. Hyundai Engineering & Construction held the completion ceremony of the Siheung Clean Energy Center at the Water Environment Center in Siheung-si, Gyeonggi-do on yesterday (3 July). Siheung Clean Energy Center... [Read More]

Tesco Ireland has taken delivery of 50 biomethane fuelled trucks which will operate across its country-wide distribution network. The new biomethane trucks are coming on stream as part of Tesco's strategy to reduce its carbon footprint and enhance the environmental sustainability of its operations. The trucks will replace 50 diesel units, cutting down tailpipe carbon... [Read More]

SEaB Energy, the developer of an anaerobic digestion system that produces energy from organic waste, has won the opportunity to forge a partnership with Shimizu Corporation, one of Japan’s largest civil engineering, construction and architecture companies. Representatives of SEaB Energy are now invited to Shimizu’s NOVARE innovation facility in Singapore to explore... [Read More]

Suzuki Motor Corporation's Indian subsidiary, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (MSIL), has installed a pilot plant for biogas generation & purification at its Manesar Plant in Haryana, India. The plant started operations in June this year. This facility is a functioning pilot plant, generating biogas from Napier grass, a perennial grass of the Poaceae family, cultivated... [Read More]

VALPLAST - a strategic project consisting of a consortium of members, and funded by the European Union - will aim to recover biodegradable plastic waste through anaerobic co-digestion treatment with sludge from sewage treatment plants (STP). This will obtain a biogas stream that can be used as an energy vector and a digestate for agriculture. The VALPLAST consortium... [Read More]

Encirc’s sustainability director, Fiacre O’Donnell has said that the “only way to achieve a truly Net Zero future is to adopt new sustainable fuel sources at scale”. Fiacre was speaking in the wake of Economy Minister Deirdre Hargey announcing a three-month Call for Evidence seeking information and views from key stakeholders on developing a sustainable biomethane... [Read More]

Copersucar and Geo bio gas&carbon have signed a memorandum of understanding with the aim of developing technology for converting biogas into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The agreement will aim to ake large-scale SAF production feasible in Brazil in the coming years by drawing on the scale of Copersucar - a giant in the sugar and ethanol sector - and Geo's biogas/biomethane... [Read More]

Aemetis, a renewable natural gas (RNG) and renewable fuels company focused on low and negative carbon intensity products, has announced that its Aemetis Biogas subsidiary completed a key milestone of constructing and operating dairy digesters with a capacity to produce more than 300,000 MMBtu of renewable natural gas (RNG) per year. Additionally, the planned construction... [Read More]

Vertus Energy, a Waste-to-X industrial biotech startup specialising in advanced control of bacteria behaviour, has closed an €8.75 million seed funding round, reported EU Startups. The funding, led by Energy Capital Ventures and joined by Blackbird, the Amadeus APEX Technology Fund and Aussie Angels, alongside all their existing investors, will be used to scale the... [Read More]

EverGen has announced the execution of a 20-year offtake agreement with FortisBC Energy Inc (FortisBC) through its wholly owned subsidiary Fraser Valley Biogas Ltd. (FVB), subject to the acceptance by the British Columbia Utilities Commission in Canada. Under the terms of the agreement, FortisBC will purchase renewable natural gas (RNG) from FVB for injection into its... [Read More]

Companhia Paranaense de Gás (Compagas) will invest 505 million reais (€86.6 million) over the next five years, between 2024 and 2029. The investment plan was announced on 24 June by governor Carlos Massa Ratinho Junior and includes actions and projects to expand the company's operations to other regions of the State, especially to the municipalities of Londrina, Maringá... [Read More]