Biogas News

Nedgia, the Naturgy Group gas distributor, and Hercesa | hi! Real Estate, a leading developer nationwide and present in eight different countries, have signed a partnership to facilitate the use of renewable gases, especially biomethane, in the real estate group’s new developments in Spain. The first developments that will include the connection equipped for the use of renewable gas will be…
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Saunders International Limited (Saunders) has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Optimal Renewable Gas (ORG) to facilitate the establishment of biomethane facilities throughout Australia. The agreement marks a significant step towards enhancing Australia's renewable energy infrastructure, with the first facility slated for Westbury, Tasmania, according to…
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Vespene Energy has been invited by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to submit a Part II application for a loan guarantee through the Loan Programs Office's (LPO) Title 17 Clean Energy Financing Program for $420 million (€389.5 million) to support the development of distributed biogas to electricity plants at 50 municipal landfills in 21 states. Dubbed Project Pleiades, the project is a…
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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 since 2016, the plant…
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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 biogas plants in Delhi,…
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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 is to valorise…
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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 grew from 19 Mtpa to 23…
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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 produce RNG from landfill…
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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 of gas per day with…
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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 over €62 million, and the…
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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 biomethane digesters…
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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 its customers over the long…
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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 for Enterprise, Trade…
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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 has two…
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