Biogas News

CNG Fuels has signed a long-term agreement with Marks & Spencer to provide mobile refuelling stations at UK distribution centres, supporting the retailer's expanding biomethane-powered HGV fleet. The stations, owned and operated by CNG Fuels – 40% owned by ReFuels – will provide combined capacity to refuel up to 300 trucks daily. M&S currently operates more than 210 Bio-CNG trucks,…
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The Irish Bioenergy Association (IrBEA) has called on the government to take urgent action to support the country's biomethane sector after the European Commission ruled that a proposed support mechanism is incompatible with internal market rules. The Commission's opinion found that an additional multiplier for indigenous biomethane production under Ireland's Renewable Heat Obligation (RHO)…
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Anaergia Technologies LLC has secured a C$8 million contract with Vanguard Renewables to supply advanced anaerobic digestion technology for a new facility in Minnesota. The agreement marks the fourth deployment of Anaergia's integrated solutions with the US-based developer, and will see Anaergia Technologies deliver a platform comprising its proprietary permanent synchronous magnet (PSM)…
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Four men have been sentenced to prison following a break-in at the Northwich Biogas Plant in Cheshire, North-West England in February, bringing the total number jailed for the offence to five. Cezar Tudoran, 30, of Northampton, received a 10-month sentence, while Florian State, 22, of Luton, Oprea Elvis-Paris, 20, of Leicester, and Renato-Mario Grosu, 18, of Luton, each received eight-month…
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Europe holds sufficient resources to scale biomethane significantly, but regulatory barriers and slow implementation are preventing the sector from delivering on that potential, according to a new report published on 21 April, the same day the European Commission released its Accelerate EU communication. The report, launched by the European Biogas Association, estimates total biomethane…
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Slovak gas distributor SPP – distribúcia has connected a new biomethane station in Ožďany to the national distribution network, adding nearly 4 million cubic metres of renewable gas capacity per year. The station, owned by CITA VIA, was created by retrofitting an existing biogas plant in the Rimavská Sobota district over 24 months. The upgrade — supported by a subsidy of approximately…
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Nordic biogas producer St1 Biokraft has inaugurated a new gas pipeline connecting its facilities in Henriksdal and Gladö Kvarn via Stockholm's gas network, more than doubling liquefied biogas (LBG) production capacity in the region. The pipeline, which required two years of construction work through Stockholm, links the Henriksdal site — which produces only compressed biogas (CBG) — to…
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Indonesian state-owned telecoms giant PT Telkom Indonesia and gas distributor PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN) have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance the use of biomethane and other low-carbon energy solutions for data centre development. The agreement was signed in Jakarta by Telkom president director Dian Siswarini and PGN president director Arief Kurnia Risdianto, with senior…
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A Canadian company is seeking environmental approval to build a biogas plant in Penobsquis, New Brunswick, that would produce biomethane and fertiliser from agricultural and fish waste. Bio Voltex, established in 2024, filed for an environmental impact assessment for the proposed facility, which would use chicken and dairy manure from nearby farms alongside fish products to feed an anaerobic…
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GMT, a designer, developer, owner and operator of biomethane infrastructure, has secured a £195 million project finance facility from ING to support the scaling of its UK biomethane platform. The facility is structured as a non-recourse, multi-project debt arrangement, secured against individual projects and their contracted revenues rather than against GMT's corporate balance sheet. It…
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French cleantech company Sublime Energie has commissioned a demonstrator system designed to liquefy biogas directly at farm level, in what the company says is a first of its kind installation. The unit, known as 'Charlie', has been installed at a farm in Plélo, Brittany, where it processes biogas from on-site anaerobic digestion into liquefied form. The liquefied biogas is then collected and…
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Ukraine is preparing to export agriculturally sourced biomethane to Germany once an EU tracking database goes live and German legislation on renewable gas quotas comes into force, the country's Ministry of Economy, Environment, and Agriculture has said. The announcement followed talks between Ukraine's minister Oleksiy Sobolev and two German federal ministers, environment minister Carsten…
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EnviTec Biogas has marked the initial feed-in from a 417 Nm³/h EnviThan gas upgrading plant, completing its second biomethane project in Slovakia. The plant, located in the municipality of Ožďany, is operated by CITA VIA s.r.o. and currently upgrades 750 Nm³/h of biogas to biomethane. The company intends to increase production to a maximum of 1,300 Nm³/h of biogas in the long term. The…
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