On 19 July, the D.C. Circuit Court upheld modified EPA regulations on monitoring biogas-derived renewable fuel, reported Pierce Atwood LLP. In doing so, it rejected the Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas' petition calling for the EPA to overturn the EPA's modifications to the Clean Air Act's Renewable Fuel Programme concerning Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs). RINs... [Read More]

Bright Renewables, a leading force in the deployment of biogas upgrading and valorisation technology, and BerQ RNG, a pioneer in transforming biogas into carbon-neutral, pipeline quality renewable natural gas (RNG), have joined hands to develop four renewable natural gas projects that will help mitigate methane emissions. BerQ RNG is recognised for its dedication to developing... [Read More]

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced it has broken ground on a renewable natural gas (RNG) production facility at South Fork Dairy in Dimmitt, Texas in the US. Home to a 16,000-cow herd, the facility will produce RNG, a clean transportation fuel that is made from organic waste and receives a negative carbon-intensity score. The construction of the digesters and processing... [Read More]

Cowboy Clean Fuels (CCF), an advanced climate tech and energy transition company, has closed approximately $13 million in Series B equity financing. This funding will be pivotal in commercialising its technology for the simultaneous production of renewable natural gas (RNG) and permanent sequestration of carbon dioxide, presenting a significant opportunity for investors... [Read More]

Large olive oil producers are entering the biomethane business in the province of Jaén in Spain. Four projects to produce biogas from alpeorujo are underway, with a joint investment of €137 million from the municipalities of Martos, Guarromán, Castellar and Mancha Real, financed through public-private collaboration. The Minister of Agriculture, Ramón Fernández... [Read More]

BioteCH4, has welcomed local authority officers to their Local Generation site in Cambridgeshire to raise awareness of the benefits of food waste recycling and help them prepare for mandatory food waste collections. BioteCH4 uses anaerobic digestion (AD) to transform food waste into energy, which then goes back into the national grid. The process also produces biofertiliser,... [Read More]

Viridi Energy, a leading renewable natural gas (RNG) platform, has signed a 20-year offtake agreement with Énergir, L.P.. Énergir, a Quebec-based diversified energy business, is the largest natural gas distribution company in Quebec as well as, through subsidiaries, the largest electricity distributor and the sole pipeline natural gas distributor in Vermont. Under... [Read More]

AS VIRŠI-A, in cooperation with project partners, has signed an agreement with the European Energy Efficiency Fund (EEEF) to secure funding for the development of a biomethane production plant in Latvia. As part of this initiative, the EEEF will provide a long-term loan to support the plant's development, which will enhance Latvia's renewable energy capacity. The... [Read More]

Next month, Bridgwater in Somerset, England, will become the first town to benefit from green fuel generated at a local recycling plant, reported The Sunday Times. Grass clippings from roadside verges in South Gloucestershire will go through a 45-day anaerobic digestion (AD) process. The first batch weighed 13 tonnes. Alan Armstead, commercial director of Cannington... [Read More]

SUEZ, a global leader in circular solutions for water and waste, is acquiring a 51% controlling stake in ARA Cursus (ARA), a developer and operator of biogas plants based in Poland. The Group said the move reinforces its position as a major player in the European market for anaerobic digestion of waste and production of renewable energy from waste Alongside SUEZ, EIFFEL... [Read More]

A leading biomethane company SFP Group has raised senior debt from ABN AMRO Bank N.V and ING Bank N.V., and a junior tranche from Zencap Asset Management. The funds will be used for the construction of two 20 MW biomethane facilities in the Netherlands. The equity will be provided by SFP Group and SWEN Capital Partners. Longspur Capital acted as Sole Financial Advisor... [Read More]

Last month, Vauban Infrastructure Partners - through Core Infrastructure Fund IV SCSp and Core Infrastructure Fund IV SCA SICAV RAIF (together “CIF IV”) - closed the acquisition of a majority stake in the Wijster companies. The companies are Green Create W2V Europe BV and its wholly owned subsidiary Green Create Wijster B.V., paving the way for a long-term partnership... [Read More]

Climate change exacerbates water stress: from unpredictable rainfall patterns to shrinking ice sheets, most impacts of climate change come down to water and the disruptions in the water cycle could profoundly alter how we live our lives, according to the European Biogas Association (EBA). The biogas value chain, closely linked with water cycles, offers solutions on multiple... [Read More]

India's TruAlt Bioenergy has secured a Rs 390-crore (€42.9 million) order from leading oil marketing companies (OMCs). These include Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL), Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL), Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL), and Mangalore Refineries and Ports. This order entails the supply of nearly six crore litres of 1G bioethanol over three months... [Read More]

lltech, a global leader in animal nutrition and agriculture, has signed a collaborative agreement with Tobermore Concrete, CEMCOR and Road Safety Contracts to become a partner in the Mid-Ulster Biorefinery and Circular Economy Cluster, facilitated by the Centre for Competitiveness and supported by the Centre for Advanced Sustainable Energy (CASE) at Queen’s University... [Read More]

Anaergia has announced that the third tranche of the previously announced equity investment of C$40.8 million (€27.6 million) from Marny Investissement SA, through a wholly owned subsidiary, Marny Holdco Inc., has closed, with the issuance of 36,750,000 units of the Company for gross proceeds of C$14.7 million (€9.9 million). Each Unit consists of one subordinate... [Read More]