Two anaerobic digestion (AD) plants developed by Wega Group Oy (Wega) and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), through its CI Advanced Bioenergy Fund I (CI ABF I), are making positive progress. Land reservation agreements have been signed with the municipalities of Nivala and Pöytyä, enabling the development of the AD plants to enter the next phase. Each plant... [Read More]

Germany’s bioenergy plant fleet is at risk of shrinking because many operators lack a perspective for economically viable operations, industry lobby association HBB Bioenergie has warned. The huge oversubscription of bids in the latest bioenergy plant auction in the country has shown that many operators urgently desire a reliable footing for continued operations, as... [Read More]

Dubai Municipality and Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) have signed an agreement to cooperate in a project to generate electricity from biogases extracted from the landfill in Muhaisnah 5. The agreement was signed by HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA and HE Eng. Dawood Al Hajri, director general of Dubai Municipality, at the Dubai Municipality... [Read More]

The Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association (ADBA) held its 2023 National Conference in Westminster, London on 6 December. Chair Chris Huhne told attendees that 2023 has been a year of resumed growth for the sector, and a year of renewed optimism. Huhne pointed to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) World Energy Outlook, in which the global growth trajectory... [Read More]

The Mannheim energy company MVV, Reutlinger FairEnergie, Stadtwerke Tübingen and Stadtwerke Balingen have signed a declaration of intent to establish a project company. The aim of the company is the joint construction, financing and subsequent operation of a biogas processing plant in Meßstetten in the Zollernalb district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. In addition,... [Read More]

Tan Delta Systems, a manufacturer of real-time oil quality monitoring sensors and systems, unveiled its inaugural bioenergy market offering at the UK Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Trade Association’s (ADBA) National Conference in London yesterday (6 December). Its technology is proven to reduce oil usage by up to 50% and accordingly reduce customers’ carbon... [Read More]

Biomethane production in Europe grew by almost 20% in 2022 compared to the previous year, according to data from the new edition of the EBA Statistical Report launched today (5 December). However, the EU's dependency on natural gas imports grew from 83% in 2021 to 97% in 2022. “With gas import dependency on the rise together with the pressing climate emergencies, sustainable... [Read More]

Burnham RNG (Burnham) has announced that a fund managed by Ares Management's Infrastructure Opportunities strategy (Ares) has made a strategic investment to acquire the company from Edge Natural Resources (Edge). Burnham is a full-service developer and owner of organic waste management and anaerobic digestion biogas assets across the US. The investment from Ares, a leading... [Read More]

Cepsa, which is owned by Mubadala and Carlyle, and C2X, an independent company majority owned by A.P. Moller Holding with A.P. Moller – Maersk as minority owner, have announced a joint ambition to develop a green methanol plant in the port of Huelva, southern Spain. Green methanol is made by using green hydrogen and non-fossil sources of carbon captured from the atmosphere... [Read More]

The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine and the Ministry of Environment and Energy Security of Italy have agreed to cooperate in the field of energy transition and renewable energy sources. A memorandum was signed by Ukraine's Deputy Minister of Energy Svitlana Hrynchuk and Vice Minister of the Ministry of Environment of Italy Vannia Gava, within the framework of the UN Climate... [Read More]

Major energy infrastructure company Jemena and renewable natural gas (RNG) producer Optimal Renewable Gas (ORG) have signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development of three biomethane facilities in Australia. ORG will identify suitable sites in regional New South Wales in proximity to agricultural and other waste sources that could produce up... [Read More]

Topsoe, a carbon emission reduction technologies company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Standard Gas, a decarbonisation technology organisation, to collaborate on a UK-based project to produce renewable natural gas and methanol from residual waste feedstocks. Under the terms of the MoU, Topsoe will provide the technologies, engineering, equipment... [Read More]

Aemetis Biogas LLC has received approval to extend its biogas pipeline by an additional 24 miles using the public right of way. The Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors approved the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) analysis on a 4 to 0 vote. The pipeline transports biogas from dairy digesters to a centralised renewable natural gas (RNG) upgrading facility... [Read More]

Commercial and industrial energy supplier Flogas Enterprise, and operator of the national gas network, Gas Networks Ireland, have turned the sod on the Flogas Enterprise Bio-CNG refuelling station. Located in St Margarets in North County Dublin, the 2,900 square metre station is expected to open in April 2024 and will be Ireland’s first dedicated BioCNG station supporting... [Read More]

The Bureau de normalisation du Québec (BNQ) has published the Canadian standard CAN/BNQ 3672-100 Biomethane — Quality Specifications for Injection into Natural Gas Distribution and Transmission Systems. The biomethane quality specifications established in this standard aim at reducing risks on human health and environment as well as guaranteeing satisfactory and safe... [Read More]

Renewable developer Solarig will invest €250 million to build and operate ten biomethane plants in Spain, reported Reuters. The ten plants will be built in the Castile and Leon region and will use agricultural and livestock waste as main energy source. The facilities are expected to start entering into operations by the end of 2025. The announcement comes following... [Read More]