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United Utilities has submitted plans for a £140 million scheme to upgrade Ellesmere Port Wastewater Treatment Works with advanced anaerobic digestion (AAD) technology, replacing existing digestion infrastructure to increase biogas production from wastewater sludge whilst reducing operational energy consumption. Advanced anaerobic digestion systems break down material faster and more…
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Emvolon, an MIT spin-off, has developed technology that converts methane-rich waste gases into liquid fuels using repurposed automotive engines as chemical reactors. The system targets methane sources at landfills, wastewater facilities and industrial sites, addressing a significant unutilised global methane resource. The technology operates through compact, containerised processing units…
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ReFuels N.V. has commenced construction of a new Bio-CNG refuelling station in Carlisle, North-West England, scheduled for operational deployment in the first half of 2027. The facility addresses growing fleet operator demand for domestically-produced renewable fuels offering cost predictability and supply security alternatives to imported diesel. CNG Fuels, 40% owned by ReFuels, will own and…
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CHN Energy's Unit 2 at Qingyuan Power Plant in Guangdong Province has successfully operated at 10% thermal share biomass co-firing, marking China's first high-ratio biomass co-firing deployment on a one-gigawatt-class generating unit. The achievement addresses technological gaps in large-scale biomass utilisation within existing coal-fired infrastructure. The facility processes…
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Galia Green Power has signed an 18-year financing agreement with a consortium of PKO Bank Polski, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK) and mBank, securing PLN 376 million (€89.3 million) for biogas plant acquisitions and biomethane project development. The transaction represents one of the largest financing arrangements for biogas and biomethane projects in Poland in recent years. The…
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EnviTec Biogas has commenced implementation of two biomethane projects in France, reflecting the company's two-decade presence and long-term customer partnerships in the French market. The projects include conversion of the Biowatt biogas plant in Brittany into a biomethane upgrading facility and construction of the new Valoverte biomethane plant in south-west France. Biowatt conversion The…
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St1 Biokraft has completed its acquisition of Danish Bio Commodities (DBC), marking the company's entry into Denmark's developed biomethane market and adding over 350 GWh of production capacity plus approximately 900 GWh in development pipeline. The transaction includes five production assets (four wholly owned, 25% stake in a fifth) and a greenfield development pipeline of six biomethane…
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Allegany County, New York has received a Biofuel Development Opportunity (BDO) Zone 'A' rating for woody biomass feedstock supply and infrastructure, marking New York's first such designation. The rating certifies 300,000 bone dry tonnes per year of low-risk woody biomass within a 75-mile drive radius from Belmont, New York. The 'A' rating reflects strong prospective viability of feedstock…
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Nova Pangaea Technologies has completed extended endurance trials on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) produced from waste biomass at its Teesside demonstration plant, achieving continuous stable operation for up to 72 hours with yields exceeding target specifications. The trial programme targeted a critical gap in SAF production supply chains: scalable feedstock alternatives to used cooking…
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The United Kingdom is forecast to consume 10.35 million tonnes of wood pellets in 2026, representing a 4% increase from 2025 and a record consumption level, according to a report filed with the US Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service. The consumption increase will require an estimated 10.15 million tonnes of imports. The forecast reflects strong demand from the industrial…
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Natural Resources Canada has committed CAD $19 million (€12.9 million) to expand StormFisher Environmental's London Digester, Canada's largest food waste anaerobic digestion facility. The London, Ontario-based facility processes municipal source-separated organics and commercial, industrial, and institutional food and beverage waste to produce renewable natural gas and nutrient-rich organic…
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The UK Pellet Council has welcomed the launch of the Wood Fuel and Heating Association (WFHA), a new trade body established to provide coordinated representation for the UK's wood fuel and heating supply chain. The WFHA brings together wood pellet, waste wood and chip suppliers, biomass boiler distributors, installers, maintenance providers and compliance specialists under unified advocacy.…
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Encyclis' Protos Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) in Cheshire has commenced operational testing with its first combustion of residual waste, marking the transition from hot commissioning to commercial operations. Over 2,500 tonnes of residual waste have been processed to date. The facility will process up to 500,000 tonnes annually of non-recyclable commercial and municipal waste, generating…
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The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping has estimated that global biomethane production could reach 21 billion cubic metres (bcm) in a base case scenario by 2030, positioning the fuel as a potentially significant compliance pathway for the International Maritime Organization's Net-Zero Framework (IMO NZF). The analysis models NZF-induced unconstrained demand for…
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