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A former waste pre-treatment site in Northwich, Cheshire, is to be converted into a dedicated biomethane production facility after planners voted unanimously to approve the scheme. Cheshire West and Chester Council's planning committee gave its backing to the project on 6 October. The application was submitted by Northwich Biogas, a subsidiary of Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, which…
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The European Biogas Association (EBA) has published a new policy leaflet setting out what it describes as the key regulatory and administrative bottlenecks preventing the biogas and biomethane sector from scaling across Europe, alongside targeted recommendations for policymakers. The document organises the barriers into five dimensions: permitting and planning, investment and market certainty,…
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The Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association (ADBA) has criticised the UK government's newly announced Great British Grid, arguing that its sole focus on electricity infrastructure leaves out green gas as a way of cutting the cost of the energy transition. The plan, announced by the Prime Minister on 29 September, centres on building and connecting new electricity infrastructure,…
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Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has made a final investment decision on Via Verde, an Italian biomethane platform, marking its first move into the country's biomethane sector. The investment is made through CIP's Advanced Bioenergy Fund II (ABF II), which focuses on developing, building and operating biogas plants across Europe that convert agricultural waste and other sustainable…
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Southwest Arkansas has been issued a BDO Zone 'AA' rating for woody biomass, a step above the 'A' rating awarded to Moore County, North Carolina, earlier this month. The rating was announced jointly by the Southwest Arkansas Development Alliance, Ecostrat and the BDO Zone Initiative. The zone is rated for 1,026,000 bone dry tons a year of low-risk woody biomass and covers a 75-mile drive…
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Construction has begun in Can Tho City, Vietnam, on a rice processing complex with a biomass fuel supply centre attached, in a project that aims to turn rice husks into a feedstock for power generation. Groundbreaking took place on 3 October, according to reports in Viet Nam News. The complex, developed by Green CT Company, will have an annual rice processing capacity of 500,000 tonnes. It is…
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Japanese trading house Toyota Tsusho has formed a joint venture with PT KIS Biofuels Indonesia (KBI) to produce and sell biomethane in Indonesia, with commercial operations targeted for 2027. The venture, PT KIS Toyota Tsusho Biomethane Indonesia, was established in September 2026 and announced on 5 October. KBI holds 51 per cent and PT Toyota Tsusho Indonesia holds 49 per cent. It will be…
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Anaergia has agreed to divest two non-core US bioenergy facilities, in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Johnston, Rhode Island, in a deal that will remove around C$20 million of project-level debt from its balance sheet. The company and its affiliates have signed a Master Purchase Agreement with IIF Anaergia HoldCo, LLC, known as North Sky. Under the deal, the buyer has acquired the assets of…
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CPM, the global provider of process equipment, engineered technologies and aftermarket support, has named Jeremy Patten as its new Chief Executive Officer, bringing in a leader with more than 20 years of experience across global industrial, manufacturing and technology-driven businesses. Patten joins from Modine, where he was President of the Performance Technologies segment. Before that, he…
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NorSAF, the Latvian company developing the Baltic's largest sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project, has signed a memorandum of understanding with UK clean-tech firm Nova Pangaea Technologies to develop an advanced ethanol plant in Latvia. The plant would use locally sourced wood waste to produce ethanol, which would then supply NorSAF's planned SAF facility in Liepāja. Nova Pangaea's…
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Gas Networks Ireland has opened its €32 million Central Grid Injection (CGI) facility in Mitchelstown, Co Cork, giving biomethane producers located too far from the pipeline network a route to supply renewable gas to the national grid. The company says it is the first facility of its kind in Ireland and Europe, and it was officially opened by Taoiseach Micheál Martin on 2…
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Energy infrastructure business YLEM Group has launched YLEM Power, a new specialist operations and maintenance company to support gas generation assets across the UK, including combined heat and power, biogas, landfill gas and anaerobic digestion facilities that convert organic waste into renewable energy. YLEM Power will provide 24/7 O&M support to energy asset owners and investors,…
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Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK's engine plant in Deeside, North Wales, has begun carbon-neutral production, becoming the first Toyota facility outside Japan to transition to carbon-neutral manufacturing operations. A newly commissioned anaerobic digester supplying biomethane gas and renewable electricity to the site played a decisive role in closing the plant's remaining emissions gap. The…
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NB Power has confirmed it will proceed with converting its Belledune Generating Station to sustainably sourced advanced wood pellets, entering a long-term biomass supply agreement with the Belledune Joint Venture. The agreement brings together a strong partnership: Pabineau First Nation, Eel River Bar First Nation, Arbec Forest Products and Airex Energy, working alongside the Port of Belledune…
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