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ONGC and EverEnviro Resource Management, a developer of compressed biogas (RNG) in India, have formed a 50-50 joint venture (JV) to set up 10 Compressed Biogas (CBG) plants across India. These plants are expected to reduce India’s reliance on imported gas and boost domestic renewable energy production, according to the organisations. The JV will see the firms utilise diverse feedstocks such…
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Sumitomo SHI FW (SFW) has signed an agreement with Capwatt to provide Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) services for a state-of-the-art syngas production plant, integral to the Mangualde Renewable Methanol project in Portugal. This initiative aims to build a cutting-edge biorefinery capable of producing 80,000 tons of renewable methanol annually, utilising locally sourced biomass residues and…
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CHAR Technologies Ltd. (CHAR Tech) has annonuced the imminent commencement of a production run of 500 tonnes of pelletised biocarbon. The pelletised biocarbon is destined for use at various heavy industrial facilities, including ArcelorMittal sites to fulfill a portion of the company’s previously announced biocarbon offtake agreement. The production run is an important milestone in the…
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As part of Sweden's national strategy to cut emissions in the country's transport sector, Gasum and Scania opened a biogas filling station on 27 May in Södertälje. An inauguration ceremony was attended by industry stakeholders and political decision-makers, which Gasum said represents a clear indication of the wide acknowledgment of the importance of transitioning towards greener fuels in…
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Gas Networks Ireland and Bia Energy have agreed a partnership to enable renewable biomethane gas from the Bia Energy facility at Huntstown, Co Dublin to be injected directly into the gas network. Gas Networks Ireland will extend its existing network to create Dublin’s first direct Renewable Gas Entry Point at Bia Energy’s new reconfigured €63 million anaerobic digestion facility in…
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Capsol Technologies, a leading provider of carbon capture solutions has announced its plans to list the company on the main board of Norway’s stock exchange, Euronext’s Oslo Børs. The company expects the first day of trading to be on 19 June. Being traded on the main board of the stock exchange makes the company more accessible to global investors. Following an equity offering in February…
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Ireland's government has released its National Biomethane Strategy. The National Biomethane Strategy sets out the necessary policy and regulatory measures, and provides a roadmap, to developing a biomethane industry of scale in Ireland, according to the Irish government. Renewable Gas Forum Ireland (RGFI) has welcomed the move as an important first step towards meeting Ireland’s biomethane…
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Namibia has secured over $100 million (€92.1 million) to support the construction of a 40MW biomass plant. NamPower signed a loan agreement, engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract, as well as woodchip fuel supply contracts on 24 May. The signing marked the official commencement of the execution phase of the Otjikoto Biomass Power Station Project (OBPS). The French…
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erex has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to develop biomass projects and relationships in the Bao Thang District of Vietnam. Last month, a signing ceremony took place between Erex and the Lào Cai Province at the Vietnam Tourism Investment Conference in Tokyo. In Southeast Asian countries, erex said electric power demands are increasing due to economic growth, and energy imports are…
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Severn Trent Green Power highlights the benefits of a multi-pronged strategy. As the biogas industry evolves, so do the companies playing a larger and larger part in it. Severn Trent Green Power is one such company. Most people would say that Green Power is an organics recycler, treating more than half a million tonnes of UK food waste every year and turning it into renewable energy. Indeed,…
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TotalEnergies, EREN Groupe (known as TE H2) and VERBUND have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Republic of Tunisia for a green hydrogen project named H2 Notos. It will study the implementation of green hydrogen for export to Central Europe through pipelines. H2 Notos aims to produce green hydrogen using electrolysers powered by large onshore wind and solar projects and…
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The Irish Government's National Biomethane Strategy, which aims to support the development of 150 to 200 anaerobic digester facilities and a farmer-centric circular bioeconomy, will be the focus for the 2024 Biomethane Conference, organised by the Renewable Gas Forum Ireland (RGFI). The event will take place at Croke Park on 12 June, just weeks after the release of the National Biomethane…
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Verbio has started construction to convert its South Bend ethanol plant into the second integrated biorefinery plant in North America. Members of Verbio management and public officials gathered on 23 May in South Bend, Indiana to hold a groundbreaking ceremony for this milestone. The facility will incorporate both the production of renewable natural gas (RNG) and bioethanol using an innovative…
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WM has opened a new renewable natural gas (RNG) facility in Lewisville, Texas, in the US. The nearly $55 million WM DFW RNG facility is expected to generate approximately 1.2 million MMBtu per year of RNG, which serves the equivalent of almost 55,000 households annually, according to the company. This is WM’s second RNG facility in the DFW area that will provide renewable energy to North…
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