Mar 1, 2023
AD and Biogas Industry Awards 2023 finalists announced
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Mar 1, 2023
Tallinna Vesi, the largest water utility company in Estonia, signed a public contract with RVT Ehitus and Mapri Ehitus for the reconstruction of digesters that produce biogas in the wastewater treatment plant at Paljassaare. The contractual amount of reconstruction works will be €3,843,794.38 plus VAT.
This marks a major investment, according to Aleksandr Timofejev,... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 1, 2023
As part of Severn Trent’s latest trading update, Severn Trent Green Power has announced the acquisition of Andigestion Limited - subject to clearance by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
Until then, ST Green Power and Andigestion remain as two separate companies.
ST Green Power is one of the largest producers of renewable energy from food waste in the UK.... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 1, 2023
Viridi Energy (Viridi), a leading renewable natural gas (RNG) platform, has begun construction on a landfill renewable natural gas project at the Marathon County Solid Waste Department’s landfill in Ringle, Wisconsin, US. The development creates a partnership between Viridi and Marathon County that will convert landfill gas into clean RNG, equal to more than three million... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 28, 2023
Chief minister of the state of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma, laid the foundation stone for northeast India's first ever compressed biogas plant project at Domora Pathar during its inauguration ceremony.
The plant has been established by entrepreneurs Pankaj Gogoi and Rakesh Doley, with the aid of Redlemon Technologies Private Limited, and is planned to be operational from... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 28, 2023
A new assessment of the EU bioeconomy shows that while resource efficiency is improving, there is a growing pressure on ecosystems from forestry and agriculture, according to the European Commission (EC). A better policy coordination is therefore needed to tackle the multiple pressures on land from biomass demand.
The EC defined the bioeconomy as covering all sectors... [Read More]
Product News
Feb 28, 2023
In an industry first, gas engine specialist Gen-C will launch a new CHP partnership – the Energy+ Alliance – on stand B503 at World Biogas Expo 2023, which takes place on 29 & 30 March in Birmingham, UK.
Offering whole-of-market engine support, pioneering performance accessory kits and CHP supply, the Energy+ Alliance enables AD/biogas plant operators to generate... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 28, 2023
A specialist European biomethane platform backed by Macquarie Asset Management’s Green Investment Group (GIG) has today (28 February) relaunched its operations under a new brand - VORN Bioenergy. The news follows GIG's acquisition of BayWa r.e. Bioenergy GmbH via the Macquarie Green Investment Group Energy Transition Solutions fund 100 days ago.
VORN is active across... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 27, 2023
Japanese city gas utilities intend to introduce a framework of "clean gas certificates" for e-methane and biogas in the fiscal year 2024-25 to aid acceleration in carbon neutrality, according to a top official at the Japan Gas Association.
Japanese city gas utilities view the introduction and expansion of e-methane and biogas as among key steps to decarbonise the country's... [Read More]
Pellets News
Feb 27, 2023
A prosecution against the owners of the UK's largest power station has been dropped by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), it has been announced.
The UK's Health and Safety Executive, the government agency responsible for the encouragement, regulation and enforcement of workplace health and safety, had alleged failings at the plant. These related to workers' exposure... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 27, 2023
Essar Group has announced the formation of Essar Energy Transition (EET) to help drive the creation of the UK's leading energy transition hub in North West England.
The company said it will invest a total of $3.6 billion (€3.4bn) in developing a portfolio of low carbon energy transition projects over the next five years. Of this, $2.4bn (€2.2bn) will be invested... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 24, 2023
Bio Capital has announced its East London Biogas plant (ELBL) has won a tender to process 50,000 tonnes of local food waste in 2023, with plans to increase this to 60,000 tonnes in 2024. This agreement sees ELBL building on its extant partnership with Essex County Council.
The arrangement will save 45,000 tonnes of CO2-equivalent emissions per year through the production... [Read More]
Other News
Feb 24, 2023
Workers at Drax power station in North Yorkshire - one of the largest in the UK - staged their first strike of a planned nine on 20 February.
Further strike action over a separate dispute was announced on 23 February, as Unite the union said energy workers employed by Drax Hydro Limited, who operate power stations across Scotland, have voted for strike action in a dispute... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 24, 2023
EnviTec Biogas has announced the completion of a new 1,800 sqm production building for its EnviThan containers at its site in Saerbeck, Germany - doubling its production capacity.
In the recently opened building, up to six more plants can be manufactured simultaneously, in addition to the six existing manufacturing bays.
According to Jürgen Tenbrink, chief technical... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 23, 2023
Drax Group (Drax) has released its full year financial results for the 12 months ended 31 December 2022, reporting a strong performance.
Its total profit after tax was £83 million (€94.2m), an increase of 50.9% from 2021, where profit after tax from continuing operations was reported as £55m (€62.4m).
The firm further reported a robust result in earnings before... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 23, 2023
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has acquired biogas project Envio Biogas in Tønder, Denmark, from Anaergia - the Canada-based company that develops large-scale facilities to convert organic waste into renewable energy.
The transaction was completed through CIP's CI Advanced Bioenergy Fund I (CI ABF I) - marking the fund's first investment. CIP said this is a... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 23, 2023
SUEZ has received the go-ahead to build an anaerobic digestion (AD) facility in the North West of England, after Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council's Planning and Highways Committee approved the plans last week.
Part of a network of proposed facilities, the Darwen Anaerobic Digestion Facility would turn food waste into green energy, could create jobs in the town... [Read More]
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