May 6, 2022
Swedish Biofuels commits to building three SAF factories
Biogas News
May 6, 2022
In the US, The Fayetteville Public Works Commission (PWC) and Bloom Energy, which is a leading distributed energy company, have announced plans to install and operate 1.5 megawatts of solid oxide fuel cells. Creating renewable energy from multiple biogas streams in the region, the new project will reduce emissions and advance the Fayetteville community’s efforts to meet... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 5, 2022
Enertech Fuel Solutions, an Ahmedabad-based SME, is to invest Rs 600 crore in what it describes as "a new exploration" into the compressed biogas (CBG) industry.
The announcement was made on the sidelines of the inauguration of Enertech’s new office premises in the city by minister of state for energy, government of Gujarat, Mukesh Patel.
Badri Mahapatra, promoter... [Read More]
Pellets News
May 5, 2022
Prairie Clean Energy CEO and president Mark Cooper says Saskatchewan could fill a void because the war in Ukraine has halted biomass exports from Russia. With the war in Ukraine, he said, companies across Europe are eagerly looking for the product because they can no longer source it from Russia.
“The number of requests for meetings has been overwhelming,” said... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 5, 2022
Prompted by the 2050 net-zero target, TerraVest Renewables is to offer its manufacturing capabilities to other renewable energy project developers, to spur industry growth.
“Canada is harnessing only about 14 percent of its biogas and RNG potential through its 279 projects while the 2,200 plus sites in the US represents only about 15 percent of potential development,”... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 5, 2022
This month, the EU Commission will release its RePowerEU Strategy, aiming to reduce the EU’s dependence on Russian fossil fuels. This includes building more fossil gas infrastructure, leading to stranded assets, reactivating or extending the operation of coal, burning more trees or crops for energy – which will increase emissions and pollution compared to fossil fuels... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 4, 2022
Gas engine specialist Gen-C is to showcase its pay-as-you-go approach to engine support at the upcoming World Biogas Expo 2022.
Promising to cut engine servicing costs "by up to 50 percent, increase CHP uptime and improve overall plant efficiency", Gen-C says its new digital-first offering "enables frustrated AD plant operators to break free from expensive and restrictive... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 4, 2022
The Ontario Chamber of Commerce has approved a resolution from Thunder Bay, which calls on the province to do more to support biomass electricity generation.
Currently, the Ontario government plans to renew existing Biomass Power Purchase Agreements for just five years, if they expire in the next two to three years.
But representatives of the Thunder Bay chamber... [Read More]
Pellets News
May 4, 2022
Drax Group has said it plans to make a final investment decision on up to 1 million tons of additional capacity this year, according to its Q1 report - it brought 400,000 metric tons of new biomass pellet production capacity online during the first quarter of 2022.
It reported that "strong demand for forest products in construction and manufacturing markets continues... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 4, 2022
Ghana's new 400kW plant has been commissioned at Gyankobaa in Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality in Ashanti. The completion of the 48-month project will help to ensure the conversion of waste to energy in Kumasi.
The 400-kilowatt production facility, which will be known as the Hybrid-PV-Biogas-Pyrolysis-Plant, will convert 12 tonnes of waste into bio-fertiliser and... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 3, 2022
Funds managed by Greencoat Capital have agreed to acquire a 41.8-MW biomass power plant in South Wales from Glennmont Partners.
The deal concerns the Margam Green Energy Plant (MGEP) in Port Talbot, which has been operating since May 2019 and has the capacity to process some 290,000 tonnes of waste wood per year.
MGEP sources low-quality waste wood under a long-term,... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 3, 2022
The Adapt Biogas anaerobic digestion (AD) site at Murrow in Cambridgeshire has just been accredited under the Anaerobic Digestion Certification Scheme (ADCS).
ADCS is a best practice scheme managed by the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) to recognise the all-round safety, environmental and operational performance of AD plants.
The Murrow... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 3, 2022
Raizen, Brazil's largest sugar and ethanol company has announced it will build its second biogas plant, with a production capacity of 71,233 m³/d (2.5mn cf/d) of biomethane.
The company has signed long-term contracts with fertilizer producer Yara and auto manufacturer Volkswagen for the totality of the production. Yara said it would use 20mn m³/d of biomethane output... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 3, 2022
Checchi Capital Advisers has bought a new position in shares of sugar and bioenergy specialist, Bunge. Checchi has acquired 2,538 shares of the basic materials company’s stock, valued at approximately £188,800.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. McIlrath & Eck lifted its... [Read More]
Other News
Apr 29, 2022
Danish fund manager Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) reached a €375 million first close for its new CI Advanced Bioenergy Fund (CI ABF).
The fund, which has a target size of €1 billion, will focus on equity investments in advanced bioenergy infrastructure in Europe and North America. It enables institutional investors to contribute to the energy transition... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 29, 2022
Reynolds Logistics has committed to a five-year biomethane delivery contract renewal with Gasrec.
The agreement will see Reynolds Logistics continue to collect biomethane from the Grain LNG terminal on the Isle of Grain and deliver it to Gasrec’s growing number of refuelling facilities around the UK.
Reynolds Logistics has taken delivery of two more ADR specified... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 29, 2022
AGL Australia will acquire Energy360, a provider of biogas plants for commercial and industrial customers.
AGL operates Australia’s largest electricity generation portfolio, with an operated generation capacity of 10,984 MW, and is the country’s largest private investor in renewable energy.
AGL’s chief customer office, Christine Corbett, said zero-emissions... [Read More]
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Moeve has announced a €600 million investment plan for the construction of up to 30 new biomethane plants by 2030
During the signing ceremony, Sweden’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Maria Malmer Stenergard, announced a donation of USD 1.5 million for prefeasibility and detailed engineering studies
ADTechOptima’s technologies aim to solve two key problems: the underperformance of anaerobic digesters and the quality of the digestate produced as part of the process
