Jan 21, 2022
Brightmark RNG to build AD project at California ranch
Policy News
Jan 21, 2022
The Government of India has taken ‘proactive steps’ to reduce the harmful impact of crop stubble burning while boosting the country’s biomass power sector.
On 14 January, the Union Power Secretary chaired the second meeting of the Sustainable Agrarian Mission on the use of Agro Residue in Thermal Power Plants (SAMARTH), where he reviewed the status of biomass... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 21, 2022
FortisBC has put forward a proposal for every newly-built home connecting to the gas system to automatically receive 100% renewable gas for the lifespan of the building.
Approval of this proposal to the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) would mark a new era in the evolution of FortisBC’s renewable energy programmes.
Renewable gas, including RNG available... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 20, 2022
Macquarie Capital has launched a new platform that develops, operates and invests in RNG infrastructure projects. Its first project, in Wisconsin, has already reached financial close.
The new platform, Aerogy, delivers a suite of innovative energy solutions through project development, financing, construction and commercial operation, as well as project expansions with... [Read More]
Other News
Jan 20, 2022
Lahti Aqua and Lahti Energia in Finland have signed an agreement to utilise heat contained in treated wastewater in district heating.
Heat will be recovered at a heat pump to be built in connection with the Ali-Juhakkala wastewater treatment plant. The facility will be built by Lahti Energia, which will also be responsible for the plant’s operations once it is completed.
The... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 20, 2022
Councils in Surrey, UK could save around £4 million (€4.8 million) if all of the region’s food waste was recycled.
More than half of all food waste that could be recycled in Surrey, 50,594 tonnes, UK ends up in general waste every year.
New data by the Surrey Environment Partnership (SEP) shows that if the waste was recycled instead, an additional £4 million... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 20, 2022
The European biomethane industry saw record-breaking production levels in 2021.
Europe now has 1,023 production plants, a figure described by the European Biogas Association (EBA) and Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE) as a “stepping stone” for the decarbonisation of the whole EU economy.
“2021 has witnessed the most exponential deployment of biomethane plants... [Read More]
Pellets News
Jan 20, 2022
Enviva is accelerating plans to double its production capacity over the next five years, from 6.2 million metric tonnes per year (MTPY) to around 13 million MTPY.
In response to the “increasing pace and scale of commercial progress”, Enviva is broadening and deepening its development capabilities and leveraging relationships with key equipment suppliers and construction... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 20, 2022
Anaergia has been chosen to build a renewable LNG plant for Societa’ Agricola Agriferr ss di Zagni Mattero & C (Agriferr), an Italian agricultural company.
Under the contract, Anaergia will build Agriferr’s new plant using a range of proprietary systems, including its first-ever RNG liquefaction system. The company will also install its Triton digester, biogas... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 19, 2022
BioConstruct has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Cologne-based electricity trading company, Next Kraftwerke.
Under the agreement, Next Kraftwerke will market 40,000 MWh of biogas electricity in the first quarter of this year. BioConstruct will deliver the electricity from its own biogas plants and its customers’ facilities. A total of 86 biogas CHPs are... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 19, 2022
UK firm Keenan Recycling has acquired the food waste bin collection arm of JNL Waste Services.
This acquisition, including new trucks, will strengthen Keenan’s food waste collection service in the Midlands, Northamptonshire and East Anglia, introducing new customers to the company and enhancing its fleet.
Against the backdrop of Brexit, Covid and HGV driver shortages,... [Read More]
Other News
Jan 19, 2022
Veolia Carbon Clean is celebrating its first project milestone in India and a new corporate identity.
The joint venture (JV) was established in December 2020 between carbon capture solutions firm Carbon Clean and resource management company Veolia. The JV aims to reduce industrial CO2 emissions and help India achieve its climate goals through the development of a series... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 19, 2022
Valmet’s automation system will be installed at a pioneering biogas plant in the Baltics.
The plant will be the first in the region to utilise household and commercial biowaste.
Built by BioWOIMA Finland in the city of Tallinn, Estonia, the facility will produce biomethane for the natural gas network and fuel for CNG-powered vehicles. The resulting biofertiliser... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 19, 2022
The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) has appointed Grant Budge as chief executive-elect.
Budge will succeed Charlotte Morton, who will gradually withdraw from her ADBA chief executive role to focus on her position as the head of the World Biogas Association (WBA).
Budge holds a MEng (Hons) from Imperial College London, an MBA from Leeds University... [Read More]
Policy News
Jan 19, 2022
Action must be taken on energy bills after inflation rose by 5.4% in the UK, according to the Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA).
The REA recently published a six-point plan to help tackle the crisis, with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation warning that rising energy bills could ‘devastate’ the budgets of families on the lowest incomes. The... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 18, 2022
Ag-Grid Energy has broken ground on its fourth biogas-to-electricity project in Connecticut.
Hytone Ag-Grid, in partnership with Hytone Farms, would be Ag-Grid’s fourth dairy digester in the north-eastern US and will begin construction in March. The facility will be operational this autumn and will produce around 4.5 million kWh of renewable electricity annually,... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 18, 2022
A project to install a biomass heating system at a hospital in British Columbia (BC) has received $400,000 (€280,200) in funding.
The First Nations Clean Energy Business Fund (FNCEBF) is providing funding to projects in Indigenous communities throughout BC to work towards a low-carbon future. The fund helps to develop clean energy projects in areas such as biomass,... [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
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