Feb 5, 2025
American Biogas Council congratulates U.S. Energy Secretary despite fossil fuel support
Biomass News
Feb 5, 2025
Enviva will close its biomass plant in Amory, Mississippi on 7 February.
The 115,000 metric tonne per year pellet plant will cease operations due to market dynamics and the facility's infrastructure and operations, according to the company.
This site was Enviva's first US-operated plant, and was acquired in 2010, having previously been owned by CKS Energy.
“Enviva... [Read More]
Policy News
Feb 5, 2025
New Mexico politicians have called for the state to close a biogas loophole in the Clean Transportation Fuel Standard.
Writing in the Santa Fe New Mexican, Senator Antoinette Sedillo Lopez and Representative Tara Lujan, said they are introducing a new bill to improve the Clean Transportation Fuel Standard.
This will ensure the standard focuses on clean, renewable transportation... [Read More]
Features
Feb 4, 2025
Located in Austin, Texas, SeekOps is trusted by top operators in both traditional and renewable energy industries for its accurate sensor technology and actionable reporting.
Its customer-focused team, including its innovative engineers and FAA-certified pilots, work closely with clients to provide tailored, cost-effective, safe, and efficient emissions monitoring solutions... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 4, 2025
Vertex Bioenergy has secured long-term financing of approximately €350 million.
The new platform financing streamlines the organisation's existing debt profile, and comprises significant undrawn, committed debt facilities to fund its growth - including through the construction of new biomethane plants.
Vertex Bioenergy is a leading bioethanol producer in Spain and... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 4, 2025
The formation of Dall Group has been announced, which follows the acquisition of Weiss Energie France (Weiss) and Biomasse Services ét Maintenance (BSM) from Groupe Roullie.
The new group consists of Weiss, BSM as well as Dall Energy.
Dall Energy's founder, Jens Dall Bentzen, is the new group CEO, while former Torben Høberg, has been appointed to lead Dall Energy as... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 4, 2025
LIQVIS now operates under the umbrella of the EnviTec Biogas Group, as 'LIQVIS powered by EnviTec Biogas'.
LIQVIS was founded in 2015 and runs a total of 18 LNG filling stations in Germany and France at strategic traffic hubs with particularly high truck traffic.
EnviTec Biogas plans to utilise LIQVIS’ existing LNG filling station infrastructure to exclusively sell... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 3, 2025
The UK upstream oil and gas industry has achieved a 28% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions between 2018 and 2023. Central to this success are emission monitoring systems (EMS). Here, Dr Alexander Krajete, founder and CEO of emissions treatment specialist Krajete, highlights the shift towards portable emission monitoring systems and the critical need for more rigorous... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 3, 2025
The Latvian municipality of Bauskas in Latvia has launched a public consultation regarding the construction of a new biogas plant, called Kekava Bioenergy.
The construction plan would see the development of a biogas plant to modernise and improve the extant poultry farming process of Kekava Foods.
Manure collected from poultry houses would be converted into biogas and... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 3, 2025
Nestle has installed a biomass boiler at its factory in Kabirwala, Pakistan.
The biomass boiler will contribute to a 20% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, and generate 80,000 tonnes of steam per year.
According to Nestle, 85% of the factory's thermal energy needs will be met, whilst six million Nm3 of natural gas and 29 tonnes of heavy furnace oil will be saved... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 31, 2025
Bio Capital Group, the UK’s largest producer of green energy using food waste, has acquired the High Hedley Biogas plant near Durham.
Located near Durham, the site has been acquired from WJ Drennan and is an anaerobic digestion (AD) site with a 25ktpa capacity, a gas-to-grid capability of 350m3 and a power output of 0.5 MW.
This takes the total capacity of Bio Capital’s... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 31, 2025
Moeve has announced a €600 million investment plan for the construction of up to 30 new biomethane plants by 2030.
With its partners, the projects will be developed thoughout Spain, primarily in the regions of Andalusia, Catalonia and Galicia.
The energy company aims to produce biomethane from agricultural and livestock waste and manage a project portfolio of 4 TWh... [Read More]
Policy News
Jan 31, 2025
Stockholm Exergi has been awarded support in the Swedish Energy Agency’s reverse auction for BECCS.
The approved support amounts to just over 20 billion SEK (€1.7 billion) and will be disbursed continuously over a maximum of 15 years, starting from the commencement of geological storage.
The support is an important part of the funding to enable the permanent removal... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 30, 2025
Emerging Fuels Technology (EFT), a leader in Fischer-Tropsch (FT) synthesis and renewable fuel innovation and technology, has signed a Master License Agreement with Highbury Energy Inc. and a Site License with Wanagekong-Biiwega’iganan Clean Energy Corporation (WBCE Corp) — an Indigenous majority-owned and Indigenous-led joint venture with Highbury — aiming to produce... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 30, 2025
Lancaster University has formed a spin-out business, which aims to tackle long-standing issues facing the biogas and bioenergy sector.
The company, ADTechOptima, has been formed by researchers from the Lancaster Environment Centre and Lancaster University’s School of Engineering.
It is focused on developing two groundbreaking anaerobic digestion technologies.
ADTechOptima’s... [Read More]
Policy News
Jan 30, 2025
Bogotá and Sweden signed an agreement to build a biogas pilot plant.
The project’s goal is to transform organic waste into biogas, aligning with Bogotá’s circular waste management model.
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... [Read More]
Policy News
Jan 27, 2025
Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade plans to add biomass power to the direct power purchase agreement (DPPA) mechanism, according to its draft decree to replace Decree 80/2024 on DPPA mechanism.
The current DPPA mechanism features solar and wind power of at least 10 MW.
The ministry stated that biomass power can lead to socioeconomic and environmental improvements.
It... [Read More]
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Germany's Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has awarded a total of 187.3 megawatts (MW) to 244 biomass projects in the latest round of its competitive tendering process
Veolia and Waga Energy have inaugurated a renewable natural gas (RNG) facility at the Granges landfill site in Burgundy, eastern France
Repsol is preparing to begin producing biomethane and hydrogen at its industrial complex in Sines, Portugal, with operations expected to start in 2026
