Jul 26, 2021
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Biogas News
Jul 22, 2021
Vanguard Renewables’ anaerobic digester in Vermont – the largest in the north-eastern US – is now producing gas.
Representatives from Middlebury College, Vanguard Renewables, Vermont Gas Systems (VGS), Goodrich Family Farm and the state of Vermont, all celebrated the start of gas production at the facility on 21 July, at an event on the dairy farm in Salisbury.
The... [Read More]
Other News
Jul 22, 2021
Global food waste levels are 1.2 billion tonnes higher annually than previously thought, according to a new study.
WWF and supermarket giant Tesco have published Driven to Waste, a report that quantifies the total amount of food lost on farms globally, revealing an estimated 2.5 billion tonnes of food goes uneaten around the world annually. This is an increase of approximately... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 22, 2021
CIM Group has made a ‘significant investment’ in MAS Energy, a privately held Atlanta, Georgia-based owner, developer, and operator of RNG production assets and biogas to power facilities.
CIM Group and MAS CanAm, the holding company for all RNG activities undertaken by MAS Energy, will partner on investments in future RNG projects, advancing CanAm’s position... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 21, 2021
DHL Supply Chain is expanding its fleet of environmentally friendly LNG gas trucks, transporting car parts from the Czech Republic to Germany.
The three new tractor units running on LNG put into operation in October 2020 will now be followed by eight more low-emission trucks. This step will enable DHL Supply Chain to reduce CO2 emissions by 187 tonnes per year.
The... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 21, 2021
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company MSC) has agreed to work with Shell to accelerate the decarbonisation of the global shipping sector.
The long-term memorandum of understanding will help MSC and Shell to play ‘enhanced roles’ in the energy transformation of shipping, developing innovative technologies and fuel solutions.
The companies plan to develop a range... [Read More]
Pellets News
Jul 20, 2021
Network Rail has started essential work on a £2.1 million (€2.4 million) project to repair a bridge in North Yorkshire, UK, used by Drax.
The track over Aire Bridge is used exclusively by freight services travelling to and from Drax Power Station, which supplies around 11% of the UK’s renewable electricity, and must be replaced so that services can continue to... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 20, 2021
The UK Government could further delay the long-awaited Heat and Buildings Strategy, limiting the renewable heat sector’s routes to market.
Responding to the news, the Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) expressed its disappointment, stressing that the sector cannot afford any more delays. The REA said the government must urgently address the... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 20, 2021
Glasgow Scottish Event Campus (SEC), the host of COP26, has announced its new food strategy, which includes anaerobic digestion (AD).
The venue’s new strategy will ensure that “sustainable, responsible, and healthier choices” sit at the core of its events. The renewed approach has been developed over two years with its official catering and hospitality partner... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 20, 2021
Nicor Gas’ renewable gas interconnection pilot received approval from the Illinois Commerce Commission on 8 July.
The pilot aims to encourage the development of RNG production facilities within Nicor Gas’ service territory and allows the firm to determine how RNG can be effectively integrated into its natural gas distribution system as a safe, reliable clean energy... [Read More]
Other News
Jul 20, 2021
Cadent, the UK’s largest gas distribution company, has unveiled its green report highlighting plans to decarbonise homes.
Green Print – Future Heat for Everyone draws together technical, consumer, and electric considerations to create a ‘pioneering plan’ to transition 22 million UK homes to low carbon heat by 2030.
The plan underlines the scale of the challenge... [Read More]
Features
Jul 19, 2021
Based in the Netherlands, Mavitec Green Energy has developed highly efficient and effective equipment to fight food waste and contribute to a circular economy.
Tackling the world’s food waste problems is dependent on many things; a good collection service, solid legislation, and, of course, technology.
When Mavitec Green Energy developed the Paddle Depacker five... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 19, 2021
Kinder Morgan has agreed to acquire Kinetrex Energy, a supplier of LNG and a growing player in producing and supplying RNG to the transport industry, from Parallel49 Equity for $310 million (€263 million).
Kinetrex has a 50% interest in the largest RNG facility in Indiana, as well as signed commercial agreements to begin construction on three additional landfill-based... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 19, 2021
Renova has completed the construction of Kanda Biomass Power Plant, a 75 MW capacity facility in Japan’s Fukuoka Prefecture.
The plant, constructed by Kanda Biomass Energy K.K., a company capitalised by Renova, uses 100% wood biomass as fuel. The project aims to effectively utilise wood generated during forest maintenance, such as forest thinnings and by-products... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 19, 2021
Passenger shipping company Destination Gotland will increase its biogas fuel blend from 1% to 10% in its gas-powered ships.
Destination Gotland operates one of the most popular holiday routes in Sweden, with over 1.8 million passengers annually from mainland Sweden, in the ports of Nynäshamn and Oskarshamn, to the island of Gotland. By increasing its use of biogas,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 16, 2021
Ameresco has achieved commercial operations at its landfill gas-to-RNG plant in Houston, Texas.
The plant, located at Republic Services’ McCarty Road Landfill, has an installed capacity of over 1.1 million dekatherms per year and can process 4,500 standard cubic feet per minute of raw landfill gas.
After breaking ground on the project in the Q2 2020, the Ameresco... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 16, 2021
Retrospective plans to install an anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in the Forest of Dean, UK have been approved.
Plusterwine Biogas has been granted permission by district planners for three digesters with a feeder plant, two dryer units, and two 500 kW combined heat and power (CHP) engines at Plusterwine House, Woolast.
According to a report by Gloucestershire Live,... [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
