Mar 8, 2021
IES Biogas opens Serbia branch, inaugurates Pepo Energy plant
Features
Mar 5, 2021
By Angela Sainz, communications manager at the European Biogas Association.
In 2021, the EBA will continue working to ensure the full deployment of renewable gases in Europe and facilitate the recognition of their positive effect on agriculture, waste handling, and the transition towards an efficient circular economy. The EU is leading the way towards climate-neutrality... [Read More]
Biomass News
Mar 5, 2021
Chevron Corporation, Microsoft, CleanEnergy Systems and Schlumberger New Energy will collaborate to develop a ‘ground-breaking’ bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) project to produce carbon-negative power in California.
The BECCS plant in Mendota will convert agricultural waste biomass, such as almond trees, into a renewable synthesis gas that will... [Read More]
Biomass News
Mar 5, 2021
Albioma has reported ‘stable’ revenue for 2020 and shared its latest biomass development plans.
The firm’s net income was up slightly in 2020 by 25%. Revenue amounted to €506.7 million, stable compared to the previous year. Stripping out the impact of changes in fuel prices (-€13 million) and the currency effect related to the decline of the Brazilian real... [Read More]
Policy News
Mar 4, 2021
The proposed establishment of a £12 billion (€13.8 billion) UK Infrastructure Bank, announced in the government’s Budget, was welcomed by the Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) on 3 March, but the organisation said the opportunity to embrace a green economic recovery was missed.
The REA said the UK Infrastructure Bank could help finance... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 4, 2021
Liquefied biogas (LBG) trucks on the road in Linköping, Sweden, have more than doubled since 2020.
At the turn of the year, around 10 trucks from various companies drove on LBG; however, during February, the number more than doubled when a large grocery company, via its own haulage company, started driving 14 biogas-powered trucks on locally produced biogas.
Svensk... [Read More]
Pellets News
Mar 4, 2021
The Fort Nelson First Nation (FNFN) has hit back against claims that wood pellet facility plans would be harmful to the environment.
A Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives report criticised the project, for which FNFN has partnered with Peak Renewables, suggesting that ‘forest exploitation plans are back on the front burner’.
FNFN fought back, stating that... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 4, 2021
Clean Energy Fuels and Total have signed a 50/50 joint venture (JV) to develop renewable natural gas (RNG) production facilities in the US.
The initial firm commitment is $100 million (€83 million) and can increase to $400 million (€332 million) as development opportunities progress.
Since Clean Energy and Total will be providing the equity portion of the investments,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 3, 2021
Aggreko has signed a seven-year contract with Brazilian energy firm EVA Energia for a 10 MW renewable power solution using landfill gas.
Aggreko will deliver a complete system, producing power from biogas derived from two locations; Seropédica (Rio de Janeiro State), the largest landfill site in Latin America, and Mauá (São Paulo State).
The project will provide... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 3, 2021
Recycled food waste collected from households in Welwyn Hatfield, UK, has generated enough electricity to power 62 homes for a year since the service was introduced in November 2020.
At the beginning of February, 565 tonnes of residents’ food waste had been collected, it was then generated into biogas and electricity, enough to power: 62 homes for a year; or boil... [Read More]
Features
Mar 3, 2021
Liquefied biogas has enormous potential in decarbonising the transport sector, both on land and at sea. Gasum is determined to deliver for the Nordics.
In the Nordics, Gasum has been working hard to deliver an extensive network of liquefied biogas (LBG) filling stations and decarbonise transport in the region. In the maritime sector, the company supported ESL Shipping... [Read More]
Policy News
Mar 3, 2021
Wales is aiming to become the world’s number one recycler, the government has revealed in its new circular economy plan.
On 2 March, the Welsh Government published an ambitious strategy, ‘Beyond Recycling’, to support a green recovery in Wales by transitioning to a circular economy. In the strategy, the government sets out how it will lead Wales towards a circular... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 2, 2021
Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) has launched a €2.9 million compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicle grant scheme to support hauliers in opting for cleaner fuel.
The scheme will support the purchase of up to 400 gas-powered trucks, buses, and vans to help drive a more sustainable transport sector.
It will cover 20% of the difference between CNG and diesel-powered vehicles,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 2, 2021
Japan Bio-Methane and BTS Biogas have partnered to develop biogas in Japan.
Both companies boast a large share of the global market in the field of biogas technology and services and will ‘capitalise on their strengths’ under the new partnership.
“The agreement with BTS is a complementary partnership which will allow us to combine our local market structure... [Read More]
Biomass News
Mar 2, 2021
Vow ASA has revealed plans to ‘spin-off’ Vow Green Metals as a new, separate entity.
Vow Green Metals will build own, and operate plants that produce high-value biocarbon and CO2-neutral gas for metallurgical industries. The firm’s shares will be distributed to current Vow shareholders, and the company will aim for listing before the summer.
“With the launch... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 2, 2021
Funding for separate food waste collection in the UK should be provided “without delay”, according to the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA).
In its annual monitoring report, the National Infrastructure Commission reiterated its recommendation – first made in 2018 – to “enable separate food waste collection for households and businesses... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 1, 2021
Weltec Biopower has been contracted to build an energy-efficient wastewater treatment unit for a sewage treatment plant in Bückeburg, North Germany.
Apart from the earthworks and the electrical installations, the German biogas manufacturer will supervise the construction of the new sludge thickener, the engine room for the cogeneration power plant and the digester... [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
