Nov 4, 2024
Gas Malaysia subsidiary signs certified biomethane deal
Biomass News
Nov 4, 2024
DBS, in partnership with renewable power generator RExus Bioenergy, has announced the company's first green loan to finance the construction of a biomass power plant in Jurong, Singapore.
Upon completion in the second half of 2026, the RExus waste wood-to-energy plant will also explore the potential of carbon capture technology in advancing Singapore's net-zero ambitions.
DBS... [Read More]
Policy News
Nov 4, 2024
Drax's feedstock from US wood pellet facilities have broken environmental regulations over 11,000 times, according to an investigation for The Times.
It found that violations took place at six Drax Group-owned mills, from whence wood pellets are shipped to its North Yorkshire power station.
They were located across Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Washington.
Offences... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 1, 2024
SET-listed Asia Green Energy, a local bituminous trader and logistics service provider, is restructuring its business by focusing more on the green segment, following its new biomass acquisition, reported Bangkok Post.
It is also purchasing an extra 292.1 million shares in Asia Biomass Plc (ABM) for 380 million baht. This is according to deputy managing director of Asia... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 1, 2024
Firmus has sold firmus energy, its gas supply business, to Yuno Group.
The firmus supply business started operating in 2005, and, by volume, is Northern Ireland's largest gas supplier in terms of volume.
Yuno Group is based in Dublin, Ireland, and is one of the country's largest players in the electricity and gas retail markets.
Firmus energy (Distribution) Ltd will... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 31, 2024
BluSky Carbon, an entry into the carbon removal clean technology sector, has entered into a master services agreement with Scotia BioChar.
The agreement relates to provision of manufacturing equipment and consulting services related to biochar production.
Scotia BioChar is headquartered in Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada and aims to become a producer of high-quality biochar... [Read More]
Policy News
Oct 31, 2024
Following the publication of the first Labour Government's budget on 30 October, Chris Huhne, chair of the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) and former Energy and Climate Change Secretary, said:
“Every business will have its own take on the mix of tax rises, but the continued emphasis on green growth is welcome. It would have been even better if... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 31, 2024
Vision RNG, in collaboration with Laurel Ridge Landfill, L.L.C., a subsidiary of Waste Connections, Inc., and Delta Gas, has commenced commercial operations at its new renewable natural gas (RNG) facility located at the Laurel Ridge Landfill in Lily, Kentucky.
The new plant converts landfill gas into RNG, which is then injected into Delta Gas's pipeline network.
“This... [Read More]
Policy News
Oct 30, 2024
Veteran policy experts shared their predictions for the 2025 biogas policy landscape at the American Biogas Council’s (ABC) BUSINESS OF BIOGAS conference, an annual education and networking event held October 22-24, 2024 in St. Louis, Mo.
Led by the ABC’s vice president of policy, Heather Dziedzic, Chris Hessler, founding partner at AJW, Inc. and Anthony Reed, partner... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 30, 2024
Tages Capital SGR has completed the acquisition of a portfolio of four biogas production plants, which will be converted to biomethane production by 2026.
This is the first investment in a biomethane production portfolio by the Tages Helios Net Zero fund, which, with the recent closing, has reached €375 million, mainly from institutional investors.
Specifically, the... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 29, 2024
Tánaiste Micheál Martin and Gas Networks Ireland broke ground to officially mark the commencement of construction for the new Central Grid Injection (CGI) facility in Mitchelstown, Ireland.
CGI facilities provide injection points for biomethane production sites that may be located remotely from the existing gas network.
A key initiative of Gas Networks Ireland, this... [Read More]
Features
Oct 29, 2024
Colin Ley analyses the market in Canada.
Bioenergy use in Canada could more than double in step with the country’s drive towards net-zero by 2050 according to market projections compiled by the Canada Energy Regulator (CER).
Growth for bioenergy from its current 7% share of the country’s energy mix is forecast to be more rapid when viewed from a Canada net-zero... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 25, 2024
Australian energy infrastructure group Jemena has signed an MOU with Sojitz, a Japanese general trading and investment company.
Under the MOU, Jemena and Sojitz will work together to assess the feasibility of developing several new biomethane plants across regional New South Wales in Australia, which will turn agricultural and other organic waste into biomethane.
Jemena’s... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 25, 2024
BioVeritas, a leading sustainable fuels and biochemicals company focusing on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production, is launching The BioVeritas Process™ for SAF.
This breakthrough technology converts biomass via fermentation into volatile fatty acids (VFAs), a key precursor for a range of high-value products, most notably SAF.
The company, then known as Terrabon,... [Read More]
Policy News
Oct 25, 2024
Clean Energy Technologies has announced that Vermont Renewable Gas (VRG), an affiliate limited liability company has been selected by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) as one of its Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Grant recipients.
Administered by the USDA’s Rural Development Office, this current $1.05 billion initiative funded through the Inflation... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 24, 2024
A new analysis by S&P Global Commodity Insights supported by RNG Coalition, EBA, ERGaR, and Eurogas provides valuable input to the ongoing revision process of the GHG Protocol.
The use of certificates will be critical to meet the increasing sustainable RNG demand from the private sectors, support the economics of new production capacities and ultimately contribute... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 24, 2024
Saipem's Bluenzyme technology is expected to be applied to capture CO₂ emissions at the waste-to-energy plant of the subsidiary Herambiente in Ferrara.
It will be the first industrial-scale example of CCS applied to a plant of this type in Italy.
The project is one of the main decarbonisation levers in the multi-utility's Climate Transition Plan to reduce internal
emissions.
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
