Global NRG Advisory, a leading consulting firm in the energy sector, has announced the launch of Global NRG Renewables, a dedicated platform focused on the development of renewable natural gas (RNG) projects. This initiative marks a significant step in the company's ongoing commitment to sustainable energy solutions and carbon footprint reduction, according to the organisation. The... [Read More]

Pharmaceutical firm Boehringer Ingelheim inaugurated a biomass power plant at its Ingelheim site on 8 July. With the new plant, Boehringer Ingelheim is saving around 50,000 tons of CO2 each year, with the site's own energy generation reducing by around 70%. In total, the company is investing €205 million in sustainable infrastructure projects in Ingelheim and will... [Read More]

Bioenergy Insight unpicks key themes from this year’s International Biogas Congress & Expo In June, Delegates descended upon Hotel Le Plaza in Brussels, Belgium for the 2024 edition of the International Biogas Congress & Expo, for another two days of networking and knowledge-sharing. The event was the best-attended yet – perhaps as a result of the world-class... [Read More]

Waga Energy (Waga), a leader in renewable natural gas (RNG) production on landfills, has signed an inaugural €100 million corporate syndicated loan with a consortium of five banking groups. The syndicated loan, with a three-year maturity extendible to five years, will enable the acceleration of the international development of Waga Energy notably in the United States,... [Read More]

Naturgy and the Lecta Group have signed a renewable gas supply agreement that can facilitate the efficient decarbonisation of the industrial group's activity. Biomethane will be used by Lecta's production centers located in Leitza (Navarra) and Zaragoza. This is the second major industrial agreement for the sale of biomethane by Naturgy, following a deal with Inditex... [Read More]

The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) has congratulated the Labour Party on their resounding General Election victory and has welcomed the new government’s emphasis on tackling climate change through rapid growth of renewables. ADBA added it will press the new Energy and Climate Change Secretary to implement its ten-point programme for green gas... [Read More]

EnviTec Biogas has entered the Swedish biogas market, with its EnviThan gas upgrading system. Vårgårda-Herrljunga Biogas is expanding its biogas facility with another biogas plant, which will meet the prescribed DIN standard for vehicle fuel. While the rated capacity of the new gas upgrading plant amounts to 402 Nm³ per hour of biomethane (600 Nm³/h of raw biogas,... [Read More]

An online platform dedicated to the development of the biomass energy market will be launched in Moldova. It will allow all market participants - companies, public institutions and private interests - to publish and follow advertisements for the sale and purchase of products and services in the biomass energy sector. State Secretary of the Ministry of Energy, Carolina... [Read More]

Haulage operator GB Railfreight has completed the 10,000th delivery of its biomass train, from Liverpool to Drax Power Station in Selby, North Yorkshire. The organisation said it has delivered over 15 million tonnes of biomass from Peel Ports, Liverpool and Drax Power Station since 2016. According to Drax, the biomass brought by these 10,000 train journeys supports it... [Read More]

Europe has reached an installed capacity of 6.4 billion cubic meters (bcm) of biomethane per year, according to the European Biomethane Map, released by the European Biogas Association (EBA). 81% of the capacity corresponds to plants located in the European Union (5.2 bcm). The EU-27 countries’ growth has reached 37%, while the capacity of the non-EU countries analysed... [Read More]

BASF and ENGIE have signed a 7-year Biomethane Purchase Agreement (BPA). Under the BPA, ENGIE will supply BASF with 2.7 to 3.0 terawatt hours of biomethane throughout the agreement term. BASF uses certified biomethane at its Ludwigshafen/Germany and Antwerp/Belgium sites as a sustainable alternative to fossil raw materials in its manufacturing process. The approach supports... [Read More]

Cepsa and PreZero Spain have signed a strategic partnership that will enable both companies to advance their decarbonisation objectives. Under the agreement, PreZero Spain will supply biomethane from some of its projects to Cepsa, and the two companies will jointly develop biomethane plants. Furthermore, Cepsa and PreZero Spain will work on the recovery of waste to produce... [Read More]

Hyundai Engineering & Construction has finalised its Siheung Clean Energy Center, the first integrated biogas facility for private investment in Korea. Hyundai Engineering & Construction held the completion ceremony of the Siheung Clean Energy Center at the Water Environment Center in Siheung-si, Gyeonggi-do on yesterday (3 July). Siheung Clean Energy Center... [Read More]

The Costa Rican government, with the support of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and other organisations, is seeking to formulate a National Biogas Strategy - utilising pineapple and coffee residues, to transform its energy matrix. The strategy would chart the way for the development, use and transportation of clean energy and fuels... [Read More]

Tesco Ireland has taken delivery of 50 biomethane fuelled trucks which will operate across its country-wide distribution network. The new biomethane trucks are coming on stream as part of Tesco's strategy to reduce its carbon footprint and enhance the environmental sustainability of its operations. The trucks will replace 50 diesel units, cutting down tailpipe carbon... [Read More]

SEaB Energy, the developer of an anaerobic digestion system that produces energy from organic waste, has won the opportunity to forge a partnership with Shimizu Corporation, one of Japan’s largest civil engineering, construction and architecture companies. Representatives of SEaB Energy are now invited to Shimizu’s NOVARE innovation facility in Singapore to explore... [Read More]

Hitachi Zosen Inova AG (Inova), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi Zosen Corporation that designs, constructs, operates and maintains waste-to-energy (WtE) and renewable gas plants, has acquired Babcock & Wilcox Renewable Service A/S (Denmark), from Babcock & Wilcox Enterprise, Inc. and made it a subsidiary. BWRS employs more than 160 people and provides aftermarket... [Read More]