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Sep 26, 2024
Growing key biomethane crop on peat emits 3 times more CO2, study finds
Policy News
Sep 26, 2024
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) has announced up to $15 million in federal funding to make clean hydrogen a more available and affordable fuel for electricity generation, industrial decarbonization, and transportation. Specifically, the funding opportunity will support research and development projects that... [Read More]

Other News
Sep 25, 2024
Drax has launched Elimini, a new US-based business with an ambition to be a leader in carbon removals. The company is dedicated to permanently removing carbon from the atmosphere while generating renewable, 24/7 power. By advancing bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) in the United States and beyond, the new company expects to help meet demand for both 24/7... [Read More]

Biomass News
Sep 25, 2024
French utility EDF has abandoned its plan to convert its 1.2 GW Cordemais 2 coal-fired plant to biomass, with plans to cease power production by 2027, reported Montel. France's CGT energy union said EDF CEO Luc Remont had previously informed staff representatives of the plans on 16 September. CGT urged the French government to protect the plant from closure. The planned... [Read More]

Biomass News
Sep 25, 2024
Haffner Energy and Bambbco, a leading bamboo provider in France, have signed a partnership based on improving the availability of biomass for energy applications - especially from crops grown on marginal land. Haffner Energy said it has developed an innovative, patented biomass and organic waste thermolysis technology, backed by 30 years of experience. This technology... [Read More]

Biogas News
Sep 24, 2024
Unconventional Gas Solutions (UGS), a specialist in gas upgrading systems, has announced the successful commissioning of two innovative biogas upgrading plants in the US states of Michigan and Wisconsin. The two plants, which together feed 800 Nm3/h of biomethane into the local gas grid, are the first UGS systems of their kind. The two projects exemplify the company's... [Read More]

Biogas News
Sep 24, 2024
Clifford Capital and Pentagreen Capital have provided joint financing for BECIS Bioenergy (BECIS). The financing package is structured as a green loan of $30 million and will support the development and construction of bioenergy projects across Southeast Asia and India. The loan includes an accordion feature, potentially increasing the total financing by an additional... [Read More]

Biomass News
Sep 24, 2024
Altamaha Green Energy (AGE), a joint venture between Beasley Green Power, LLC and Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM), announced that the Georgia Public Service Commission has certified a Power Purchase Agreement for AGE to produce and sell up to 70 MW of electricity to Georgia Power Company for a 30-year period. This approval marks a significant milestone in AGE's development... [Read More]

Features
Sep 24, 2024
Tom Ferencevic president and CEO of Fitec Biogas tells Bioenergy Insight about the company’s innovative projects. Fitec Biogas performs process design work and supplies process equipment to clients that own and operate anaerobic digestion (AD) facilities. Its client base is primarily in the agricultural, agri-food and urban organic waste markets. The organisation provides... [Read More]

Biogas News
Sep 23, 2024
Pak Suzuki Motor Co., Ltd. (Pak Suzuki), a subsidiary of Suzuki Motor Corporation in Pakistan, has signed an MoU with the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (UAF) to work together on cooperative research and development of biogas. The MoU signing ceremony was held on 19 September at the UAF campus, with personnel of both parties including Hiroshi Kawamura, managing... [Read More]

Biomass News
Sep 23, 2024
The UK waste wood industry’s important contribution to reducing carbon emissions has been revealed today with the launch of new independently-verified figures from the Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA). The figures show that waste wood biomass – which makes up roughly two-thirds of the UK market for waste wood – saved almost three-quarters of a million (701,000)... [Read More]

Biogas News
Sep 20, 2024
abrdn Global Sustainable Infrastructure Partners IV LP (aGSIP) and The Circular Economy Development Ltd (TCED) have achieved financial close on a greenfield anaerobic digestion plant in Deeside, on the England-Wales border. The initiative aims to remove landfill waste and produce renewable energy while removing CO2 emissions from the conversion process. The agreement... [Read More]

Policy News
Sep 20, 2024
Gevo, Inc. has announced the sale of approximately $20 million in Investment Tax Credits to an undisclosed corporate buyer. This transaction monetises Inflation Reduction Act Investment Tax Credits generated from the commercialisation of a renewable natural gas (RNG) production facility by Gevo NW Iowa RNG, and provides net cash proceeds of approximately $17 million to... [Read More]

Biogas News
Sep 19, 2024
Archaea Energy, a subsidiary of bp, and GFL Environmental announced that their joint venture-owned renewable natural gas (RNG) plant in Wisconsin, came online in August. The plant, which is owned by a joint venture of the two companies, known as Saturn Renewables LLC, is operated by Archaea and is adjacent to the Hickory Meadows landfill, owned and operated by a subsidiary... [Read More]

Biomass News
Sep 19, 2024
BMW Group Plant Steyr is switching entirely to district heating for warmth, as the Austrian engine facility utilises heat from a nearby biomass plant. Milan Nedeljković, board member for production at BMW AG, and actor/politician/bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger turned on the new power supply. The change of energy source marks yet another step in the BMW Group’s... [Read More]

Biomass News
Sep 19, 2024
Divert, Inc., an impact technology company, and Blue Diamond Growers, a farmer-owned cooperative and a leading almond company, have announced a partnership to transform almond processing byproducts into renewable energy. Divert’s advanced technologies and sustainable infrastructure will enable Blue Diamond Growers to turn low-value almond byproducts into renewable energy,... [Read More]

Biogas News
Sep 19, 2024
Bio Capital Group, a leading UK commercial energy-from-food-waste producer, has welcomed His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester GCVO for a tour of its Granville Ecopark (GECO) site in Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The royal visit came as Granville Ecopark secures planning permission from Mid Ulster District Council to build a CO₂ recovery unit on site. The Bio Capital... [Read More]


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