Feb 8, 2024
Gasum invests €7.5m in Riihimäki biogas plant expansion
Biogas News
Feb 8, 2024
Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL), India's biggest city gas operator, is planning to set up as many as 19 compressed biogas plants in four states as part of its efforts to expand business beyond natural gas and embrace cleaner forms of energy.
During India Energy Week 2024, the firm signed Memorandum of Understandings (MoU) with two technology partners to set up compressed... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 8, 2024
Enagás Renovable, Prezero and ACES (Agbar) have requested permission from the European Commission (EC) to form an alliance that aims to develop the Smart Farm Biogas project in Colmenar Viejo in Madrid, Spain, reported CE NoticiasFinancieras.
The EC will analyse the proposal and is expected to make its decision in the beginning of March.
The intention of this new partnership... [Read More]
Policy News
Feb 7, 2024
Bioenergy Europe has welcomed the European Commission’s announcement on its 2040 climate targets, stating that a 90% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions is the right response to the ever-growing threat of climate change.
The association added that achieving the objectives set by the Commission will require a herculean push for the European Union in all sectors.
As... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 7, 2024
bp announced progress in renewables in its 2023 results, although its full-year profits halved to $13.8 billion (€12.8 billion) - due to a cooling of oil and gas prices, and a weakening of refining progit margins.
The petrochemical giant reported that its biogas supply grew by 80%, and biogas production volumes leapt by 18%.
bp's liquid natural gas (LNG) portfolio... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 7, 2024
Aberdeenshire Council in Scotland has reviewed and extended its waste strategy to allow a full implementation of improvements that aim to maximise reuse and recycling across the region.
The council’s Infrastructure Services Committee agreed to extend and amend the 2019-2023 strategy on 25 January, which also accounted for the impact of Covid and how wood waste is now... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 6, 2024
Waga Energy Inc., the US subsidiary of the Waga Energy Group, has secured $60 million (€55.8 million) financing with asset manager Eiffel Investment Group to finance the construction of four renewable natural gas (RNG) production units in the US.
This is the first financing Waga Energy has secured in the US.
Waga Energy's "WAGABOX®," is a purification technology to... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 6, 2024
Aston University scientists have blended leftover cooking oil, lamb fat and agricultural waste to develop a cleaner fuel for ships.
The researchers have mixed waste pellets with either used oil or animal fat to develop a form of energy which meets international marine fuel standards.
Scientists at Aston University have combined waste material supplied by a Dutch anaerobic... [Read More]
Other News
Feb 5, 2024
The Kraft Heinz Company (Kraft Heinz) has signed an agreement with Carlton Power, the UK energy infrastructure development company, to study the development of a renewable green hydrogen plant at its Kitt Green manufacturing plant in Wigan, Greater Manchester in the UK.
Kitt Green is one of the largest food processing plants in Europe and one of the largest Kraft Heinz... [Read More]
Other News
Feb 5, 2024
Anaergia Inc. (Anaergia) has announced that the first tranche of the previously announced equity investment of C$40.8 million (€28.1 million) (the Strategic Investment) from Marny Investissement SA (Marny) has closed with the issuance of 31,250,000 units of the Company (Units) for gross proceeds of C$12.5 million (€8.6 million), immediately following entry by the parties... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 5, 2024
Caretaker Punjab chief minister in Pakistan, Mohsin Naqvi, inaugurated the largest biogas plant in Pakistan yesterday (4 February).
Naqvi laid the foundation stone for this biogas plant last October, and directed the authorities to complete the project ahead of schedule.
The facility is located in Gujjar Colony, Lahore, and has the potential to produce 6,000 cubic metres... [Read More]
Features
Feb 5, 2024
Ryan Begin, co-founder and CEO of Divert, gives an overview of how the company valorises food waste for anaerobic digestion
Divert is an impact technology company that creates advanced technologies and sustainable infrastructure to prevent wasted food. It provides technology, logistics and anaerobic digestion (AD) facilities to help retailers reach their sustainability... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 2, 2024
Gasum has announced an investment in a new biogas plant in Borlänge, Sweden, a decision that is the next step in the company's plan to build five large-scale biogas plants in the country.
It also promotes Gasum’s strategic goal of increasing Nordic biogas availability significantly in coming years, said Gasum.
The Borlänge biogas plant will see the company invest... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 2, 2024
Aemetis, Inc., a renewable natural gas and renewable fuels company focused on negative carbon intensity products, has announced the deployment of the entire $25 million (€22.9 million) of funding provided under the previously announced USDA-guaranteed loan for its Aemetis Biogas 1 LLC (AB1) project company.
Aemetis Biogas produces renewable natural gas (RNG) from dairy... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 2, 2024
Carbon removals and renewable energy company Drax Group has announced a new partnership with Molpus Woodlands Group (Molpus).
The agreement will provide Drax with an option to purchase sustainably sourced woody biomass to fuel its bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) operations in the US Southeast.
Drax will have the option to take up to 1 million green... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 1, 2024
Avista, a US energy company, has signed an agreement with Pine Creek RNG to purchase renewable natural gas (RNG) to be produced at the Quad Cities Landfill in Milan, Illinois.
The Quad Cities Landfill is owned by Millennium Waste Incorporated, a subsidiary of Waste Connections.
In October 2022, Avista released a request for proposal (RFP) to secure RNG resources for... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 1, 2024
Scirocco Energy plc has announced the successful completion of the sale of its interest and investment in EAG, the biomass group.
Scirocco's 50% interest was sold to private equity firm OrbeNovo Capital for a gross enterprise value of £2.6 million (€3 million) before adjustments, plus a contingent consideration of up to a further £150,000 (€175k).
This figure will... [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
