Injecting biomethane in gas grids today can be a cumbersome process in many European countries. This hinders market access for the main renewable gas available today. However, the current status is set to change thanks to the new Hydrogen and Decarbonised Gas Package. If implemented correctly, the new set of measures will soon remove barriers to injection and unlock... [Read More]

Sir John Armitt, chair of the UK's National Infrastructure Commission, has told Chancellor Jeremy Hunt that Whitehall is taking "too long" in deciding how to best support private investment for decarbonisation of the electricity sector, reports the Financial Times. The publication said it has seen a letter in which Armitt also calls for "greater urgency" on developing... [Read More]

Romania's largest chemical group, Chimcomplex, plans to expand energy capacities it ats A6 Dej platform through an extensive modernisation of a power plant that currently operates on biomass. Once the upgrade is complete, the plant is set to generate up to 80 MW of electric and thermal energy, which will be harnessed within a new chemical processing factory. At the end... [Read More]

Last month, TotalEnergies commissioned the BioBéarn biogas production unit in Mourenx in the south-west of France. The facility has an annual production capacity of 160 gigawatt hours (GWh). BioBéarn has been built on a 7-hectare former brownfield site in the center of the Lacq basin and represents TotalEnergies' 18th biogas production unit in France. The unit will... [Read More]

In the US state of California, the Placer County Board of Supervisors has authorised county staff to prepare and release a request for proposals (RFP) for a proposed Cabin Creek biomass facility project in North Lake Tahoe - the Eastern Regional Landfill. The board’s approval of the RFP process came after receiving a project update from county staff on the feasibility... [Read More]

Shell expects growth in German biomethane markets where its client base seeks decarbonised energy, and its fossil fuels activities could be transformed to support future profitability from a high-value segment, Sonja Mueller-Dib, managing director of Shell Energy Deutschland, said the company is planning two biomethane plants at Karstaedt and Steinfeld. This has the... [Read More]

Bioenergy Devco (BDC), the North American division of BTS Bioenergy, LLC, which focuses on the design, engineering, construction, financing and operation of advanced anaerobic digester systems, hosted Delaware Secretary of Agriculture Michael T. Scuse for a tour of its composting facility in Seaford on 15 February. Secretary Scuse met with Shawn Kreloff, founder and CEO... [Read More]

EnviTec has become the exclusive technology partner for Regazz BC, a young project development company specialising in sustainable biogas solutions. The two companies recently signed a cooperation agreement, making the strategic partnership official. Based in Oisterwijk, Netherlands, the company has several other ongoing partnerships, such as with Amsterdam-based Nordsol... [Read More]

IVECO BUS has established a new collaboration for more sustainable mobility in Athens, Greece. The Greek Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has chosen IVECO BUS for its URBANWAY CNG articulated model. This bus is powered by compressed natural gas (CNG) and is compatible with biomethane. A total of 100 URBANWAY CNG buses will be delivered by the end of the year... [Read More]

The US Department of Treasury has agreed to revise its proposed rules for implementing the revised Section 48 Investment Tax Credit (ITC) of the Inflation Reduction Act. The revision will ensure the final language promotes the conversion of biogas into renewable natural gas to support American manufacturing innovation, the waste management industry and American farmers. In... [Read More]

Ameresco, Inc., a leading cleantech integrator specialising in energy efficiency and renewable energy, has achieved commercial operation at its landfill-gas-to-renewable-natural-gas plant at Republic Services’ Brickyard Landfill in Danville, Illinois in the US. The Brickyard facility has a gross nameplate of over 500,000 Dekatherms per year, with the potential to displace... [Read More]

Renewable energy company Drax has become the latest founder member of the University of Sheffield’s newly-launched Energy Innovation Centre. The new partnership will drive forward research into next-generation carbon capture technology, including innovations in bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, or BECCS, said Drax. Drax joins Boeing as the second founder... [Read More]

Fitch Ratings has downgraded Enviva's Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to 'RD' from 'C' and has affirmed its senior unsecured debt at 'C'/'RR5', with Enviva at risk of going bankrupt. Enviva has failed to cure the missed interest payment on $750 million (€693 million) of 6.5% senior notes due 2026 upon expiration of its original 30-day grace period, and has entered... [Read More]

Oterra, which specialises in producing colour from natural sources, has installed a 3.5 MW biomass boiler at the Cossé-le-Vivien site in France, which is estimated to reduce CO2e emissions by more than 3,000 tons annually. The project was successful in the 2020 BCIAT call for projects (Biomass Heat for Industry, Agriculture and Tertiary Sectors), led by The French Agency... [Read More]

A shifting feedstock mix in biogas production necessitates new plant designs. The entry of more challenging feedstock types, such as municipal organic waste and fish sludge, poses issues for traditional digestion technology but also sparks innovation in the anaerobic digestion (AD) industry, Antec explains. Increasingly, countries worldwide are implementing strict regulations... [Read More]

European Suppliers of Waste to Energy Technology (ESWET) has welcomed the provisional agreement between the European Council and European Parliament on the Carbon Removals Certification Framework as an essential step in decarbonising industry and achieving Europe’s climate targets. With the Commission’s proposed target of capturing 50 million tonnes of CO₂ per year... [Read More]