Aug 1, 2023
RNG Coalition celebrates milestone of 300 operational RNG facilities in North America
Biogas News
Aug 1, 2023
Aemetis, a renewable natural gas (RNG) and renewable fuels company focused on negative carbon intensity products, has announced the closing of its second $25 million (€22.7 million) 20-year term loan.
It was guaranteed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for a total of $50 million (€45.5 million) of Aemetis Biogas project financing, arranged by Greater Commercial... [Read More]
Other News
Aug 1, 2023
CATAGEN, the net zero innovation company, has been awarded a record £4.9 million (€5.7 million) in funding by the UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) to develop its novel ClimaHtech BIOHGEN Biohydrogen Reactor in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Having already built a prototype Biohydrogen Generator and successfully completed feasibility studies in real-world... [Read More]
Policy News
Jul 31, 2023
Harbour Energy, operator of the Humber-based Viking CO2 transportation and storage network and partner in the Acorn CCS project in northeast Scotland, has welcomed the news that both projects have been awarded Track 2 status as part of the UK Government's CCS cluster sequencing process.
The announcement marks an important milestone for the two projects, allowing them... [Read More]
Policy News
Jul 31, 2023
The Indian government's biogas portal - which acts as a one-stop repository for users to assess investment and participation in biogas at a pan-Indian level - has experienced a positive start.
The Galvanising Organic Bio-Agro Resources Dhan (GOBARdhan) initiative aims to transform "waste to wealth" using a "whole of government" approach, and has started stimulating investments... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 31, 2023
Waga Energy, a global expert in the production of renewable natural gas (RNG) from landfills, has signed a commercial agreement with the Waste Commission of Scott County, an inter-governmental solid waste management agency, and Linwood Mining and Minerals Corporation, a leader in the limestone industry in the Midwest, to produce RNG at the Scott Area landfill in Davenport,... [Read More]
Features
Jul 31, 2023
Biogas and electric vehicles (EVs) should be crossing paths, rather than crossing wires. Callum Russell, EV expert and owner of Charging at Home, looks at the crossover potential.
As global efforts continue to decarbonise and transition towards sustainable energy, the potential of biogas as a renewable source stands out.
Meanwhile, EVs, another powerful tool for sustainable... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 28, 2023
Allotrope Partners (Allotrope), Axens North America (Axens) and Sumitomo Corporation of Americas (SCOA) have agreed to develop a joint study for a commercial plant producing cellulosic bioethanol utilising the Axens Futurol™ process, produced from woody biomass through Allotrope Cellulosic Development Company (ACDC), a project development company based in the State of... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 28, 2023
West Biofuels has received $1.5 million (€1.3m) in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to increase the sustainable use of forest products while promoting innovation and bolstering local economies.
The Woodland, California-based company engineers, procures, and constructs (EPC) and operates and maintains biomass facilities.
Approximately $1.2m... [Read More]
Other News
Jul 28, 2023
New research by leading consultancy, Oxford Economics, The Economic Impact of Drax Power Station in the UK, has found that the renewable power station plays a significant role in the economies of Selby and Ainsty, Yorkshire and the Humber and the UK.
The report, utilising data from 2021, calculated that the North Yorkshire site, including its supply chain, contributed... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 27, 2023
The conversion and assembly work at Germany's largest integrated bio-LNG plant with bio-CO2 liquefaction - BioEnergie Park Güstrow in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania - has just been completed, announced EnviTec Biogas.
The company is now ready to begin the plant's operation.
"Now that the last component, the 300,000-litre LCO2 tank made of pressure vessel steel, has been... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 27, 2023
NorthStar Clean Energy has awarded Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) a contract to undertake a bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) engineering study at its power plant in Filer City, Michigan in the US.
The study is the first phase of a commercial-scale project, as Northstar Clean Energy seeks to convert the coal-fired plant to utilise biomass fuel, and to... [Read More]
Other News
Jul 27, 2023
BBVA, a leading financial institution in ESG, has joined Suma Capital to expand its track record and expertise in responsible investments. To do so, it will invest €300m in Suma Capital’s third sustainable infrastructure fund, SC Climate Impact Fund III.
BBVA's investment will focus upon the energy transition, circular economy and waste management for the production... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 27, 2023
VARO Energy (VARO) has announced the successful placement of a $165 million (€150.1m) green loan, the first in the company’s history.
The green loan, part of a wider $3.33 billion (€3bn) financing announced separately today, will partly refinance VARO’s acquisition of the Bio Energy Coevorden (BEC) biogas manufacturing facility.
The green loan represents an important... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 26, 2023
The UK government’s long-delayed document detailing its plans for the role of biomass in the economy is now planned to be published in the coming weeks, reported Bloomberg.
It was first announced in November 2020 and was scheduled to be published at the end of 2022, until being postponed to the second quarter of this year.
It had widely been expected to be released... [Read More]
Other News
Jul 25, 2023
Sewage biogas produced in Manchester is set to become a sustainable feed source for graphene and hydrogen production, due to a pioneering partnership between Levidian and United Utilities.
The UK government-funded collaboration is a first for the UK's water industry and will see Levidian’s innovative LOOP technology used to decarbonise biogas created within the wastewater... [Read More]
Policy News
Jul 25, 2023
The European Commission (EC) has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €850 million French measure to support ArcelorMittal France in partially decarbonising its steel production processes.
The measure will contribute to the achievement of the EU Hydrogen Strategy, the European Green Deal and the Green Deal Industrial Plan targets, while helping to end dependence on... [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
