Refex Sustainable Solutions Private Limited (RSSPL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Refex Renewables & Infrastructure Limited, has acquired a controlling 51.02% stake in Vyzag Bio-Energy Fuel Private Limited, reported The Hindu Business Line. The deal involves purchasing shares from existing promoters and fresh equity infusion, totalling approximately ₹2.9 crore. Vyzag... [Read More]

BioteCH4 has secured a new contract with Lincolnshire County Council to recycle food waste from all districts within Lincolnshire, England. BioteCH4, the largest anaerobic digestion (AD) operator in England handled over 600,000 tonnes of food waste in 2023, producing power equivalent to the electricity used by over 30,000 homes for an entire year. When food waste is... [Read More]

Plenium Partners, an independent Spanish investment group, has announced a new deal in Italy's biomethane sector. It has been made with Aragorn Value Leadership, a prominent developer of biomethane plants with an extensive track record in the renewable energy sector in Italy. The transaction will be made through Plenium Partners' Ecualia Capital fund and marks a significant... [Read More]

VARO Energy (VARO) has announced the divestment of its German subsidiary, VARO Energy Direct GmbH (VARO Energy Direct), to Hoyer SE (Hoyer). VARO Energy Direct supplies heating oil, diesel, and petroleum to consumers and commercial customers in the industrial and agricultural sectors. It operates 34 public retail stations, 21 private fleet stations and a terminal in... [Read More]

Hanwha Energy Corp. is set to convert its combined heat and power plant in Gunsan, South Korea, from coal to biomass. The move aims to reduce carbon emissions and meet the growing demand for eco-friendly power, reported Maeil Business Newspaper. According to power and energy industry sources, the Hanwha Group subsidiary recently secured approval from the Ministry of... [Read More]

MOL Sunflower has announced the launch of a study on biomethane production and utilisation from animal manure from dairy farms in Hamanaka town, Hokkaido in Japan. It will work with partners Hamanaka Town, JA Hamanaka, Takanashi Milk Products, Hokkaido Gas Co and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is currently being used as a low-carbon fuel alternative... [Read More]

Tata Steel UISL has outlined its plan to convert all food waste produced in Jamshedpur, India, into biogas by March 2026. Managing director of Tata Steel UISL, Ritu Raj Sinha, announced the initiative during a press conference, in which he emphasised the potential of biogas production. It can transform the city's waste management and, if all goes to plan, Jamshedpur... [Read More]

OMEX Environmental has been busy behind the scenes moving to new premises in Sutton Bridge, Spalding in England. Commencing business in 1989, OMEX Environmental has grown with the ever-changing industry of wastewater treatment and biogas, increasing in size and knowledge as a result. It has been adapting to an ever-changing environment by working with its customers to... [Read More]

GreenGasUSA and Wayne-Sanderson Farms have announced a collaboration to produce renewable natural gas (RNG) at a portfolio of Wayne-Sanderson Farms facilities across the US. They will do so by leveraging existing wastewater treatment and biogas assets to bring pipeline quality RNG to market. The two companies also plan to identify and develop additional RNG facilities... [Read More]

Malaysia's Sustainable Energy Development Authority (Seda) will allocate up to 190 megawatts (MW) of feed-in tariff (FiT) quota for the development of biogas, biomass and mini-hydro projects through an e-bidding process. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof announced the move, reported The Edge Malaysia. The initiative forms part of the nation's strategy to... [Read More]

ReFuels N.V., one of Europe's leading suppliers of renewable biomethane (Bio-CNG) for the decarbonisation of heavy goods vehicles (HGV), has broken ground on a new refuelling station at Livingston in West Lothian, Scotland. The public access Bio-CNG station operated under the CNG Fuels brand will enable low-emission transport between Edinburgh and Glasgow. The Livingstone... [Read More]

With a new sawmill, Tschopp is tripling its wood processing in the medium term. Vecoplan supplied the perfect technology to prepare the chips for disposal. Tschopp manufacturers shuttering panels, and uses its wood residues for pellet production – although its plant capacities had long reached their limit. Its previous sawmill, which was designed to process 30,000 cubic... [Read More]

German plant manufacturer WELTEC BIOPOWER is supporting Yarra Valley Water for the refurbishment of its 1-megawatt biogas plant in the north of Melbourne. Yarra Valley Water, is one of Australia‘s largest water and wastewater companies. Since the completion of the waste and food waste plant by WELTEC BIOPOWER and its project partner in 2017, Yarra Valley Water’s... [Read More]

A Brown University research team has received federal funding to conduct the first air-quality and community noise assessment of Mississippi communities impacted by the production of wood pellets. The wood pellet industry is projected to nearly double in size by 2026, with growth most pronounced in the rural South. Brown University said 91% of wood pellet manufacturing... [Read More]

Germany's Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck has announced a 'comprehensive biomass package' for the country. He told the German Press Agency that biogas can continue to play an important role in the future energy system. "On the one hand, plants are part of heating or building networks. On the other hand, biogas can be used flexibly. In other words, precisely... [Read More]

Energy resources trader Virsi-A, which operates under the brand Virsi, plans to start biomethane production in a new plant in the second half of 2025, Virsi-A Chairman of the Board Janis Viba said on 16 August. The facility will be co-built with partners, and located in the Vidzeme region. The total cost will be €15 million, with €12 million coming from the European... [Read More]