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The Carbon Business Council has launched the Direct Storage of Biomass (DSB) Coalition, a new industry working group bringing together companies to advance direct biomass storage as a carbon dioxide removal (CDR) pathway. Direct storage of biomass — also referred to as terrestrial storage of biomass — involves durably storing organic material such as waste wood, agricultural residues,…
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Ukraine has commissioned a new biomethane facility owned by Teofipol Energy Company, bringing the total number of biomethane producers in the country to six, according to Georgii Geletukha, head of the Bioenergy Association of Ukraine, as reported by the Odessa Journal. The new plant is the largest in Ukraine's biomethane sector, with a design capacity of around 56 million cubic metres per…
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Phil Roche, commercial director of BioteCH4 tells Bioenergy Insight about his career so far. What first drew you to this industry? I was drawn into the industry by the commercial challenge and remained because of the impact it brings. Food waste and anaerobic digestion sit at the intersection of infrastructure, energy, agriculture and sustainability. It’s not theoretical, you can see the…
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Two of Sweden's largest forest companies have called on the European Union to revise its bioeconomy strategy to include a stronger commitment to expanding sustainable wood supply, warning that current policy signals risk undermining Europe's green transition goals. In a joint statement published this week, the chief executives of SCA and Holmen argued that the EU Commission's updated…
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Thirty-eight applications to build or expand biomethane plants have been submitted to UK gas distribution network Cadent in the opening round of its new cost-sharing assessment process, marking one of the largest single-window surges in renewable gas capacity interest to date. The applications cover Cadent's full operational area, with the East of England accounting for the largest share at…
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Britain could reduce the impact of rising global gas prices and supply concerns caused by conflict in the Gulf by rapidly scaling up domestic green gas production, according to the UK's anaerobic digestion industry. The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) says existing biomethane plants could increase output by almost a third within months if the government removes a series…
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A planning dispute over a proposed biogas facility at a County Tipperary quarry has escalated to national level after both the applicant and a local residents' group lodged separate appeals against the local authority's decision to refuse permission. Roadstone Limited had sought approval to develop a bio-renewables facility at its quarry in Killough, Holycross, near Thurles. The proposed…
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Dutch law enforcement authorities are considering a criminal investigation into RWE, one of the Netherlands' largest energy providers, over allegations that the company misrepresented the source of wood pellets used to generate energy at its power plants. The case has been brought by two forest advocacy groups — Netherlands-based Comité Schone Lucht and UK-based Biofuelwatch — who allege…
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Ecostrat Inc and the BMI Group have announced a collaboration to use BDO Zone Ratings to prepare BMI's legacy pulp and paper assets across Canada for next-generation biorefinery investment. The partnership will apply the ratings framework to advance multi-product biorefinery platforms capable of producing biofuels, renewable chemicals, biogas, engineered wood products and other advanced…
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The North American renewable natural gas industry added 130 operational facilities in 2025, marking a second consecutive record year for facility growth, according to figures published by the RNG Coalition. The total surpasses the previous record of 114 facilities added in 2024, and was achieved despite what the coalition described as considerable uncertainty in the broader energy economy. Food…
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Future Biogas has acquired Burton Agnes Renewables Limited (BAR), a biomethane production facility at Harpham Grange Farm in East Yorkshire that the company has managed and operated since 2021. The plant currently produces approximately 40GWh of biomethane per year — enough to power around 2,800 typical UK households — and has the potential to capture more than 7,000 tonnes of CO2…
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Equinor has agreed a two-year bio-methanol supply partnership with roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) shipping and vehicle logistics group Wallenius Wilhelmsen, marking the Norwegian energy company's latest move into the marine low-carbon fuels market. Wallenius Wilhelmsen will use the fuel as bunker for its new dual-fuel methanol vessels, receiving supplies at the ports of Zeebrugge and Antwerp from late…
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PT PLN Energi Primer Indonesia (PLN EPI), the energy procurement subsidiary of Indonesian state utility PT PLN, is targeting exports of around 1 million tonnes of biomass this year as surplus feedstock outpaces domestic demand. Hokkop Situngkir, director of biomass at PLN EPI, said approximately 200,000 tonnes of export contracts had been secured so far, with the remainder still being pursued.…
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Australian developer Optimal Renewable Gas (ORG) has been awarded a $20 million government grant to accelerate construction of the Griffith Biohub, a $58 million project that will convert agricultural waste from New South Wales's Riverina region into renewable biomethane. The funding was granted under the NSW Low Carbon Product Manufacturing Grant programme, part of the state government's $480…
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