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Italy's state energy agency GSE has selected six gas shippers to purchase 6 TWh of biomethane for the 2026/2027 thermal year, in the first competitive sale of renewable gas withdrawn from producers under the country's incentive schemes. Enel, Eni and Società Gas Rimini were awarded framework agreements for the lot covering biomethane destined for the transport sector, while Burgo Energia,…
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Germany's bioenergy associations have criticised the government's draft renewable energy law, warning that the proposals fail to deliver the future promised to thousands of biogas and wood energy plant operators and would see the country forgo 12 GW of domestic flexible capacity. The Federal Ministry for Economics and Energy (BMWE) released its draft of the EEG 2027 for consultation with…
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Nearly 900 billion cubic metres of biogas and biomethane could be produced sustainably each year from existing organic waste streams — enough to meet more than 20% of current global natural gas demand — according to a first-of-its-kind global spatial analysis from the International Energy Agency. More than 70% of that sustainable potential lies in emerging and developing economies, led by…
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Randolph County in North Carolina has selected Waga Energy to build, own and operate a renewable natural gas (RNG) production unit at the Great Oak Landfill in Randleman, under a 20-year agreement. Waga Energy will finance, construct and run the facility, which has an initial design capacity of 3,000 standard cubic feet per minute (approximately 4,800 m³/h) and will deploy the company's…
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Nordic Ren-Gas, a Finnish e-methane developer, has signed a long-term offtake agreement with avanca Energy AG and its subsidiaries — avanca Renewables AG and Alternoil GmbH, Germany's largest renewable LNG distributor — for renewable e-methane produced at Ren-Gas's Tampere facility in Finland. The deal, valued at €1 billion over its term, is among the largest commercial partnerships of…
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New Energy Risk (NER), a provider of customised insurance solutions for energy technologies, has expanded its existing partnership with Yilkins, a developer of modular biomass upgrading equipment, to extend coverage under its master policy to Yilkins' pellet torrefaction process. The move builds on a collaboration between the two companies dating back to 2023. Yilkins' torrefaction technology…
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Global NRG Advisory has completed its mandate on the Green Energy Parks renewable natural gas project in Carlisle County, Kentucky, exiting after taking the development from early-stage through to financial close. The Arlington, Kentucky-based project reached a series of key milestones under Global NRG's stewardship, including securing feedstock supply contracts, locking in long-term offtake…
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Ireland has officially opened the National Biorefinery Pilot Plant (NBPP) at the National Bioeconomy Campus in Lisheen, Co. Tipperary, as part of a €9.7 million investment in biobased innovation backed by the Irish government and the European Union. The facility, launched by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon, will provide open-access pilot-scale infrastructure for…
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The European Commission has launched the Biomethane Mechanism, a voluntary matchmaking platform designed to accelerate the growth of Europe's biomethane market by connecting buyers, suppliers and investors. The tool, which sits under the EU Energy and Raw Materials Platform, is free to use and offers several functions: a matching service to connect buyers and suppliers, a regulatory dashboard…
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A four-year Horizon Europe research project has demonstrated a process that converts raw biogas into hydrogen and solid carbon, with results suggesting the technology could produce renewable hydrogen more efficiently than water electrolysis. The TITAN project, due to close formally on 31 August 2026, used microwave energy to convert biogas into a hydrogen-rich gas and solid carbon materials in…
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Mumbai is to develop a major compressed biogas facility at Mankhurd that will convert segregated organic waste into renewable fuel, following the signing of a concession agreement between the city's civic administration and its urban gas distribution utility. The Mumbai Compressed Biogas Project will process up to 350 tonnes of biodegradable waste per day in its…
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PyroGenesis Inc. has delivered a gasification system capable of converting contaminated biomass into synthesis gas (syngas) to Innofibre, a Quebec-based cellulosic innovation centre, as part of a collaborative project to expand the range of biomass feedstocks available for energy and chemicals production. The technology has been installed at Innofibre's newly opened $14 million pilot and…
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The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities has launched a request for proposals seeking feasibility studies into repurposing closed wood products manufacturing facilities, including pulp and paper mills, for bioenergy production. The initiative responds to the growing number of shuttered wood products sites across the US that have left behind industrial infrastructure, utility connections…
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The Financial Conduct Authority has closed its investigation into Drax Group, finding no evidence to justify further action. The investigation examined whether Drax's annual reports and accounts for 2021, 2022 and 2023 contained misleading statements or omitted information investors needed to know, focusing specifically on disclosures relating to the sustainability of…
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