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The Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association (ADBA) has criticised the UK government's newly announced Great British Grid, arguing that its sole focus on electricity infrastructure leaves out green gas as a way of cutting the cost of the energy transition. The plan, announced by the Prime Minister on 29 September, centres on building and connecting new electricity infrastructure,…
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The European Commission has approved Luxembourg's third payment request for €92.2 million under the EU's Recovery and Resilience Facility, part of the NextGenerationEU programme, after confirming the country had satisfactorily completed all five milestones and four targets tied to the request. Among the measures covered is a reform of Luxembourg's sustainable biogas support scheme, bundled…
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The Austrian federal government has advanced a draft bill to reverse its 15-year-old ban on geological carbon dioxide storage, a policy shift explicitly designed to open the country to large-scale industrial Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and, in particular, attract developers of Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS). The ban, originally introduced in 2011, has long been viewed…
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The EU's revised Renewable Energy Directive (RED III) has embedded the cascading principle into binding law, mandating that woody biomass be used "according to its highest economic and environmental added value"—a shift that is reshaping investment and subsidy strategies across Europe's bioenergy sector. From 31 December 2026, there will be no financial support for electricity from woody…
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In her 2026 State of the Union Address, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has placed biomethane squarely at the centre of Europe's energy independence strategy, positioning renewable gas alongside nuclear and renewables as critical to breaking fossil fuel dependency and driving down energy costs. "So, we need to double down on our affordable, homegrown, clean energy. Be it…
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Turkey is targeting significant expansion of domestic biomethane capacity as part of efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions and reduce dependence on imported fossil fuels. A sector report estimates that upgrading existing biogas and landfill gas infrastructure could enable the country to produce up to 10 billion cubic metres of renewable biomethane annually by 2040. Turkey currently…
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Czechia's inaugural auction for biomethane operational support has attracted serious industry interest, surpassing government expectations nearly fourfold, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MPO) has announced. The May auction aimed to fund 45 million cubic metres of biomethane production per year. However, 63 projects applied with a total capacity of 176.4 million cubic metres. The ministry…
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Australia has released a new National Bioenergy Feedstock Strategy designed to accelerate development of the nation's bioenergy sector, potentially creating a $15 billion annual feedstock opportunity by 2050 whilst addressing fuel import dependency and decarbonising hard-to-electrify transport and industrial sectors. The strategy, released by the federal government, establishes a national…
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Energy Minister Michael Shanks has confirmed the UK government will withdraw financial support for small-scale biomass generators once their current Renewable Obligation (RO) period ends, drawing criticism from industry groups over what they argue is a dismissal of circular economy benefits. The decision applies to all installations under 100 MW capacity, including anaerobic digestion, sewage…
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The UK Pellet Council has welcomed the launch of the Wood Fuel and Heating Association (WFHA), a new trade body established to provide coordinated representation for the UK's wood fuel and heating supply chain. The WFHA brings together wood pellet, waste wood and chip suppliers, biomass boiler distributors, installers, maintenance providers and compliance specialists under unified advocacy.…
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The Indian Biogas Association (IBA) has positioned India's newly approved GOBARdhan Scheme as a strategic tool for reducing energy import costs, projecting a USD 5 billion cut to the country's gas import bill. The scheme, formally titled 'Galvanising Organic Bio-Agro Resources Dhan', carries a financial outlay of Rs 23,731 crore (approximately USD 2.8 billion). It aims to convert agricultural…
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Indonesia's government is promoting pyrolysis technology as a complementary processing solution to waste to energy plants, acknowledging that planned WtE facilities will handle only about 22 per cent of national waste generation. Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs Zulkifli Hasan said the wider adoption of pyrolysis, which converts accumulated landfill waste into diesel equivalent renewable…
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India's cabinet has approved a Rs 23,731 crore (USD 2.5bn) national bioenergy scheme to scale compressed biogas (CBG) production over the next decade, aiming to establish renewable gas as a major pillar of the country's energy mix. The GOBARdhan (National Circular Bioenergy Scheme) will be implemented from FY2026-27 to FY2035-36, targeting a near tenfold increase in domestic CBG production…
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The National Energy System Operator has called for a strategic approach to biomethane production, warning that sustainable output can reach 30 TWh annually by 2050 without material dependencies or environmental trade-offs — but scaling beyond that threshold requires cross-sector assessment of competing land and feedstock priorities. Current UK biomethane injection stands at 6 TWh annually…
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