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Serbia has significant potential to rapidly expand its biomethane sector, helping to reduce dependence on fossil fuel imports while strengthening energy security through renewable sources, according to a new study by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
The Study on Biomethane Production Potential in Serbia was conducted in partnership with the Ministry of Mining and Energy and the…
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The Latvian Cabinet of Ministers has approved a new package of amendments aimed at boosting domestic biomethane production and strengthening the country’s energy independence.
The support programme, developed by the Ministry of Climate and Energy (KEM), will be open to both new and existing companies registered in Latvia that operate in biomethane production or in the development of transport…
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Drax Group has signed a new 'low-carbon dispatchable' contract for difference (CfD) with the UK government’s Low Carbon Contracts Company, covering all four of its biomass units at Drax Power Station from April 2027 to March 2031.
The agreement, largely unchanged from terms announced in February, sets a strike price of £109.90 per MWh (2012, real) and includes a generation 'collar' of 6 TWh…
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The Scottish Government has upheld a decision to block plans for a biomass facility near Elgin, rejecting an appeal from Acorn Bioenergy.
The Oxford- and London-based company had proposed constructing a plant at Longmorn to convert distillery waste into biomethane, which could be used as a renewable fuel.
Acorn Bioenergy argued that the project could save approximately 27,000 tonnes of…
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The Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) has welcomed the findings of an independent government-commissioned review into Greenhouse Gas Removals (GGR), published on 23 October, which recommends extending support for waste wood-powered biomass plants capable of delivering GGRs.
The review, led by former minister Dr Alan Whitehead CBE, examined how technologies such as large-scale bioenergy with…
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The Drax biomass facility in Gloster, Mississippi in the US, will face a new public hearing this week as state regulators reconsider whether to approve the company’s request to increase emissions limits at the plant.
The hearing, scheduled for 14 October, comes after the Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board denied Drax’s initial application in April, which sought to reclassify…
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Bioenergy associations in Germany have called for urgent policy changes to ensure the sector plays a stronger role in the country’s transition to a secure, low-carbon energy system.
Speaking at a stakeholder meeting in Berlin ahead of the forthcoming Energy Ministers’ Conference, Sandra Rostek, head of the Hauptstadtbüro Bioenergie (Bioenergy Capital Office), said both the power and…
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The European Commission has approved a €7.9 billion budget increase to Germany’s State aid scheme for electricity production from biomass and biogas, under EU State aid rules.
The scheme, first approved in December 2022, is designed to support renewable energy production and encourage greater flexibility in the German power market.
The amendment will expand the tender volume and introduce a…
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The Romanian government is drafting a new emergency ordinance aimed at boosting biomethane production.
Industry observers note that Romania’s extensive gas distribution grid - spanning nearly 60,000 km - could be adapted for transporting green gases such as biomethane, strengthening energy security while supporting national decarbonisation goals.
The draft legislation amends several…
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Woodsure, the organisation behind the UK’s only wood fuel quality assurance scheme, has secured a new contract to manage the Biomass Suppliers List (BSL) on behalf of the Government’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ).
The organisation, which has overseen the BSL since 2021, will now continue to manage the scheme until 2027, with options to extend to 2029.
Under…
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Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy has struck a partnership with the Japanese government to accelerate the development of biomass and hydrogen technologies, aiming to cut emissions and bolster energy security.
Announced on 24 August, the collaboration will provide funding and technical expertise for Japanese research projects focused on commercialising biofuels and advancing low-carbon…
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The German bioenergy sector is facing a decisive moment as the federal government races to complete the notification process for the so-called Biomass Package by August 27.
Without approval, key regulatory changes intended to support the industry in October’s upcoming Renewable Energy Act (EEG) tender cannot take effect.
Billions of euros in planned investments are on hold, with the…
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China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment is inviting public comment on four new methodologies for its national voluntary carbon market, with a particular focus on projects related to oilfield gas and biomass power generation.
The proposed measures aim to reduce emissions in the energy sector and support the country's broader carbon neutrality goals.
The methodologies under review include…
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German bioenergy associations have criticised government plans to exclude biomass from the definition of renewable energy sources in the country’s electricity tax law.
The proposal, part of a draft revision of the Energy and Electricity Tax Acts by the Federal Ministry of Finance, would strip biogas and wood-fired plants of their current renewable status for tax purposes.
“A blanket…
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Egypt is pressing ahead with a new biogas initiative in Beni Suef Governorate aimed at converting agricultural and animal waste into renewable energy.
The project, announced by the Cabinet on Sunday, is being implemented in cooperation with the Biogas Energy Foundation for Sustainable Development - an affiliate of the Ministry of Environment - and the United Nations Industrial Development…
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