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Oct 20, 2025
Wärtsilä to deliver biogas upgrading facility to Bigadan
Biogas News
Oct 20, 2025
Singapore-based Verta Bioenergy Pte. Ltd. is increasing its production of clean industrial fuel in Southeast Asia by turning agricultural and livestock waste into biomass pellets, responding to the rising need for sustainable energy solutions.
The startup collects materials such as rice husks, chicken manure and coconut shells from farms, converting them into pellets... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 20, 2025
Agricultural waste may soon play a vital role in tackling industrial water pollution, thanks to new research highlighting the potential of biomass as a low-cost and sustainable adsorbent.
A study published in Environmental Science and Pollution Research has revealed that torrefied rice husks and de-oiled cashew nut shell cake - both by-products of agricultural processing... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 17, 2025
WALLENIUS SOL has begun using Liquefied Biogas (LBG) in its BALTIC ENABLER and BOTNIA ENABLER multi-fuel vessels following a new agreement with energy company Gasum.
The arrangement allows LBG to be supplied through Gasum’s pooling system, promoting the use of renewable fuels at scale within shipping.
LBG, produced from organic waste, is chemically identical to LNG... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 17, 2025
A recent study suggests that US pulp and paper mills could reach net zero emissions by switching from natural gas to electric and biomass power, alongside improvements in energy efficiency.
The research, published in the Journal of Cleaner Production, examined how decarbonisation could be achieved across different types of mills.
Researchers modelled four categories... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 17, 2025
Over 1,000 participants gathered in Brussels for the third edition of European Biomethane Week 2025 under the theme “Biogases: Leading globally, acting locally”.
European Commissioner for Energy and Housing Dan Jørgensen emphasised biomethane’s dual role in enhancing Europe’s energy security and supporting industrial competitiveness: “Biomethane (…) provides... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 16, 2025
Gas Networks Ireland has signed an agreement with Evergreen Agricultural Enterprises to connect a new €50 million biomethane production plant in Monasterevin, County Kildare, directly to the national gas network.
The landmark anaerobic digestion facility — currently under construction — will convert by-products from Ireland’s distilling industry, including spent... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 15, 2025
Voltalia, an international player in renewable energy, has announced the start of commissioning at its 10.5-megawatt biomass power plant in Sinnamary, French Guiana.
The new facility complements Voltalia’s existing operational plants in Kourou (1.7 MW) and Cacao (5.1 MW), further expanding the company’s renewable energy presence in the region.
The first boiler... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 14, 2025
The United Shipping and Trading Company (USTC) has strengthened its presence in the global biomass sector by completing the acquisition of all remaining shares in CM Biomass, making it the sole owner of the company.
The move marks the conclusion of a multi-year investment strategy that began in 2021, when the family-owned Danish group first took a majority stake in... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 14, 2025
Northern Ireland gas network operator Kinecx Energy has unveiled a new name, identity, and strategy as it looks to accelerate the region’s transition to a low-carbon future through biomethane integration and wider network expansion.
Formerly known as firmus energy networks, the company announced its rebrand during its annual stakeholder briefing at the Galgorm Hotel... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 14, 2025
Aston University has officially opened the Wolfson Centre for Low Carbon Hydrogen, the UK’s first fully integrated facility dedicated to converting biomass into low-carbon hydrogen and electricity under real-world industrial conditions.
The new centre cost around £1.5 million (€1.76 million) to build, including a £300,000 (€352,000) grant from the Wolfson Foundation.
Based... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 13, 2025
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... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 13, 2025
Indonesia’s electricity subsidiary PLN Energi Primer Indonesia (PLN EPI), in collaboration with PT Biomassa Energi Group (BEG) and Poland’s G7 Group SP.Z.O.O, has announced plans to develop five new biomass manufacturing facilities.
The move follows the successful operation of their first joint plant processing pelletised oil palm empty fruit bunches.
According... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 13, 2025
Norwegian cruise operator Havila Voyages is preparing to launch what it claims as the first-ever biogas-powered cruise along Norway’s coastal route.
The climate-neutral voyage is scheduled to depart Bergen on 30 November, covering a 12-day roundtrip along the scenic Norwegian coastline.
The vessel, Havila Polaris, will be supplied with 200 cubic metres of liquefied... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 10, 2025
Kildare County Council has refused planning permission for a proposed biomethane plant in Ballyvass, near Castledermot in Ireland, following significant local opposition.
The application, submitted by European developer CycleØ, sought to construct an anaerobic digestion facility to produce renewable biomethane and bio-based fertiliser from organic materials such as manure,... [Read More]
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USTC chief executive and co-owner Nina Østergaard Borris said the acquisition reinforces the group’s long-term strategy of diversifying into sustainable energy markets
Formerly known as firmus energy networks, the company announced its rebrand during its annual stakeholder briefing
Aston University has officially opened the Wolfson Centre for Low Carbon Hydrogen, the UK’s first fully integrated facility dedicated to converting biomass into low-carbon hydrogen and electricity under real-world industrial conditions
https://www.bioenergy-news.com/news/aston-university-opens-uks-first-biomass-to-hydrogen-research-centre/
