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The cost of wood pellets in the UK is rising, as pellets are no longer being sourced from Russia.
UK Pellet Council chair, Mark Lebus, said the organisation is working with overseas partners to help ensure a continuous supply of biomass wood pellets for UK customers, as wood pellets will no longer be sourced from Russia or imported from Russian producers.
“Given the previous levels of…
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The Renewable Gas Forum Ireland (RGFI) has welcomed the European Commission’s increased target for biomethane production.
On 8 March, as part of its REPowerEU plan, the Commission announced that biomethane will deliver 20% of the current EU gas imports from Russia by 2030 (35 billion cubic metres). The RGFI, as board members of the European Biogas Association, has been lobbying for an…
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The Sustainable Biomass Program (SBP) has warned of disruption to its certification process as a result of the ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
In a statement, SBP expressed its condemnation of the invasion of Ukraine and said it remains “gravely concerned by the unacceptable actions directed against that country and its people”, which are “entirely at odds” with SBP’s values and those…
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TPG Rise Climate, the climate investing strategy of TPG’s global impact investing platform, TPG Rise, has invested in Monarch Bioenergy.
A joint venture (JV) between Roeslein Alternative Energy (RAE) and a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods, Monarch Bioenergy leverages RAE’s state-of-the-art technology and Smithfield’s innovative sustainable farming practices to capture methane emissions and…
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Placer County in California has authorised staff to restart the feasibility evaluation for a biomass plant in North Lake Tahoe.
A plan for the project was initially approved in 2013; however, Placer County paused moving forward due to uncertainty surrounding the long-term economic feasibilities.
With the rise in defensible space and fuel reduction efforts seen in Placer since 2018, the…
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Commercial vehicle contract hire company, Fraikin, has delivered 10 CNG-powered tractor units to online electricals retailer AO in the UK.
Signed to a five-year, full-service contract hire agreement, the new IVECO S-WAY NP 4x2 tractor units are the first in AO’s 129-strong fleet to operate on natural gas. The vehicles run on compressed biomethane and replace older diesel-powered…
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Plans for a major biogas plant in Somerset, UK, have been unanimously rejected, amid claims it would result in increased traffic, light pollution, and odour issues.
Hundreds opposed Resourceful Energy Anaerobic Ltd’s (REAL) bid to build an anaerobic digester plant capable of processing 92,000 tonnes of food waste and crops annually, Somerset Live reported.
In refusing permission, planning…
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U.S. Gain will supply RNG to fuel Los Angeles County Sanitation District- (LACSD) owned fleet vehicles.
The company entered into a supply agreement through a competitive bid process with LACSD. As part of its sustainability goals, LACSD received a Carl Moyer Program grant in partnership with the California Air Resources Board and South Coast Air Quality Management District to work towards…
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Bioenergy DevCo’s CEO and founder, Shawn Kreloff, has praised US President Biden’s announcement on banning Russian oil imports.
A developer of anaerobic digestion (AD) facilities, Bioenergy DevCo transforms organic waste into RNG and green hydrogen, which could help the US end its reliance on fossil fuels.
“Today’s announcement from President Biden is a critical step forward to…
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Food company Valio and energy firm St1 have formed a joint venture (JV) to produce biogas as a transport fuel in Finland.
Using dairy farm manure and agricultural by-products, the JV will produce the biogas while creating significant climate benefits and strengthening Finland’s energy and fuel self-sufficiency.
The JV aims to build 8-10 biogas production and liquefaction plants by 2030…
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Aemetis has started the commissioning of its $12 million (€10.8 million) biogas-to-RNG facility in California.
The facility will be connected to the PG&E gas pipeline interconnection unit located at Aemetis’s Keyes ethanol plant site. The full commissioning process including PG&E’s interconnection unit is expected to be completed in April, enabling the production of utility-grade…
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Hitachi Zosen Inova USA has been awarded a contract by WTE to build a biogas upgrading facility in Wyoming.
The project, starting up this summer, will upgrade biogas into a carbon-negative vehicle fuel. The membrane-based gas upgrading facility will have a nominal throughput capacity of over 960 Nm3 per hour. It will take biogas produced through the anaerobic digestion (AD) of manure and…
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The biomethane sector will deliver 20% of current EU gas imports from Russia by 2030, the European Commission has announced.
The Commission’s REPowerEU plan, released on 8 March, marks a decisive step towards the rapid development of Europe’s biomethane industry. In its statement, the Commission said that to boost EU production of biomethane, the REPowerEU plan would aim for 35 billion…
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As CEO of Nature Energy, Ole Hvelplund plays an important role in the global biogas sector.
Where were you educated, and what was your first job?
I hold a master’s degree in economics from Aarhus University in Denmark. My first job was as a marketing coordinator for a Danish telephone company. Back then, the internet wasn’t developed and digital transformation was on the rise. It was…
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