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Sep 6, 2021
Vibra, ZEG Biogas to develop Brazil’s biomethane market
Biogas News
Sep 3, 2021
Wales & West Utilities (W&W) has received the green light to inject biogas containing up to 1% hydrogen into its gas network in Swindon.
This is the first time the Health & Safety Executive has permitted natural gas with an elevated hydrogen level to be used in the national network.
W&W is working with ABSL, which will inject bio-substitute natural... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 3, 2021
A biomass plant in Barry, Wales, is facing enforcement action after several discrepancies were found with its plans.
According to Barry and District News, Vale of Glamorgan Council could force developers to close down and demolish the site, under planning rules.
The wood-burning power plant has been built but is not yet fully operational. However, council officers... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 3, 2021
Veolia has demonstrated a new way of treating the 25% of green waste that is sent for disposal or re-composting.
Veolia currently processes over 500,000 tonnes of green and food waste annually, derived from a nationwide network of 11 composting sites that produce over 250,000 tonnes per year.
Previously, around 25% of green waste ended up as oversize after composting,... [Read More]
Other News
Sep 3, 2021
The deadline for applying to Privilege Finance’s Climate Change Thought Leadership Award for students is fast approaching, with entries closing on 24 September.
The award is open to undergraduates, postgraduates and PhD students. Winning candidates will secure a £1,000 (€1,160) prize, a mentoring opportunity - including a tour of an anaerobic digestion plant -... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 2, 2021
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has deployed a linear generator – a mobile power generation technology utilising natural gas and directed at renewable biogas - to displace existing diesel generation at its Angwin site in Napa County.
Working with a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources and Mainspring Energy, PG&E deployed the 240 kW Mainspring linear... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 2, 2021
Portuguese firm Dourogás GNV, working with HAVI Logistics, has refuelled its first heavy-duty vehicles with biomethane at Santo António dos Cavaleiros filling station.
The biomethane incorporated at Dourogás filling station in Loures comes from a pioneering demonstration of a concept project that allows the production of 100% RNG from the anaerobic digestion of organic... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 2, 2021
Household food waste is rising following the easing of COVID-19 restrictions in the UK, according to a report by the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP).
The latest UK Food Trends Survey shows that self-reported food waste has rebounded to pre-lockdown levels as restrictions lift, and more food is potentially going to waste in UK homes as life returns to normal.... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 1, 2021
BIOGEST will build its first biogas plants based on agricultural and food waste in Greece.
The first project, on the island of Rhodes, will be a 500 kW Biogest PowerRing® plant, designed to run on olive pomace, oil residues, food residues from hotels, and by-products from the food and beverage industry. The facility will be able to supply around 1,300 households with... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 1, 2021
The Irish Bioenergy Association (IrBEA) has expressed frustration over the recent Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) consultation.
IrBEA believes that the additional value of renewable electricity generation from bioenergy ahead of intermittent generation, in terms of continuous supply and grid stability, is not recognised in the RESS system.
The RESS system... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 1, 2021
A project to facilitate more planting of Miscanthus has been awarded over £150,000 (€174,000) of UK Government funding.
Miscanthus specialist, Terravesta, received the funding through the government’s Biomass Feedstocks Innovation Programme, to help contribute to 2050 net-zero targets.
Terravesta was successful in its bid to secure Phase 1 funding for its OMENZ... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 31, 2021
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is investing in a new project involving ethanol and biogas production in Brazil.
The $70 million (€59 million) financing for Grupo Cocal (Cocal) will strengthen the diversification of the country’s energy matrix, expanding the company’s ethanol and biogas production. The project will... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 31, 2021
An application for a food waste anaerobic digestion (AD) facility in Belfast, Northern Ireland, has been rejected.
The plan for a £40 million (€46 million) centralised AD plant in Belfast Harbour faced opposition from Giants Park, a group hoping to transform 250 acres of the 340-acre development site into a mixed-use leisure, commercial and sports area.
At a special... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 31, 2021
SGN Commercial Services (SGN) will design, construct, operate, and maintain biogas processing installations at Thames Water’s wastewater treatment facilities in the UK.
SGN has worked on around 30 new plant installations, including its world-first biomethane injection and blending hub at Portsdown Hill, Portsmouth. The company forms part of the SGN Group, which owns... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 27, 2021
CHAR Technologies (CHAR) will upgrade its operational high-temperature pyrolysis facility to produce around 20,000 gigajoules per year of RNG.
The firm’s pyrolysis facility converts woody materials and organic waste into renewable gases and biocarbon: activated charcoal ‘SulfaCHAR’ and solid biofuel ‘CleanFyre’.
The approval of a $300,000 (€201,000) grant... [Read More]
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Indonesian gas distributor PT Pertamina Gas Negara Tbk (PGN) has signed an agreement with NeutraDC Singapore (NDSG) to provide biomethane for forthcoming data centre projects in Singapore
Once cleared, the site will be redeveloped into an Energy, Biochar and Carbon (EBAC) plant – a pyrolysis facility designed to convert plant matter into biochar, renewable electricity and heat
Swedish tanker owner Furetank has announced it will run its European fleet on renewable biogas throughout 2025, marking a major step towards fossil-free shipping
