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May 20, 2021
HZI to build second Kompogas plant in Peloponnese
Biogas News
May 20, 2021
Amp Americas has announced a deal with Equilibrium and Green Gas Partners (GGP) to operate and manage their dairy RNG project in Arizona.
The project, in operation since 2018, was developed by Equilibrium, an investment firm in carbon transition infrastructure, and GGP. It is designed to capture dairy waste from around 30,000 milking cows across three dairy farms to... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 20, 2021
Aemetis Biogas, a subsidiary of Aemetis, has started constructing a dairy biogas cleanup and compression unit in California.
The biogas cleanup unit at the Aemetis Biogas Central Dairy Digester project will produce RNG that meets utility gas pipeline standards and will be used as a transportation fuel.
Construction crews began site preparation and excavation this... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 19, 2021
FCC Environment has signed a contract with East Lothian Council in Scotland to provide food waste recycling and collections.
From 1 May, FCC took over the services for some 54,000 properties in East Lothian.
Steve Longdon, operations director of FCC, said: “The last 14 months have been hard for everyone, but as key workers we had to carry on, proving the resilience... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 19, 2021
Concerns have been raised over the UK Government’s omission of bioenergy in its ‘England Trees Action Plan’.
The plan has set a new target to triple woodland creation rates by the end of this Parliament and has confirmed that £500 million (€581 million) of the £640 million (€744 million) ‘Nature for Climate Fund’ will be spent on trees and woodland between... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 19, 2021
EQTEC has announced the acquisition and planned recommissioning of a 1 MWe waste-to-energy plant in Italy.
Originally commissioned in 2015, the plant will be built around EQTEC’s proprietary, patented advanced gasification technology.
The company has acquired, and will lead a consortium to repower, own, and operate the biomass plant in Castiglione d’Orcia in... [Read More]
Other News
May 18, 2021
Veolia and SUEZ have signed a combination agreement, confirming their merger, which was formally announced on 11 April.
The agreement enables Veolia to acquire the strategic assets needed to pursue its goal of building a global champion in ecological transformation, while guaranteeing a coherent and sustainable industrial and social footprint for the new SUEZ, the companies... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 18, 2021
International biomass exchange Baltpool has started selling sustainable biomass programme (SBP)-certified sustainable biomass that is in high demand in the market.
From now on, exchange participants can trade in biomass that meets the requirements of sustainability and has a SBP certificate, which is particularly relevant to Scandinavian and Baltic companies. The certificate... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 18, 2021
Several UK bioenergy projects under the Non-Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) will be granted a 12-month extension, in a move that supports the nation’s decarbonisation goals.
The Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy has increased the budget cap for non-Tariff Guarantee Extensions under the Non-Domestic RHI.
Welcomed by the Association... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 18, 2021
Scottish gin and whisky maker Eden Mill has announced plans for a new distillery and visitor centre, which will use bioenergy.
The £8 million (€9.2 million) project, which will be based at St Andrews University in Fife, Scotland, is already well underway, according to The Courier, with around half of the money already secured to deliver the project.
A local energy... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 17, 2021
Canada is now home to 279 biogas projects following a decade of ‘rapid growth’, according to recent figures.
In its Canadian 2020 Biogas Market Report, the Canadian Biogas Association (CBA) reported that the sector grew by almost 50% between 2011 and 2020.
The 279 projects currently operational in the country are capturing waste methane from agricultural waste,... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 17, 2021
Renewable gases such as biomethane and hydrogen will play a key role in helping Ireland meet its net-zero by 2050 target, according to a new report.
The ‘Hydrogen4EU – Charting pathways to enable net-zero’ report, released on Tuesday, assessed the most effective mix of hydrogen technologies to be deployed across different geographies and sectors in Europe, including... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 17, 2021
Southern Company Gas has taken ownership of the Meadow Branch Landfill Methane Recovery Facility, a renewable natural gas (RNG) plant in Tennessee, US.
The facility is located at the Meadow Branch Landfill in Athens, run by sister company PowerSource. The plant is now operated by Southern Company Gas Renewables, a new subsidiary dedicated to growing Southern Company... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 14, 2021
Royal Mail is adding 29 biogas-powered trucks to its fleet.
In the coming weeks, the bio-CNG fuelled trucks, will be introduced to the company’s fleet in the North West of England, in addition to the two already in operation.
At 40 tonnes, the gas-powered trucks, fuelled by bio-CNG, are a similar size to a typical Royal Mail heavy goods vehicle (HGV). The vehicles... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 14, 2021
Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) has partnered with Cesaro Mac Import (CMI) to build a Kompogas® biogas plant in Italy.
The plant, which will utilise dry anaerobic digestion (AD) technology, will be built 140 kilometres south of Milan under the lead of CMI, which has extensive experience in the Italian waste management sector, for Iren Group.
The installation – the 100th... [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
