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Feb 22, 2021
Drax Amite pellet production facility fined $2.5m
Features
Feb 22, 2021
How food and beverage companies can transform waste into energy, with Fluence Corporation.
Food and beverage companies tend to consume a great amount of water and energy, while also producing a lot of waste. As consumers become more environmentally aware, corporations have started introducing sustainability initiatives aimed at reducing their carbon and water footprints.
To... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 19, 2021
Granville Ecopark has introduced two new CNG-powered trucks to its operations, the first of their kind in Northern Ireland.
The new IVECO Stralis NP trucks will be fuelled by food waste-derived biomethane, produced through anaerobic digestion.
Dubbed their ‘Smart Loop Lorries’, Granville Ecopark’s new vehicles and AD technology create a circular economy, where... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 19, 2021
UGI Utilities, a subsidiary of UGI Corporation, has signed an agreement with Archaea Energy to bring RNG into its distribution system.
The RNG will come from the Keystone Landfill in Dunmore, Pennsylvania and be injected into UGI Utilities’ high-pressure natural gas pipeline, serving its distribution system in Lackawanna County. This is the first RNG supply interconnect... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 19, 2021
Italian firm BTS Biogas is expanding into the US, launching newly-formed subsidiary BTS North America (BTS NA).
BTS NA will serve as the official technology provider to Bioenergy Devco (BDC). Together, the companies will facilitate the finance, design, engineering, construction, and operation of sustainable, resilient anaerobic digestion (AD) projects across the US.
BTS... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 19, 2021
Clean Energy Fuels has opened an RNG fuelling station in Whittier, California.
The station is owned by the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts (LACSD) and Clean Energy designed, constructed, and will operate it. The firm will provide RNG to fuel heavy-duty trucks and other medium-duty vehicles in the region, including LACSD’s vehicles.
Chad Lindholm, vice-president... [Read More]
Pellets News
Feb 18, 2021
Portuguese firm Futerra Torrefaçao e Tecnologia (Futerra Fuels) has commenced production of white and torrefied pellets at its new facility.
The plant in Valongo, near Porto, includes six torrefaction lines delivered by Yilkins, which are embedded in the broader plant set-up developed by Futerra Fuels. The facility can switch production from regular white wood pellets... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 18, 2021
Greenlane Renewables’ wholly-owned subsidiary, Greenlane Biogas North America, has signed two RNG contracts for $2.8 million (€2.3 million).
The first contract involves a project in the mid-western US for upgrading biogas to RNG from dairy operations. The Brazilian contract win marks the fifth contract for Greenlane for the supply of biogas upgrading equipment in... [Read More]
Other News
Feb 18, 2021
ENGIE and Equinor have joined forces to develop low-carbon hydrogen activities.
The firms will investigate the production and market potential for hydrogen from natural gas whereby CO2 will be captured and stored permanently offshore. They signed a memorandum of understanding to investigate the development of low-carbon hydrogen value chains in Belgium, the Netherlands,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 18, 2021
NGVAmerica has released its Fuel a Greener Future report, outlining the significant benefits of RNG-fuelled fleets.
RNG-fuelled medium and heavy-duty vehicles are commercially available, proven, and affordable, the organisation said. Depending on the feedstock, they can be carbon-free or carbon-negative.
Commercial pickups and vans, refuse trucks, transit buses,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 18, 2021
Brightmark and Chevron U.S.A have expanded their previously announced joint venture, Brightmark RNG Holdings, to own projects across the US to produce and market dairy biomethane (RNG).
Brightmark RNG Holdings’ subsidiaries currently own RNG projects in Western New York, Western Michigan, Central Florida, and South Dakota.
Additional equity investments by each... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 18, 2021
Agri-food traceability firm TrustBIX will use its BIX platform in a commercial pilot programme to track biomass and waste streams to divert material from landfill and create new products for agricultural and industrial markets.
TrustBIX has entered into a $300,000 (€249,300) contract with All West Demolition (AWD), one the largest regional demolition companies in... [Read More]
Pellets News
Feb 17, 2021
Enviva has announced its goal of achieving net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its operations by 2030.
The company set forward an ambitious plan to eliminate GHG emissions from its operations in keeping with international climate goals, including a Paris Agreement’s goal to limit global temperature rise to 1.5oC.
“At Enviva, fighting climate change is... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 17, 2021
Ceres Energy has acquired a stake in Barrow Shipping, a major shipper of biomethane in the UK.
Ceres will contribute its knowledge and experience of gas market operations, trading, and marketing acquired in the conventional gas market to Barrow, strengthening the company’s position as a green gas shipper and supplier.
Barrow, with Ceres, will be well placed to... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 17, 2021
Plans have been approved for a new renewable natural gas (RNG) plant in Illinois, US.
On 10 February, officials in Will County, Illinois approved the construction of a $45 million (€37 million) RNG plant at the county-owned Prairie View landfill.
The project labour agreement, signed by Will County, Harbour Contractors, Will & Grundy Counties Buildings Trade... [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
