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Jan 24, 2019
Canada invests $525,000 into Indigenous biomass projects
Biogas News
Jan 25, 2019
An abandoned biogas plant site in Margao, India which caught fire was being used as a dump yard for thermocol and styrofoam fish crates, local news outlet Herald reports.
The biogas plant site was previously owned by the South Goa Planning and Development Authority (SFPDA).
The dump caught fire for an undisclosed reason and within 15 minutes, had disintegrated the eight... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 28, 2019
The French government is prepared to invest €7 to 9 billion of subsidies for renewable gas, but only if the industry can ‘substantially’ lower its cost, Reuters reports.
According to the report, biogas costs an estimated four times the amount of natural gas imported using pipelines or LNG tankers.
Under the draft 10-year plan, titled PPE, France’s... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 12, 2018
The UK Government’s forthcoming Resources & Waste Strategy will “require separate food waste collections”, according to Minister for Investment Graham Stuart MP.
Stuart was discussing the forthcoming strategy at the ADBA National Conference 2018 in central London. He explained that universal food waste collections would be included in a bid to reduce... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 12, 2018
Canada-based waste-to-energy company Anaergia announced that the construction for ‘North America’s largest’ organic waste-to-energy facility, the Rialto Bioenergy Facility (RBF), has begun.
The facility itself will be built in Rialto, a city 50 miles east of Los Angeles, California.
According to a press release, the RBF functions as a solution to two... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 13, 2018
Hawai’i Gas, the state’s ‘only’ regulated gas utility company, announced that it has commenced operations at a renewable natural gas (RNG) facility sited at the Honouliuli Wastewater Treatment Plant in ‘Ewa Beach, Honolulu.
As a collaboration between Hawai’i Gas and the city of Honolulu, the facility converts sewage waste-derived biogas... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 13, 2018
The World Biogas Association (WBA) has announced that it will launch a report on the global market potential of biogas during the inaugural World Biogas Summit 2019 in July.
The potential for growth in biogas markets in different regions across the world as well as on a global scale will be outlined in the report. It will build on a series of pre-existing WBA reports.... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 17, 2018
India’s minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan, announced that an estimated 5,000 compressed biogas (CBG) plants were to be built across the country by 2023, Business Today reports.
The plants, extracting biogas from agricultural residue, cattle dung and municipal solid waste, will have an approximated annual capacity of 15 million tonnes.
Following... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 17, 2018
Three compressed natural gas (CNG) fuelling stations have been built along Ontario’s highway 401, according to news outlet NGT News.
The stations are located at Flying J and Husky travel centres in North America. NGT News reports that the facilities have been built in partnership with Clean Energy Fuels Corp and Union Energy Solutions.
CNG will be conveniently accessible... [Read More]
Other News
Dec 17, 2018
Research from Durham University has suggested that the increasing use of bioenergy could be just as damaging to global biodiversity as climate change.
Durham University researchers have suggested that familiar UK species including red squirrels, hedgehogs and red grouse could be affected by the increasing use of bioenergy. Researchers use palm oil production having a detrimental... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 18, 2018
In a long-awaited Resources & Waste Strategy report, the UK government has outlined a comprehensive new plan for recycling a range of materials, including food waste. The 25 year environment plan pledges to leave the environment in a better condition for the next generation.
The new strategy states that it wants to promote UK-based recycling and export less waste to... [Read More]
Biomass News
Dec 19, 2018
In a recent press release Valmet has announced that it has finalised a contract with Arauco. The contract requires Valmet to deliver pulp drying and baling, a recovery boiler and a biomass boiler for Arauco’s MAPA project.
The delivery will be part of Arauco’s major investment that aims to expand current production capacity and build a new pulp production... [Read More]
Biomass News
Dec 19, 2018
According to London South East, John Laing Environmental has acquired an anaerobic digestion asset in Yorkshire.
The company is reported to have bought Biogas Meden for £16.2 million (€14.6 million). London South East states that John Laing Environmental acquired the AD plant from a subsidiary of environmental infrastructure fund, BayWa Renewable Energy. According... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 2, 2019
Drax has announced that it is set to play a larger role in Great Britain’s energy system after purchasing Spanish company Iberdrola’s portfolio of flexible, low-carbon and renewable assets.
The completion of the power plant purchases cost Drax £702 million (€779 million) and is set to increase the company’s electricity generation capacity by... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 3, 2019
According to Thomson Foundation Reuters News, the Pakistani port city of Karachi is introducing cleaner-running buses that will be powered by biomethane.
The international Green climate Fund is aiding the project, helping Karachi launch its zero-emission Green Bus Rapid Transit (BRT). The network will consist of 200 biomethane fuelled buses. The biomethane is to be made... [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
