The California Energy Commission has awarded Southern California Gas (SoCalGas) a $750,000 grant to pursue development of a novel hydrogen production system using biogas to create affordable, scalable, renewable hydrogen. The project will build upon innovations in modular hydrogen production technology to create a system powered by renewable electricity that can use... [Read More]

Swedish biogas producer Scandinavian Biogas Fuels International AB said it has entered into an agreement valued at an initial 2.7 billion Swedish kronor ($269 million) to deliver bio-liquefied natural gas to Alternoil GmbH in Germany. The company said that the agreement will see it deliver 8,000 metric tons in 2024, rising to 11,500 tonnes a year between 2025 and 2030,... [Read More]

The International Solar Alliance (ISA) and the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) in India are working on an innovative concept, which will bring down the cost of production of green hydrogen and utilise the tonnes of daily cow dung generated on a daily basis. Officials are thinking of a hybrid model that makes use of solar energy during the day and biogas at night... [Read More]

LG Chem has announced that it has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with GS EPS, South Korea's leading green energy supplier, to collaborate on a biomass-based eco-friendly energy project.  Attended by key stakeholders including LG Chem's petrochemical business head Noh Kug-lae, GS EPS CEO Chung Chan-soo, among others, the agreement is a key component of LG Chem's strategy... [Read More]

Aemetis, a renewable natural gas and renewable fuels company focused on below zero carbon intensity products, has announced the completion of 20 miles of biogas pipeline and approval for construction of the remaining biogas pipeline in Merced County, California.  Construction of the 39-mile main biogas pipeline is on schedule for completion in Q4 2022. “Issuance... [Read More]

The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) in Indonesia has claimed that the biomass substitution programme, or co-firing in coal-fired steam power plants, will increase the country’s New Renewable Energy (NRE) mix by 1.8 percent. "This co-firing programme will increase the NRE mix by around 1.8 percent through partial substitution of coal with biomass up... [Read More]

On 5-6 July, The International Biomass Congress & Expo and International Biogas Congress and Expo aim to bring together leading producers, suppliers, regulators and other engaged organisations over a two-day period. High-level speakers and experts in their field will address a range of topical issues relating to the biomass sector. This year’s conferences will... [Read More]

Researchers have developed a new joint system draws energy from the sun and biomass can provide 100 percent of the heating needed for a one-story house during the year. In the warmer months, the system can generate surplus electricity that can be resold to the grid. The system has been developed and tested so far only at the simulation level, but it seems to have excellent... [Read More]

Anaergia has announced it has officially commissioned a new biomethane facility in Italy, the Calimera Bio plant in the Province of Lecce. The facility is the second of seven facilities Anaergia is building which together will form one of the largest food waste to biomethane platforms in Europe. The Calimera Bio facility has the capacity to anaerobically digest 24,000... [Read More]

Ukraine has a real opportunity to completely abandon gas imports through developing its own production, including of biogas. This was stated by Serhiy Makogon, CEO of Gas Transmission System Operator Ukraine of Ukraine LLC (Gas TSO of Ukraine), according to Ukrinform. "Ukraine has a very large potential for biogas production – up to 8 billion cubic metres of biogas... [Read More]

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engine & Turbocharger, two group companies of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, will jointly launch demonstration testing of MHIENG’s CO2 capture technology in biogas engine generator sets operated by MHIET.  The testing constitutes an integral part of MHI Group’s goal for realising carbon... [Read More]

Biomass-based electricity is gaining attention of regulators and policy makers, as the country moves towards power generation that is not carbon-intensive. A new biomass-based boiler technology introduced this year claims to accommodates all kinds of agricultural residue as fuel and can be greener and may also help reduce the burden of stubble burning.  Around... [Read More]

The world-leading certification scheme to guarantee high-quality wood pellets, ENplus, said it is continuing its expansion, as it now certifies over 1,200 companies.  In 2021, the total production of certified pellets was estimated to be 13.6 million tonnes, and the projection for the certified volumes for 2022 is over 14 million tonnes. In the recent few years,... [Read More]

FortisBC Energy will produce renewable natural gas (RNG) from its first project in Northern BC, teaming up with the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George to produce RNG from landfill gas generated at the Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill, located in Prince George. FortisBC expects to produce approximately 90,000 gigajoules of RNG a year from this project over... [Read More]