Jun 20, 2025
Agrivert looks to new horizons
Biomass News
Jun 20, 2025
Germany's Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has awarded a total of 187.3 megawatts (MW) to 244 biomass projects in the latest round of its competitive tendering process.
This outcome reflects the country's ongoing commitment to expanding renewable energy capacity through market-based mechanisms.
The tender, part of Germany's Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG),... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 20, 2025
Indonesian state-owned energy company Pertamina, through its subsidiary PT Pertamina Gas (Pertagas), has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Malaysian renewable energy developer reNIKOLA Holdings.
The companies will collaborate on the development of biogas and biomethane projects in Indonesia.
The partnership aims to convert organic waste, particularly from... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 20, 2025
Veolia and Waga Energy have inaugurated a renewable natural gas (RNG) facility at the Granges landfill site in Burgundy, eastern France.
In operation since earlier this year, the plant produces enough gas to supply more than 3,000 households and is expected to prevent the emission of 3,300 metric tonnes of CO₂-equivalent annually.
Developed in partnership with... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 19, 2025
Repsol is preparing to begin producing biomethane and hydrogen at its industrial complex in Sines, Portugal, with operations expected to start in 2026.
The initiative is part of the company’s broader strategy to transition its refineries to fully renewable fuel production.
The Sines facility, located on Portugal’s southwest coast, is a central part of Repsol’s... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 19, 2025
The Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) Coalition has announced the commissioning of North America’s 500th operational RNG facility, achieving the benchmark set for the end of 2025 under the Sustainable Methane Abatement & Recycling Timeline (SMART) initiative.
“Across our industry value chain, members should be proud of the positive impact our shared leadership, education,... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 19, 2025
India’s 5% biomass blending mandate for power plants has created a daily demand of 100,000 tonnes of biomass fuel, yet current supply stands at just 5,000 to 7,000 tonnes, deepening North India’s stubble burning crisis.
According to Mohit Verma, founder of Biomass Energeons India, major implementation gaps are undermining both India’s Net Zero 2050 goals and urgent... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 18, 2025
DS Smith has brought online a €90 million biomass boiler at its Rouen paper mill in Normandy, France – one of Europe’s largest mill energy transitions to date.
The new system replaces the site’s coal-fired boiler with a low-carbon, circular solution powered by locally sourced biomass waste.
The project is expected to cut CO₂ emissions by 99,000 tonnes annually... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 18, 2025
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has successfully launched the new biogas production certificates (CPBs – Certificats de Production de Biogaz) registry in France, commencing operations on 16 June.
This initiative, commissioned by the French Ministry responsible for Energy, aims to bolster the development of biomethane as a renewable energy source within the country.
The... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 18, 2025
US President Donald Trump issued a high-profile Executive Order on 12 June aimed at overhauling federal wildfire response and turning woody biomass – branches, fallen timber, underbrush – into a strategic resource.
“We’re restoring common sense to federal wildfire management,” Trump claimed in a White House briefing, noting the order directs Interior and Agriculture... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 17, 2025
In this special feature, industry leaders share their insights, perspectives and thoughts on the challenges and opportunities within the biogas sector. Each of them will deliver a presentation at this year's International Biogas Congress & Expo, which takes place on 24-25 June in Brussels. To join them for this golden networking opportunity, sign up by clicking here.
Investment... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 17, 2025
A major new wastewater treatment facility has opened in the coastal town of Sète, France.
The Eaux Blanches plant, inaugurated on 14 June is designed to manage growing wastewater needs and act as a flagship project in the use of biomethane as a clean energy source.
Located in the environmentally sensitive Occitanie region, the plant forms part of a wider effort... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 17, 2025
The company behind a biomass energy facility near Hull, England has gone into administration, though a successful sale of its land and equipment has safeguarded jobs and maximised returns for creditors.
GB-Bio Ltd, the owner of the Tansterne Biomass Plant, was placed into administration on 5 June 2025. Insolvency specialists Jamie Miller and David Shambrook from RSM UK... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 17, 2025
Sumitomo Corporation has formed a new joint venture with Danish renewable energy firm Skovgaard Energy to accelerate the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and expand biogas production across Denmark.
The new company, North Sky, will focus on producing approximately 40 million Nm³ of biogas annually - enough to meet the gas needs of around 20,000 Danish... [Read More]
Features
Jun 17, 2025
LANDIA’s technology has increased gas production for the Illinois, US site.
Standards are very high at the acclaimed Urbana & Champaign Sanitary District (UCSD). When the team at this Illinois treatment facility looked to upgrade the pumps on three of its anaerobic digesters, a lifetime of around 20 years was expected.
Almost eight years in, and the pumps... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 16, 2025
Volvo Trucks has reported a sharp rise in sales of its gas-powered vehicles, with global deliveries increasing by more than 25% in 2024.
The Swedish manufacturer has now sold over 8,000 gas-powered trucks worldwide, with demand accelerating in markets such as Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands, Spain and the UK.
The upturn is being driven in part by growing access to... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 16, 2025
Naturgy is accelerating its pivot to biogas as it repositions its strategy in response to energy market disruption and geopolitical uncertainty.
The Spanish energy firm, chaired by Francisco Reynés, is re-evaluating its €6.4 billion investment plan for 2025–2027, originally presented in February, in the wake of Spain’s historic blackout in April and the global... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 16, 2025
At a recent business forum organised by Indonesia’s Ministry of Trade in Osaka, Japan, Japanese companies pledged to import 640,000 tonnes of Indonesian biomass products, including palm kernel shells and wood pellets.
The agreement, announced on 11 June 2025, represents a transaction valued at approximately Rp1.04 trillion (around €63 million).
Fajarini Puntodewi,... [Read More]
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The company behind a biomass energy facility near Hull, England has gone into administration, though a successful sale of its land and equipment has safeguarded jobs and maximised returns for creditors
The plant will convert agro-industrial waste into high-quality biomethane. The facility will recover residues from the AZPO – Azeites de Portugal olive oil plant
The upturn is being driven in part by growing access to Bio-LNG, a renewable form of biogas that enables up to 100% CO₂ reductions compared to conventional diesel
