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A new anaerobic digestion facility in southern Spain has begun operations, generating 58 GWh of biomethane annually for grid injection and supplying enough renewable gas for approximately 11,000 homes. Construction of the facility began in 2025 under a major engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor. The plant processes a mixture of agricultural and livestock waste including...
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Sofidel, the global hygiene and household paper producer, has commissioned a new biomass boiler at its Frouard mill in the Grand Est region of France, replacing natural gas steam generation and supporting government decarbonisation targets. The biomass unit, backed by ADEME funding under the BCIAT 2022 programme (Biomasse Chaleur Industrie, Agriculture et Tertiaire), will eliminate an...
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bp is selling its Archaea Energy landfill gas operation as new chief executive Meg O'Neill abandons the oil major's green energy strategy, citing poor investment returns. Archaea, the largest landfill methane producer in the US, joins a growing list of renewable assets under review. bp impaired $4.2bn (EUR 3.9bn) of biogas and solar holdings at end 2025, then took a further $1.1bn (EUR 1bn)...
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Engineering firm Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) will renovate Japan's 1,070MW Taketoyo coal-and-biomass co-firing power plant, focusing on wood pellet fuel-conveying safety ahead of planned biomass operations resumption in June 2028. KHI will upgrade the Taketoyo No. 5 unit's dust collection systems and install fire monitoring equipment to prevent fires and explosions, the company said 31...
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The National Energy System Operator has called for a strategic approach to biomethane production, warning that sustainable output can reach 30 TWh annually by 2050 without material dependencies or environmental trade-offs — but scaling beyond that threshold requires cross-sector assessment of competing land and feedstock priorities. Current UK biomethane injection stands at 6 TWh annually...
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A Spanish anaerobic digestion plant has become the first in the country to install an HRS Heat Exchangers Digestate Pasteurisation System (DPS), processing agricultural and livestock waste into 58 GWh of biomethane annually for grid injection. The facility, which commenced operations in 2025, supplies sufficient renewable gas for approximately 11,000 homes. The plant processes a mixture of...
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Nestlé Pakistan has launched a $4.5 million biomass steam plant in Sheikhupura, Punjab, designed to utilise agricultural residue as fuel and reduce open crop burning. Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif inaugurated the facility digitally on Sunday, framing the project as a key initiative in advancing renewable energy and circular economy practices across the province. The plant will...
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Indonesia's state-owned energy company Pertamina has partnered with the West Java provincial government to capture methane emissions from the Sarimukti landfill and convert them into biomethane and low-carbon hydrogen. The collaboration, formalised in Bandung on 29 July, targets an integrated clean energy value chain spanning feedstock management, processing and energy distribution. Under the...
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Finnish company Arciplug Oy and Indian firm Infistar Renewables have launched a joint venture, Arcistar Bioenergy, to develop modular plug-flow compressed biogas (CBG) plants across India. The partnership marks the first deployment of Arciplug's technology in the country. The modular systems convert agricultural residues, municipal solid waste and other organic feedstocks into clean energy....
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Growing demand for energy security, grid stability and decentralised power generation is creating new opportunities for combined heat and power (CHP) systems, according to VDMA Power Systems, ahead of EnergyDecentral 2026 in Hanover this November. One of the strongest growth drivers is the rapid expansion of data centres. Germany's National Data Centre Strategy aims to significantly increase...
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The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) has welcomed a report from the National Energy System Operator (NESO) on the role of biomethane in the energy system to 2050, which concludes the fuel could deliver significant value across the energy system. NESO's report finds that around 30 TWh a year of biomethane production is achievable by 2050 before any feedstock trade-offs...
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Canton, South Dakota has been issued a BDO Zone 'A' rating for corn stover, the first such rating in the state, covering a 75-mile radius from Canton across the Sioux Metro region and rated for 700,000 bone dry tons per year of low-risk supply. The rating was issued by the BDO Zone Initiative in partnership with Sioux Metro Growth Alliance and Ecostrat. An 'A' rating denotes high prospective...
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Japanese electricity provider Erex and Samsung C&T Japan, the trading and construction arm of the Samsung group, have signed a basic agreement to build a biomass power plant in Niigata Prefecture targeting the growing power demands of artificial intelligence data centres. The partners plan to establish a special purpose company to operate the plant and manage fuel procurement. Palm kernel...
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Japanese renewable energy producer Renova has resumed operations at its 74.8MW Tokushima-Tsuda biomass power plant in Tokushima Prefecture following repair works on a damaged steam control valve connected to the high-pressure turbine. The plant, which uses wood pellets and palm kernel shells as fuel, can produce around 500,000 MWh per year — sufficient to meet the electricity demand of...
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