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New Zealand's Department of Corrections has replaced the last coal-fired boiler at Invercargill Prison with a containerised wood pellet system supplied by Apricus Eco, as first reported by The Southland Times. The 1MW ÖkoFEN boiler, housed in a modular 'Energy Box', is believed to be the largest ÖkoFEN installation in the world. Corrections said the move supports compliance with the...
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Nearly 900 billion cubic metres of biogas and biomethane could be produced sustainably each year from existing organic waste streams — enough to meet more than 20% of current global natural gas demand — according to a first-of-its-kind global spatial analysis from the International Energy Agency. More than 70% of that sustainable potential lies in emerging and developing economies, led by...
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Payments worth almost €19 million have started flowing to successful projects under Ireland's Biomethane Capital Grant Scheme, as the government confirmed a further €200 million has been secured for a second round of capital grants for anaerobic digestion plants. Seven projects will receive funding under the 2024 scheme, drawn down through the EU's Recovery and Resilience Facility: Bia...
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Malaysia's Sustainable Energy Development Authority (Seda) has identified 51.88 MW of potential power generation capacity from palm oil mills that could be developed in Peninsular Malaysia, according to deputy energy transition and water transformation minister Datuk Seri Abdul Rahman Mohamad. The minister also revealed the scale of the country's untapped biogas resource, telling parliament...
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South African fund manager Infra Impact Investment Managers has acquired a minority stake in Cape Town Biogas (CTB), purchasing the holding from Metier Sustainable Capital Fund II, which remains the facility's majority shareholder. CTB is a redeveloped organic waste-to-biogas plant that converts organic waste into biomethane, beverage-grade CO2 and premium compost. Its biomethane offers a...
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Randolph County in North Carolina has selected Waga Energy to build, own and operate a renewable natural gas (RNG) production unit at the Great Oak Landfill in Randleman, under a 20-year agreement. Waga Energy will finance, construct and run the facility, which has an initial design capacity of 3,000 standard cubic feet per minute (approximately 4,800 m³/h) and will deploy the company's...
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Japanese-owned forestry firm Juken New Zealand (JNL) has confirmed the closure of its Northland Mill in Kaitāia with the loss of around 60 jobs, after the government declined to back a regional rescue package that included plans for a woody biomass biofuel operation at the site. Northland Regional Council, Far North District Council and economic development agency Northland NZ had urged...
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Spanish renewables company Greening has launched TWiNE, a dedicated platform for the integrated development of biomethane projects in Spain, marking the group's expansion into renewable gases. The new company already manages a portfolio of projects across the country, with 17 at an advanced stage of development — positioning it among Spain's leading biomethane development platforms at...
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Wiltshire Council is set to decide on Acorn Bioenergy's proposed anaerobic digestion facility on the Wiltshire-Gloucestershire border, with planning officers recommending approval despite an objection from neighbouring Gloucestershire County Council over traffic impacts. The seven-hectare site sits on agricultural land within the Cotswold Water Park, a tourism destination attracting around a...
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Australian vegetable producer Kalfresh has signed German anaerobic digestion (AD) specialist Weltec Biopower to design and build the first stage of its bioenergy facility at Kalbar in South-East Queensland. The plant will anchor the new Scenic Rim Agricultural Industrial Precinct, with Weltec's equipment due on site in late August, when construction of the first AD tank will get...
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Canadian biomass energy firm CHAR Technologies has welcomed the Québec government's new integrated energy plan, which earmarks an estimated $87 billion (€75 billion) of investment in renewable energy over the next 25 years — with forest bioenergy singled out as a sector requiring new capacity. The Plan de gestion intégrée des ressources énergétiques (PGIRE) 2026-2050, tabled on 30...
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Energy services firm Elevion Group has agreed to purchase a 100% stake in BTS Holdings Italy, the parent company of biogas and biomethane plant specialist BTS Biogas, in a move that deepens its footprint in the sector. The purchase agreement was signed between Netherlands-based Elevion Group B.V. and US firm BTS Bioenergy Europe LLC. Completion of the deal remains conditional on clearance from...
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Two Ukrainian agribusinesses have announced plans to develop four biomethane facilities, representing a combined investment of over $51 million (€43.7 million) — a signal of the growing momentum behind Ukraine's biomethane sector and its export ambitions in the EU. Vitagro Energy intends to construct three plants across the Ternopil, Khmelnytskyi and Rivne regions of western Ukraine, with...
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US renewable natural gas and biofuels producer Aemetis has received funds from the sale of $18 million (€15.4 million) of Section 45Z Clean Fuel Production Tax Credits through its ethanol and renewable natural gas (RNG) subsidiaries. The sales comprise a $6 million tax credit generated by 2025 ethanol production and $12 million in credits generated by year-to-date 2026 ethanol and RNG...
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