Sep 15, 2025
112 MW biomass plant starts operations in Aichi, Japan
Biogas News
Sep 15, 2025
Construction has started on Ireland’s largest agricultural-based biomethane facility in Ballinrobe, County Mayo, alongside an offtake agreement between project developer Nephin and energy supplier Flogas.
The agreement will see Flogas purchase renewable gas produced from three anaerobic digestion plants, the first in Nephin’s planned nationwide rollout.
Together,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 15, 2025
The 2026 edition of the International Biogas Congress & Expo has been officially scheduled for 14–15 April 2026, at Hotel Le Plaza Hotel in Brussels, Belgium.
Over two days, the conference will feature discussions on scaling biogas and biomethane production; policy and regulatory frameworks at EU and national levels; feedstock sourcing and the circular bioeconomy;... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 15, 2025
Bio Capital, a UK renewable energy producer from food waste, has announced it will produce carbon dioxide (CO₂) from its Granville Eco Park anaerobic digestion (AD) facility in Dungannon, Northern Ireland.
The company is among the first in the UK to generate ‘food grade’ CO₂ from the anaerobic digestion of food waste, it said.
In addition to Granville Eco... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 12, 2025
Hapag-Lloyd has signed a multi-year deal with Shell Western LNG B.V. (Shell) for the supply of liquefied biomethane.
The agreement, effective immediately, builds on the companies’ strategic collaboration launched in 2023 to accelerate the adoption of alternative marine fuels.
Liquefied biomethane – also known as Bio-LNG – is central to Hapag-Lloyd’s ambition... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 12, 2025
Japanese petrochemical group Kaneka has started construction of its first biomass steam facility in Malaysia, in partnership with renewable energy developer BAC Renewable Energy (BACRE).
The ground-breaking took place yesterday (11 September) at Kaneka Malaysia’s site in the Gebeng Industrial Estate.
The RM 31 million (€6.9m) plant is due to begin operations in the... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 12, 2025
Coca-Cola HBC Ireland and Northern Ireland has begun using biomethane at its Lisburn production facility in a move aimed at reducing direct emissions and increasing the use of renewable energy in manufacturing.
The renewable gas, sourced locally from Greenville Energy in Omagh, Co. Tyrone, will power a newly upgraded combined heat and power (CHP) plant on site.
By the... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 11, 2025
Scotland-based Land Energy, a leading producer of sustainable wood biomass products, has strengthened its automation capabilities with the installation of a collaborative robot (COBOT) at its Girvan factory.
Manufactured in Denmark by Universal Robots, the COBOT is designed to work safely alongside human operators and can process up to four tonnes of product per hour.
The... [Read More]
Policy News
Sep 11, 2025
Woodsure, the organisation behind the UK’s only wood fuel quality assurance scheme, has secured a new contract to manage the Biomass Suppliers List (BSL) on behalf of the Government’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ).
The organisation, which has overseen the BSL since 2021, will now continue to manage the scheme until 2027, with options to extend... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 11, 2025
An award-winning biogas plant which pioneered food waste collection and treatment in New Zealand has benefited from a dedicated pasteurisation system supplied by HRS Heat Exchangers.
In July, Ecogas, operator of New Zealand’s first commercial-scale anaerobic digestion (AD) facility, won the AD Hero of the Year award at the 2025 AD and Biogas Industry Awards in Birmingham.
Ecogas... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 10, 2025
Mast Reforestation has completed what it describes as the world’s largest single biomass storage project, burying more than 10 million pounds of fire-killed trees in south-central Montana in the US.
The project – known as Mast Wood Preserve MT1 – combines post-wildfire reforestation with engineered biomass burial, marking a significant development in carbon dioxide... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 10, 2025
Japanese engineering group Taihei Dengyo Kaisha Ltd (TYO:1968) has approved plans to construct a nearly 2-MW biomass-fired power facility in Murakami City, Niigata Prefecture.
The project, to be managed through the company’s wholly owned subsidiary Murakami Green Power LLC, will use woody biomass as its fuel source.
Construction is expected to begin in March 2026,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 10, 2025
Work has begun on civil engineering installations at Yorkshire Water’s Blackburn Meadows site, which represents a step forward for one of Sheffield, England’s, most significant renewable gas projects.
The five-month civils programme, co-ordinated by Green Gas Solutions, will prepare the ground for gas-to-grid equipment due to arrive in autumn 2025.
Commissioning... [Read More]
Features
Sep 10, 2025
The company has spent over ten years developing a potential tool for researchers to begin to test and apply artificial intelligence to anaerobic digestion (AD).
Value of %CH4 and %CO2 for AD plant control
Those that have spent days and nights looking at live AD plant data for biogas flow and CH4 and CO2 content trying to assess the state of the process will know the... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 10, 2025
Uzelac Industries, a specialist in rotary dryer design and heavy fabrication services, has officially opened its new 39,000-square-foot headquarters and manufacturing facility in Pewaukee in the US.
The move from its previous base in Greendale marks both a period of rapid growth and a return to the company’s fabrication roots.
The modern facility includes a twin 40-ton... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 10, 2025
Anaergia Inc. has announced that its subsidiary has signed an agreement to support the development of a major renewable natural gas (RNG) project in the City of Riverside, California.
Under the deal, Anaergia’s development-stage asset, Riverside Bioenergy Facility LLC (RivBF), will be transferred to a developer backed by institutional investors. RivBF holds a lease... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 10, 2025
St1 Biokraft, a leading Nordic biogas developer, has officially opened its flagship biogas facility in Mönsterås, Kalmar County in Sweden.
The plant, St1 Biokraft’s 13th, has an annual production capacity of around 138 GWh of liquefied biogas (LBG), making it one of the largest biogas facilities in Sweden.
The plant produces LBG equivalent to approximately 13 million... [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
