May 16, 2025
Biogas boilers from Shaw Renewables save BioteCH4 £150k
Biomass News
May 16, 2025
The 'first ever' Regional Risk Assessment (RRA) for National Forest System lands under the Sustainable Biomass Program (SBP) has been completed and approved for use by biomass producers.
This provides a comprehensive framework for sustainable biomass sourcing across all forests administered by the USDA Forest Service (USFS) in the contiguous US, according to the organisation.
SBP-endorsed... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 16, 2025
A new study, led by the University of Nottingham’s Faculty of Engineering, has shown that converting food waste into biochar could lead to a reduction of 93,000 tonnes of CO₂ each year by 2030.
The study explored how converting food waste into biochar can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and also improve soil quality.
It was published in Biochar, and conducted... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 15, 2025
TotalEnergies has signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with HitecVision, a Norwegian investment company specialising in energy, for the sale of 50% of Polska Grupa Biogazowa (PGB) for an enterprise value of €190 million.
With 20 units in operation and a production capacity of over 450 GWh of equivalent biomethane, PGB is a leader in biogas in Poland.
Founded... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 15, 2025
The US agriculture secretary has said the UK could take more US wood pellets as biomass amid ongoing trade talks.
Brooke Rollins told reporters the US is '100% confident' that the country's wood chips adhere to UK sustainability requirements.
Rollins met with UK energy secretary Ed Miliband and energy minister Michael Shanks on 13 May. Her visit to London saw her promoting... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 15, 2025
Tages Capital SGR, an asset manager specialising in alternative investment funds in private markets and the second-largest photovoltaic operator in Italy, has announced the completion of the acquisition of a portfolio of two greenfield biomethane production plants.
This marks the second investment by the Tages Helios Net Zero fund, an infrastructure fund of Tages Capital... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 14, 2025
Magnon, a subsidiary of the Ence Group, and Mahou San Miguel, a leading beverage and services company in the Spanish beer sector, have started the construction of the infrastructure for the installation of two biomass boilers of 10 MWt each at Mahou San Miguel’s plant in Alovera (Guadalajara), Spain.
The boilers will allow the supply of 85 GWht per year of renewable... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 14, 2025
Sumitomo Corporation and reNIKOLA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the joint development of bioenergy (biogas and biomethane) projects in Malaysia and Indonesia.
The signing ceremony took place at the Malaysia Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, witnessed by the Secretary General of Malaysia's Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation.
This... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 13, 2025
Scientists at Washington State University have found a new way to produce sugar from corn stalks and other crop waste, potentially opening a new pathway to sustainable biofuels.
Newly published in Bioresource Technology, their experimental process used ammonium sulphite-based alkali salts to convert corn stover — leftover corn stalks, husks, and other residues —... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 13, 2025
Spanish insurer Mapfre and renewable energy company Abante have closed their biomethane fund, which is called Mapfre Energias Renovables II.
The investment target was €100 million, and this was surpassed with €102.6 million.
€20 million was raised by a contribution from the state-owned ICO bank, through European Next Generation.
Another €20 million was invested... [Read More]
Features
May 13, 2025
Miika Johansson, CEO, St1 Biokraft, tells Bioenergy Insight about how the company plans to continue expanding its operation and activity.
St1 Biokraft is making a significant investment – over €1 billion – to scale up biomethane production and distribution across the Nordics.
“We are building upstream production and ensuring biomethane is available at scale to... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 13, 2025
Bio Capital, one of the UK’s largest producer of green energy using food waste, has partnered with advanced AI company Entopy to implement AI data analytics across its business.
By leveraging advanced predictive models, AI technology is enabling Bio Capital to undertake real-time monitoring and decision-making that will significantly increase biogas yields and resulting... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 13, 2025
Nordic energy company Gasum has officially inaugurated its newest and largest biogas plant in the Swedish town of Götene. Construction of the plant started in 2023 and was finished on schedule in early 2025.
Each year the plant takes in 400,000 tonnes of manure and other agricultural waste from neighbouring farms and turns it into renewable energy as well as recycled... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 12, 2025
Suma has announced it is expanding its range of agitator technology.
In addition to its existing product portfolio of submersible motor, long axis, and central agitators, the company now also offers paddle agitators.
Customers now have the option of purchasing all agitator types for biogas plants directly from Suma. They receive a comprehensive agitator concept with... [Read More]
Policy News
May 12, 2025
The European Biogas Association (EBA) has strongly welcomed the European Commission’s updated REPowerEU Roadmap, which it called a timely and strategic framework to phase out the EU’s remaining dependence on Russian fossil fuels.
The Roadmap outlines nine targeted actions to reduce and ultimately eliminate the Union’s reliance on Russian gas, oil, and nuclear fuel,... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 12, 2025
Vincent A. Wergeland, senior business developer at OTC Flow, reflects on the need for a unified system for biomethane traceability.
As biomethane becomes central to the EU's decarbonisation goals, ensuring its cross-border traceability is critical. Yet, fragmented systems — the European Renewable Gas Registry (ERGaR), Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB), and the new... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 12, 2025
Woodchuck, an AI-powered climate tech company focused on transforming wood waste into renewable energy, has officially opened its flagship biomass processing facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan, US.
Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined local and state officials, clean energy advocates, and Grand Rapids business leaders in celebrating the launch of the nation’s first AI-driven... [Read More]
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A 10-week project by Shaw Renewables Limited to replace legacy diesel boilers with carbon-friendly biogas alternatives is delivering cost and carbon savings for a leading AD operator, BioteCH4
Tages Capital SGR, an asset manager specialising in alternative investment funds in private markets, has announced the completion of the acquisition of a portfolio of two greenfield biomethane production plants
TotalEnergies has signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with HitecVision, a Norwegian investment company specialising in energy, for the sale of 50% of Polska Grupa Biogazowa (PGB) for an enterprise value of €190 million
