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Biogas News
Feb 3, 2025
The Latvian municipality of Bauskas in Latvia has launched a public consultation regarding the construction of a new biogas plant, called Kekava Bioenergy.
The construction plan would see the development of a biogas plant to modernise and improve the extant poultry farming process of Kekava Foods.
Manure collected from poultry houses would be converted into biogas and... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 3, 2025
Nestle has installed a biomass boiler at its factory in Kabirwala, Pakistan.
The biomass boiler will contribute to a 20% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, and generate 80,000 tonnes of steam per year.
According to Nestle, 85% of the factory's thermal energy needs will be met, whilst six million Nm3 of natural gas and 29 tonnes of heavy furnace oil will be saved... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 31, 2025
Bio Capital Group, the UK’s largest producer of green energy using food waste, has acquired the High Hedley Biogas plant near Durham.
Located near Durham, the site has been acquired from WJ Drennan and is an anaerobic digestion (AD) site with a 25ktpa capacity, a gas-to-grid capability of 350m3 and a power output of 0.5 MW.
This takes the total capacity of Bio Capital’s... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 31, 2025
Moeve has announced a €600 million investment plan for the construction of up to 30 new biomethane plants by 2030.
With its partners, the projects will be developed thoughout Spain, primarily in the regions of Andalusia, Catalonia and Galicia.
The energy company aims to produce biomethane from agricultural and livestock waste and manage a project portfolio of 4 TWh... [Read More]
Policy News
Jan 31, 2025
Stockholm Exergi has been awarded support in the Swedish Energy Agency’s reverse auction for BECCS.
The approved support amounts to just over 20 billion SEK (€1.7 billion) and will be disbursed continuously over a maximum of 15 years, starting from the commencement of geological storage.
The support is an important part of the funding to enable the permanent removal... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 30, 2025
Emerging Fuels Technology (EFT), a leader in Fischer-Tropsch (FT) synthesis and renewable fuel innovation and technology, has signed a Master License Agreement with Highbury Energy Inc. and a Site License with Wanagekong-Biiwega’iganan Clean Energy Corporation (WBCE Corp) — an Indigenous majority-owned and Indigenous-led joint venture with Highbury — aiming to produce... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 30, 2025
Lancaster University has formed a spin-out business, which aims to tackle long-standing issues facing the biogas and bioenergy sector.
The company, ADTechOptima, has been formed by researchers from the Lancaster Environment Centre and Lancaster University’s School of Engineering.
It is focused on developing two groundbreaking anaerobic digestion technologies.
ADTechOptima’s... [Read More]
Policy News
Jan 30, 2025
Bogotá and Sweden signed an agreement to build a biogas pilot plant.
The project’s goal is to transform organic waste into biogas, aligning with Bogotá’s circular waste management model.
During the signing ceremony, Sweden’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Maria Malmer Stenergard, announced a donation of USD 1.5 million for prefeasibility and detailed engineering... [Read More]
Policy News
Jan 27, 2025
Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade plans to add biomass power to the direct power purchase agreement (DPPA) mechanism, according to its draft decree to replace Decree 80/2024 on DPPA mechanism.
The current DPPA mechanism features solar and wind power of at least 10 MW.
The ministry stated that biomass power can lead to socioeconomic and environmental improvements.
It... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 24, 2025
The Biomass Development Zone (BDO) Initiative, a leading force in catalysing bioeconomy development, has released the first BDO Zone Annual Report, highlighting unprecedented growth and impact in 2024.
The report underscores the BDO Zone Initiative's role in bridging the gap between local biomass resources and global bioenergy stakeholders.
By providing communities with... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 24, 2025
Tidewater Renewables has successfully closed the sale of its interest, held through a wholly-owned subsidiary, in the Rimrock Renewables Limited Partnership (RNG Partnership) to Biocirc Canada Holding - an RNG developer.
The total purchase price is $7.8 million cash, of which $4.7 million was received on close and a further $3.1 million could be received upon the satisfaction... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 24, 2025
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is providing an up to $165 million (approximately R$ 1 billion) financing to São Martinho, one of Brazil's leading producers of sugar, ethanol and renewable energy.
This investment aims to support the company's decarbonisation efforts in the agribusiness sector, contributing to climate change... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 23, 2025
Germany's largest biogas producer, EnviTec Biogas, has been leveraging chicken manure for the production of biogas, renewable natural gas (RNG), and bio-Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) for 23 years.
The company is now actively exploring opportunities in the growing US market for the anaerobic digestion of poultry manure, aligning its expertise with the increasing demand for... [Read More]
Policy News
Jan 23, 2025
South Korea plans to reduce subsidies for biomass, following domestic and international criticism of links to deforestation.
The country has subsidised biomass with millions of dollars for over a decade, leveraged via a renewable energy certificates programme.
With limited domestic forest resources, South Korea has structured its operation around importing huge volumes... [Read More]
Policy News
Jan 23, 2025
Staples Brothers has submitted plans proposing a compressed biomethane (CBM) plant at Station Farm, Sibsey in Lincolnshire, England.
The CBM plant would be in addition to the extant on-site facility, which was built in 2011, and which produces biogas from feedstocks and crops.
The new proposal would bring a secondary digestion tank, similar in size to the current one.
This... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 22, 2025
The Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis has entrusted Waga Energy with upgrading biogas at the Arbois Landfill in Aix-en-Provence. Waga Energy will build a renewable natural gas production unit at the site, installing a photovoltaic power plant to power this facility.
The Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis and Waga Energy, a global expert in the production of renewable natural... [Read More]
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Moeve has announced a €600 million investment plan for the construction of up to 30 new biomethane plants by 2030
During the signing ceremony, Sweden’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Maria Malmer Stenergard, announced a donation of USD 1.5 million for prefeasibility and detailed engineering studies
ADTechOptima’s technologies aim to solve two key problems: the underperformance of anaerobic digesters and the quality of the digestate produced as part of the process
