Jun 26, 2025
Greenlane Renewables files patent application for landfill gas upgrading technology
Policy News
Jun 26, 2025
The European Commission is launching the “EU Energy and Raw Materials Platform” on 2 July 2025 to help EU companies streamline the sourcing of strategic energy commodities and raw materials.
The initiative aims to leverage the scale of the EU’s single market to enhance supply security, competitiveness, and progress toward the green transition.
The platform... [Read More]
Policy News
Jun 26, 2025
California lawmakers have advanced a bill aimed at expanding the use of biomass as an alternative to open pile burning, with recent amendments designed to address air quality and public health concerns.
The legislation, which passed the state Assembly this week, now moves to the Senate for further consideration.
The bill is intended to reduce wildfire risk and harmful... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 26, 2025
enfinium and ENGIE have signed a three-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) that will see around 390 GWh of electricity supplied annually from enfinium’s new energy-from-waste facility in Leeds, England.
Beginning in 2025, the agreement will provide enough power to meet the needs of approximately 140,000 British homes each year and marks the first PPA between the two... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 26, 2025
Europe’s biomethane industry continues to expand, with installed production capacity reaching 7 billion cubic metres (bcm) annually by the end of Q1 2025 – a 9% increase compared to 2024.
However, the pace of growth is beginning to falter despite robust investor confidence, highlighting the need for stronger policy direction and regulatory support, according to the... [Read More]
Policy News
Jun 25, 2025
Germany’s leading bioenergy associations have published a detailed set of proposals for reforming the country’s Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG), urging policymakers to take swift action to secure the future of bioenergy in the power and heat sectors.
The Hauptstadtbüro Bioenergie (HBB), which represents a broad coalition of bioenergy stakeholders, released a comprehensive... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 25, 2025
Nuada has successfully completed a major trial of its second pilot plant, Nuada Scout, at the Energy Innovation Centre at the University of Sheffield in England, marking a significant step towards commercial-scale carbon capture deployment.
Designed, built and commissioned in under a year, the industrial-scale system has been capturing one tonne of CO₂ per day from... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 20, 2025
Veolia and Waga Energy have inaugurated a renewable natural gas (RNG) facility at the Granges landfill site in Burgundy, eastern France.
In operation since earlier this year, the plant produces enough gas to supply more than 3,000 households and is expected to prevent the emission of 3,300 metric tonnes of CO₂-equivalent annually.
Developed in partnership with... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 20, 2025
Indonesian state-owned energy company Pertamina, through its subsidiary PT Pertamina Gas (Pertagas), has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Malaysian renewable energy developer reNIKOLA Holdings.
The companies will collaborate on the development of biogas and biomethane projects in Indonesia.
The partnership aims to convert organic waste, particularly from... [Read More]
Policy News
Jun 20, 2025
Germany's Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has awarded a total of 187.3 megawatts (MW) to 244 biomass projects in the latest round of its competitive tendering process.
This outcome reflects the country's ongoing commitment to expanding renewable energy capacity through market-based mechanisms.
The tender, part of Germany's Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG),... [Read More]
Features
Jun 20, 2025
Agrivert is one of the best-known and most respected names in the anaerobic digestion (AD) sector and has been in the organics recycling space for over 30 years. Harry Waters, chief commercial officer, details some of the company’s key projects and achievements.
Having already developed significant business in the sewage sludge and composting sectors, Agrivert commissioned... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 19, 2025
India’s 5% biomass blending mandate for power plants has created a daily demand of 100,000 tonnes of biomass fuel, yet current supply stands at just 5,000 to 7,000 tonnes, deepening North India’s stubble burning crisis.
According to Mohit Verma, founder of Biomass Energeons India, major implementation gaps are undermining both India’s Net Zero 2050 goals and urgent... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 19, 2025
The Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) Coalition has announced the commissioning of North America’s 500th operational RNG facility, achieving the benchmark set for the end of 2025 under the Sustainable Methane Abatement & Recycling Timeline (SMART) initiative.
“Across our industry value chain, members should be proud of the positive impact our shared leadership, education,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 19, 2025
Repsol is preparing to begin producing biomethane and hydrogen at its industrial complex in Sines, Portugal, with operations expected to start in 2026.
The initiative is part of the company’s broader strategy to transition its refineries to fully renewable fuel production.
The Sines facility, located on Portugal’s southwest coast, is a central part of Repsol’s... [Read More]
Policy News
Jun 18, 2025
US President Donald Trump issued a high-profile Executive Order on 12 June aimed at overhauling federal wildfire response and turning woody biomass – branches, fallen timber, underbrush – into a strategic resource.
“We’re restoring common sense to federal wildfire management,” Trump claimed in a White House briefing, noting the order directs Interior and Agriculture... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 18, 2025
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has successfully launched the new biogas production certificates (CPBs – Certificats de Production de Biogaz) registry in France, commencing operations on 16 June.
This initiative, commissioned by the French Ministry responsible for Energy, aims to bolster the development of biomethane as a renewable energy source within the country.
The... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 18, 2025
DS Smith has brought online a €90 million biomass boiler at its Rouen paper mill in Normandy, France – one of Europe’s largest mill energy transitions to date.
The new system replaces the site’s coal-fired boiler with a low-carbon, circular solution powered by locally sourced biomass waste.
The project is expected to cut CO₂ emissions by 99,000 tonnes annually... [Read More]
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Germany's Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has awarded a total of 187.3 megawatts (MW) to 244 biomass projects in the latest round of its competitive tendering process
Veolia and Waga Energy have inaugurated a renewable natural gas (RNG) facility at the Granges landfill site in Burgundy, eastern France
Repsol is preparing to begin producing biomethane and hydrogen at its industrial complex in Sines, Portugal, with operations expected to start in 2026
