Nov 4, 2020
Host building five new manure digesters in the Netherlands
Biogas News
Nov 3, 2020
Dutch firm Stirling Cryogenics, part of the HYSYTECH group, has partnered with Italian firm AB on the design, construction, installation, and maintenance of liquid biomethane production plants with cryogenerators.
The technology developed by Stirling is based on a consolidated process, already used worldwide in over 3,000 cryogenic installations, employing a ‘proven... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 3, 2020
Gasum has acquired a biogas plant from Torran Gas Holding in Sweden.
With the right feedstock, the Skövde Biogas plant could produce up to 40 GWh. The plant, along with Gasum’s biogas plants in Lidköping and Vadsbo (50% ownership) and a planned facility in Götene, will allow the company to boost its biogas production capacity.
The acquisition will also enable... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 2, 2020
US power and energy infrastructure firm LS Power has invested in a portfolio of renewable natural gas (RNG) projects.
LS Power partnered with The Landfill Group, a North Carolina-based developer and operator of landfill gas projects, to jointly develop a portfolio of landfill-gas-to-RNG projects throughout the US. The firm has also acquired an interest in a landfill-gas-to-RNG... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 2, 2020
The Des Moines Metropolitan Wastewater Reclamation Authority (WRA) is now producing renewable natural gas (RNG) at one of its wastewater treatment plants (WWTP).
The WRA has spent several years and millions of dollars upgrading its facilities to create RNG from one of its wastewater treatment processes. The facility takes a gas produced from a biological process, cleans... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 30, 2020
Southern California Gas (SoCalGas) has dispensed California-produced renewable natural gas (RNG) for the first time at many of the natural gas fuelling stations it operates across the state.
The company recently began purchasing RNG from Calgren Dairy Fuels in Pixley, California, which captures dairy manure from farms to produce renewable fuel. Calgren’s facility... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 29, 2020
FGV Holdings Berhad’s (FGV) recently installed biogas plant at a palm oil mill in Kuala Lumpur is now fully operational.
The 2.4 MW plant in at FGV’s Triang palm oil mill (POM) in Pahang is FGV’s biggest biogas plant to date and was successfully commissioned after receiving the Feed-in-Tariff Completion Date from the Malaysia Sustainable Energy Development Authority... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 29, 2020
Food waste recycler Warrens Group says more than 10 tonnes of perfectly edible pumpkins are likely to end up at its facility in County Durham, UK.
The firm will recycle the pumpkins to fuel its growing fleet of collection vehicles and heat peoples’ homes.
Environmental charity Hubbub predicts an estimated 12.8 million pumpkins will be wasted in the UK this year.... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 28, 2020
Brightmark has partnered with three New York dairy farms on a new renewable natural gas (RNG) project.
The Helios Project is part of the recently announced joint venture, Brightmark RNG Holdings, between Brightmark and Chevron U.S.A.
Gardeau Crest Farms, in western New York, and Lawnhurst Farms and Willet Dairy, in New York’s Finger Lakes region, have signed supply... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 28, 2020
Finnish freight transport firm Posti is investing in biogas-powered trucks.
Working with Gasum, Posti will introduce the biogas trucks to reduce its transport emissions and create Finland’s largest biogas fleet operated by a logistics company.
Posti has acquired 10 liquefied biogas (LBG) trucks and already operates six liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucks.
The... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 27, 2020
U.S. Gain has been chosen to supply renewable natural gas (RNG) to Rogue Valley Transportation District (RVTD) to fuel its bus fleet.
The agreement will support RVTD’s mission of providing quality public transport while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
RVTD’s general manager, Julie Brown, said the company was excited about the new relationship. “Our leadership... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 26, 2020
Aemetis is producing dairy biogas from the first two dairies in a 17 dairy digester biogas project in California, US.
The below-zero carbon intensity gas is used to produce fuel ethanol at the Aemetis Advanced Fuels Keyes facility. Aemetis also produces high-grade sanitiser alcohol and various feed products at the plant.
Eric McAfee, chairman and CEO of Aemetis,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 23, 2020
Biogest has received its second order to build an agricultural biogas plant for Morevim, a financial service provider and a major energy investor in Turkey.
The project has been developed in partnership with Enerlinc. After successfully entering the Asian market with biogas plants in India and South Korea, this Biogest PowerRing plant represents further expansion for... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 23, 2020
The new Volkswagen Golf TGI is equipped with a 1.5-litre four-cylinder engine and three natural gas fuel tanks, which can utilise biomethane.
The tanks are integrated into the underbody and permit a range of approximately 400 kilometres in pure natural gas mode. The engine of the ‘quasi-monovalent’ drive system is powered primarily with compressed natural gas (CNG),... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 23, 2020
Landia and Cambi have helped to deliver a 25-30% increase in biogas production for Scottish Water.
South of Aberdeen, Scotland, improvements continue to be made at Scottish Water’s Sludge Treatment Centre (STC). Although the site has not yet reached its full potential, almost 1 MW per tonne of dry solids is being consistently produced.
Refurbishment of the STC... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 21, 2020
A report by Aarhus University for the Danish Energy Agency has concluded that the climate effect of biogas in the agricultural sector is greater than previously assumed.
Previous analyses have shown that the production of biogas can provide several benefits to the environment and for the climate. The Aarhus University report examines the climatic and environmental effects... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 20, 2020
Hyliion, a firm specialising in electrified powertrain systems, has teamed up with American Natural Gas (ANG) to offer Hyliion customers discounted renewable natural gas (RNG) at ANG fuelling stations across the US.
For qualifying fleet customers, ANG has agreed to build new fuelling stations near Hyliion customer locations, with no upfront capital costs to customers.
The... [Read More]
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