Aug 19, 2020
DP Clean Tech, NorthTec collaborate to market biogas solutions
Biomass News
Aug 18, 2020
The UK Government has opened a £10 million (€11 million) fund to kick-start green innovation across Scotland’s distillery industry.
Thanks to this new support, distilleries will be able to harness energy sources such as biomass, low-carbon hydrogen, and repurposed waste to power their operations.
Currently, there are 133 malt and grain distilleries operating... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 17, 2020
UK rail firm Eversholt Rail and Alstom, a multinational rail company based in France, have invested a further £1 million (€1.1 million) in its hydrogen trains.
In 2019, the firms unveiled the design of a new hydrogen train for the UK market. Named ‘Breeze’, the train is a conversion of existing Class 321 trains, re-engineering some of the UK’s ‘most reliable... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 17, 2020
An open letter signed by more than 50 organisations is advocating for renewable gas to be prioritised as part of Australia’s Technology Investment Roadmap.
The letter, co-authored by Bioenergy Australia and the Australian Hydrogen Council, outlines the common ground for renewable gas market development with a diverse cross-sector backing the call on government to... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 14, 2020
US firm Anheuser-Busch, a wholly-owned subsidiary of global brewer AB InBev, is transitioning more than 180 trucks to renewable natural gas (RNG).
In 2014 and 2015, the firm converted 160 diesel-fuelled trucks in Houston and St Louis to fleets powered by compressed natural gas (CNG) engines. As the next step to achieve its 2025 sustainability goal of reducing carbon... [Read More]
Other News
Aug 13, 2020
A new food waste collection service in Glasgow, UK, is being revised due to poor uptake.
Glasgow City Council introduced food waste collection in flats and tenements in north-west Glasgow in February, but there were concerns over the effectiveness of the service. Recent figures show that around 2,000 tonnes of food waste are collected from flatted properties in the... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 13, 2020
Multi-utility infrastructure and services provider Fulcrum is supporting a major new renewable energy project with the installation of a 2.3-kilometre gas main, which will power an expanding food waste recycling plant.
Secured through its client, energy consultant Excel Utilities, the contract will provide a new gas supply to the site, which is owned and operated by... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 13, 2020
Biomethane was connected to the UK’s Gas National Transmission System (NTS) from a Cambridgeshire farm for the first time at the end of July.
Murrow anaerobic digestion plant, operated by Biocow, produces renewable gas made from cow manure and straw. The pipeline will support flows of up to 15,000 standard cubic metres per hour, enough for the annual gas consumption... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 12, 2020
Xebec Adsorption's (Xebec) wholly-owned subsidiary, Xebec Holding USA, has agreed to acquire all the outstanding securities of Enerphase Industrial Solutions (Air Flow) to support its renewable natural gas (RNG) growth.
Air Flow is a distributor and service provider of compressed air equipment in North Carolina. Established in 1981, the firm’s focus is on preventative... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 12, 2020
UK biogas firms are urging the UK’s Minister for Business, Energy, and Clean Growth, Kwasi Kwarteng MP, to “take urgent action” and include all eligible renewable heat projects in the extension of the non-domestic renewable heat incentive (RHI), announced in the March 2020 budget.
Agri-food renewable energy projects have been excluded from the RHI extension, despite... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 11, 2020
The Indian government is considering blending biogas with natural gas to boost the domestic availability of biofuels and reduce reliance on imports.
According to a report by the New Indian Express, Oil Secretary Tarun Kapoor said the gas distribution sector is rapidly expanding and a portion must come from bio-sources. During a World Biofuel Day webinar, Kapoor said:... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 11, 2020
WELTEC BIOPOWER and Nordmethan will now operate under a single name.
For many years, the two German companies have been working under the same group. Weltec builds biogas and biomethane plants and Nordmethan supplements the portfolio with the operation of energy plants. Both companies will now operate under the name Weltec Biopower.
Jens Albartus, director of the... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 11, 2020
DBC Invest, formed of agri-food company Vestjyllands Andel, Jysk Energi and loan and venture capital firm Langfristet Erhvervsfinansiering, is making its first investment in a Danish biogas plant.
DBC Invest was established in spring 2020 with DKK 215 million (€28.8 million) reserved to invest in biogas facilities. The joint investment firm has become the majority... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 10, 2020
Construction is set to begin on New Zealand’s first large-scale food waste to energy facility in Reporoa.
The new facility on New Zealand’s North Island is expected to remove up to 10,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2), equivalent to planting 218,400 trees every year.
According to a report by NZ Herald, after the blessing of the land by Ngati Tahu-Ngati Whaoa... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 6, 2020
Replacing old iron gas pipes with hydrogen and biomethane-ready plastic pipes will cut carbon emissions and deliver the world’s first zero-carbon gas grid, according to the Energy Networks Association (ENA).
The UK’s homes and businesses will benefit from an emissions reduction ‘bonanza’ over the next 12 years as a result of gas network company investment, according... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 5, 2020
Australian firm Hazer Group has made its final investment decision to proceed with the $17 million (€10.3 million) Hazer Commercial Demonstration Plant (CDP) project.
The project will be built at the Western Australian Water Corporation’s Woodman Point Wastewater Treatment Plant and produce up to 100 tonnes of low-emissions hydrogen annually, using biogas collected... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 4, 2020
Duke Energy, headquartered in North Carolina, US, has partnered with SustainRNG to harness renewable natural gas (RNG) on dairy farms.
Sustain RNG, an RNG developer in the agriculture sector also based in Charlotte, North Carolina, will engineer, finance, construct, and operate RNG sites in collaboration with dairy farmers. By capturing and processing methane from farms... [Read More]
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