Jan 12, 2024
IEA’s latest forecast features biogas section for first time
Biogas News
Jan 11, 2024
Following the announcement of the renewable CO2 project at Granville Eco Park in Northern Ireland, UK company Bio Capital Ltd. is to deploy further enhancements at two more of its plants, in collaboration with Swiss company Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) - following the recent signing of construction contracts.
Its East London biogas plant is adding biomethane production and... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 10, 2024
Croatian oil and gas company INA has announced plans to invest €40 million into a biomethane plant utilising agricultural waste, in its intention to transform central Croatia's Sisak industrial zone into a renewable energy hub.
INA plans to self-finance the majority of the project, but also seeks co-financing from the EU's Recovery and Resilience Facility.
In a written... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 10, 2024
Renewi, a leading waste-to-product company, and Swedish energy company Vattenfall have announced a new partnership.
Vattenfall will purchase more than 7.5 million m3 of green gas annually from Renewi. The green gas, which is made from food waste, will be added to the Dutch gas grid, where it can combine with natural gas for enhanced sustainability.
The green gas for... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 9, 2024
Gasum and Nordic Ren-Gas have signed an e-methane offtake agreement, the companies announced today (9 January).
Nordic Ren-Gas’s Power-to-Gas plant in Tampere, Finland will produce 160 GWh of renewable e-methane annually, which Gasum will procure and distribute it to its customers.
The long-term sales agreement means Gasum will purchase all e-methane produced at the... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 9, 2024
Technology group Wärtsilä has announced that its Operation & Maintenance (O&M) agreement with Sindh Nooriabad Power Company (SNPC), a Pakistan-based independent power producer (IPP), has been extended for a further 12 years.
The agreement has been in place since 2017, and the extension reflects SNPC’s satisfaction with Wärtsilä’s capabilities in providing... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 9, 2024
Waga Energy, a global expert in the production of renewable natural gas (RNG) from landfills, has signed an agreement with Decatur Hills Landfill to produce RNG at the Greensburg landfill in Indiana, US.
As part of this agreement, Waga Energy will fund construction of an RNG production facility using its patented WAGABOX® technology, to upgrade landfill gas (LFG) into... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 5, 2024
London-based Renovare Fuels has announced a £9 million (€10.4 million) biogas-to-biofuel plant at a waste site in County Derry, Northern Ireland.
The Craigmore operation will convert biogas from landfill into biofuel, with Renovare stating it will be a first for Europe, supplying multinational petrochemical and airline companies.
Set to open this year, it is expected... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 4, 2024
Gail India and Trualt Bioenergy, which are state-owned, will set up ten compressed biogas (CBG) plants with an investment of more than USD$72 million (€65.7 million), according to a joint statement released on 3 January.
The ten plants will be 51% owned by Trualt, with the remaining equities held by Gail.
The investment will be funded through a combination of debt... [Read More]
Policy News
Dec 18, 2023
The European Commission has approved a €140 million Portuguese scheme to support the production of renewable hydrogen and biomethane to foster the transition to a net-zero economy, in line with the Green Deal Industrial Plan.
The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework, adopted by the Commission on 9 March 2023 and amended on... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 14, 2023
The Polish division of the German energy group E.ON, E.ON Polska, will open its first biogas plant in the country in 2024.
The facility, which will have an installed capacity of 1 MWe in high-efficiency cogeneration, will be installed near Pultusk.
E.ON said this investment is part of its strategy, in actively participating in the energy transition.
The organisation... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 13, 2023
Enchanted Rock, a provider of electrical resiliency microgrids, and U.S. Energy, a vertically integrated energy solutions provider proficient in refined products, alternative fuels and environmental credits, have announced a partnership to procure renewable natural gas (RNG) for Microsoft’s new data centre in San Jose during grid outages and when California’s Base... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 12, 2023
European support for biogas plants to the tune of €2.4 billion mean biogas investments in Czechia are likely to increase significantly in 2024, according to an analysis from consulting firm EGU Brno.
According to last year's data from the Czech Biogas Association, there were 574 biogas plants in the country, with a total installed capacity of 367 megawatts (MW).
The... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 12, 2023
Scania has launched its latest generation of biogas engines, which offer a 5% fuel saving over its predecessors, according to the company.
First introduced at last year’s IAA show in Hanover, Germany, the new 13-litre biogas engines are available with either 420hp or 460hp, and utilise components from the latest generation Super diesel powertrain, to help improve its... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 12, 2023
Polska Grupa Biogazowa (PGB), a member of TotalEnergies since March 2023, has commenced the construction of its 19th biogas plant in Półwieś, Warmińsko-Mazurskie Voivodeship in Poland.
A foundation stone-laying ceremony was held on 7 December to celebrate the beginning of this investment.
The combined heat and power (CHP) unit, which is planned to be commissioned... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 11, 2023
Technology group Wärtsilä has announced it will supply, install, commission and start-up the biogas upgrading and liquefaction units for a Swedish bioLNG plant.
The new plant is an extension of an existing biomethane and bioLNG plant supplied previously by Wärtsilä, and will bring the production of bioLNG from 20 to 45 tons per day.
The plant, located in Linköping,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 8, 2023
Two anaerobic digestion (AD) plants developed by Wega Group Oy (Wega) and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), through its CI Advanced Bioenergy Fund I (CI ABF I), are making positive progress.
Land reservation agreements have been signed with the municipalities of Nivala and Pöytyä, enabling the development of the AD plants to enter the next phase.
Each plant... [Read More]
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