May 12, 2023
Obeo Biogas closes $3 million seed funding round
Biogas News
May 10, 2023
The RFS Power Coalition - a group of organisations dedicated to activating the renewable electricity pathway of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), led by the Biomass Power Association and American Biogas Council - has submitted a letter to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
In the letter, the RFS Power Coalition reaffirmed its support for the inclusion of renewable... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 10, 2023
Hitachi Zosen Inova USA has been awarded a contract to build sustainable waste-to-energy and renewable gas infrastructure for 3 Rivers Energy Partners in Knoxville, Tenneesee, US.
The agreement will see Hitachi Zosen Inova USA design and construct a new anaerobic digestion (AD) plant.
The integrated renewable natural gas (RNG) plant consists of a 648,000 gal/day wet... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 10, 2023
German company WANGEN PUMPEN is a global leader in the development and construction of progressive cavity pumps.
Since 1969, over 50,000 robust WANGEN pumps have been supplied to the anaerobic digestion and agricultural industry worldwide.
Many leading AD plants in Ireland and Northern Ireland are successfully using WANGEN ́s innovative pumping technology.
For example,... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 5, 2023
NW Natural, a subsidiary of NW Natural Holding Company, and BioCarbN, a developer and operator of environmental infrastructure projects, have commenced production at a second renewable natural gas (RNG) facility, as part of an innovative project partnership with Tyson Foods.
The facility, which is located in Dakota City, Nebraska in the US, is receiving investment of... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 5, 2023
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) will set up a compressed biogas (CBG) plant at Brahmapuram in a year, reported The Hindu.
Industries Minister P. Rajeeve and Local Self-Government Minister M.B. Rajesh held primary discussions with company officials in Thiruvananthapuram on 3 May.
The State government will allocate land for the project at Brahmapuram, and the... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 3, 2023
Bioenergy Devco (BDC), the North American division of BTS Bioenergy, a leader in the design, engineering, construction, financing and anaerobic digestion operation, has been approved to negotiate a public-private partnership agreement to build an organics recycling facility by the Middlesex County Utilities Authority (MCUA) in the US.
The partnership between BDC and MCUA... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 3, 2023
Samaiden Group has signed an agreement with two Cambodian companies and a Malaysian firm to develop a biogas project in the Preah Sihanouk province in Cambodia.
Samaiden announced its indirect wholly-owned Samaiden Energy (Cambodia) Co Ltd had entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with: Mong Sotheary Trading Co Ltd (MST); Management Venture Asia (Cambodia)... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 3, 2023
Vespene Energy (Vespene), a biogas renewable energy developer, and Viridi Energy (Viridi), a full-service renewable natural gas (RNG) platform, have today announced the launch of their first joint pilot site with a municipal landfill in Marathon County, Wisconsin, US.
The companies said they are using highly efficient energy generation equipment to convert the naturally... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 2, 2023
Reverion, the climate tech start-up for renewable energies, has raised €8.5 million to accelerate the production of its biogas plants.
Investors in the round include UVC Partners, Green Generation Fund, Extantia Capital, Doral Energy-Tech Ventures and biomethane trader Landwärme.
This capital will be utilised to expand the production of 100 kW and 500 kW biogas power... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 2, 2023
Verbio North America Holdings Corporation has announced the signing and closing of a purchase agreement with Mercuria Investments US, Inc. to acquire South Bend Ethanol, LLC, an operating ethanol plant located in South Bend, Indiana in the US.
This will be Verbio's second US production facility, following the commissioning of its plant in Nevada, Iowa.
The company said... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 28, 2023
Anaergia has secured a contract to provide its technologies, engineering and process design for a new facility that will convert food processing waste into renewable energy at PepsiCo’s Simba Chips plant in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The new facility will allow this food processing operation to reduce its emissions and manage waste sustainably, reduce operating costs... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 28, 2023
Bioenergy Insight spoke to Petter Jacobsen, chief commercial officer of Antec, ahead of his presentation at the International Biogas Congress & Expo.
Antec is a Norwegian company, and it was founded on a new method of biogas production, which consists of an anaerobic digester that combines two known technologies – biofilm and plugflow. Jacobsen said the goal is... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 27, 2023
Scandinavian Biogas has released its Q1 '23 results, reporting an increase in the volume of energy sold by 3.1% to 88.1 GWh, from 85.4 GWh during the same period last year. Total revenue has increased by 32.3%, to SEK 130.1 (€11.4m), from SEK 98.4m (€8.6m) in Q1 '22.
The company further reported its operating EBITDA margin as 6.4% (3.9% for the same period in 2022),... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 27, 2023
BMW Manufacturing has extended its partnership with Amerisco Inc for an additional eight years. Amerisco constructed a 9.5-mile pipeline from the Palmetto Landfill to Plant Spartanburg in the US on behalf of the automotive firm.
Two decades ago, BMW Manufacturing began using recycled methane gas from a local landfill to provide electricity and hot water for the plant.
It... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 26, 2023
German company Wabio, provider of high-tech, large-scale plants, has commenced construction of the first biopower plant in Nova Crnja, Serbia, where waste biomass such as harvest residues will produce green energy, reported eKapija.
The 2.4 MW biogas plant will be built near the border between Nova Crnja in Serbia and Romania. Wabio's intention is to utilise the fields... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 26, 2023
Turkey's Agriculture and Forestry Ministry is working on projects aimed at utilising geothermal energy resources, particularly in urban agriculture, while officials are looking into ways to boost biomass production in rural areas, according to Daily News.
Specialised greenhouse-organised industrial zones based on geothermal heating (TDIOSB) are favoured by the ministry... [Read More]