Oct 27, 2022
African biogas firm receives €10m to supply farmers’ digesters
Biogas News
Oct 27, 2022
To date, the European Union has invested €6.9m in 112 energy and biomass projects in Moldova in cooperation with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), according to the EU Delegation to the Republic of Moldova.
A total of 225 kindergartens, schools, community and cultural centres have been equipped with biomass heating systems thanks to EU financial support,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 25, 2022
If we took a short trip forward in time to 2040, and then looked back at how some organisations in the water industry successfully achieved Carbon Net Zero, it’s likely you’ll see a large four-letter word: NIGG.
This Scottish Water treatment centre in Aberdeen is currently leading the way as a centre of excellence for biogas production (from sludge), with its dedicated... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 24, 2022
Agriculture Minister, Edwin Poots has visited two anaerobic digester (AD) plants in Norfolk owned by Bio Capital, owners of the largest AD plant in Northern Ireland (NI) at Granville Eco Park Ltd, Dungannon. The large-scale plants in Norfolk produce either renewable electricity and/or renewable gas to decarbonise the local electricity and gas networks.
The first site,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 24, 2022
Warminster Town Councillors have voted unanimously to object to plans to develop 84 new homes next to the Malaby Biogass bio-digester plant at Bore Hill Farm, reported The Wiltshire Times.
The developer L&G Modular Homes wants to build the 84 new and associated landscaping, access and drainage works at a 3.86-hectare site off the Deverill Road.
The site comprises... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 21, 2022
Biogas is a necessary resource in the energy supply of the future —as well as for heating homes. This is the assessment of Associate Professor Philip Fosbøl from DTU Chemical Engineering, who researches technology to upgrade biogas and remove CO2 and unwanted substances such as sulphur before it is sent into the natural gas grid.
According to the trade association... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 21, 2022
EverGen Infrastructure has announced that construction has commenced at its Core RNG Expansion Project at Fraser Valley Biogas (FVB).
FVB, located in Abbotsford, British Columbia, has been in operation since 2011 and is the original producing renewable natural gas (RNG) project in Western Canada to supply FortisBC’s network. The facility combines anaerobic digestion... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 20, 2022
Shell is among a number of companies joining a second bidding round to acquire Danish biogas producer Nature Energy, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, as energy firms race to boost low-carbon businesses.
The sale is due to close by the end of this year and could value Nature Energy at around $2 billion, the sources said.
It comes amid growing interest... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 19, 2022
KPA Unicon and ERBUD Industry, a leading energy and industrial company in Poland, have signed a contract to replace a Pfeifer & Langen-owned coal-fired sugar plant in Miejska Górka, Poland, with a Unicon MST steam gas boiler - which will use natural gas as a fuel, and have a total capacity of 56 tph. This will result in enhanced energy efficiency.
Pfeifer & Langen... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 19, 2022
On 18 October the Israeli climate-tech company HomeBiogas was awarded the World Sustainability Award in the field of Circular Economy for their innovative waste-to-energy solutions that tackle climate change by reducing methane emissions and providing clean energy to thousands of people around the world.
HomeBiogas develops on-site systems which enable households and... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 18, 2022
TC Energy has announced a $29.3 million (€29.7m) investment in a renewable natural gas (RNG) production facility near the Jack Daniel Distillery in Tennessee, US.
The facility is owned by Lynchburg Renewable Fuels, and will produce RNG with a carbon intensity score that is 50% lower than natural gas - saving up to 16,000 tonnes of CO2e/ year. The project is being developed... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 18, 2022
A multidisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Georgia and two partner institutions have been awarded a $15.8 million (€16m) grant over five years from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to reengineer poplar trees (Populus sp. and hybrids) to be used as a sustainable energy source, reported UGA Today. The grant forms part of a larger $178m (€180.8m)... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 18, 2022
The Southern African Biogas Industry Association (Sabia) has laid out its industry advancement priorities after undertaking an in-depth review of the industry’s challenges over the last 18 months, reported Engineering News.
Some of these challenges include South Africa's government direction on biogas, access to funding, regulations and feed-in tariffs, developing the... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 17, 2022
The biggest bioenergy plant in India is due to be inaugurated in Lehragaga on 18 October, The Tribune reported.
With an investment of Rs 220 crore (€27.4m), the plant is being set up by Germany-based Verbio AG's Indian subsidiary.
It aims to reduce 1.5 lakh tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions each year, by utilising crop residue (straw) to produce biogas and manure.
The... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 17, 2022
Brazil's National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) has announced it will finance the implementation of a CRI GEO Biogas plant for the production of biogas and electricity from biodegradable waste.
It is being built in the municipality of Elias Fausto in the state of São Paulo and is expected to begin operation in March 2024.
BNDES' investment will amount... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 17, 2022
Renewable natural gas producer Archaea Energy announced on 17 October it had agreed to be acquired by oil giant bp for a total enterprise value of about "$4.1 billion", including about $800 million in net debt.
bp said the move will expand and accelerate the growth of its strategic bioenergy business.
Bioenergy is one of five strategic transition growth engines that... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 14, 2022
Danish fund manager Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) on Thursday said it has secured a site for a biogas plant in Wallonia, Belgium together with Belgian developer Cryo Advise.
The partners will jointly develop the “large industrial scale” biogas project towards final investment decision, which is expected by end-2023. Danish biogas technology provider Lundsby... [Read More]
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