Mar 29, 2022
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Policy News
Mar 29, 2022
Sweden’s government has announced a long-term investment plan for biogas production.
The new regulation means those who produce biogas can receive a subsidy of up to 30 ore (€0.02) per kWh if the biogas is upgraded to the same quality as natural gas. Liquefied biogas can receive an additional 15 ore (€0.01) per kWh in support. In the long term, it is hoped this... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 29, 2022
Green Impact Partners (GIP) has signed definitive agreements for its partnership in a dairy RNG project in Iowa, US.
The Iowa RNG Project has secured long-term feedstock agreements with two dairies and is expected to generate approximately 800 MMBtu per day of RNG. The project will deliver its RNG into the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard and Renewable Identification... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 28, 2022
Melbourne Water will install a sludge digestion and biogas handling system at the Western Treatment Plant in Werribee, Victoria.
The company announced a major package of works to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and ensure the continued reliability of Melbourne’s sewer network.
Four projects, known as the WTP Bundle, will improve operations at the site, including... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 28, 2022
Pivotal LNG recently completed the delivery of renewable LNG to Harvey Gulf International Marine’s Carbon-Neutral Platform Supply Vessel (PSV).
The tri-vessel fuel operates exclusively on LNG and battery power, with diesel fuel as a backup, making it the first carbon-neutral PSV in the world.
The renewable LNG delivered to the PSV utilises negative carbon-intensity... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 25, 2022
Cummins, a manufacturer of power generation equipment, will open a new powertrain test facility in the UK to help accelerate the move towards cleaner, next-generation technologies.
The facility in the Tees Valley will be fuel-agnostic and will enable Cummins to develop and test a wider range of power technologies, including the latest universal engine platforms with... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 24, 2022
Proposed changes that will see the UK waste sector lose its entitlement to use red diesel from 1 April could massively impact the UK’s anaerobic digestion (AD) sector.
The Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) is urging the government to postpone the proposed changes for five years until 2027. The organisation said if the changes go ahead, already... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 24, 2022
With the right government policies, Canada could reduce five times more greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through biogas and RNG.
New research by the Canadian Biogas Association, based on modelling by Navius Research, shows biogas and RNG projects currently reduce 8 megatonnes of GHG pollution by making clean energy out of methane derived from landfills, agriculture and... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 23, 2022
Ara Partners, a private equity firm specialised in industrial decarbonisation investments, has acquired Spanish company FNX Liquid Natural Gas to form CycleØ Group, a European biomethane platform.
CycleØ, led by Laurence Molke as CEO, will actively develop and operate biomethane projects across Europe. The company will capture, process and upgrade naturally occurring... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 23, 2022
Plans are to be submitted for a new anaerobic digestion (AD) facility in Suffolk, UK.
If approved, the new plant would be situated next to an existing AD facility operated by Eco Verde Energy. No formal planning application has yet been submitted, Suffolk Live reported, with the proposal’s consultation period ending on 20 March.
According to Parker Planning Services,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 23, 2022
European Investment Bank (EIB) funds will contribute to financing a new anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in the Italian municipality of Pescara.
The EIB is financing the 2021-2025 climate strategy of Pescara with a €35 million framework investment aimed at promoting the circular economy, energy efficiency, and solid waste management.
EIB funds will make it possible... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 22, 2022
A UK council is expanding its food waste recycling pilot to more homes this spring.
North East Lincolnshire Council started collecting food waste weekly on one of its bin rounds in April 2021. Households in the pilot area received a lockable outdoor bin and a small kitchen caddy to collect the waste, which is then sent to an anaerobic digestion (AD) facility in Hemswell,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 22, 2022
Bio2Watt will supply South African Breweries (SAB) with renewable energy generated from livestock waste as part of a new power purchase agreement.
Bio2Watt is currently building a 4.8 MW biogas plant - the Cape Dairy Biogas Project - at Morester’s Vyvlei Dairy Farm, which sells milk to South African food group, Clover. The facility will handle waste produced by 7,000... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 22, 2022
Brazil’s government has announced measures to encourage the production and use of biomethane.
During a launch ceremony held on 21 March in Brasilia, Minister of Mines and Energy, Bento Albuquerque, signed a decree including investments in biomethane under Brazil’s Special Regime of Incentives for Infrastructure Development, and exempting new projects from Program... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 21, 2022
Capstone Green Energy Corporation (Capstone) will provide a microturbine system for a US landfill gas-to-energy project.
Vergent Power Solutions, Capstone’s distributor for the Upper Midwest, New England, and Eastern Canada, contracted the company to provide a 1 MW microturbine system to be installed in a landfill gas-to-energy project for a solid waste facility in... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 18, 2022
UK fertiliser prices are rising towards £1,000 (€1,180) per tonne, up from £650 (€770) last week, as a result of gas price increases.
The price increase is exacerbated by the fact Russia is the world’s biggest exporter of synthetic fertiliser, supplying more than a fifth of urea, a key fertiliser used in the UK.
According to food waste recycling firm, Warrens... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 18, 2022
Freight transport company XPO Logistics has started to take delivery of 76 Volvo FM trucks running on biogas and biofuel.
The new 6x2 tractor units will be used exclusively on XPO’s contract with building materials supplier British Gypsum. The trucks will play a crucial part in the two companies’ commitment to a cleaner, more sustainable future. Twenty-three trucks... [Read More]
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