Mar 17, 2022
Biogas from animal waste supplies entire UK town
Biogas News
Mar 17, 2022
Charlotte Morton, chief executive of the Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association (ADBA), has called on the UK Government to phase out Russian natural gas and oil imports and highlighted the potential of biomethane.
In an open letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Morton highlighted how increasing production of biomethane could not only provide an additional... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 16, 2022
EverGen Infrastructure Corporation (EverGen) has entered into a letter of intent (LOI) to acquire a 67% interest in an Alberta-based RNG facility.
EverGen signed the LOI with Grow the Energy Circle (GrowTEC), a general partner of CKPPQ Farms, to acquire interest in the biogas facility and work with GrowTEC to develop and expand the renewable gas output at the facility.
GrowTEC,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 16, 2022
Danish company Nature Energy has acquired land in Farnham, Quebec, to build its first-ever biogas plant in North America.
The large-scale facility will convert biomass from local agricultural production, industry and institutions into RNG for the Quebec grid. The plant is expected to produce 20 million m3 of RNG, corresponding to a reduction of 80,000 tons of CO2.
“It’s... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 16, 2022
A bid to use animal waste to feed a new anaerobic digestion (AD) facility in East Lothian, Scotland, has been rejected.
The developers of the planned AD plant at Bangley Quarry, north of Haddington, applied to have a condition barring them from using animal by-products (ABPs), including chicken litter, farm manure and cattle slurry, lifted, after being approached by... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 16, 2022
Jones Celtic Bioenergy (JCBE) is one of eight companies across Ireland selected to take part in a prestigious new programme to support early-stage companies leading the response to climate action and sustainability.
JCBE operates in the waste-to-energy, green gas and sustainable agriculture markets. Its proprietary technology ‘revolutionises’ the management of municipal... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 15, 2022
The Renewable Gas Forum Ireland (RGFI) has welcomed the European Commission’s increased target for biomethane production.
On 8 March, as part of its REPowerEU plan, the Commission announced that biomethane will deliver 20% of the current EU gas imports from Russia by 2030 (35 billion cubic metres). The RGFI, as board members of the European Biogas Association, has... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 15, 2022
EnviTec Biogas is building a biogas plant for energy infrastructure holding company, SJI Renewable Energy Ventures (SJI).
EnviTec, based in Germany, is currently building four biogas projects in the US, with six other projects also already in the planning stage for this year.
REV LNG is serving as a project developer for the combined biogas and EnviThan gas upgrading... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 14, 2022
TPG Rise Climate, the climate investing strategy of TPG’s global impact investing platform, TPG Rise, has invested in Monarch Bioenergy.
A joint venture (JV) between Roeslein Alternative Energy (RAE) and a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods, Monarch Bioenergy leverages RAE’s state-of-the-art technology and Smithfield’s innovative sustainable farming practices to capture... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 11, 2022
U.S. Gain will supply RNG to fuel Los Angeles County Sanitation District- (LACSD) owned fleet vehicles.
The company entered into a supply agreement through a competitive bid process with LACSD. As part of its sustainability goals, LACSD received a Carl Moyer Program grant in partnership with the California Air Resources Board and South Coast Air Quality Management District... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 11, 2022
Plans for a major biogas plant in Somerset, UK, have been unanimously rejected, amid claims it would result in increased traffic, light pollution, and odour issues.
Hundreds opposed Resourceful Energy Anaerobic Ltd’s (REAL) bid to build an anaerobic digester plant capable of processing 92,000 tonnes of food waste and crops annually, Somerset Live reported.
In refusing... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 11, 2022
Commercial vehicle contract hire company, Fraikin, has delivered 10 CNG-powered tractor units to online electricals retailer AO in the UK.
Signed to a five-year, full-service contract hire agreement, the new IVECO S-WAY NP 4x2 tractor units are the first in AO’s 129-strong fleet to operate on natural gas. The vehicles run on compressed biomethane and replace older... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 10, 2022
Aemetis has started the commissioning of its $12 million (€10.8 million) biogas-to-RNG facility in California.
The facility will be connected to the PG&E gas pipeline interconnection unit located at Aemetis’s Keyes ethanol plant site. The full commissioning process including PG&E’s interconnection unit is expected to be completed in April, enabling the... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 10, 2022
Food company Valio and energy firm St1 have formed a joint venture (JV) to produce biogas as a transport fuel in Finland.
Using dairy farm manure and agricultural by-products, the JV will produce the biogas while creating significant climate benefits and strengthening Finland’s energy and fuel self-sufficiency.
The JV aims to build 8-10 biogas production and liquefaction... [Read More]
Policy News
Mar 10, 2022
Bioenergy DevCo’s CEO and founder, Shawn Kreloff, has praised US President Biden’s announcement on banning Russian oil imports.
A developer of anaerobic digestion (AD) facilities, Bioenergy DevCo transforms organic waste into RNG and green hydrogen, which could help the US end its reliance on fossil fuels.
“Today’s announcement from President Biden is a critical... [Read More]
Policy News
Mar 9, 2022
The biomethane sector will deliver 20% of current EU gas imports from Russia by 2030, the European Commission has announced.
The Commission’s REPowerEU plan, released on 8 March, marks a decisive step towards the rapid development of Europe’s biomethane industry. In its statement, the Commission said that to boost EU production of biomethane, the REPowerEU plan... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 9, 2022
Hitachi Zosen Inova USA has been awarded a contract by WTE to build a biogas upgrading facility in Wyoming.
The project, starting up this summer, will upgrade biogas into a carbon-negative vehicle fuel. The membrane-based gas upgrading facility will have a nominal throughput capacity of over 960 Nm3 per hour. It will take biogas produced through the anaerobic digestion... [Read More]
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