Mar 12, 2021
Clean Energy Fuels opens new RNG station in California
Biogas News
Mar 12, 2021
The Energy Networks Association (ENA) has published the programme for its Gas Goes Green programme for the rest of the year, highlighting the crucial role biomethane will play in decarbonising the gas network.
The Gas Goes Green Pathway to Net Zero is the response of the UK's five gas network companies - Cadent, Northern Gas Networks, SGN, Wales & West Utilities,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 12, 2021
Greenlane Renewables has reported record revenue of $8.8 million (€5.8 million) for the fourth quarter of 2020, an increase of 167% compared to the same period in 2019.
The company announced its financial results for Q4 and the fiscal year ending 31 December 2020, reporting a gross margin of $2.4 million (€1.6 million) and a positive adjusted EBITDA of $0.2 million... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 11, 2021
Funding of up to $116,800 (€77,500) has been allocated to the Canadian Biogas Association (CBA) to boost sustainable agricultural development, including biogas.
Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Marie-Claude Bibeau, announced the funding on 9 March.
Bibeau met with Jennifer Green, executive director of the CBA, and Rob McKinlay of Harcolm Farms... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 11, 2021
More than 100 tonnes of food waste was collected in the first week of a new waste service in a UK borough.
The food waste came from around 41,000 caddies and totalled 111.3 tonnes, meaning each household contributed roughly 2.7 kilograms of food waste.
Bracknell Forest Council's food waste collection service started on 1 March and will enable food waste to be diverted... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 11, 2021
Snam and SIAD have signed a framework agreement to start a technological collaboration in the small-scale and mid-scale liquefaction sector.
The aim of the agreement between energy infrastructure operators Snam, and SIAD, a chemical group specialising in the production and supply of industrial gases, is to foster the use of LNG and bio-LNG as alternative fuels for sustainable... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 10, 2021
Praj Industries has received a ‘breakthrough’ order from Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) to set up a compressed biogas (CBG) project in Uttar Pradesh, India.
The project, using Praj’s unique RenGas™ technology, will be able to process 35,000 MT of rice straw as a feedstock to generate 5,250 MT of CBG annually. Additionally, the project will generate 23,000... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 10, 2021
Clean Energy Fuels Corporation has finalised a joint venture (JV) with BP Products North America, a subsidiary of bp, to develop, own, and operate new RNG projects at dairies and other agriculture facilities.
Each company will retain 50% voting control in the JV, which will be initially funded with $50 million (€42 million) previously provided by bp and another $30... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 9, 2021
Jemena, an Australian energy infrastructure firm, has signed a collaboration agreement with Italgas to share knowledge and experiences in distribution network management, with a focus on technological innovation and decarbonisation.
Italgas and Jemena specialise in the field of natural gas in Italy and Australia respectively. Italgas manages 73,000 kilometres (km) of... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 9, 2021
Enbridge Gas and the City of Hamilton have introduced the first RNG-fuelled bus in Ontario.
Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) is now the first public transport authority in Ontario to use RNG to transport customers. In one year, the HSR RNG bus will use and divert 450 tonnes of organic waste from landfill, equivalent to 38 refuse collection trucks, while also displacing... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 8, 2021
A distillery has committed to offsetting half of its natural gas usage with Vermont Gas’s (VGS) RNG to produce its craft spirits.
Appalachian Gap Distillery made the announcement as part of its journey to becoming certified by Climate Neutral, a net-zero certification for consumer brands through a non-profit organisation whose mission it is to decrease global carbon... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 8, 2021
IES Biogas has opened a new branch in Serbia and inaugurated a new 1,200 kW plant in the country.
The opening of its new branch marks an important step in IES Biogas’ internationalisation plan. The company is pursuing several ambitious projects in Serbia; it has already built four plants and from next spring, a further development of the pipeline is expected with... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 4, 2021
Liquefied biogas (LBG) trucks on the road in Linköping, Sweden, have more than doubled since 2020.
At the turn of the year, around 10 trucks from various companies drove on LBG; however, during February, the number more than doubled when a large grocery company, via its own haulage company, started driving 14 biogas-powered trucks on locally produced biogas.
Svensk... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 4, 2021
Clean Energy Fuels and Total have signed a 50/50 joint venture (JV) to develop renewable natural gas (RNG) production facilities in the US.
The initial firm commitment is $100 million (€83 million) and can increase to $400 million (€332 million) as development opportunities progress.
Since Clean Energy and Total will be providing the equity portion of the investments,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 3, 2021
Recycled food waste collected from households in Welwyn Hatfield, UK, has generated enough electricity to power 62 homes for a year since the service was introduced in November 2020.
At the beginning of February, 565 tonnes of residents’ food waste had been collected, it was then generated into biogas and electricity, enough to power: 62 homes for a year; or boil... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 3, 2021
Aggreko has signed a seven-year contract with Brazilian energy firm EVA Energia for a 10 MW renewable power solution using landfill gas.
Aggreko will deliver a complete system, producing power from biogas derived from two locations; Seropédica (Rio de Janeiro State), the largest landfill site in Latin America, and Mauá (São Paulo State).
The project will provide... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 2, 2021
Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) has launched a €2.9 million compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicle grant scheme to support hauliers in opting for cleaner fuel.
The scheme will support the purchase of up to 400 gas-powered trucks, buses, and vans to help drive a more sustainable transport sector.
It will cover 20% of the difference between CNG and diesel-powered vehicles,... [Read More]