Mar 2, 2021
BTS Biogas, Japan Bio-Methane join forces in Japan
Biogas News
Mar 2, 2021
Funding for separate food waste collection in the UK should be provided “without delay”, according to the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA).
In its annual monitoring report, the National Infrastructure Commission reiterated its recommendation – first made in 2018 – to “enable separate food waste collection for households and businesses... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 1, 2021
Weltec Biopower has been contracted to build an energy-efficient wastewater treatment unit for a sewage treatment plant in Bückeburg, North Germany.
Apart from the earthworks and the electrical installations, the German biogas manufacturer will supervise the construction of the new sludge thickener, the engine room for the cogeneration power plant and the digester... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 1, 2021
More than 503 million gallons of renewable natural gas (RNG) were produced in the US for transportation in 2020, according to new figures.
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the data, showing a marked increase in RNG production for transport – up from 404 million gallons in 2019.
This increase can be tied to state and federal policies, such as... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 26, 2021
Bio-LNG provides a ‘competitive advantage’ in the shipping industry, according to SEA-LNG, providing ‘favourable finance’ for longer, through reduced emissions.
For every 10% of bio-LNG dropped in and blended with LNG as a marine fuel, a vessel can achieve two additional years’ compliance with the Annual Efficiency Radio (AER) curve, used to secure funding... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 26, 2021
Wyke Farms, the UK’s largest independent cheese producer and a renewable energy producer, has recorded its highest turnover to date.
The cheesemaker, which has an anaerobic digestion (AD) facility, reported a turnover of £107 million, having benefited from substantial growth in export sales to the EU and the rest of the world, up by almost 20%.
Wyke Farms’ 100%... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 25, 2021
Gasrec will increase the size of its bio-LNG tanker fleet by 300% over the next 12 months.
The company’s efforts will help to meet the rapidly growing demand from transport and logistics companies for a lower cost and more sustainable alternative to diesel.
Gasrec recently took delivery of its third cryogenic trailer from Bradford, UK-based M1 Engineering, and... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 25, 2021
Host has ‘stepped up’ the investment and operation of its bioenergy systems in the Netherlands.
By investing in its own biogas facilities in Boornbergum, Host allows farmers with sufficient manure or agricultural feedstock available all year round to realise a biogas plant at its site, without the financial investment.
Host has a strong foothold in small-scale... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 25, 2021
Deciding to build an anaerobic digestion (AD) plant near Pontefract that can accept a wide range of feedstocks has ‘paid off’ for a UK firm.
Feedstock flexibility has enabled Lanes Farm Energy’s AD facility to continue functioning throughout its first year of operations, despite the challenges posed by COVID-19.
Ted Sultan, director at the plant, explained... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 24, 2021
Vogelsang grew its revenue by around 7% in 2020, driven by growth in agricultural technology and biogas markets.
The company, based in Essen, Germany, grew its revenue to €134 million, despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
By launching new products such as the XRipper XRG macerator for sewers and the UniSpread universal linkage, and adding greater... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 24, 2021
The Coalition for the Energy of the Future has unveiled its first seven concrete actions, including on biogas and hydrogen, and welcomed three new members.
Launched in late 2019, the Coalition aims at accelerating the development of future energies and technologies to sustain green energy models and reduce the impact of transport and logistics on climate change.
Airbus,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 24, 2021
Biogest is to build a 190 kW agricultural and food waste biogas plant in South Korea.
The project, close to Daegu in the south of the country, will be developed with HC Energy and DoBangYukJong Farm and is supported by the Changnyeong-gun city office.
The Biogest PowerRing biogas plant, fed with pig slurry and food waste, will be an important reference plant to attract... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 23, 2021
Bio-LNG provides ‘significant’ greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions and is already being introduced in shipping, according to SEA-LNG.
Just 10% of drop-in bio-LNG with LNG provides around two years of additional compliance under Poseidon Principles measures, a global framework for the decarbonisation of shipping. Both fuels can be used interchangeably with existing LNG... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 23, 2021
FPT Industrial has helped an Italian winery to produce the world’s first zero-emissions wine, using biomethane.
The company helped Fontanafredda, a winery founded by the first King of Italy in 1858, by supplying two New Holland TK Methane Power crawler vineyard tractors with biomethane-fuelled FPT Industrial F28 natural gas engines.
The tractors will work in the... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 23, 2021
BioStar Renewables’ San Bernardino Organic Energy Solutions (OES) waste-to-energy project site has completed synchronisation with Southern California Edison’s distribution system.
The company’s OES plant will divert 100,000+ tons of pre-consumer food waste per year from the Coachella and Lambs Canyon landfills.
The project will generate 20,000,000+ kWh of electricity... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 23, 2021
BrewDog has signed off on a £14 million (€16.2 million) investment into an anaerobic digestion (AD) facility at its headquarters in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
According to a LinkedIn post by BrewDog’s CEO and co-founder, James Watt, the AD plant will convert BrewDog’s organic process waste to site-generated biomethane, replacing all of its grid gas, and reduce... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 22, 2021
ORLEN Południe has revealed plans to build a biomethane production facility in Poland. The plant will manufacture around 7 million m3 of biogas annually.
Daniel Obajtek, president of the management board of PKN ORLEN, said: “We are pursuing innovative business, which will allow the ORLEN Group and the Polish economy to develop in a sustainable manner.
“As the... [Read More]
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