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CPM, a leading solutions provider of process equipment and engineered technologies, has announced the acquisition of Innovative Pelleting Solutions GmbH and its high-capacity, direct drive pellet mill technology invented by Graf Equipment GmbH. The new technology brings to the CPM biomass portfolio a high capacity, direct drive pellet mill capable of processing various biomass feedstocks. The…
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Developers have been given approval to build a second anaerobic digestion (AD) plant at Hemswell Cliff between Gainsborough and Lincoln in the UK. The Lincolnite reports that the plant is expected to generate up to 6MW of renewable energy, which will be used to provide electricity, heating, biomethane and CO2 to West Lindsey District Council’s Food Enterprise Zone (FEZ) in a bid to meet the…
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Ameresco has achieved commercial operation at its landfill-gas-to-renewable- natural-gas plant at Republic Services’ Brickyard Landfill in Danville, Illinois, in the US. Michael Bakas, executive vice president, gives Bioenergy Insight an overview. Ameresco is a leading cleantech integrator specialising in sustainable energy services including, designing, building, owning, operating and…
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David Hurren, council member of the British Compressed Gases Association (BCGA), talks to Bioenergy Insight ahead of his talk at this year's International Biogas Congress & Expo, to be held on 18-19 June in Brussels. Can you give us an introduction to the BCGA and the work that you do?

 BCGA is a leading trade association with over 100 members in the industrial, food and medical gases…
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Mars Wrigley has installed a new biomass boiler into its Antipolo factory in the Philippines. The organisation said the new boiler reduces the plant’s carbon emissions by approximately 679 tons. It also allows the Antipolo factory to stop using diesel for thermal energy, and transition to utilising rice husk as feedstock - which are sourced from local farmers. “At Mars Wrigley, our purpose…
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Sumitomo SHI FW (SFW) has signed an agreement with Capwatt to provide Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) services for a state-of-the-art syngas production plant, integral to the Mangualde Renewable Methanol project in Portugal. This initiative aims to build a cutting-edge biorefinery capable of producing 80,000 tons of renewable methanol annually, utilising locally sourced biomass residues and…
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ONGC and EverEnviro Resource Management, a developer of compressed biogas (RNG) in India, have formed a 50-50 joint venture (JV) to set up 10 Compressed Biogas (CBG) plants across India. These plants are expected to reduce India’s reliance on imported gas and boost domestic renewable energy production, according to the organisations. The JV will see the firms utilise diverse feedstocks such…
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Since 1 May, Waga Energy has been selling renewable natural gas (RNG) that is produced at Veolia's Val Pôle in Claye-Souilly (north-central France), to ENGIE. The RNG has been sold under a Biomethane Purchase Agreement (BPA) without recourse to the feed-in tariff subsidised by the French government. Since March 2022, Veolia has been supplying Waga Energy with biogas from the Claye Souilly…
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Gas Networks Ireland and Bia Energy have agreed a partnership to enable renewable biomethane gas from the Bia Energy facility at Huntstown, Co Dublin to be injected directly into the gas network. Gas Networks Ireland will extend its existing network to create Dublin’s first direct Renewable Gas Entry Point at Bia Energy’s new reconfigured €63 million anaerobic digestion facility in…
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As part of Sweden's national strategy to cut emissions in the country's transport sector, Gasum and Scania opened a biogas filling station on 27 May in Södertälje. An inauguration ceremony was attended by industry stakeholders and political decision-makers, which Gasum said represents a clear indication of the wide acknowledgment of the importance of transitioning towards greener fuels in…
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CHAR Technologies Ltd. (CHAR Tech) has annonuced the imminent commencement of a production run of 500 tonnes of pelletised biocarbon. The pelletised biocarbon is destined for use at various heavy industrial facilities, including ArcelorMittal sites to fulfill a portion of the company’s previously announced biocarbon offtake agreement. The production run is an important milestone in the…
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Namibia has secured over $100 million (€92.1 million) to support the construction of a 40MW biomass plant. NamPower signed a loan agreement, engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract, as well as woodchip fuel supply contracts on 24 May. The signing marked the official commencement of the execution phase of the Otjikoto Biomass Power Station Project (OBPS). The French…
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Ireland's government has released its National Biomethane Strategy. The National Biomethane Strategy sets out the necessary policy and regulatory measures, and provides a roadmap, to developing a biomethane industry of scale in Ireland, according to the Irish government. Renewable Gas Forum Ireland (RGFI) has welcomed the move as an important first step towards meeting Ireland’s biomethane…
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Capsol Technologies, a leading provider of carbon capture solutions has announced its plans to list the company on the main board of Norway’s stock exchange, Euronext’s Oslo Børs. The company expects the first day of trading to be on 19 June. Being traded on the main board of the stock exchange makes the company more accessible to global investors. Following an equity offering in February…
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