UK-based Stobart Energy, which processes waste wood into biomass fuel, has been renamed as Esken Renewables. The company supplies around 1.7 million tonnes of fuel to dedicated biomass plants across the UK. The fuel is used to generate renewable energy equivalent to the annual domestic electricity needs of 2% of the population. The name change follows parent company... [Read More]

A new research project designed to unlock the potential of sustainable shrimp production in the UK plans to co-locate production with anaerobic digestion (AD) facilities. The project, led by experts at the University in Exeter in partnership with the University of Reading and Rothamsted Research, has received a multi-million pound funding boost. The research, which... [Read More]

CPM, a manufacturer of pellet mills, pelleting equipment and automation products, has launched new technology to improve wood pellet mill efficiency. The company’s patented Twin Track technology has been developed after a decade of research to reduce energy demand, ensure consistent pellet quality, and boost mill capacity. Twin Track uses two rollers inside the... [Read More]

Wärtsilä will supply equipment for a major bio-LNG facility in Germany. The facility will be the second-largest of its kind in the world, capable of liquefying biomethane and synthetic methane from renewable energy to produce REEFUEL - a carbon-neutral transportation fuel. The contract was placed in March by German energy company REEFUELERY – a joint venture... [Read More]

Stora Enso has agreed to divest its two sawmills and forest operations in Russia. The company’s Nebolchi and Impilahti sawmills will be divested to local management. The divestment includes Stora Enso’s Russian forest operations, which supply wood to the sawmills. Stora Enso’s assessment is that, due to uncertainties in the Russian market, local ownership and... [Read More]

Aemetis Biogas is ready to launch Phase 2 of its dairy biogas production project in California. The company will achieve this by completing the construction of its third dairy digester and testing the seven-mile biogas pipeline section to be used by the next five digesters. Testing was recently completed for the $12 million (€11.2 million) dairy biogas-to-RNG upgrading... [Read More]

US energy infrastructure company, TC Energy, and GreenGasUSA have joined forces to explore the development of a network of natural gas transportation hubs, including RNG. The hubs would provide centralised access to existing energy transportation infrastructure for RNG sources, such as farms, wastewater treatment facilities, and landfills. As part of this strategic... [Read More]

PT Pertamina, Osaka Gas Co, JGC Holdings, and INPEX Corporation have entered into a joint study agreement to explore the feasibility of a clean natural gas and LNG project in Indonesia, involving the production of biomethane from palm oil mill effluent (POME). Indonesia is the world’s largest producer and exporter of palm oil and the industry employs more than 3 million... [Read More]

UGI Corporation’s subsidiary, UGI Energy Services, has acquired a 33% equity interest in Ag-Grid Energy. Ag-Grid develops and operates small-scale renewable power projects that support local energy demands while lowering emissions in the US. The company currently has four operational projects in Connecticut and Massachusetts, and two projects under construction with... [Read More]

The Dutch Government has decided to immediately stop new subsidies for woody bio-based raw materials for low-grade heat. The decision specifically concerns the production of low-temperature heat (100oC) from woody bio-based raw materials. This heat is mainly used for heating buildings and greenhouses. Minister Jetten for Climate and Energy said: “Bio-raw materials... [Read More]

EnTech Solutions, Northern Biogas, and Dane County, Wisconsin have unveiled a new dairy waste-to-RNG facility. The organisations worked together to repurpose an AD facility (the Middleton facility), which formerly produced electricity, to generate clean RNG using agricultural waste from four local dairy farms. The Middleton facility incorporates advanced technology,... [Read More]

NTPC, India’s largest integrated energy company, has partnered with Delhi Jal Board (DJB), the government agency responsible for the supply of potable water, to convert sludge from DJB’s sewage treatment plants into renewable energy. The torrefied waste sludge was fired from NTPC’s unit 4 boiler at Dadri. This green solution offers an innovative way to convert... [Read More]

BESIX Middle East’s flagship sludge-to-energy project in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has passed performance and reliability tests. Designed and built by BESIX Middle East for Ajman Sewerage Company (ASPCL), the facility transforms sewage sludge into biogas, which is then used to generate heat and electricity that is used in the facility itself. Since 2002, ASPCL... [Read More]

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a draft white paper on control techniques and measures that could reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from new stationary combustion turbines. The turbines, which are currently projected to be a significant part of US electricity generation in future years, primarily use natural gas to create electricity. The... [Read More]

FDE, a carbon-negative energy producer, has acquired 94% of Cryopur, a French company specialising in the treatment of biogas and its liquefaction into LBG and bio-CO2. Cyropur was created in 2015 by Denis Clodic, former director of the Center for Energy and Processes at Mines ParisTech and co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 for his contributions to the Intergovernmental... [Read More]

National Grid in the US has shared its vision for fossil-free gas and electric networks in Massachusetts and New York by 2050. With National Grid’s Clean Energy Vision: A fossil-free future for cleanly heating homes and businesses, the company announced it will seek to eliminate fossil fuel from its gas networks, replacing it with RNG and green hydrogen while also... [Read More]