Japanese trading and investment business conglomerate, Marubeni Corporation, has agreed to develop decarbonisation projects, including BECCS, with PT Pertamina - an Indonesian state-owned oil and natural gas enterprise. The companies signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop a range of projects, including a BECCS project at Marubeni’s pulp mill in Indonesia,... [Read More]

Scandinavian Biogas has announced plans to reach an annual biogas production capacity in Europe of 3 TWh by 2030 – mainly bio-LNG. Based on the firm’s previously published business plan, the financial goal by 2024 to reach at least 700 GWh annual capacity remains unchanged. Scandinavian Biogas said the market for heavy transportation vehicles is expected to grow... [Read More]

Shell’s bio-LNG was made available to customers in the Netherlands on 15 February, as a blend with regular LNG. The fuel is liquefied gas from organic waste, such as agricultural waste, food scraps, and expired food products. It can be used in existing LNG engines and filling stations, without any need for modifications. With this, Shell has become the first in... [Read More]

Veolia and Braskem, a US-based thermoplastic resins and polypropylene producer, have signed a R$400 million (€68.5 million) investment agreement to produce renewable energy from biomass in Brazil. The project will use steam from eucalyptus biomass in the state of Alagoas to generate renewable energy. The project will generate 900,000 tons of steam per year for 20... [Read More]

Biomethane produced in Europe today is 30% cheaper than natural gas, the European Biogas Association (EBA) announced on 17 February. Today, the natural gas price stands at €80 per MWh compared to €18 a year ago. Prices next winter are expected to remain at a similarly high level, according to current estimations. While governments are struggling to reduce the impact... [Read More]

United Drug, Ireland’s largest pharmaceutical distribution company, has switched to biomethane supplied by Flogas Enterprise (formerly Naturgy Ireland). The biomethane sourced from Green Generation in County Kildare, Ireland, will increase incrementally in the coming years. “This is an exciting development in the Irish market,” said Barry Murphy, commercial... [Read More]

Quebec-based renewable energy producer Boralex has agreed to sell its 34.5 MW Senneterre power plant – the last biomass plant in its portfolio. The facility has been purchased by Resolu Forest Products Canada, a company that has supplied by-product for the plant for the past two years. As set out in its updated 2025 Strategic Plan, Boralex is looking to accelerate... [Read More]

EVENSOL, which develops and acquires renewable fuels-based assets in the bioenergy sector, has secured funding to develop two RNG facilities in the US. Greater Commercial Lending (GCL), a company that provides loans to businesses in under-served and rural communities, completed close to $73 million (€64.1 million) in financing for the two facilities, to be built in... [Read More]

French investment fund Pearl Infrastructure Capital has to date invested more than €50 million in biomass co-generation plants in Croatia. According to Total Croatia News, Pearl shared the information at a recent presentation of its projects in Virovitica. The three plants, located in eastern Croatia, generate 18 MW of electricity per hour from biomass. These are... [Read More]

USA BioEnergy is to develop an advanced biorefinery that will convert 1 million green tonnes of wood waste into 34 million gallons of transportation fuel. This includes sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), renewable diesel and renewable naphtha developed through its subsidiary, Texas Renewable Fuels (TRF). Future expansion will double the plant’s production capacity to... [Read More]

Swedish shipping company Furetank has signed a letter of intent with Eskilstuna Biogas to procure liquefied biogas (LBG). Furetank became the first shipping company in Sweden and second in the world to bunker LBG in 2018. The company has developed a new series of vessels that are ‘best in class’ globally, according to the climate standards for shipping set by the... [Read More]

US company Pennant Midstream has signed several agreements with a subsidiary of Energy Developments Pty (EDL) to accept delivery of RNG into its natural gas system. Pennant is a partnership between UGI Energy Services (UGIES), Harvest Midstream I, and a subsidiary of Williams Companies. Under the agreement, Pennant will transport the RNG from the Carbon Limestone Landfill... [Read More]

A state-of-the-art care home in York, UK, has taken a fresh approach to sustainable food waste management with ReFood. The Oaks is a stateof- the-art care home in New Earswick, York, run by the Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust (JRHT). It is an integral part of the Hartrigg Oaks retirement village, a community of around 400 people, and now, working with ReFood, the care... [Read More]

A consortium of Japanese companies has agreed to acquire Solariant Capital’s 52.7 MWp biomass power plant – Fukuyama Biomass Power Plant GK. Chubu Electric Power Co, Inabata & Co, Taihei Dengyo Co, Tokyo Sangyo Co and Hitachi Zosen Corporation entered into an agreement with Solariant, a renewable investment and development company based in Pasadena, California,... [Read More]

U.S. Gain has announced that its RNG supply will be used as a feedstock for hydrogen production. The company, a leader in the development and distribution of alternative fuel and renewable thermal energy, said the move would enable a greener fuelling solution for the California transportation market. Hydrogen producers are quickly learning the importance of feedstock... [Read More]

Gasunie, Dutch energy infrastructure firm and operator of the Dutch gas pipeline network has formed a 50/50 joint venture with torrefaction technology specialist Perpetual Next to produce green gas. The two companies will further develop and build the Torrgas Delfzijl project – a new plant to produce and distribute green gas made from syngas. The facility will use... [Read More]