Albioma has acquired the La Granaudière wood pellet production plant in Quebec. The plant has been out of service since July last year but is due to be recommissioned in early 2022, with its nominal annual production capacity of 200,000 tonnes being achieved following additional investments. The transaction will diversify Albioma’s sources of sustainable biomass... [Read More]

A chopper pump made by Landia has completed eight years of service at the largest university campus biogas plant in the US. The facility at Michigan State University (MSU) converts over 22,000 tons of food waste annually from campus dining halls and local food processors, as well as manure from MSU’s farm, into renewable energy. The site opened in 2013, with the same... [Read More]

StormFisher has increased its organic waste processing capacity through the construction of a third anaerobic digester at its facility in London, Ontario. Accompanied by an RNG upgrading system, the plant is now the largest food waste AD facility in Canada. The plant repurposes food waste to provide heat to 2,500 homes in Ontario and also support transport with sustainable... [Read More]

FortisBC Energy has awarded a biogas upgrading contract to Greenlane Biogas North America for a new project at the Vancouver Landfill in British Columbia. Under the $12.1 million (€8.4 million) contract, Greenlane will supply its two-stage pressure swing adsorption system to upgrade landfill gas to clean, low-carbon RNG for direct injection into FortisBC’s regional... [Read More]

On 3 January, Enviva Inc. saw its first full trading day as a corporation on the New York Stock Exchange, following its conversion from Enviva Partners, a master limited partnership. As part of the conversion, Enviva also announced the appointment of three new members to its board and changes that will further strengthen its executive leadership team. Enviva welcomed... [Read More]

Green Impact Partners (GIP) has closed the non-recourse project debt financing for its first RNG facility, the GreenGas Colorado RNG Project. The non-recourse project debt financing is provided by a lender in the US and includes both a construction and term loan facility of up to $48 million (€33.3 million). Construction of the GreenGas Colorado RNG Project is... [Read More]

Wärtsilä has been selected to supply a broad scope of solutions for 12 new LNG-fuelled container ships ordered by CMA CGM. The order comprises 12 container vessels to be built in China. Six 13,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) container vessels are being built at the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group, with the other six 15,000 TEU container vessels under construction... [Read More]

UK-based Gregory Distribution is extending the use of bio-LNG (biomethane) in its milk transportation operation with new tractor units. The company is awaiting the arrival of 12 new Volvo FM Globetrotter LNG 6x2 tractor units for its base in Cullompton, Devon, each expected to clock up 200,000 kilometres per year for the next five years. The new FM LNG tractor units... [Read More]

Greenlane Renewables has signed two new biogas upgrading system supply contracts valued at $7.1 million (€4.9 million) through its subsidiary, Greenlane Biogas North America. The supply contracts concern two separate RNG projects in the US and Brazil. Greenlane will supply a biogas upgrading system for a dairy farm RNG project in Nebraska. Its pressure swing adsorption... [Read More]

Valmet will supply a biomass boiler and flue gas cleaning system to Tahara Biomass Power in Japan, valued at approximately €70 million. The new circulating fluidised bed (CFB) boiler will enable Tahara Biomass Power Plant to achieve a stable power supply at high thermal efficiency while significantly reducing CO2 emissions. Valmet’s delivery includes a biomass-fired... [Read More]

UGI Utilities is now accepting RNG from Archaea Energy into its pipeline distribution system, as part of a 2021 agreement. In Fiscal 2021, UGI Utilities, a subsidiary of UGI Corporation, signed an interconnect agreement with Archaea to accept delivery of RNG produced from the Keystone Landfill in Pennsylvania into its natural gas pipeline. Once fully operational,... [Read More]

Power generated from fossil fuels in the UK’s electricity grid has fallen to an all-time low, according to data from Drax Electric Insights. Just before midnight on 29 December, fossil fuels generated 1.7 GW of electricity – just 6% of power on the UK’s electricity grid at the time. Renewable sources such as biomass, wind, and hydro have taken over coal and... [Read More]

Steuben County in New York has awarded a landfill gas-to-RNG contract to Waga Energy. The project at the county’s landfill in the town of Bath will produce RNG and inject it into the local grid to help decarbonise mobility. Steuben County is home to approximately 99,000 residents, and its landfill in Bath is authorised to dispose of 150,000 tons of waste annually. The... [Read More]

With more than 300 installations under its belt, Host has big plans for the future of bioenergy. From its humble beginnings as an engineering firm advising industrial companies on energy efficiency, Host has become a major player in the bioenergy industry. Host was the result of a joint venture between Holec Projects and Stork, two well-established suppliers of... [Read More]

Innovative biomass projects across the UK can now bid for a share of £26 million (€30.4 million) in government funding. Biomass, which is backed by the independent Climate Change Committee, will be an important part of the UK’s renewable energy mix, helping it to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. The chosen projects will drive biomass productivity in the UK... [Read More]

Iona Capital has financed the construction and operations of a new CHP plant in Loughborough, UK. The plant will be built on GLW Feeds’ site in Shepshed. GLW Feeds is one of the largest independent, family-owned livestock and speciality feed manufacturers in the UK and has a significant heat and power demand all year round. The facility will be built by Edina UK... [Read More]