The Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) has welcomed the publication of a Biomass Policy Statement (BPS), noting that the announcement on COP26 Energy Day recognises the critical role of bioenergy in delivering net-zero targets. The BPS comes alongside the recent biomass call for evidence to help develop the policies needed to make the best use... [Read More]

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) have announced a new global climate finance facility to accelerate the transition to renewable energy in developing countries. The UAE committed $400 million (€346 million) in funding provided by the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development towards the Energy Transition Accelerator Financing... [Read More]

Dairy firms Stonyfield Organic and Cabot are joining forces with the Farm Powered Strategic Alliance (FPSA) and Dairy Farmers of America to place dairy as a leader in decarbonisation efforts. The FPSA, founded in 2020 by Vanguard Renewables, Unilever, Starbucks, and Dairy Farmers of America, aims to accelerate long-term commitments to avoid or eliminate food waste first... [Read More]

Glennon Brothers, a timber processing company based in Longford, Ireland, has completed its acquisition of Balcas from parent company SHV Energy Holding. The transaction, which includes two CHP plants, was subject to approval from the Competition and Markets Authority in the UK and the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission in Ireland. Balcas, based in Enniskillen,... [Read More]

Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) in Austria and start-up Rouge H2 Engineering have produced high-purity hydrogen from biogas directly at a biogas plant. Green hydrogen is seen as a ‘beacon of hope’ in the energy and mobility revolution, the university said, but it is not yet suitable for mass production, for several reasons. Hydrogen is currently produced... [Read More]

Gasum bunkered liquefied biogas (LBG) for the first time to an offshore supply vessel in Norway. The fuel was delivered to Lundin Energy Norway’s supply vessel, Island Crusader. The truck-to-ship bunkering took place in Risavika Harbour, close to Stavanger. Island Crusader is a battery hybrid running on liquefied gas and using electricity. Lundin Energy Norway... [Read More]

Punjab’s first stubble-based bio-CNG plant is collecting paddy straw from agricultural sites in preparation for commissioning in January. Officials at the plant in Sangrur have already collected around 10,000 tonnes of paddy straw for their operations, the Times of India reported. The plant will produce more than 33 tonnes of CBG or bio-CNG per day and is capable... [Read More]

Marwell Zoo in Hampshire, UK, has become the first of its kind to generate renewable energy using animal waste. Manure from some of the most endangered species will be used to heat the zoo’s largest buildings using biomass technology. The Energy for Life initiative saves 220 tonnes of CO2e each year and marks a critical step in the zoo’s goal to become carbon... [Read More]

American Power Group’s (APG) chairman and CEO have written to President Biden, urging the administration to make use of RNG for heavy-duty truck fleets. Written by Matthew Van Steenwyk, APG’s chairman, and Charles Coppa, CEO, the letter pledges the company’s “full support” to Opal Fuels’ letter, also addressed to President Biden, which stressed the need... [Read More]

Drax has welcomed Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards to Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire. The State of Louisiana is central to Drax’s global operations, with its wood pellet production industry helping to keep the lights on for millions of UK homes and businesses. By value, Drax is the largest agricultural importer from the US to the UK and a ‘critical’... [Read More]

World leaders have pledged to cut methane emission levels by 30% by 2030 at the COP26 event in Glasgow. The Global Methane Pledge is an international initiative put forward by the US and EU to reduce methane emissions to help slow global warming. The pledge is to cut methane emissions from human activity by 30% against 2020 levels by 2030. Dozens of countries have joined... [Read More]

CHAR Technologies (CHAR) has commenced surveying and geotechnical testing at the proposed site of its woody biomass-to-RNG project in Ontario. The high-temperature pyrolysis (HTP) project near Kirkland Lake will potentially produce 500,000 gigajoules per year of RNG and 10,000 tonnes per year of CHAR’s proprietary CleanFyre biocoal. The CleanFyre will be earmarked... [Read More]

Arla has created AA rechargeable ‘Cow Patteries’ to highlight the potential of manure-based renewable energy. The recent gas crisis has seen global wholesale prices soar, leading to concerns and questions about the cost and source of future supplies. A group of farmers from dairy cooperative Arla have found a novel way of showing the largely untapped potential... [Read More]

Naftogaz, Ukraine’s largest national oil and gas company, is working on development programmes to increase the use of biogas. The company’s CEO, Yuriy Vitrenko, made the announcement at the 7th Ukrainian Gas Forum. “In the near future, we need to present national programmes that will significantly increase the production of biogas and, in particular, biomethane,”... [Read More]

Yosemite Clean Energy (Yosemite) has secured a site to develop its first carbon-negative green hydrogen and RNG plant in California, utilising wood biomass. Yosemite, a sustainable biofuels company, said ground-breaking at the site in Oroville is scheduled for Q2 for 2022. The company will utilise Austrian gasification technology, commercialised and deployed by Repotec,... [Read More]

Brightmark RNG, a joint venture between Chevron U.S.A. and Brightmark, has delivered the first gas at its Lawnhurst site in Western New York. The previously announced partnership owns project companies across the US to produce and market dairy biomethane (RNG). Lawnhurst Farm is one of three farm partners in Western New York involves in the Helios Project. Each has... [Read More]