Dec 16, 2021
OPAL Fuels, GFL Renewables to build two RNG plants
Biogas News
Dec 16, 2021
Clean Energy Fuels Corp (Clean Energy) has announced additional fuel and infrastructure contracts to meet growing RNG demand.
In the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Clean Energy’s Adopt-a-Port programme with Chevron continues to gain momentum, with more fleets switching to RNG. Chevron has pledged to provide $28 million (€24.6 million) to trucking companies... [Read More]
Features
Dec 15, 2021
John Hanselman, founder and chief strategy officer at Vanguard Renewables, sheds light on the importance of farm waste in reaching global net-zero goals.
I was watching a recent Netflix documentary, Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet, when I heard a brilliant explanation of the unique opportunity the generations of people currently living on Earth hold.... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 15, 2021
GESS RNG Biogas USA has acquired several existing and planned RNG production plants from partner GESS International.
The projects include locations in North Carolina, Missouri, Michigan, and Kansas. Additionally, GESS RNG Biogas has also acquired six existing and six new North Carolina RNG pipeline interconnect approvals, with no expiration dates.
The company has... [Read More]
Pellets News
Dec 15, 2021
Drax has selected Worley to begin the front-end engineering design (FEED) work on its BECCS project at the start of next year.
The company is also planning capital investments of around £40 million (€47 million) at its power station in North Yorkshire next year on the first phase of the BECCS project. Drax may also work with Worley on the subsequent design and build... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 15, 2021
Scandinavian Biogas will build a bio-LNG plant with local farmers in Sweden.
The project development in Grimhult, outside Mönsterås, began in 2016 by local farmers. The collaboration with Scandinavian Biogas began in 2018. Its location was decided based on the high density of animal farms in the area.
The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) programme,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 14, 2021
Belgian company Fluxys LNG is organising a subscription window for bio-LNG liquefaction services at the Zeebrugge LNG Terminal.
Fluxys mainly acts as a natural gas transmission operator and its infrastructure comprises pipelines and the Zeebrugge terminal. The company’s new bio-LNG service was launched to offer full decarbonisation options for heavy-duty trucks and... [Read More]
Pellets News
Dec 14, 2021
Drax’s subsidiary Pinnacle Renewable Energy will acquire Pacific BioEnergy Corporation’s pellet sales contract book.
In doing so, 2.8 million tonnes (Mt) of orders will be added for sustainable biomass supply to counterparties in Japan and Europe.
These contracts are for delivery between 2022 and the mid-2030s, of which 0.3 Mt is for delivery next year. The total... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 14, 2021
Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca is partnering with Future Biogas to build a biogas plant in the UK.
The plant in East Anglia will generate biomethane as a substitute for natural gas to provide a renewable source of heat and power for AstraZeneca’s UK sites in Macclesfield, Cambridge, Speke, and Luton. The initiative will provide additional renewable gas to the... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 14, 2021
EQTEC has joined forces with Phoenix Energy, the North Fork Community Development Council and Carbonfuture to convert forest residues into renewable electricity in California.
The partnership will see the companies help Sierra Nevada forests and their communities remove carbon from the atmosphere and reduce wildfire risk, as well we generating renewable energy and creating... [Read More]
Biomass News
Dec 13, 2021
A $1 million (€695,000) wildfire risk reduction project in British Columbia has also supported the local bioenergy industry.
The Forest Enhancement Society of BC (FESBC) funded the project to protect high-risk areas as outlined in the District of Sicamous’ (DOS) Community Wildfire Protection Plan.
“The 2021 wildfires throughout the province and in our area... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 13, 2021
Waste and recycling expert Tidy Planet has partnered with Eco Sustainable Solutions to convert global off-roading racing championship Extreme E’s food waste into biogas at its upcoming Jurassic X Prix in Dorset, UK.
Extreme E takes electric off-road motorsport around the globe to some of the most remote locations. As part of its mission to promote sustainability and... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 13, 2021
Clarkson University in New York has received a $20,000 (€17,700) grant to convert food waste into energy.
The grant was allocated by Constellation, an Exelon Company which provides power, natural gas, renewable energy and energy products and services for US homes and businesses.
The project, ‘Food-to-Energy, Forging New Partnerships: Promoting Resource Recovery... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 13, 2021
Gasum will supply 250 tons of liquefied biogas (LBG) to Uddeholms, a major manufacturer of tool steel for industrial tools.
The LBG will be delivered to Uddeholms’ plant in Hagfors, Sweden, and used for its sustainability week in mid-December.
Steel production in Hagfors uses a lot of energy, which comes from a range of sources such as LNG and electricity. During... [Read More]
Pellets News
Dec 10, 2021
Gasum and Metsä Fibre have teamed up to produce biogas at Metsä Fibre’s Äänekoski bioproduct mill in Finland.
Under the agreement, Metsä Fibre will be responsible for the plant’s overall operations while Gasum will take care of daily remote operation and maintenance of biogas processing. Gasum will buy the biogas produced at Metsä Fibre’s plant for use as... [Read More]
Biomass News
Dec 10, 2021
Heineken Cambodia and Singapore-based Berkley Energy Commercial Industrial Solutions have started work on a biomass power plant, which will generate thermal energy for the brewer’s production site in Phnom Penh.
The $5.8 million (€5.1 million) project is expected to go online in July next year and create 50 jobs. The plant will burn rice husks sourced from the nearby... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 10, 2021
CleanBay Renewables has secured investment from AVG Group (AVG), a Luxembourg-based asset manager.
AVG’s investment will help fund CleanBay’s development portfolio of bioconversion facilities across the US, recycling poultry litter and repurposing it into RNG and natural, controlled-release fertiliser.
The capital will also allow the company to explore additional... [Read More]
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The Régie des matières résiduelles du Lac-Saint-Jean (RWM) and Waga Energy have announced the signing of an agreement to implement an RNG production project at the Hébertville-Station engineered landfill site (ELS) in Quebec
Waste-to-hydrogen producer Compact Syngas Solutions (CSS) will be creating 200kg of hydrogen from waste to power a 40-day sea trial of a zero-emission marine hydrogen engine
