Oct 6, 2021
Nacero launches RNG acquisition platform
Biogas News
Oct 6, 2021
Repsol has produced renewable hydrogen using biomethane as a raw material for the first time.
The renewable hydrogen was used to manufacture fuels with a low carbon footprint, such as petrol, diesel, or kerosene for aviation.
Ten tons of renewable hydrogen was produced at Repsol’s Cartagena Industrial Complex from 500 MWh of biomethane, preventing emissions of... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 6, 2021
RWE has invested £200,000 (€234,900) on new noise abatement technology for its Markinch Power Station in Fife, Scotland.
The 55 MW combined heat and power (CHP) biomass plant can generate power for 100,000 homes and has been operational since 2015. Most recently, RWE invested in a state-of-the-art Energy Centre that provides heat to the Glenrothes Energy Network... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 6, 2021
DMT Environmental Technology (DMT) will be the biogas upgrading technology provider for the first collaboration between Thames Water and SGN Commercial Services in the UK.
As one of the two contractors selected, SGN was awarded an eight-year framework, valued at £70 million (€82 million), by Thames Water. Additionally, SGN will design, construct, operate and maintain... [Read More]
Pellets News
Oct 5, 2021
Panama City Commission in Florida has approved Panama City Port Authority’s $26 million budget for major projects, including wood pellet storage.
The projects will focus on expansion, economic development, and job creation, with Mayor Greg Brudnicki voicing his support for the projects.
“The port is a real economic engine for the city, it has been for years,”... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 5, 2021
A ‘ground-breaking’ collaboration with a unique workforce development component will help bring new technologies to the bioenergy industry in the US.
The Integrated Biochemical and Electrochemical Technologies (IBET) to Convert Organic Waste to Biopower collaboration will be led by the University of Michigan and U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 5, 2021
Al Rawabi, a dairy company based in the United Arab Emirates, has announced its large-scale biogas facility is now operational.
A first of a kind project in the Middle East, the plant will recycle organic waste from Al Rawabi’s operations into clean energy. According to the Khaleej Times, the facility will generate 1.3 MW of green energy.
“As a responsible sustainable... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 5, 2021
CPL Industries has launched its new Ecoke product range, partly using biomass, for industrial firms looking to accelerate their decarbonisation.
Ecoke is a manufactured fuel containing 30% sustainably sourced biomass. The new fuel also has significantly lower carbon emissions – up to 30% lower when compared to traditional fossil-based coke and anthracite with comparable... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 4, 2021
Scirocco Energy has completed the acquisition of Greenan Generation Limited (GGL) and its 0.5 MWe anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in Northern Ireland.
This marks the first acquisition under Scirocco’s joint venture (JV) with Energy Acquisition Group (EAG) that was announced in August, whereby Scirocco holds a 50% interest.
GGL is a cash generative, operational AD... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 4, 2021
Lithuanian company AUGA Group, Europe’s largest vertically integrated organic food producer, has developed the world’s first hybrid biomethane and electric tractor for farm use.
The AUGA M1 represents the firm’s first step in offering technological solutions that will eliminate climate pollution throughout the food supply chain, from field to table, and enable... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 4, 2021
Kinetrex Energy, a Kinder Morgan (KMI) company, and Wabash Valley Power Alliance (WVPA) have started construction activities for three previously announced RNG facilities.
The three sites in Indiana are located at the Twin Bridges Landfill in Danville, the Prairie View Landfill in Wyatt, and the Liberty Landfill in Monticello. Upon completion, they are expected to produce... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 1, 2021
Two North Carolina civil rights organisations have filed a complaint with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), alleging that permits issued to an industrial hog producer to develop biogas projects will disproportionately impact Black and Latinx communities in rural eastern North Carolina (NC).
Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) alleges the NC Department... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 1, 2021
Researchers at Clarkson University, New York, have received a $1 million (€863,600) grant from the US Department of Energy’s (DoE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) for an anaerobic digestion (AD) nutrient recovery project.
Last year, DOE’s EERE announced a funding opportunity to replace the ageing water and wastewater treatment infrastructure... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 1, 2021
Three low-carbon projects, including an anaerobic digestion (AD) system, have been given £500,000 (€581,000) in grant support from the Welsh Government.
The three schemes will be based at Coleg Cambria Llysfasi, a college in Denbighshire, and pioneer new technology aimed at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the agriculture sector. They are funded by the... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 30, 2021
Australian firm Yarra Valley Water is among the first water utilities in the world to sign the global Pledge to Net Zero.
The utility is halfway towards achieving its goal of generating 100% renewable energy by 2025, through projects like its food waste-to-energy facility. The plant at its site in Wollert converts around 30,000 tonnes of food scraps into more than 7... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 30, 2021
Clean Energy Systems (CES) has raised $15 million (€12.9 million) in a Series A funding round led by Carbon Direct Capital Management to support a carbon-negative power project.
The funding will accelerate the first commercial-scale deployment of CES technology at the carbon-negative power project in Mendota, California. Carbon Direct will join Clean Energy Systems’... [Read More]
Features
Sep 30, 2021
In Ontario, Canada, an exciting partnership has built a biogas facility generating power from zoo animal waste and food waste.
In Ontario, Canada, an interesting project has just come into operation. ZooShare Biogas Cooperative, formed in partnership with Toronto Zoo, developed a biogas plant designed to process animal manure and food waste to produce renewable energy.
The... [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
