Sep 29, 2021
Shell starts RNG production at Oregon facility
Biogas News
Sep 29, 2021
A new AD plant built by BioConstruct will convert approximately 95,000 tons of food waste annually into biomethane in Somerset, UK.
The AD facility at Evercreech Junction will generate enough RNG to power around 5,500 homes as part of Adapt Biogas’ (formerly Biocow) ambitions to increase renewable energy production across the UK.
The project had been in development... [Read More]
Pellets News
Sep 29, 2021
Scientists at the University of Wyoming (UW) have examined the impact of water consumption when combining bioenergy production with carbon capture and sequestration, also known as BECCS.
BECCS is a carbon removal technique in which organic material is converted into heat, electricity, or liquid or gas fuels, with the carbon emissions from this bioenergy conversion captured... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 29, 2021
Vision Ridge Partners, an investor in sustainable assets, has committed $100 million (€86 million) to support the establishment and build-out of Vision RNG.
Vision RNG is a full service developer and operator of landfill gas infrastructure to capture the gas and convert it into sustainable RNG.
The company will partner with landfill owners to develop, design, build,... [Read More]
Features
Sep 28, 2021
Increased forest fires have led to a more in-depth discussion on Canada’s forests and the role of biomass - by Colin Ley.
The decision by Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, to call a snap general election was initially billed as an opportunity for his minority liberal government to cash in on good polling figures. By challenging voters to choose who they want... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 28, 2021
JAX LNG, a small-scale LNG facility in Jacksonville, Florida, recently completed the first fuelling of a marine vessel in the US with a blend of LNG and renewable LNG.
JAX LNG is a joint venture between NorthStar Midstream and Pivotal LNG. The company loaded the fuel into the Clean Jacksonville bunker barge to fuel the Isla Bella – the world’s first LNG-powered... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 28, 2021
The Koehler Group is to convert its power plant at the Koehler Paper site in Greiz, Germany, from pulverised lignite (coal) to fine wood fraction fuel.
The team at Koehler Renewable Energy, part of the Koehler Group, have developed an innovative technique that will allow a type of biomass to be used as fuel in the existing coal-fired power plant in a ‘completely new... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 28, 2021
Creating a network of CO2 supply sources from biogas plants could be the answer to preventing future shortages, according to UK-based BioCarbonics.
Established in June 2018, BioCarbonics works with AD operators/biogas producers to help them recover and monetise their waste CO2, providing a dedicated channel to market for biogenic ‘green’ CO2 from renewable energy... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 28, 2021
Enbridge will purchase upwards of 2 billion cubic feet of RNG annually from Vanguard Renewables’ anaerobic digesters, under a new partnership.
The RNG will come from digesters that Vanguard will invest $200 million (€147 million) to build in the US northeast, southeast and midwest.
Enbridge will invest approximately $100 million (€73 million) in RNG upgrading... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 27, 2021
Axens and French technical solutions firm Arol Energy have signed a license agreement for Axens’ Connect’In® technology, designed to support biomethane producers.
Connect’In is a digital solution developed by Axens - a group providing solutions for the conversion of oil and biomass to cleaner fuels - and until now, made available exclusively to its customers.
By... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 27, 2021
Gasum has opened a new gas filling station in Trondheim, Norway in partnership with cooperative retail chain, Coop.
The facility offers both liquefied and compressed gas, responding to the growing demand for low emission fuel solutions in Norway. The station will also be used to supply Coop with renewable biogas for its transport partners.
The station is well located... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 27, 2021
MAKEEN Energy and biogas supplier Nature Energy will build and operate the first Danish biogas liquefaction plant in Frederikshavn, Denmark.
The two companies have come together to form a joint company, NORDLIQ (Nordic Liquefaction), to build and operate the first Danish LBG plant.
The facility will initially be able to produce 20,000 tonnes of LBG every year. The... [Read More]
Pellets News
Sep 27, 2021
Sulzer Chemtech’s separation equipment will play a key role in Arbaflame’s pellet production process.
The EU-funded Arbaflame project, located just outside of Oslo, Norway, aims to produce 70,000 tonnes of biomass-based combustibles annually for clean power generation. The pellets are made of wood and can be used as a 100% sustainable alternative to coal in power... [Read More]
Pellets News
Sep 24, 2021
Drax said it aims to source 80% of the construction materials and services needed to deliver its bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) technology from the UK supply chain.
The ambition includes all construction materials needed as part of the development of the multi-billion-pound project, such as steel, pipes, heat pumps, electricals, and insulation, as... [Read More]
Features
Sep 24, 2021
Canada is now home to more than 270 biogas plants. Here, the Canadian Biogas Association delves into the reasons behind the industry’s impressive growth.
After a record-setting decade that saw the number of biogas projects in Canada grow by nearly 50%, Canada’s biogas sector is bracing for another decade of rapid growth.
The torrid pace of 2011- 2020 has resulted... [Read More]
Pellets News
Sep 24, 2021
Eleven thermal plants around Delhi, India, have been directed to co-fire with biomass pellets.
The Centre’s air quality commission has directed all 11 thermal power plants within a 300-kilometre (km) radius of Delhi to co-fire biomass pellets with coal, noting this could utilise millions of tonnes of biomass, helping to address the issue of stubble burning.
Paddy... [Read More]
Other News
Sep 24, 2021
EQTEC has established a joint venture with its Greek strategic partners, German EPC company ewerGy, operating in Greece via its local partner, ECO Hellas M1KE.
The joint venture, EQTEC Synergy Projects, has signed an agreement for the proposed acquisition of a 1 MWe waste-to-energy gasification project in Livadia, Greece (known as Star I) and exclusivity for a second... [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
