Aug 11, 2021
FCC Environment grows energy crops at former UK landfills
Biogas News
Aug 11, 2021
Black Sheep Brewery in Yorkshire has signed a three-year deal with biogas producer Warrens Group.
The agreement will support the Masham-based brewery by generating a new income stream from the by-products of the brewing process, the Yorkshire Post reported.
Warrens Group, based in Newton Aycliffe, is one of the first food waste recycling firms in the UK to power... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 10, 2021
Green Gas Day 2021, the UK’s largest gas-to-grid industry gathering, will take place in Birmingham on 9 September.
After the 2020 edition was moved due to the pandemic, this year’s event will take place in-person at Birmingham’s National Motorcycle Museum.
The Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) and CNG Services have been running Green... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 10, 2021
UK timber frame manufacturer SO Modular has installed new machinery at its facility in South Wales, including production lines, a treatment tank and a biomass boiler.
The development of the facility in Neath began in April 2020 and is set to open at the end of the summer. Once completed, with all the new machinery installed and running, the site will immediately be... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 10, 2021
Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (NGen) has partnered with Genecis Bioindustries to develop, scale and integrate a novel biotechnology platform to upcycle food waste into premium sustainable plastics, using anaerobic digestion (AD).
NGen, the industry-led organisation behind Canada’s advanced manufacturing supercluster, announced $6 million (€4.06 million) in... [Read More]
Features
Aug 9, 2021
Using its patented technology, Norwegian firm Arbaflame is producing black pellets derived from bio-waste to replace or co-fire with coal.
Arbaflame, owned by Norwegian investment company Pemco, has pioneered what it describes as the ‘next generation of wood pellets’. The company has spent 10 years and invested around NOK 550 million (€52.6 million) in developing... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 9, 2021
Australian firm Sweetman Biomass (SBM), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sweetman Renewables, has signed a waste biomass supply agreement with a ‘leading Japanese conglomerate’.
The 20-year binding supply agreement will secure the supply of waste biomass to help power Japan with renewable fuel. SBM will export 60,000 tonnes per annum of green woodchip to a power plant... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 9, 2021
Capstone Green Energy (formerly Capstone Turbine Corporation) has received a contract for a microturbine system to operate grid-connected on biogas at a wastewater treatment facility in Central America.
The new Capstone Signature Series C1000S system, slated to be commissioned in November, is expected to allow the site to reduce the amount of electricity needed to be... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 9, 2021
Clarke Energy will sell two INNIO Jenbacher biogas engines to PressCane, a biofuel distillery based in Malawi.
PressCane’s ethanol production site generates biofuel in the form of ethanol, which is blended with petrol and sold to motorists throughout the country. The company’s anaerobic digestion plant treats effluent arising from the site and generates biogas,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 9, 2021
Aemetis has received approval to build the next 21 miles of its $12 million (€10.2 million) biogas pipeline in California.
The company, which is focused on RNG and renewable fuels, received approval on its final permit to complete the Aemetis Biogas Phase 2 pipeline in Stanislaus County, which will connect dairy digesters to a central gas clean-up facility.
“Issuance... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 9, 2021
Gevo has signed binding, definitive agreements with bp for the sale of RNG.
Gevo’s wholly-owned dairy manure-based RNG project company located in northwest Iowa, Gevo NW Iowa RNG, signed the binding, definitive agreements with bp Canada Energy Marketing Corp and bp Products North America.
The NW Iowa RNG project is currently being constructed and is expected to... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 6, 2021
NW Natural has agreed to purchase RNG from RNG marketing and environmental commodities firm Element Markets for its customers in Oregon, US.
NW Natural, a subsidiary of NW Natural Holding Company, signed the agreement as part of the RNG programme instituted under Oregon Senate Bill 98.
This marks the second RNG contract for NW Natural under the landmark bill, which... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 6, 2021
Hamilton RNG and UGI Energy Services (UGI) will develop food waste digester projects to produce RNG in Ohio and Kentucky.
Hamilton RNG’s first project, Synthica St Bernard, is being developed in St Bernard, Ohio, around five miles north of Cincinnati. The digester is expected to be completed in the first half of 2023 and will process around 190,000 tons of food waste... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 6, 2021
Residents in Oxford, UK will now be able to recycle their coffee pods through kerbside recycling, which will be used to create biogas, plastic pellets, and aluminium ingots.
Podback was created in collaboration with major coffee brands including Nespresso, Nescafe Dolce Gusto and Tassimo. Oxford City Council has joined forces with the company as part of its aim to increase... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 5, 2021
Princes Group, an international food and drink company, has incorporated biogas into its 2030 Green Goals.
The commitment will see Princes’ global operations become carbon neutral by 2030, against a 2018/2019 baseline, focusing on carbon emissions, water, waste, and energy.
Prince’s ambition, outlined in its 2030 Green Goals initiative, builds on important progress... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 5, 2021
EverGen Infrastructure Corp (EverGen) will now trade publicly on the TSX Venture Exchange following the completion of its $20.02 million (€13.4 million) initial public offering (IPO).
This marks a total of $65 million (€43.7 million) raised by the firm since its inception in 2020. EverGen will trade under the symbol EVGN.
The announcement follows recent key milestones... [Read More]
Pellets News
Aug 5, 2021
Apollo Global Management, together with its consolidated subsidiaries (Apollo), will acquire a majority stake in pellet producer AS Graanul Invest.
With funds managed by Apollo’s affiliates, the company has agreed to invest in the largest producer of sustainable wood pellets in Europe, and one of the largest producers globally.
Since its inception in 2003, Graanul... [Read More]