Active Energy Group hopes to help utilities cut emissions with its unique CoalSwitch™ pellets. Bioenergy Insight editor Dawn Stephens-Borg speaks to CEO Michael Rowan to find out more. Based in the UK and with rapidly expanding operations in the US, Active Energy Group is making waves in the pellet industry. From its production facility in Lumberton, North Carolina... [Read More]

CMA CGM Group, a major shipping and logistics firm, has launched a low-carbon shipping offer utilising biomethane. The company has supported the production of 12,000 tonnes of biomethane – equivalent to a year’s fuel consumption by two 1,400 twenty-foot-equivalent (TEU) ships. The green gas is produced in part by the methanation of European-sourced organic and plant... [Read More]

Drax Group has completed its acquisition of Pinnacle Renewable Energy – a major producer and supplier of compressed pellets. The acquisition received overwhelming support from both companies’ shareholders, with 95.7% of Pinnacle’s and 99.99% of Drax’s shareholders voting in favour. With this move, Drax transforms into a ‘truly’ international business,... [Read More]

A new paper released by the European Biogas Association (EBA) shows the high potential of biogas production from industrial wastewater. The results show that biogas has huge potential to mitigate methane emissions from wastewater while generating renewable energy. This will reduce energy consumption at wastewater treatment (WWT) installations, provide a solution for... [Read More]

Developing bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) at Drax could save the UK energy system and consumers billions of pounds over the next decade, according to a new report. The independent analysis by energy consultancy Baringa, commissioned by Drax Group, evaluates the impact of deploying BECCS at scale as part of achieving the UK’s climate change targets. The... [Read More]

Hydrogen technology company BayoTech has partnered with BIOVIC to promote the use of green hydrogen in Spain. BIOVIC, a Valencian firm recently acquired by FACSA, Grupo Gimeno, specialises in biogas, biomethane, and green hydrogen plants, as well as in environmental consulting, waste recovery, and renewable energies. It is already carrying out multiple green hydrogen... [Read More]

Host is to build a large bioenergy facility in the Netherlands, at one of the world’s largest mushroom farms. The 12.4 MWth (thermal) plant in Ysselsteyn will produce low-emission energy from prunings and wood residues at the Organic Nutrition Centre owned by Sikes Group. The new bioenergy facility will result in greater independence from fossil fuels for the mushroom... [Read More]

Weltec Biopower is building two agricultural biogas plants for one of Japan’s major milk producers. One of the two 250 kW plants is being set up in Urahoro on the Japanese island of Hokkaido; the second is being built in Sakata in the country’s Yamagato prefecture, on the island of Honshu. Biogas enjoys a good reputation in Japan, according to Weltec. Among the... [Read More]

Veolia and SUEZ have reached an agreement on the merger between the two companies. Their respective boards of directors reached an agreement in principle on 11 April on the key terms and conditions of the merger. The two groups have agreed on a price of €20.50 per SUEZ share conditional upon the signature of the combination agreement. SUEZ and Veolia have agreed to... [Read More]

The World Biogas Summit will take place virtually on 6-8 July, the organisers have confirmed. Covering all elements of methane, organic waste, recovery, and recycling, the event, hosted by the World Biogas Association (WBA), will explore the vast potential of biogas. The summit will delve into how to efficiently capture the 105 billion tonnes of organic wastes produced... [Read More]

Gasrec has completed the acquisition of five bio-LNG refuelling stations and four cryogenic trailers, following the withdrawal of another supplier in the UK LNG road transport market. The five bio-LNG refuelling stations – similar in size to the skid-mounted facility Gasrec installed at Gregory Distribution’s depot in Cullompton, Devon, earlier this year – will... [Read More]

Drax Group has selected Solace’s event streaming and management technology to improve its IT architecture and help reduce the cost of delivery. Drax needed a unified, real-time view of its data to maximise the efficiency and the environmental footprint of its supply chain and energy production. Solace is now a key element of Drax’s Data and Integration Hubs, which... [Read More]

Construction is underway on a 112 MW thermal biomass power plant in Japan’s Miyagi Prefecture. Sumitomo Corporation, together with Sumitomo Corporation Tohoku, has commenced construction of the plant in Sendai City. The facility will be located on an industrial site on Sendai Shiogama Port premises, located in Miyagino-ku. With a generation capacity of 112 MW,... [Read More]

Archaea Energy has agreed to join forces with Aria Energy, led by Rice Acquisition Corporation (RAC), to create the ‘leading’ US renewable natural gas (RNG) platform. The new combined company, to be called Archaea Energy, will be dedicated to reducing carbon emissions through landfill gas conversion, CO2 sequestration, and green hydrogen. “Archaea was founded... [Read More]

Scandinavian company Solör Bioenergy Group has acquired Falbygdens Energi from Nordion Energi. Solör Bioenergy specialises in renewable energy based on wood fuels in Sweden and Norway, producing and distributing district heating, steam, and electricity to homes, companies, public enterprises and industries. The deal, which includes district heating and the fibre... [Read More]

The Sustainable Resources Verifications Scheme (SURE) enables economic operators to prove sustainable use of biomass in electricity and heat production. SURE is a voluntary certification scheme which seeks recognition by the European Commission and by the competent authorities in the member states. A certification scheme tailor-made for RED II From the Kyoto... [Read More]