Pinnacle Renewable Energy has obtained a final order from the Supreme Court of British Columbia, approving its planned takeover by Drax Group. The arrangement, announced earlier this year, will see Drax’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Drax Canadian Holdings, acquire all outstanding shares of Pinnacle for $11.30 (€7.54) in cash per share. In a statement, Pinnacle confirmed... [Read More]

Gasum has started biogas test deliveries for the Finnish Border Guard. The purpose of these deliveries is to test logistics and practicalities on board, as well as demonstrate biogas as a renewable energy source in maritime transport. The deliveries from Gasum’s plant in Risavika, Norway and the biogas plant in Turku, Finland, to Helsinki will demonstrate liquefied... [Read More]

Seth Ginther, executive director at the US Industrial Pellet Association explores research that shows biomass supports forests, biodiversity, and communities across the southern US. The science is both clear and well-established that sustainable biomass is an indispensable technology for meeting national emissions goals, and preventing the worst effects of climate change.... [Read More]

Omaezakikou Biomass Energy GK, which is managing the RENOVA-led Omaezakikou Biomass power generation project in Japan, has started construction on the facility. The plant, which will use wood pellets and palm kernel shells as a feedstock, will have a generation capacity of 74.95 MW – enough to power approximately 170,000 households - in Omaezaki City and Makinohara... [Read More]

Canada’s government has invested in renewable natural gas (RNG) buses as part of a public transport infrastructure initiative. The Government of Canada and the Government of British Columbia are investing in two projects through the Public Transport Infrastructure Stream, part of the Investing in Canada Plan. Part of the funding will be used to acquire around 15 medium-duty... [Read More]

Gasrec doubled the sales of biomethane across its commercial vehicle refuelling network in the first quarter of 2021 compared to the same period in 2020. The growth continues a major spike in demand for gas over the past two years, with Gasrec now supplying around seven times more biomethane to the road transport sector than at the start of 2019. “Demand is growing... [Read More]

EnviTec Biogas’s French subsidiary has received the ‘Qualimétha’ quality mark. Launched in 2019 on the initiative of ATEE Club Biogaz France, the quality mark aims to achieve structural improvements in the country’s rapidly growing biogas sector and develop a quality management system tailored to this market. The mark primarily certifies project and construction... [Read More]

Evergaz and Meridiam have raised €51 million to invest in biogas facilities in France. The funding will go towards the construction of new projects and the optimisation of the operational performance of their nine power stations in France. This innovative funding in the anaerobic digestion (AD) sector will benefit the French platform of projects jointly held by Evergaz... [Read More]

Pinnacle Renewable Energy has received shareholder approval for the planned takeover by Drax Group. A meeting on 31 March saw an ‘overwhelming majority’ of Pinnacle shareholders vote in favour of the arrangement, through Drax’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Drax Canadian Holdings. The arrangement will see Drax’s Canadian business acquire all of the issued and... [Read More]

Researchers in Missouri are exploring technology that would allow biogas to pumped directly into vehicles. Dr Fateme Rezaei, associate professor of chemical and biochemical engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology is working on technology that would allow low-pressure storage as well as gas separation through adsorption in the same fuel tank. A porous... [Read More]

A new advanced anaerobic digestion (AAD) facility at a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in Wales has moved a step closer towards completion. Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has invested more than £50 million (€58 million) to create a new energy generating facility at its Cog Moors WWTP. The state-of-the-art AAD facility, which will recover energy from waste processed at... [Read More]

U.S. Gain has partnered with AJR Trucking to build a renewable natural gas (RNG) fuelling station in Compton, California. The station in Compton, near the port of Long Beach, will help AJR and its sister company, MDB Transportation, reduce emissions in the areas of California that need it most. Since transitioning to natural gas, AJR Trucking has replaced more than... [Read More]

Certarus has entered into a five-year contract with RNG Moovers, a project under the joint venture between BP Products North America and Aria Energy. Under the agreement, Certarus will deliver RNG from several dairy farms in California to gas pipeline injection points, where it will help to meet the increasing demand for lower carbon intensity fuel. “Each of the... [Read More]

Enviva has partnered with Mitsui O.S.K Lines (MOL), a global marine transport group, to develop and deploy an environmentally friendly bulk carrier. Under the memorandum of understanding agreement, the firms will aim to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the ocean transportation of sustainable wood pellets. In the initial stage, the partnership will explore... [Read More]

The UK Government has been urged to reallocate some of the £100 million (€117 million) of unspent budget to save more than 31,000 tonnes of CO2 per annum. With the Non-Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) set to close this week, the Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) is calling for the reallocation of unspent budget to help support 19... [Read More]

Clydesdale Bank has announced a £6 million (€7 million) investment to support North Yorkshire’s poultry sector using renewable energy. The funding, a collaborative effort between the bank’s renewable and agricultural divisions, has allowed biomass boiler company, Biomass Group, to acquire Richard Maxwell Ltd and provide renewable heating to poultry sheds. Owning... [Read More]