Apr 1, 2021
Majority of Pinnacle’s shareholders approve Drax takeover
Biogas News
Apr 1, 2021
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]
Biogas News
Apr 1, 2021
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]
Biogas News
Mar 31, 2021
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]
Biogas News
Mar 31, 2021
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]
Pellets News
Mar 31, 2021
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]
Other News
Mar 30, 2021
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]
Biomass News
Mar 30, 2021
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]
Features
Mar 30, 2021
Bruks Siwertell’s new conveyor technology bypasses traditional limits and has helped a wood pellet production facility in Quebec, Canada.
Innovative air-cushioned conveyor technology from Bruks Siwertell is gaining momentum in the market due to its reduced operating and maintenance costs, as well as its clean, safe, and reliable materials handling capability.
The... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 29, 2021
EverGen, Canada’s renewable natural gas (RNG) infrastructure platform, has completed raising an additional $17 million (€11.4 million) to address a ‘significant gap’ in renewable infrastructure across the country.
The drive focused specifically on acquiring and building RNG and sustainable waste-to-energy projects. EverGen has raised $8 million (€5.3 million)... [Read More]
Pellets News
Mar 29, 2021
USTC has acquired 60% of CM Biomass, a major independent wood pellet trading company.
USTC, which has a long history in commodity trade, shipping, and logistics, acquired the stake of CM Biomass, a company within the Copenhagen Merchants Group. The remaining 40% will be held by the existing owners.
CM Biomass will form a new, separate entity in the USTC portfolio... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 29, 2021
Green gas heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) hold the key to decarbonising UK roads, but the transition must start now to achieve net-zero by 2050, according to a new report.
The Future Role of Gas in Transport sets out a clear pathway showing how the UK’s heavy goods sector can start to achieve a major reduction in emissions in the next few years, with the use of hydrogen... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 29, 2021
SFP Group and SWEN Capital Partners, through its renewable gas impact fund, have jointly acquired a biomethane plant in the Netherlands.
The two companies have established a long-term partnership to pursue investments in large-scale biomethane projects across the Netherlands, starting with the 2,200 normal cubic metres per hour (nm3/h) facility in Westdorpe, owned by... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 29, 2021
Veolia Water Technologies Italia has been awarded a contract to engineer and procure a new wastewater treatment plant (WWTP).
Riso Scotti, a major Italian rice production company, commissioned the plant for its factory in Pavia, Milan. Biogas produced during the treatment process will be reused within a ‘circular and integrated production cycle’.
With a treatment... [Read More]
Features
Mar 26, 2021
The early signs of the Biden Administration are encouraging for the bioenergy industry.
Bioenergy leaders in the US once again have a President in the White House who believes in climate change and is committed to doing everything within his power to combat its impact on the world.
While it is impossible, at this stage, to calculate what such a commitment will mean... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 26, 2021
UK food waste recycler Andigestion has been awarded an eight-year contract by Gloucestershire County Council to process around 24,000 tonnes per year of household food waste.
The waste will be taken via kerbside collection to Andigestion’s Bishops Cleeve site, where it will help generate 31,000,000 kWh of renewable energy annually – enough to power 2,500 homes.
Andigestion... [Read More]
Biomass News
Mar 26, 2021
Volvo Cars’s manufacturing plant in Daqing, China, is now powered by 100% climate-neutral electricity, with 83% coming from biomass.
With the addition of the Daqing plant, the company’s global manufacturing network is now powered by close to 90% climate-neutral electricity, a key step towards its goal of making its manufacturing operations climate-neutral by 2025.
The... [Read More]
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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
Willand Biogas' plant by the Somerset border has entered administration, having failed to secure funds to rescue its operation
