Nov 4, 2021
Two US dairy firms join Farm Powered Strategic Alliance
Pellets News
Nov 3, 2021
Glennon Brothers, a timber processing company based in Longford, Ireland, has completed its acquisition of Balcas from parent company SHV Energy Holding.
The transaction, which includes two CHP plants, was subject to approval from the Competition and Markets Authority in the UK and the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission in Ireland.
Balcas, based in Enniskillen,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 3, 2021
Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) in Austria and start-up Rouge H2 Engineering have produced high-purity hydrogen from biogas directly at a biogas plant.
Green hydrogen is seen as a ‘beacon of hope’ in the energy and mobility revolution, the university said, but it is not yet suitable for mass production, for several reasons. Hydrogen is currently produced... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 2, 2021
Gasum bunkered liquefied biogas (LBG) for the first time to an offshore supply vessel in Norway. The fuel was delivered to Lundin Energy Norway’s supply vessel, Island Crusader.
The truck-to-ship bunkering took place in Risavika Harbour, close to Stavanger. Island Crusader is a battery hybrid running on liquefied gas and using electricity.
Lundin Energy Norway... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 2, 2021
Punjab’s first stubble-based bio-CNG plant is collecting paddy straw from agricultural sites in preparation for commissioning in January.
Officials at the plant in Sangrur have already collected around 10,000 tonnes of paddy straw for their operations, the Times of India reported. The plant will produce more than 33 tonnes of CBG or bio-CNG per day and is capable... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 2, 2021
Marwell Zoo in Hampshire, UK, has become the first of its kind to generate renewable energy using animal waste.
Manure from some of the most endangered species will be used to heat the zoo’s largest buildings using biomass technology.
The Energy for Life initiative saves 220 tonnes of CO2e each year and marks a critical step in the zoo’s goal to become carbon... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 2, 2021
American Power Group’s (APG) chairman and CEO have written to President Biden, urging the administration to make use of RNG for heavy-duty truck fleets.
Written by Matthew Van Steenwyk, APG’s chairman, and Charles Coppa, CEO, the letter pledges the company’s “full support” to Opal Fuels’ letter, also addressed to President Biden, which stressed the need... [Read More]
Pellets News
Nov 2, 2021
Drax has welcomed Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards to Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire.
The State of Louisiana is central to Drax’s global operations, with its wood pellet production industry helping to keep the lights on for millions of UK homes and businesses. By value, Drax is the largest agricultural importer from the US to the UK and a ‘critical’... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 2, 2021
World leaders have pledged to cut methane emission levels by 30% by 2030 at the COP26 event in Glasgow.
The Global Methane Pledge is an international initiative put forward by the US and EU to reduce methane emissions to help slow global warming. The pledge is to cut methane emissions from human activity by 30% against 2020 levels by 2030. Dozens of countries have joined... [Read More]
Other News
Nov 1, 2021
CHAR Technologies (CHAR) has commenced surveying and geotechnical testing at the proposed site of its woody biomass-to-RNG project in Ontario.
The high-temperature pyrolysis (HTP) project near Kirkland Lake will potentially produce 500,000 gigajoules per year of RNG and 10,000 tonnes per year of CHAR’s proprietary CleanFyre biocoal. The CleanFyre will be earmarked... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 1, 2021
Arla has created AA rechargeable ‘Cow Patteries’ to highlight the potential of manure-based renewable energy.
The recent gas crisis has seen global wholesale prices soar, leading to concerns and questions about the cost and source of future supplies.
A group of farmers from dairy cooperative Arla have found a novel way of showing the largely untapped potential... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 1, 2021
Naftogaz, Ukraine’s largest national oil and gas company, is working on development programmes to increase the use of biogas.
The company’s CEO, Yuriy Vitrenko, made the announcement at the 7th Ukrainian Gas Forum.
“In the near future, we need to present national programmes that will significantly increase the production of biogas and, in particular, biomethane,”... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 1, 2021
Yosemite Clean Energy (Yosemite) has secured a site to develop its first carbon-negative green hydrogen and RNG plant in California, utilising wood biomass.
Yosemite, a sustainable biofuels company, said ground-breaking at the site in Oroville is scheduled for Q2 for 2022. The company will utilise Austrian gasification technology, commercialised and deployed by Repotec,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 1, 2021
Brightmark RNG, a joint venture between Chevron U.S.A. and Brightmark, has delivered the first gas at its Lawnhurst site in Western New York.
The previously announced partnership owns project companies across the US to produce and market dairy biomethane (RNG).
Lawnhurst Farm is one of three farm partners in Western New York involves in the Helios Project. Each has... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 29, 2021
Biomass boiler specialist NerG has been commissioned to deliver a 200 kW biomass boiler system for a National Trust property in England.
Wightwick Manor, a Victorian property in Wolverhampton, will use the biomass boiler to heat the entire site, including the major itself, the shop and café, and will provide carbon savings of around 85 tonnes per year – a reduction... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 29, 2021
Scandinavian Biogas has extended its agreement with Dutch gas distributor Rolande on deliveries of waste-based bio-LNG.
Rolande supplies customers with vehicle gas via a network of 20 petrol stations across the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. It is mainly trucks that are refuelled with LNG and bio-LNG. For Scandinavian Biogas, the volume of the agreement replaces... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 29, 2021
Anaergia has acquired two Danish subsidiaries that will build, own, and operate (BOO) a major new anaerobic digestion facility in Denmark.
The new facility in Tønder will convert agricultural waste into RNG. Anaergia expects the facility to produce 1.4 MMBtu of RNG per year, which would make it one of the largest plants of its kind in the world. It will produce approximately... [Read More]
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The conference was opened by Swedish MEP Emma Wiesner (Renew Europe), who underlined bioenergy’s key role in achieving Europe’s energy and climate ambitions
Gasum, in partnership with REMA Distribution, has today inaugurated a new biogas filling station for liquefied biogas (LBG) at REMA Distribution’s facility in Vinterbro, south of Oslo
The agreement, concluded under Singapore’s new 'biomethane sandbox' launched by the Energy Market Authority and the Economic Development Board on 27 October, is designed to pilot biomethane imports for power generation and industrial use
