JLEN Environmental Assets Group’s (JLEN) diversified portfolio is now formed of 34% wind projects, 27% AD, 22% solar, 15% waste and wastewater and 2% hydro and battery,  by value. In its half-year results to 30 September, the firm reported a portfolio valuation of £552.9 million (€619.4 million), up from £537.1 million (€601.7 million) on 31 March. The company... [Read More]

Operations at Pinnacle Renewable energy’s facility in Houston, British Columbia, have been temporarily suspended following a fire. According to Pinnacle, operations were suspended as a result of a ‘fire-related event’ on 25 November in the facility’s dryer area. The company reported that three employees sustained minor injuries and were taken to hospital as... [Read More]

A second waste-to-energy plant will be built in the UK’s Tees Valley, attracting £430 million (€482 million) of private investment and creating hundreds of jobs. The announcement from PD Ports and Wentworth Clean Power (WCP) comes two weeks after PD Ports announced a £230 million (€258 million) deal to bring a waste-to-energy plant to the region. The second... [Read More]

Bruks Siwertell has been contracted to replace an existing wood chipper with a new, higher-capacity model, to enhance operations for Polish firm, Paged. Due for delivery in early 2021, the drum chipper will be used to process veneer production waste and feed the biomass boiler at Paged’s veneer and plywood production facility in Pisz, northeast Poland. The new... [Read More]

Thermo Design Engineering (TDE) has partnered with REN Energy International (REN Energy) to create a first-of-its-kind RNG plant in British Columbia. REN Energy has been working on a method that creates RNG from wood waste. The firm will build, own, and operate the facility in Fruitvale while FortisBC will own and operate the interconnection facility on the site that... [Read More]

With the help of anaerobic digestion (AD), a resort in Pembrokeshire, Wales has achieved the international ‘Green Key’ award in recognition of its high environmental standards. With awarded establishments in 65 countries, Green Key is the fastest-growing eco-label for the tourism sector. In Wales, Green Key is operated by environmental charity Keep Wales Tidy,... [Read More]

STRABAG Environmental Technology is to build the first continuous anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in Poland for selectively collected bio-waste. The joint venture between STRABAG Umwelttechnik and its technology partner AK Nova signed a contract with the Municipal Association of Communes, ‘Clean Town, Clean Commune’, from Kalisz for the design and build of an AD... [Read More]

Hive Energy, iLive Sustainable Development, and Partners for Innovation have partnered to establish Coega Biomass Centre – Africa’s largest wood pellet export facility. The company, funded by Hive Energy, based in the UK, has taken over and will restore the existing non-operational plant in Port Elizabeth. The project is expected to deliver 100 direct jobs and 700... [Read More]

UGI Corporation’s subsidiary, UGI Energy Services, has invested in New Energy One HoldCo, part of the team developing a utility-scale RNG project in Idaho, US. The Idaho RNG project is being developed by Sevana Bioenergy, an affiliate of New Energy One HoldCo and Meridiam, a global independent investment Benefit Corporation and asset manager of sustainable public... [Read More]

Québec’s government has unveiled its plans for a green economy, incorporating renewable natural gas (RNG) and green hydrogen. Québec Premier François Legault and the Minister of the Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change and Minister responsible for the Laval Region, Benoit Charette, unveiled the province’s 2030 Plan for  green Economy (2030 PGE). Along... [Read More]

Swedish state-owned energy firm Vattenfall and Midlothian Council in Scotland have formed a joint venture to deliver low-carbon energy projects across the area. The first project under the new energy services company (ESCo), a 50/50 joint venture, will be a low-carbon district heating network supplying Shawfair, a new town which will be built in the north of the council... [Read More]

Norwegian energy firm TrønderEnergi has become the largest shareholder in Scandinavian Biogas (SB), a major biogas producer in the Nordics. As an industrial owner, TrønderEnergi will provide a long-term perspective and support the growth ambitions of SB. As part of the agreement, SB becomes approximately 97% owner of its Norwegian subsidiary Biokraft Holding. TrønderEnergi,... [Read More]

IES Biogas is investing heavily in the Southeast Asian biogas market. The Italian arm of Snam Group spoke to Bioenergy Insight about the region’s potential. Southeast Asia is one of the world’s fastest-growing economic regions. To support its development, access to affordable, secure, and sustainable energy will be crucial over the coming years. The International... [Read More]

Australia’s first biomethane-to-gas project will see thousands of homes and business in Sydney using green gas for heating, cooking, and hot water. Energy infrastructure company Jemena has signed an agreement with Sydney Water to generate biomethane at the Malabar Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) in South Sydney. The zero-carbon emission biomethane gas will be... [Read More]

Bio-LNG makes carbon-neutrality a reality for EU transport, according to a joint paper published today. The European Biogas Association (EBA), Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE), the Natural & bio Gas Vehicle Association and SEA-LNG published a joint paper which demonstrates the concrete benefits of using bio-LNG to decarbonise hard-to-abate transport sectors through... [Read More]

Aemetis Biogas, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Aemetis, has been awarded $7.8 million (€6.56 million) in matching grants through the 2020 California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Dairy Digester Research and Development Programme (DDRDP). The firm was awarded approximately 50% of the total projects awarded in the 2020 DDRDP grant cycle. The DDRDP provides... [Read More]