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A major new wastewater treatment facility has opened in the coastal town of Sète, France. The Eaux Blanches plant, inaugurated on 14 June is designed to manage growing wastewater needs and act as a flagship project in the use of biomethane as a clean energy source. Located in the environmentally sensitive Occitanie region, the plant forms part of a wider effort to modernise local…
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In this special feature, industry leaders share their insights, perspectives and thoughts on the challenges and opportunities within the biogas sector. Each of them will deliver a presentation at this year's International Biogas Congress & Expo, which takes place on 24-25 June in Brussels. To join them for this golden networking opportunity, sign up by clicking here. Investment…
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At a recent business forum organised by Indonesia’s Ministry of Trade in Osaka, Japan, Japanese companies pledged to import 640,000 tonnes of Indonesian biomass products, including palm kernel shells and wood pellets. The agreement, announced on 11 June 2025, represents a transaction valued at approximately Rp1.04 trillion (around €63 million). Fajarini Puntodewi, Director General of…
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Naturgy is accelerating its pivot to biogas as it repositions its strategy in response to energy market disruption and geopolitical uncertainty. The Spanish energy firm, chaired by Francisco Reynés, is re-evaluating its €6.4 billion investment plan for 2025–2027, originally presented in February, in the wake of Spain’s historic blackout in April and the global impact of shifting US…
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Volvo Trucks has reported a sharp rise in sales of its gas-powered vehicles, with global deliveries increasing by more than 25% in 2024. The Swedish manufacturer has now sold over 8,000 gas-powered trucks worldwide, with demand accelerating in markets such as Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands, Spain and the UK. The upturn is being driven in part by growing access to Bio-LNG, a renewable form…
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Elevion Group, a leading European provider of integrated energy solutions, has joined forces with Italian biogas and biomethane specialist AB to deliver five new biomethane plants across three European countries. The partnership aims to bolster sustainable energy infrastructure in Germany, Hungary, and the Czech Republic. Under the agreement, AB will supply five biomethane upgrading systems,…
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New Zealand's North Island energy distributor Powerco has completed two feasibility studies confirming the technical viability of upgrading biogas to biomethane for injection into its gas network. The investigations, launched in April last year, were conducted in partnership with Manawatū District Council (MDC) at the Manawatū Wastewater Treatment Plant and the wider Manawatū Resource…
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England's Environment Agency has granted an environmental permit to MVV Environment Ltd for a proposed energy-from-waste facility at Canford Resource Park, Arena Way, Magna Road, Poole in the country's South West region. The facility will process up to 260,000 tonnes of residual municipal and commercial waste each year – specifically household, industrial and non-recyclable mixed waste,…
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According to a report from the American Biogas Council (ABC) published on 4 June, the United States has the potential to increase its biogas facilities from the current nearly 2,500 to around 19,500 - an eight‑fold expansion - by using existing organic waste resources. ABC’s findings reveal that over 100 million tonnes of feedstock, sourced from surplus food, livestock manure, and sewage…
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Hydro-Québec, the Canadian public utility, has entered into a new long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with a 22-megawatt (MW) biomass-fuelled power plant located in Saint-Félicien, in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Québec. The facility is owned and operated by the Société en commandite Bioénergie AE Côte-Nord Canada, a subsidiary of Groupe Rémabec. The PPA ensures…
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Naftogaz Ukrainy’s European trading arm has secured official certification to engage in biomethane trading, a key step as the group ramps up efforts to grow its presence in the renewable gas sector. Speaking at the European Business Association’s Energy Day 2025 in Kyiv, Denys Kostiuk, Head of Business Development at Naftogaz, highlighted the company’s commitment to developing the…
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Syzygy Plasmonics has initiated a Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) project with Kent for NovaSAF 1 - the world's first electrified biogas-to-SAF facility. The site will serve as a model for scalable, low-cost sustainable aviation fuel production. Located in Durazno, Uruguay, NovaSAF 1 will produce over 350,000 gallons of ASTM Certified SAF annually, marking a breakthrough in…
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A major cocoa biomass energy project in Côte d’Ivoire has reached a new milestone with support from financial partners including CFM and SODEN. The 76 MW facility, which will be located in the southern town of Divo, will convert cocoa pod husks - a common agricultural by-product - into electricity. The project, officially named BioDem Cote d’Ivoire, is being developed by Société des…
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Italian renewable energy distributor Green Alliance has expanded its operations in southern Italy through the acquisition of BioEnergy Europe – Pellet and Fire, a regional biomass distributor based in Sicily. This move further strengthens Green Alliance’s position as a leading player in Italy’s woody biomass energy market. BioEnergy Europe – Pellet and Fire is a commercial distributor…
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