Dr Christian Rakos, managing director of the Austrian Pellet Association, has been appointed president of the World Bioenergy Association. Rakos, a physicist who spent his entire career in the renewable energy sector, will take over from Remigijus Lapinskas, who will step down as president of the World Bioenergy Association after four years. Rakos was the founding president... [Read More]

Growing supplies of renewable natural gas is key to reducing emissions from trucks and buildings, says Southern California Gas Co The largest dairy renewable natural gas production facility in the US is now even bigger, according to its operator, Calgren Dairy Fuels. Four additional dairies were recently added to the company’s dairy digester operation in Pixley,... [Read More]

U.S. Gain has reached an offtake agreement with DTE Biomass Energy for renewable natural gas (RNG) produced at a farm in Wisconsin. Two digesters located at Statz Brothers Farms in Marshall, Wisconsin have been making renewable electricity since 2009 and the farm was seeking new opportunities since its power purchase agreement neared expiration. “In the past, renewable... [Read More]

A food waste biogas demonstration project in the city of Goleta, California, US has introduced new technology to the nation, according to Lystek International Limited. Lystek is working with the Goleta Sanitary District (GSD), University of California-Santa Barbara (USCB) and the California Energy Commission (CEC) and received partial funding for its food waste-to-energy... [Read More]

Engie and asset manager Mirova have formed a strategic partnership, following Mirova’s acquisition of a 50% stake in Dana Gas, a company operating 9 biogas plants owned and developed by Engie. The transaction marked the first step of a "broader cooperation" to expand the Dana Gas asset portfolio, according to Mirova. In a statement, the company said that in an "unprecedented... [Read More]

Bioenergy Europe has launched the first chapter of its Statistical Report 2020 on bioelectricity, providing an in-depth analysis of bioenergy’s role in the decarbonisation of the European Union’s (EU) power grid. According to the organisation, the EU needs strategic vision and concrete measures to support a “profound change” in member states’ energy mix. The... [Read More]

Global engineering company Black & Veatch (B&V) has been asked to review a proposed green waste pyrolysis project in Hong Kong. The Environmental Protection Department of the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has appointed the firm to be the Owner’s Engineer of Hong Kong’s first pilot plant for woody waste recycling. The plant will have... [Read More]

Clean Energy Fuels has announced new fuel agreements for its RedeemTM renewable natural gas (RNG) along with station expansions to accommodate “continued demand”. The California, US-based firm said that despite the challenging environment posed by COVID-19, it has continued to expand the use of its ultra-low carbon fuel produced from organic waste across key sectors... [Read More]

Gasum has acquired Linde AG’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) and Biogas business in Sweden and Norway and Nauticor’s Marine Bunkering business in Germany. The acquisition, completed on 30 April, marks a key part of Gasum’s strategy execution to boost growth for cleaner transport solutions across the Nordics. The businesses acquired generate annual revenues of more... [Read More]

Vattenfall Heat UK has secured a contract to capture heat from Cory Riverside Energy’s energy-from-waste facility in Belvedere, London. The Riverside Energy Park will be located next to Cory’s existing energy recovery facility on the banks of the River Thames. Vattenfall will work with Cory on an application for funding from the UK Government’s Heat Networks Investment... [Read More]

SSE Thermal has agreed to sell a 50% stake in its Slough Multifuel project to Copenhagen Infrastructure III K/S, a fund managed by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP). The 50 MW energy-from-waste facility, which will utilise various sources of municipal solid waste, commercial and industrial waste and waste wood, will now be developed as a joint venture between... [Read More]

Utility company FortisBC will purchase wood waste-derived renewable natural gas (RNG) from REN Energy International through a new partnership. The project features technology being used for the first time in the US and represents ‘exciting new opportunities’ to reduce emissions using British Columbia’s (BC) expansive forestry sector, according to FortisBC. The... [Read More]

Drax has launched a Biomass Carbon Calculator to help the industry accurately measure emissions in the biomass supply chain. The new tool will allow the sector to identify where emissions reductions can be made and help to make a greater contribution to tackling climate change, according to Drax. The company is seeking views from a wide range of experts, including non-governmental... [Read More]

US Congresswoman Chellie Pingree and Marc Sadler of the World Bank are among those scheduled to speak at the World Biogas Association’s (WBA) virtual conference. The event, which will take place from 18-21 May 2020, will include representatives from leading global organisations, governments and the biogas sector. WBA launched the event to “maintain the international... [Read More]

US-based Rawlings discusses processing wood waste and other biomass to help companies move away from fossil fuels Markets for wood waste include feedstock for engineered woods, landscape mulch, soil conditioner, animal bedding, compost additive, sewage sludge, and boiler fuel. All these end uses have similar processing requirements in that the wood waste has to be... [Read More]

Valmet has received an order to convert a lignite-fired boiler into a biomass-fired boiler at a power plant in Konin, Poland. The order, worth approximately €20 million, came from Zespół Elektrowni Pątnów-Adamów-Konin SA (ZE PAK). The converted boiler plant will be delivered to the customer in autumn 2021. The reconstruction of the K-7 boiler is the main element... [Read More]