Oct 9, 2020
Decarbonising Canada’s natural gas supply
Biogas News
Oct 8, 2020
Wärtsilä has been awarded a major contract to supply and construct a plant for the production of carbon-neutral liquid transport fuels.
The plant will liquefy gas from the natural gas grid to produce carbon-neutral LNG/bio-LNG. It will have a capacity of approximately 100,000 tons per year and will be built in Cologne, Germany.
“It’s an honour to have been... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 8, 2020
Greenlane Renewables’ wholly-owned subsidiary, Greenlane Biogas North America, has signed a $7.7 million (€4.94 million) contract for a new renewable natural gas (RNG) project developed by Brightmark.
The multiple-site dairy farm project in Florida, US, will use Greenlane’s pressure swing adsorption biogas upgrading systems.
Greenlane’s systems will be used... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 8, 2020
The winners of the AD and Biogas Industry Awards have been revealed.
On the third and final day of the World Biogas Expo & Summit, technical support manager at the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) hosted the awards from home in a tuxedo, in a first for the organisation, which usually hosts a grand ceremony (in person) to celebrate the best... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 7, 2020
AMP Clean Energy is to install, own, and operate a £16.5 million (€18.1 million) low carbon energy centre for UK malt product manufacturer and distributor, Muntons.
The initiative will see the firm save 15.5 thousand tonnes of carbon per annum at its plant in Stowmarket, Suffolk. The energy centre will include a 14 MW biomass boiler and a gas CHP system and will... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 7, 2020
ESL Shipping has become the first in Finland to use 100% renewable liquefied biogas (LBG) in maritime transport.
The major carrier of dry bulk cargo in the Baltic region announced that its vessel m/s Viikki was fuelled in Raahe, Finland, with 100% renewable LBG to transport iron ore for the Swedish steel company SSAB. The biogas was supplied by Gasum.
“This marks... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 7, 2020
Finnish-Swiss biotech firm Ductor has closed funding from BW Group to develop 200 new biogas and sustainable organic fertiliser projects over three years.
Ductor will develop the projects in the EU and North America after receiving a significant investment from BW Group, a major maritime group in the tanker, gas, and offshore segments.
The new projects, such as biogas... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 7, 2020
SWEN Capital Partners has announced the final closing of its SWEN Impact Fund for Transition (SWIFT), Europe’s first infrastructure fund dedicated to renewable gases.
The fund raised €175 million, exceeding its target amount of €120 million. SWIFT is SWEN Capital Partners’ first impact fund and invests directly in methanation, renewable hydrogen, and gas and... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 7, 2020
Twelve major companies and organisations across the Humber region of the UK have jointly submitted a public and private sector funded bid worth around £75 million (€82.1 million) to accelerate decarbonisation in the UK’s most carbon-intensive industrial region.
The Zero Carbon Humber (ZCH) Partnership brings together international energy firms, heavy industry,... [Read More]
Product News
Oct 7, 2020
Borger has released a new, affordable, 25 cubic metres per hour (m3/h) separator model, suitable for dairy farmers with herds of up to 150, and small-scale biogas operators.
The launch of the compact new Bioselect RC 25 provides easy and highly effective separation of slurry.
Reducing storage volume and creating effective fertilisation with the liquid phase or use... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 7, 2020
Chevron USA and Brightmark have formed a joint venture, Brightmark RNG Holdings, to own projects across the US to produce and market dairy biomethane.
Equity investments by each company in the new venture will fund the construction of infrastructure and commercial operation of dairy biomethane projects in multiple states.
Chevron will purchase RNG produced from these... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 6, 2020
Denmark has introduced a new law regarding the use of wood biomass to produce heat and electricity. According to Climate Minister Dan Jørgensen, the new legislation delivers on a promise the government made to ensure biomass used in Denmark is sustainable.
The new legal requirements mean that the biomass must come from legally felled trees and that felled trees must... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 6, 2020
The Mid-Atlantic Sustainable Biomass for Value-Added Products Consortium (MASBio) is bringing researchers from five universities in the region together with government agencies and industry leaders to investigate biomass opportunities.
The project will look into land reclamation, biomass crop production, forest residue utilisation, supply chain logistics, and bioproduct... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 6, 2020
UK biogas producer Biocow has relaunched as Adapt Biogas, unveiling a new logo, website, and brand to support its UK expansion plans.
Since 2012, Adapt Biogas has pioneered the use of agricultural waste at scale in the UK energy sector through anaerobic digestion (AD). The firm currently operates four plants across Murrow, Ellough, Attleborough, and Holton, with a combined... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 6, 2020
Major Danish biogas producer Nature Energy has started construction on a large-scale biogas plant near Aabenraa, southern Denmark.
The biogas plant, Nature Energy Kværs, is expected to be ready to produce large quantities of climate-friendly biogas by April 2022. The project will take place in collaboration with the local supplier association, BioenergiSyd, which will... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 5, 2020
Major dairy cooperative Arla is transforming cow manure into vehicle-friendly fuel in a major new trial in Buckinghamshire, UK.
Arla’s initiative will see farmers send their cows’ waste to a nearby anaerobic digestion (AD) plant, where it will be broken down into clean biomethane and converted into fuel.
The trial makes Arla the first UK business to use the waste... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 5, 2020
The Bundaberg bioHub industrial park in Queensland, Australia, formerly a decommissioned wastewater treatment plant (WWTP), has opened its doors to prospective bioenergy, food, and fertiliser industry tenants.
Bioenergy developer Utilitas Group partnered with Bundaberg Regional Council to purchase the former East Bundaberg WWTP to create an industrial park focused on... [Read More]
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Moeve has announced a €600 million investment plan for the construction of up to 30 new biomethane plants by 2030
During the signing ceremony, Sweden’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Maria Malmer Stenergard, announced a donation of USD 1.5 million for prefeasibility and detailed engineering studies
ADTechOptima’s technologies aim to solve two key problems: the underperformance of anaerobic digesters and the quality of the digestate produced as part of the process
