Village Farms International, Inc. (Village Farms) has started operations at the Delta, British Columbia renewable natural gas (RNG) production facility, in partnership with Atlanta-based Terreva Renewables (Terreva). The Delta RNG facility is the result of Village Farms’ strategic initiative to transition its wholly owned subsidiary, Village Farms Clean Energy, Inc.... [Read More]

Stockholm Exergi’s bioenergy carbon capture and storage (BECCS) Stockholm project will create a world-class, full-scale BECCS facility at its existing heat and power biomass plant in the Swedish capital. Daniel Löfstedt, press manager, explores the company’s activity and ambitions. Stockholm Exergi's project, which received financial support from the European Innovation... [Read More]

EnviTec Biogas has announced a new management structure. As of 1 April, and following a transition period, the management team has consisted of Jakob Falkenstein, Maurice Markerink and CTO Jürgen Tenbrink. “We’re of course aiming to use this management structure to build on the achievements of the past few years while facing the new challenges and opportunities... [Read More]

Future Biogas has formed an agricultural board made up of leading academics and industry experts to provide farming, scientific and market expertise to help deliver the UK’s first subsidy-free renewable energy from sustainable and regenerative agriculture. The endeavour is entitled Project Carbon Harvest. The company said the board will provide independent expertise,... [Read More]

RENOVA's Ishinomaki Hibarino biomass power plant commenced operation on 28 March this year. The facility has a generation capacity of 75.0 MW and is fueled by wood pellets and palm kernel shells. Preparations for the unit were made by Ishinomaki Hibarino Biomass Energy G.K., which is jointly funded by RENOVA, Prominet Power Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Tokyo... [Read More]

Milk Specialties Global, a nutrition ingredients manufacturer, is the most recent food and beverage manufacturer to join Vanguard Renewables'® Farm Powered Strategic Alliance (FPSA). The FPSA was launched in 2020 with founding members Unilever, Starbucks, Dairy Farmers of America and Vanguard Renewables and has since grown to more than 20 national and regional food and... [Read More]

Bright Renewables has installed a recently-commissioned biogas upgrading system in the north of the Netherlands, in the province of Groningen. The company said that this enables biomethane production in the country to continue to grow, as the system allows the client to deliver biomethane directly to the grid. "The biogas upgrader provides enough biomethane to sustain... [Read More]

The European Commission has approved a €900 million French scheme to support companies investing in the use of biomass and renewable hydrogen in energy and fuel production, to foster the transition towards a net-zero economy in line with the Green Deal Industrial Plan. The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework, adopted by... [Read More]

BIOGEST America Inc has signed a letter of intent (LOI) for the joint development and financing of a renewable natural gas (RNG) project in Saint-Nazaire d’Acton area in Canada. This milestone marks the country's first BIOGEST RNG project. Located in Quebec, the Saint-Nazaire d’Acton area project will produce 105,000 MMBTU (350 Nm³/h) of RNG and demonstrate the... [Read More]

Adani TotalEnergies Biomass Limited (ATBL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Adani Total Gas Limited (ATGL), has commissioned operations at phase 1 of its Barsana Biogas Plant, located in the Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh. The plant is located in the premises of Shri Mataji Gaushala. The Barsana Biogas Project has three project phases and would attain the overall capacity... [Read More]

Gasum, a leading Nordic energy company, and the Norwegian Road Transport Association (NLF) have officially entered into a strategic cooperation agreement aimed at advancing the role of biogas in Norway's green energy landscape. The collaboration, effective from 1 January this year, seeks to position biogas as a prominent solution in the ongoing green transition, with... [Read More]

WASE, a UK-based startup has raised over £8.5 million (€9.9 million), including £2.4 million (€2.8 million) in non-dilutive funding. The financing round was led by Extantia Capital, with participation from Hitachi Ventures, WEPA Ventures, the family venture capital firm of the European multigenerational family business WEPA, and Engie New Ventures, the CVC arm of... [Read More]

Gas Networks Ireland has announced it will connect Bord na Móna’s Edenderry Renewable Energy Complex to the national gas network. The grid connection will enable the integration of both natural gas and renewable gas including biomethane and green hydrogen, into the fuel mix at the County Offaly renewable energy complex. On completion, the transmission connection... [Read More]

Terragia Biofuel, a technology startup aiming to drive the next generation of biofuels, has raised a $6 million (€5.5 million) seed round led by Engine Ventures and Energy Impact Partners (EIP). The company will use the capital to commercialise its novel biology-based approach to converting cellulosic biomass into ethanol and other products, expand its employee headcount... [Read More]

The town of Amiens, Amiens Energies and ENGIE Solutions have selected Danish company Dall Energy to provide its gasification technology for a new 14MW district heating-plant. Ann Pedersen Bouisset, general sales manager for Dall Energy Aps, delves into the detail. Alongside the deal with the plant, Dall Energy has secured a 10-year maintenance deal with ENGIE Solutions,... [Read More]

Last week, Harmen Dekker, the European Biogas Association CEO, was appointed member of the bureau of the Group of Experts on Gas of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). This group integrated by eight experts helps UNECE’s member states to deliver on key political commitments, such as the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement... [Read More]