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The European Commission has approved a €5 billion German state aid scheme to help industrial companies replace fossil fuels and raw materials with low-carbon alternatives, including biomethane, electrification, hydrogen, carbon capture and heat recovery. Eligible projects must involve fundamental technological changes and deliver at least 50% emissions reductions within four years, rising to…
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Nordic waste-to-energy trader Geminor is scaling up biomaterials as a strategic priority, expanding beyond its established waste-based energy solutions to supply feedstocks with higher biogenic content to customers in the energy, cement and industrial sectors. The move reflects a broader industry shift in which waste and biomass are increasingly treated as converging streams within the…
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Spain-based HAM Group has made bio-liquefied natural gas (bioLNG) and bio-compressed natural gas (bioCNG) available across its entire service station network, completing a rollout first announced in late 2025. The company says customers can refuel with biomethane without modifications to vehicles or existing infrastructure, offering what it describes as an immediate decarbonisation route for…
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Canadian timber company Conifex Timber is to temporarily curtail sawmill operations at its Mackenzie, British Columbia facility for approximately seven weeks from 19 May, with a restart targeted for July 2026. The company said the pause is driven by log inventory levels and fibre availability, compounded by seasonal logging breakup conditions affecting supply across the BC Interior. Logging…
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The American Biogas Council (ABC) has certified 15 additional digester operators this spring, bringing the total number of Certified Digester Operators nationwide to 75. The ABC's Operator Certification is the only programme of its kind in North America. To qualify, candidates must complete the organisation's Operator School training course, demonstrate at least 2,000 hours of relevant…
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Malaysian renewable energy provider Wasco Greenergy Berhad has installed and commissioned one of Malaysia's largest biomass steam energy systems at a paper manufacturing facility in Kajang, Selangor. Designed and manufactured by subsidiary Wasco Thermal Sdn Bhd, the system is fuelled primarily by treated empty fruit bunches (EFB) and is engineered to achieve a utilisation rate of over…
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Law firm Addleshaw Goddard has advised Mapfre on the launch of its second biomethane investment vehicle, Bioenergy Agro Iberia, targeting a fund size of €100 million. The new fund, in which Abante serves as manager and IAM Carbonzero as adviser, will invest in a diversified portfolio of biomethane projects across Spain and Portugal. Its scope extends beyond core gas production to include…
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Italian multi-utility A2A has confirmed it is preparing to submit a non-binding offer for Bioenerys, the vehicle through which Snam consolidates its biogas and biomethane operations. A2A chief executive Renato Mazzoncini confirmed the company is actively reviewing the dossier ahead of the deadline for initial expressions of interest. He indicated the group would participate in the opening…
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US wood pellet export volumes more than doubled between February and March 2026, rising from around 609,000 metric tons to over 1.1 million metric tons, according to figures published by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service on 5 May. March volumes also came in well ahead of the 782,000 metric tons recorded in the same month of 2025. The UK accounted for the bulk of March shipments at…
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Mobius Renewables has completed the acquisition of Air Liquide's biogas production activities in the United States, France, Norway, and Sweden. The deal includes six operating landfill gas-to-renewable natural gas (RNG) sites in the US, five operating farm waste sites in France, and a 51% interest in Redo Biosolutions, which holds production and distribution assets across Norway and…
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A new analysis has found an alarming discrepancy between reported production and consumption data for solid biomass energy across the Visegrád Group (V4) countries — the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia — raising questions about the sustainability of biomass as a renewable energy source. The research, conducted by Gabriella Szajkó, senior research associate at REKK, compared…
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The Wood Recyclers' Association (WRA) is calling on waste producers to segregate waste wood at source, warning that contamination is limiting recycling potential and narrowing offtake options. The industry body is advising waste management companies, local authorities, and others that handle waste wood to remove contaminants and ensure material meets end-market specifications. Its principal…
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Walker Industries Holdings has completed the acquisition of two organic waste-to-energy facilities from Miller Waste Systems, expanding its operations into anaerobic digestion for the first time. The deal includes Miller Waste's Escarpment Renewables and Maryland Farms facilities, along with pre-processing assets previously operated at sites in Grimsby, Maryland and Pickering,…
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Drax Group has reported good operational performance across its portfolio in the first part of 2026, with full year adjusted EBITDA expected to be in line with consensus estimates. The biomass generator, which produces over 5% of the UK's electricity and around 10% of its renewable power, said its assets had played a key role in supporting energy security during a period of geopolitical…
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