Case Construction Equipment has revealed the world’s first biomethane-powered wheel loader at this year’s Bauma event in Munich, Germany. Known as ProjectTETRA, the wheel loader runs entirely on alternative and renewable fuel, described by the company as a ‘pragmatic solution for the construction industry’. The biomethane-powered engine, which has... [Read More]

San Francisco-based waste and energy development company Brightmark Energy has launched a dairy waste to biogas project in Washington, US. Located in Yakima County, the project will convert 150,000 gallons per day of dairy waste from 7,000 cows into 160,000 MMBtu of renewable natural gas (RNG), according to the company. The project is being developed by Augean Renewable... [Read More]

Dutch health and nutrition company Royal DSM has reduced carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from its vitamin production facility in Sisseln, Switzerland, after switching to biomass. The power plant, which will be operated and maintained by energy company Engie and Swiss energy provider ewz, will save 50,000 tons per year of CO2 emissions. The facility produces DSM’s... [Read More]

Car manufacturer Seat announced that it will be launching a project converting organic waste into biomethane in Barcelona. According to the release, the Life Methamorphosis project uses five steps: recycling, transforming, refining and compressing, refuelling, and ‘driving off’. “With all the organic waste that is generated we can produce enough biomethane... [Read More]

US firm Symbion Power has announced engine-based power plant specialist Clarke Energy as the preferred bidder for two power plants in Rwanda which will generate biogas from beneath Lake Kivu. According to the release, Clarke Energy will deliver approximately 25 of General Electric’s (GE) 3MW gas engines to Symbion Power’s Kivu 56 and KP1 power plants which... [Read More]

High-pressure gas equipment specialist Calvera has announced the sale of its first biomethane transport module to E.ON Biofor Sweden, entering the Swedish market. The company has delivered an easy-life gas transport module to E.ON, which operates a network of 70 biogas fuel stations across Sweden. “This is an important step for us. E.ON Biofor is one of Sweden’s... [Read More]

Two cars in the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama were sponsored by the American Biogas Council, a breakthrough to mainstream America for the biogas industry. IndyCars driven by Colton Herta (Harding Steinbrenner Racing) and Patricio O’Ward (Carlin Motorsport) were the parties sponsored by the biogas association. “If we can get America to embrace the benefits... [Read More]

UK biomass producer Stobart Energy has rolled out rugged tablet computers across its fleet of 200 vehicles, to ensure high safety standards are met across its network. The tablet computers are part of a new system deployed by Freeway Fleet Systems to give managers full visibility of the status of the fleet to ‘improve utilisation, cost control and compliance’,... [Read More]

American renewable natural gas (RNG) supplier US Gain has announced that a new RNG project in Springfield, Nebraska has come online, providing clean fuel for the transportation industry. The company has also signed a supply contract with Southern California Gas (SoCalGas) to supply RNG across its fuelling station network. The Sarpy County Landfill in Springfield, Nebraska... [Read More]

The UK trade body for the anaerobic digestion (AD) industry, the Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association, ADBA, called on the government to introduce bespoke low-carbon Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme to support small-scale renewable technologies on the day the Feed-In Tariff (FiT) has ended. The UK AD industry currently has capacity to power 1.2... [Read More]

Wood pellets manufacturer Pinnacle Renewable Energy announced that it has restarted production of wood pellets at its Entwistle facility in Alberta, Canada, following a fire in February. The company is working with Alberta Labour Occupational Health & Safety, fire authorities, insurance adjusters, equipment suppliers and other experts as part of an ongoing investigation... [Read More]

Oil and gas firm Eni announced that it has signed an agreement with the Italian Biogas Consortium (CIB) to promote the production of advanced biomethane from animal waste, agro-industrial by-products and dedicated winter crops for use in the transport sector. The agreement also involves new opportunities for Consortium member companies by launching business initiatives. “The... [Read More]

Carsten Huljus, chief executive officer for the Sustainable Biomass Program (SBP), “We concluded the work on our governance transition process to finish the year with multi-stakeholder governance arrangements in place. Our annual report introduces all those stakeholders who have taken on a governing role under the new structure.” The report shows SBP continued... [Read More]

Energy storage company 1414 Degrees announced that it has completed the mechanical installation of a biogas-powered thermal storage system, GAS-TESS. The firm revealed that the electrical installation is set to be completed in a week. GAS-TESS will be taking on biogas from the SA Water Glenelg wastewater treatment plant. After all phases of installation are complete, the... [Read More]

An independent power producer specialising in energy-from-waste and biomass, Bioenergy Infrastructure Group (BIG), is announcing that one of its largest assets in the UK, Ince Bio Power, has become fully operational after successfully completing its testing phase. The BIG-owned facility, which is located near Ellesmere Port in Ince, Cheshire, is the largest plant of its... [Read More]

Bioenergy using sustainable biomass and biofuels produced from wood, crops and food wastes, is already the UK’s leading source of renewable energy, meeting 7.4% of the total energy needs. Only wind exceeds its output in the renewable power sector. The Committee on Climate Change projected bioenergy doubling, as a proportion of the UK primary energy supply by 2050.... [Read More]