Independent environmental consultant Dr, Sarika Jain gives an overview of the trends in favour of the biomethane industry, and why it has the potential to replace natural gas. Three years ago in Paris, 195 countries acknowledged and agreed on the impact of climate change and made commitments to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to mitigate it. In order to meet these... [Read More]

Canadian resource recovery specialist Anaergia announced the successful issuing of bonds as part of the funding for its Rialto Bioenergy Facility (RBF). In December, Bioenergy Insight reported that construction had begun for ‘North America’s largest’ organic waste-to-energy plant in Rialto, a city 50 miles east of Los Angeles, California. The RBF is estimated... [Read More]

Three renewable electricity trade associations have announced the launch of the RFS Power Coalition. According to a release, the Biomass Power Association (BPA), the American Biogas Council (ABC) and the Energy Recovery Council have formed the coalition in order to get the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to implement a law passed by Congress in 2007. The law itself... [Read More]

International industrial gas and services provider Air Liquide has released its 2018 financial results. The company highlights the development of its biomethane sector in the 2018 report, with five new production units being developed. The units were located in the United States, France, and the United Kingdom. Air Liquide also developed new biomethane investment decisions... [Read More]

Both US-based natural gas provider Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) and biogas producer Calgren announced that renewable natural gas (RNG) from Calgren’s dairy anaerobic digester is being injected into SoCalGas’ pipeline network. According to the release, the project marks the ‘first’ time that carbon-negative RNG produced from cow manure... [Read More]

The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association’s chief executive Charlotte Morton has written to the UK Treasury and Ministry for Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) requesting that government funding be made available for the fast-tracking of separate food waste collection. In the letters, Morton highlighted the need for funding towards local... [Read More]

Charlotte Morton, chief executive of the Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association (ADBA), sets out the role that AD can play in helping Scotland meet its climate-change and waste targets. On my occasional forays north of the border, I’m always struck by two things: Scotland’s incredible natural beauty and the sheer determination of its people to... [Read More]

Canada’s government announced a federal investment of up to $7 million (€6.19 million) to a biomass cluster under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership. The cluster, led by producer BioFuelNet Canada Network, will also include an additional $3.1 million (€2.74 million) in contributions from the industry for a total of $10.1 million (€8.93 million). Three... [Read More]

Pinnacle Renewable Energy (Pinnacle) has announced that its wood pellet facility in Entwistle, Alberta has had to temporarily stop production due to a fire. Pinnacle reports that a fire broke out at around 2pm yesterday and caused damage to part of the facility. Pinnacle also reports that one employee had to be sent to hospital and that several other employees sustained... [Read More]

A new anaerobic digestion facility in Utah opened to the public this week will convert food waste to clean, renewable energy, local news outlet Desert News Utah reports. Around 700 tonnes of food waste is to be taken and turned into energy by Wasatch Resource Recovery, a public-private partnership between Alpro Energy & Water and the South Davis Sewer District, daily. Desert... [Read More]

UK-based Nottingham City Transport (NCT) announced a plan to more than double the size of its fleet of 53 biogas double deck buses this year, with an additional 67 buses in the works. The total investment made by NCT into its fleet will total £20 million (€22.86 million). In April, the first of the 67 buses will enter service, with the expectation that all 120... [Read More]

UK-based biomass company Drax announced a ‘world’s first’ demonstration pilot of a bioenergy carbon capture and storage (BECCS) technology at its power station near Selby in North Yorkshire. The technology, developed by UK-based C-Capture, can obtain upwards of a tonne of CO2 a day. According to Drax, it is the first-time carbon dioxide has been captured... [Read More]

US-based biotechnology company Aemetis announced that it has initiated the construction process of its multi-dairy renewable biomethane digester cluster. In July 2018, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) awarded two grants totalling $3 million (€2.64 million) to build two biomethane digesters at the first two dairies in Aemetis’ biogas project. “The... [Read More]

Netherlands-based liquefied biomethane (BioLNG) technology and production firm Nordsol announced that it has acquired oil supermajor Shell as a strategic investor. Shell will be represented by its private equity and investment division, Shell Ventures. “The Nordsol/Shell partnership offers a unique end-to-end BioLNG solution for biogas producers,” said Mattijs... [Read More]

Major energy supplier Orsted has published its 2018 sustainability report and financial results. Providing an update on the company’s progress towards it sustainability goals, the reports reveal an increase in revenue from its bioenergy business, and Orsted's future green investment plans. Orsted’s bioenergy division covers its CHP plants in Denmark, and its... [Read More]

Aberdeen City Council has appointed a contractor to build an anaerobic digestion (AD) gas to grid plant at the site of the city’s new, multimillion pound TECA arena, conference centre and exhibition building. The plant will use Aberdeen’s food waste as well as fuel crops and agricultural wastes as feedstocks. This will be used to produce biogas, which will... [Read More]