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Coca-Cola HBC Ireland and Northern Ireland has begun using biomethane at its Lisburn production facility in a move aimed at reducing direct emissions and increasing the use of renewable energy in manufacturing. The renewable gas, sourced locally from Greenville Energy in Omagh, Co. Tyrone, will power a newly upgraded combined heat and power (CHP) plant on site. By the end of 2025, the company…
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Woodsure, the organisation behind the UK’s only wood fuel quality assurance scheme, has secured a new contract to manage the Biomass Suppliers List (BSL) on behalf of the Government’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ). The organisation, which has overseen the BSL since 2021, will now continue to manage the scheme until 2027, with options to extend to 2029. Under…
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An award-winning biogas plant which pioneered food waste collection and treatment in New Zealand has benefited from a dedicated pasteurisation system supplied by HRS Heat Exchangers. In July, Ecogas, operator of New Zealand’s first commercial-scale anaerobic digestion (AD) facility, won the AD Hero of the Year award at the 2025 AD and Biogas Industry Awards in Birmingham. Ecogas built New…
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Mast Reforestation has completed what it describes as the world’s largest single biomass storage project, burying more than 10 million pounds of fire-killed trees in south-central Montana in the US. The project – known as Mast Wood Preserve MT1 – combines post-wildfire reforestation with engineered biomass burial, marking a significant development in carbon dioxide removal (CDR)…
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Japanese engineering group Taihei Dengyo Kaisha Ltd (TYO:1968) has approved plans to construct a nearly 2-MW biomass-fired power facility in Murakami City, Niigata Prefecture. The project, to be managed through the company’s wholly owned subsidiary Murakami Green Power LLC, will use woody biomass as its fuel source. Construction is expected to begin in March 2026, with commissioning scheduled…
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Work has begun on civil engineering installations at Yorkshire Water’s Blackburn Meadows site, which represents a step forward for one of Sheffield, England’s, most significant renewable gas projects. The five-month civils programme, co-ordinated by Green Gas Solutions, will prepare the ground for gas-to-grid equipment due to arrive in autumn 2025. Commissioning is expected by the end of…
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The company has spent over ten years developing a potential tool for researchers to begin to test and apply artificial intelligence to anaerobic digestion (AD). Value of %CH4 and %CO2 for AD plant control Those that have spent days and nights looking at live AD plant data for biogas flow and CH4 and CO2 content trying to assess the state of the process will know the value of biogas flow and…
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Uzelac Industries, a specialist in rotary dryer design and heavy fabrication services, has officially opened its new 39,000-square-foot headquarters and manufacturing facility in Pewaukee in the US. The move from its previous base in Greendale marks both a period of rapid growth and a return to the company’s fabrication roots. The modern facility includes a twin 40-ton overhead crane bay, a…
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Anaergia Inc. has announced that its subsidiary has signed an agreement to support the development of a major renewable natural gas (RNG) project in the City of Riverside, California. Under the deal, Anaergia’s development-stage asset, Riverside Bioenergy Facility LLC (RivBF), will be transferred to a developer backed by institutional investors. RivBF holds a lease with the City of Riverside…
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St1 Biokraft, a leading Nordic biogas developer, has officially opened its flagship biogas facility in Mönsterås, Kalmar County in Sweden. The plant, St1 Biokraft’s 13th, has an annual production capacity of around 138 GWh of liquefied biogas (LBG), making it one of the largest biogas facilities in Sweden. The plant produces LBG equivalent to approximately 13 million litres of diesel per…
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Norwegian development investor Norfund and South African private equity firm Infra Impact have made a joint investment in Green Create, a company specialising in converting agricultural and industrial waste into renewable energy. The value of the deal has not been disclosed. The funding will enable Green Create to expand and optimise its current facilities, launch new projects, and strengthen…
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Acorn Bioenergy has unveiled Winchester’s first biomethane production facility, marking a major milestone in the region’s transition to clean energy and sustainable agriculture. The new renewable anaerobic digestion (AD) plant at Three Maids Hill will convert farm waste and locally grown crops into green gas, delivering low-carbon heat to thousands of homes while reducing agricultural…
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South Korean renewable energy company Biofriends has signed an initial agreement with local biogas producer Cheongmyeong to construct the country’s first commercial-scale biomethanol plant. The facility will use biogas from Biofriends’ Gunsan digester to produce between 60,000 and 80,000 tonnes of biomethanol a year. Around 120,000Nm³ of domestically generated biogas will be converted…
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Viking Line has begun operating its ro-ro vessels, Viking Glory and Viking Grace, on bio-LNG to generate compliance credits for Gasum’s FuelEU Maritime (FEUM) pooling service. The move follows a Letter of Intent signed at the end of 2024 between the two companies to develop their collaboration. Both vessels sail daily between Turku, Finland, and Stockholm, Sweden, carrying passengers and…
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