The company says that the acquisition will help meet the growing demand for biomass energy. The transaction took place 16 February; the amount payed for the facility was not disclosed. Earlier in 2018, Enviva created a joint venture with The John Hancock Life Insurance Company called Enviva JV Development Company, this purchase is the first by the new company. The purpose... [Read More]

A recently published study from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) has revealed the economic impact of closing a biomass power plant in the state. In spring 2017 the Minnesota state legislature passed a law allowing Xcel Energy to buy and then shutdown Benson Power, a 50mW biomass facility that uses a mixture of poultry litter and wood... [Read More]

British company SEaB Energy has launched a Kickstarter campaign to help bring anaerobic digestion (AD) technology to rural India. Southampton based SEaB Energy has patented turnkey AD installations that operate in shipping containers in a bid to make the technology compact and easy to install. The aim is to decentralise waste management while also delivering power... [Read More]

A new joint venture has been agreed to construct a ‘highly advanced’ biogas plant in Huai’an, China. HoSt Bioenergy Installations and CPCEP Bio-Energy signed the agreement earlier this week to establish a strategic partnership for building the facility. The contract will see HoSt supply its first biogas plant in China. “The signing of these contracts... [Read More]

The 15 February report concludes that the city must limit the amount and type of waste that is allowed to go to incinerators. It also calls for the expansion of anaerobic digestion as a way to handle food waste more cleanly. Mayor Sadiq Khan has pledged that no recyclable or biodegradable waste will be sent to landfills by 2026, he has also set a target of a 65% recycling... [Read More]

The launch of biogas buses in Bristol, UK, is still facing potential obstacles, reports the Bristol Post. According to the local news service, workers for MetroBus, Bristol’s rapid transit system, were photographed carrying out height tests on a recently renovated Ashton Avenue swing bridge in the city in the south-west of England. Reopened in May 2017, the bridge... [Read More]

The European Biogas Association and Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE) have collaborated on a comprehensive map of all known biomethane installations currently running in Europe. ‘European Biomethane Map 2018’ lists over 500 units on the continent, and according to its creators is the first of its kind. It’s been produced with information taken from biogas... [Read More]

Local press is reporting that the NGO, Biogas Taita, is working with the community to reduce fuel costs and increase the use of the cleaner burning fuel. The system uses anaerobic digestion to generate the gas, which is then used for cooking and heating in households. The project suffered from poor availability of information about biogas, with some families fearing that... [Read More]

The trade association for the US biogas industry, the American Biogas Council, has responded to the passing of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018. Passed on 9 February, the legislation only includes a one year retroactive extension of the Production Tax Credit for biogas and biomass through 2017. However, similar credits for other renewable technologies, such as solar and... [Read More]

Denmark’s biogas industry has the potential to create 20,000 new jobs and generate 16 billion kroner (€2.1 billion) of exports, according to new analysis. Exports of biogas technology from Denmark are expected to reach growth of at least 100% by 2035, but could exceed expectations and rise to as much as 900%, The Local reports. The analysis was performed by... [Read More]

A study published in the journal Nature has found that removing subsidies for fossil fuels will have less of an impact than previously thought. Other scientists have insisted that the removal of economic support for fossil fuels is still a necessary step towards a carbon-free economy. The paper says that the demand for energy is just too high for cutting subsidies to have... [Read More]

Reforms to the UK’s Renewable Heat Incentive have finally been laid before Parliament, ending months of indecision and confusion. The RHI is a government scheme designed to incentivise the generation of heat from renewable sources. It directly affects the UK’s anaerobic digestion (AD) industry. According to a statement from the UK’s Anaerobic Digestion... [Read More]

Biogen has announced the acquisition of Tamar Energy, one of the largest anaerobic digestion owners and operators in the UK. According to a statement from Biogen, the acquisition has created one of the largest independent anaerobic digestion platforms in the country. The combined group operates 13 AD plants and six composting sites across England, Scotland and Wales, combining... [Read More]

UK based real estate investment trust LXi REIT has announced its acquisition of the Stobart biomass storage and processing plant in Rotherham, Yorkshire. LXi REIT has acquired the freehold interest on the facility in a sale and leaseback transaction. According to a statement from the company, the purchase price is £3.4 million (€3.8 million). The biomass facility... [Read More]

Biomass and forestry management business Active Energy has announced that its first commercial CoalSwitch plant in Utah, US, will have its official opening this week.   According to Active Energy, CoalSwitch is “unique, high-calorific, high bulk-density, advanced biomass pellet that behaves just like coal, albeit with all the environmental benefits of clean... [Read More]

An anaerobic digester and biogas treatment plant at an Australian abattoir has commenced commercial production. According to a statement from ReNu Energy, the independent power producer who’ll operate the facility, revenue flow from the Goulburn Bioenergy Project has commenced and will ‘ramp up’ as biogas production increases. Located at the Southern... [Read More]