Oct 31, 2024
Vision RNG, Waste Connections and Delta Gas launch Kentucky RNG facility
Policy News
Oct 30, 2024
Veteran policy experts shared their predictions for the 2025 biogas policy landscape at the American Biogas Council’s (ABC) BUSINESS OF BIOGAS conference, an annual education and networking event held October 22-24, 2024 in St. Louis, Mo.
Led by the ABC’s vice president of policy, Heather Dziedzic, Chris Hessler, founding partner at AJW, Inc. and Anthony Reed, partner... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 30, 2024
Tages Capital SGR has completed the acquisition of a portfolio of four biogas production plants, which will be converted to biomethane production by 2026.
This is the first investment in a biomethane production portfolio by the Tages Helios Net Zero fund, which, with the recent closing, has reached €375 million, mainly from institutional investors.
Specifically, the... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 29, 2024
Tánaiste Micheál Martin and Gas Networks Ireland broke ground to officially mark the commencement of construction for the new Central Grid Injection (CGI) facility in Mitchelstown, Ireland.
CGI facilities provide injection points for biomethane production sites that may be located remotely from the existing gas network.
A key initiative of Gas Networks Ireland, this... [Read More]
Features
Oct 29, 2024
Colin Ley analyses the market in Canada.
Bioenergy use in Canada could more than double in step with the country’s drive towards net-zero by 2050 according to market projections compiled by the Canada Energy Regulator (CER).
Growth for bioenergy from its current 7% share of the country’s energy mix is forecast to be more rapid when viewed from a Canada net-zero... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 25, 2024
Australian energy infrastructure group Jemena has signed an MOU with Sojitz, a Japanese general trading and investment company.
Under the MOU, Jemena and Sojitz will work together to assess the feasibility of developing several new biomethane plants across regional New South Wales in Australia, which will turn agricultural and other organic waste into biomethane.
Jemena’s... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 25, 2024
BioVeritas, a leading sustainable fuels and biochemicals company focusing on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production, is launching The BioVeritas Process™ for SAF.
This breakthrough technology converts biomass via fermentation into volatile fatty acids (VFAs), a key precursor for a range of high-value products, most notably SAF.
The company, then known as Terrabon,... [Read More]
Policy News
Oct 25, 2024
Clean Energy Technologies has announced that Vermont Renewable Gas (VRG), an affiliate limited liability company has been selected by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) as one of its Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Grant recipients.
Administered by the USDA’s Rural Development Office, this current $1.05 billion initiative funded through the Inflation... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 24, 2024
A new analysis by S&P Global Commodity Insights supported by RNG Coalition, EBA, ERGaR, and Eurogas provides valuable input to the ongoing revision process of the GHG Protocol.
The use of certificates will be critical to meet the increasing sustainable RNG demand from the private sectors, support the economics of new production capacities and ultimately contribute... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 24, 2024
Saipem's Bluenzyme technology is expected to be applied to capture CO₂ emissions at the waste-to-energy plant of the subsidiary Herambiente in Ferrara.
It will be the first industrial-scale example of CCS applied to a plant of this type in Italy.
The project is one of the main decarbonisation levers in the multi-utility's Climate Transition Plan to reduce internal
emissions.
It... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 24, 2024
CMA CGM Group, a global player in maritime, land, air and logistics solutions, and SUEZ, a global leader in circular waste management solutions, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on 18 October.
The aim of this collaboration between two complementary players is to establish a long-term industrial partnership on biomethane to help decarbonise shipping in... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 24, 2024
Bioenergy Insight caught up with Giulia Cancian, secretary general of the European Biogas Association (EBA) at this year’s European Biogas Conference.
“This year, we’re talking about the transition towards net-zero, but we are putting a big focus on resilience,” said Cancian, when Bioenergy Insight asked what the main theme of this year’s event is.
“And what... [Read More]
Policy News
Oct 23, 2024
The European Commission has concluded that two Swedish tax exemption schemes for non-food-based biogas and bio-propane used for heating or as motor fuel are in line with EU State aid rules.
In June 2020, the Commission had approved the schemes under EU State aid rules, but the Commission's decisions were annulled by the General Court on 21 December 2022.
The Commission's... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 23, 2024
Lantmännen has signed an agreement to divest Scandbio to the German company LEAG Group.
Scandbio, with its operations in solid processed wood fuels, has been part of Lantmännen since 2014.
Scandbio is a fuel pellet producer. By refining waste products from the forestry industry, Scandbio takes advantage of natural resources in a resource-efficient way and contributes... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 22, 2024
Nordic energy company Gasum and global technology leader ABB are bringing a new energy market optimization solution to energy intensive industry and utilities. The solution is offered by Gasum and powered by ABB Ability™ OPTIMAX®.
The new multi-market optimisation (MMO) solution offers customers comprehensive benefits in energy markets by ensuring efficient use and... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 22, 2024
Seras, formally known as Esken Renewables, is the new name for the UK’s largest biomass fuel supply business.
The rebrand follows the business’ acquisition by Pioneer Point Partners in December 2023.
Seras supplies 1.7 million tonnes of UK sourced sustainable biomass fuel a year to UK power plants.
The business has five waste wood storage and processing facilities... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 21, 2024
Supermajor oil company Eni has tasked French investment bank Natixis with finding investors to purchase a minority stake in its biomethane operation, Enibioch4in.
According to Corriere della Sera, the Italian oil giant is seeking investors to acquire up to 49% of Enibioch4in.
The report states the search is in its early stages, as no valuation set or possible investors... [Read More]
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