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Hillsborough County has selected Waga Energy to build, own, operate and maintain a renewable natural gas (RNG) production unit at the Southeast County Landfill in Lithia, Florida. When in operation, the plant will be capable of producing up to 610,000 MMBtu of RNG per year. Hillsborough County, in west-central Florida, has chosen Waga Energy, a global leader in the production of renewable…
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Enpower Corp., a California-based independent power producer, has sold its wholly owned subsidiary Wadham Energy Limited Partnership to High Rock Energy Group. The sale transfers a 27 MW rice husk biomass facility in Colusa County, California, which has operated for over 30 years providing baseload renewable power to the state's electricity grid. The buyer, High Rock Energy Group…
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Inagro, the West Flemish research centre for agriculture and horticulture, has commissioned a 1,000-litre pilot digester at its biogas site in Roeselare to investigate upgrading biogas into biomethane. The new digester's substantial capacity enables more realistic testing compared to traditional laboratory setups limited to a few dozen litres. This larger scale brings conditions closer to…
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Viking Line has dramatically increased its use of biogas, cutting greenhouse gas emissions by more than 60,000 tonnes, as the ferry operator reported a record year for cargo and continued progress towards fossil-free maritime transport. In 2025, the company used around 6,000 tonnes of biogas – a tenfold increase on the previous year – which represents one of the most significant shifts…
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Food waste from households across Lincolnshire will soon be transformed into renewable energy and fertiliser through anaerobic digestion, as new weekly food waste collections begin rolling out in early 2026. The scheme will see unavoidable food waste diverted from general rubbish and sent to a local anaerobic digestion facility, where it will be broken down to produce biogas for energy…
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India's Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council has announced a significant funding opportunity for organisations developing green hydrogen from biomass and other alternative feedstocks. The programme, operating under the National Green Hydrogen Mission, makes available INR 100 crore (approximately £10 million) to support pilot-scale demonstration projects across the country. The…
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Denmark's biogas sector supplied more than 40 per cent of the country's gas consumption last year, yet industry leaders warn the pace of expansion is failing to match the nation's growing energy needs. New figures from Energinet reveal biogas has become a cornerstone of Danish energy infrastructure, but Lars Kaspersen, chief executive of Biogas Denmark, said the sector's growth trajectory falls…
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A renewable biogas plant capable of converting nearly 100,000 tonnes of poultry manure into green gas each year has been proposed for Drum, County Monaghan in Ireland. Stream BioEnergy Ireland Limited submitted the planning application to Monaghan County Council on 10 December last year, with a decision expected by 3 February. The development would occupy approximately 6.2 hectares of land…
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A community-led survey coordinated by the Southern Environmental Law Center across parts of the southern United States has documented concerns about pollution linked to wood pellet manufacturing facilities. The survey focused on areas where residents live near large biomass plants, including a facility in Northampton County, North Carolina. Wood pellet plants process trees into fuel pellets…
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Ambitious plans to create a £1 billion company in the South of Scotland have received a major boost after a near-£1 million investment from the region’s economic and community development agency. South of Scotland Enterprise (SOSE) has invested in pioneering carbon capture firm The Carbon Removers, headquartered near Dumfries, to help kickstart a wider fundraising round that aims to…
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Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is working with Terragia Biofuel Inc. to test new biomass conversion technology aimed at increasing biofuel yields from corn stover. The collaboration is taking place at INL’s Biomass Feedstock National User Facility (BFNUF), where Terragia is using advanced preprocessing technologies to evaluate its approach to converting plant material into fuels and…
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Capstone Green Energy Holdings, Inc. (Capstone), a provider of microturbine energy solutions, has announced the completion of its 6.6-megawatt combined heat and power (CHP) system at a renewable energy facility in North Carolina. The project uses swine waste converted through a pyrolysis process to produce biogas. Capstone’s microturbines will generate renewable electricity for the grid…
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Mackenzie County has finalised an agreement with Calgary-based PowerWood Canada Corp that will bring two pioneering wood pellet manufacturing facilities to the northern Alberta region in Canada, representing hundreds of millions of dollars in private investment and the potential for up to 300 direct jobs. The announcement, made by Mackenzie County Reeve Josh Knelsen, marks what the company…
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Evero Energy has announced that its InBECCS project, which aims to become the UK's first engineered greenhouse gas removal (GGR) facility, has been officially listed on Puro.earth's Future Facility programme – a leading global standard for durable carbon removals. This listing represents a key opportunity for the UK to advance its ambitions around engineered carbon removals. InBECCS,…
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