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Finnish technology group Wärtsilä Corporation has reached an agreement to sell its Gas Solutions business unit to German private equity firm Mutares SE & Co. KGaA, the company announced today. The Gas Solutions division, which generated annual revenues of €300 million in 2024, specialises in systems and lifecycle solutions across the entire gas value chain. The business unit has…
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Black Bull Biochar (BBB), a UK-based start-up specialising in biochar for sustainable agriculture and carbon removal, has raised £4 million in a late seed funding round to scale operations across the North West of England and accelerate entry into northern Europe, including Denmark. The round was co-led by TSP Ventures and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) Investment Fund,…
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The Environment Agency has published a new Regulatory Position Statement (RPS 361) specifically for waste wood in England, following successful advocacy by the Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA). RPS 361 allows permitted sites affected by unplanned downtime at biomass plants, incinerators, and panel board facilities to apply to temporarily exceed their permitted storage limits. Significantly,…
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Wicomico County has selected Waga Energy to build, own, operate and maintain a renewable natural gas (RNG) production facility at the Newland Park Landfill in Salisbury, Maryland in the US. Once operational, the plant is expected to produce more than 210,000 MMBtu of RNG each year. The Maryland county, located on the eastern coast, will work with Waga Energy to upgrade landfill gas into…
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The Government of Canada is investing nearly CAD 4.8 million (approximately €3.3 million) in Indigenous-led economic development and clean energy projects across Northern Ontario, with a strong emphasis on community-based biomass and renewable energy initiatives. The funding was announced by Patty Hajdu, Canada’s Minister of Jobs and Families and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic…
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BPC Instruments AB has entered into a collaboration with Canadian technology company SixRing to support the rollout of Stimulose, a new feedstock additive designed to improve process stability and efficiency in biomethane production. Under the agreement, BPC Instruments will act as SixRing’s independent Quality Assurance and Optimisation Partner as Stimulose is introduced to biomethane…
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Infrastructure investor IFM Investors has launched Mobius Renewables, a new Texas-based, vertically integrated low carbon fuels platform focused on scaling the production and commercialisation of biomethane across North America and Europe. The new company will be headquartered in Houston and led by Cynthia Walker, who has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer. Mobius Renewables…
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Engineering group KBR has been awarded a contract by Fikrat Al-Tadweer to supply its green methanol technology for Saudi Arabia’s first biomethanol plant, a project aimed at converting landfill gas into clean fuel. The company said its PureM™ solution will be used to produce renewable methanol at commercial scale, offering a low-cost route to cleaner fuels. The technology can process a wide…
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Sheffield-based startup Future Greens has raised €569,000 (£500,000) to advance its bioreactor technology that converts unavoidable food and brewery waste into on-site heat and power, with first commercial deployments planned for 2026. The funding comprises €387,000 (£340,000) in equity and a €182,000 (£160,000) UK government grant. Investors include PXN Group, One Planet Capital,…
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ATOBA Energy and renewable fuel developer Flying Forest have signed a letter of intent setting out plans for a long-term sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) offtake agreement, supporting a proposed biomass-to-SAF project in Finland. ATOBA Energy operates an aggregation platform designed to connect SAF producers with airline customers, while Flying Forest is developing a facility in Iisalmi, eastern…
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A consortium led by Kansai Electric Power (Kansai EPCO) plans to develop a 7.1MW woody biomass power plant in Tochigi Prefecture, with the environmental attributes of the project to be sold to Tokyo Metro through a virtual power purchase agreement (PPA). The developers said the facility will be constructed on a 20,000 square metre site in Sano City and owned by a dedicated special purpose…
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Solarig, through its renewable gases subsidiary Biorig, plans to invest more than PLN 1.5 billion (approximately €350 million) in the development of a large-scale biomethane platform in Poland. The Spanish renewable energy group said the programme aims to develop and operate a portfolio of more than 20 biomethane plants over the next five years, with combined production of around 1TWh per…
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Scientists are exploring a radical transformation for tobacco, shifting its purpose from cigarette production to sustainable biofuel generation, according to recent research from Henan Agricultural University. The study, led by researchers at the National Tobacco Cultivation, Physiology and Biochemistry Research Centre, demonstrates that tobacco leaves can be converted into bioethanol through a…
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EnviTec Biogas has added three new contracts with first-time customers in Germany to its order book, securing gas upgrading projects that will be manufactured at the company’s Saerbeck facility in the coming months. The first project, located in Biburg, Lower Bavaria, represents EnviTec’s debut in the Bavarian market following the construction of 112 biogas plants across Germany. “The…
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