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Canadian biogas upgrading specialist Greenlane Renewables has entered into a formal agreement with Panasonic do Brasil to establish local manufacturing of its next-generation Cascade LF landfill gas upgrading technology in Brazil. Under the arrangement, Panasonic will produce Greenlane-branded modules at its facilities in São José dos Campos, São Paulo state, with initial investment…
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Indonesia's sovereign wealth fund Danantara has signed memoranda of understanding with a series of regional governments to advance waste-to-energy plant development across six locations: Lampung, Serang, Medan, Semarang, Bogor-Depok and Bekasi. The agreements, announced by Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs Zulkifli Hasan in Jakarta, reflect a joint commitment between central government,…
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Hawaii's legislature has passed a bill establishing a Clean Fuel Standard that would require significant reductions in the carbon intensity of transportation fuels, with the renewable natural gas industry hailing the move as a landmark step for the state. Senate Bill 2999 CD1 sets carbon intensity reduction targets of at least 10% below 2019 levels by 2035, rising to at least 50% by 2045. The…
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Indonesia's Ministry of Environment is pushing to fast-track a waste-to-energy facility in West Java as the Greater Bandung metropolitan area faces a mounting waste crisis. Environment Minister Mohammad Jumhur Hidayat said a tender for the Oxbow Cicukang plant in Margaasih Sub-district, Bandung District, could begin immediately once a coordination meeting produces a decision. "We don't want to…
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A partnership between data centre operator Deep Green and energy technology firm Zendo Energy is redirecting waste heat from artificial intelligence computing into a public leisure facility in Greater Manchester, reducing energy costs and carbon emissions for the local community. The collaboration centres on Deep Green's Urmston facility, where heat generated by high-density server…
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UK rail operator Greater Anglia recycled more than 100,000kg of food waste across its network in the year to March 2026, with all collected material processed through anaerobic digestion to generate biogas and biofertiliser. The latest figures, covering April 2025 to March 2026, show 104,000kg of food waste was collected and diverted from disposal, up from 23,900kg in the previous reporting…
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The European Commission has approved a €5 billion German state aid scheme to help industrial companies replace fossil fuels and raw materials with low-carbon alternatives, including biomethane, electrification, hydrogen, carbon capture and heat recovery. Eligible projects must involve fundamental technological changes and deliver at least 50% emissions reductions within four years, rising to…
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Nordic waste-to-energy trader Geminor is scaling up biomaterials as a strategic priority, expanding beyond its established waste-based energy solutions to supply feedstocks with higher biogenic content to customers in the energy, cement and industrial sectors. The move reflects a broader industry shift in which waste and biomass are increasingly treated as converging streams within the…
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Spain-based HAM Group has made bio-liquefied natural gas (bioLNG) and bio-compressed natural gas (bioCNG) available across its entire service station network, completing a rollout first announced in late 2025. The company says customers can refuel with biomethane without modifications to vehicles or existing infrastructure, offering what it describes as an immediate decarbonisation route for…
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Canadian timber company Conifex Timber is to temporarily curtail sawmill operations at its Mackenzie, British Columbia facility for approximately seven weeks from 19 May, with a restart targeted for July 2026. The company said the pause is driven by log inventory levels and fibre availability, compounded by seasonal logging breakup conditions affecting supply across the BC Interior. Logging…
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The American Biogas Council (ABC) has certified 15 additional digester operators this spring, bringing the total number of Certified Digester Operators nationwide to 75. The ABC's Operator Certification is the only programme of its kind in North America. To qualify, candidates must complete the organisation's Operator School training course, demonstrate at least 2,000 hours of relevant…
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Malaysian renewable energy provider Wasco Greenergy Berhad has installed and commissioned one of Malaysia's largest biomass steam energy systems at a paper manufacturing facility in Kajang, Selangor. Designed and manufactured by subsidiary Wasco Thermal Sdn Bhd, the system is fuelled primarily by treated empty fruit bunches (EFB) and is engineered to achieve a utilisation rate of over…
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Law firm Addleshaw Goddard has advised Mapfre on the launch of its second biomethane investment vehicle, Bioenergy Agro Iberia, targeting a fund size of €100 million. The new fund, in which Abante serves as manager and IAM Carbonzero as adviser, will invest in a diversified portfolio of biomethane projects across Spain and Portugal. Its scope extends beyond core gas production to include…
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Italian multi-utility A2A has confirmed it is preparing to submit a non-binding offer for Bioenerys, the vehicle through which Snam consolidates its biogas and biomethane operations. A2A chief executive Renato Mazzoncini confirmed the company is actively reviewing the dossier ahead of the deadline for initial expressions of interest. He indicated the group would participate in the opening…
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