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Washington State-based bioEnergy Development Inc., a publicly traded pioneer in mobile, modular waste-to-energy systems, has unveiled a decentralised microgrid platform for AI computing and cryptocurrency mining powered by the company’s bioReactor. Lab and field-tested using wood residues and a cattle manure stream, the system can supply approximately 1 GWh of net, dispatchable electricity,…
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Anaergia Inc. announced that its subsidiary, Anaergia S.r.l., has signed its third contract with an entity owned by QGM S.á.r.l., a partnership between Quercus Real Assets and Elionia, to develop a new state-of-the-art biomethane production plant in Ostellato, northern Italy. This facility, following Anaergia’s previous projects for QGM in Copparo and Derovere, will employ Anaergia’s…
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German bioenergy associations have criticised government plans to exclude biomass from the definition of renewable energy sources in the country’s electricity tax law. The proposal, part of a draft revision of the Energy and Electricity Tax Acts by the Federal Ministry of Finance, would strip biogas and wood-fired plants of their current renewable status for tax purposes. “A blanket…
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CenterPoint Energy has agreed to purchase renewable natural gas (RNG) produced from food scraps and yard waste collected across the Twin Cities metropolitan area in Minnesota, US. The deal, signed with Dem-Con HZI Bioenergy (DCHZI), will see the RNG connect to CenterPoint’s distribution system in Shakopee, Minnesota, from 2027, providing homes and businesses with a lower-carbon alternative to…
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Acorn Bioenergy Operations Limited has been granted an environmental permit to run a new anaerobic digestion (AD) plant at Three Maids Farm, just outside Winchester in England. The approval, issued by the Environment Agency on 1 August 2025 under permit reference EPR/BP3326SD/A001, allows the company to treat up to 94,000 tonnes of feedstock per year. Materials to be processed will include…
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A daily ferry service between Finland and Sweden has become the first completely carbon-neutral shipping route on the Baltic Sea, after switching to run solely on liquefied biogas (bio-LNG) supplied by Nordic energy company Gasum. The move sees Finnish shipping firm Wasaline’s Aurora Botnia operate exclusively on Gasum’s fully renewable fuel on its route between Vaasa in Finland and Umeå in…
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Anaergia. has reported a strong second quarter for 2025, with revenue up 36.8% year-on-year to C$32.3 million (€22 million) and gross profit rising 152.9% to C$10.5 million (€7.1 million), driven by growth in capital sales in Italy and North America. The Burlington, Ontario-based waste-to-value company said its gross profit margin improved to 32.5% from 17.6% in Q2 2024, while its adjusted…
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ENSO Energy Environment & Sustainability has secured €165 million in financing to develop two greenfield biomass plants in Spain, which will supply thermal and electrical energy to major industrial customers under long-term contracts. The plants, now under construction, will serve the Sociedad Cooperativa General Agropecuaria ACOR in Olmedo and international chemical group Solvay’s…
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Harborough District Council’s Leader and senior officers have voiced strong support for local residents and other objectors opposing the proposed biomass facility close to Great Bowden in England. The planning application was formally considered at the Leicestershire County Council Development Control and Regulatory Board meeting on 7 August 2025. Concerns were raised over a range of…
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Egypt is pressing ahead with a new biogas initiative in Beni Suef Governorate aimed at converting agricultural and animal waste into renewable energy. The project, announced by the Cabinet on Sunday, is being implemented in cooperation with the Biogas Energy Foundation for Sustainable Development - an affiliate of the Ministry of Environment - and the United Nations Industrial Development…
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The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has confirmed that 71 thermal power plants across India have adopted the practice of co-firing biomass alongside coal. Biomass co-firing blends agricultural residues such as paddy straw and crop by-products with coal in conventional power stations, reducing carbon emissions and helping to tackle stubble burning, a major contributor to air…
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Quercus Real Assets, a European renewable energy specialist, and Elionia, the renewable investment arm of a European family office with roots in the shipping sector, have completed financing for three greenfield biomethane plants in northern Italy. The funding, worth €76 million, was arranged through their joint venture QGM with the backing of a banking consortium comprising BNL BNP Paribas,…
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Spanish energy company Naturgy has connected Navarre’s first biomethane facility to its gas distribution network. The Cabanillas plant, operated by local firm E-Cogeneración Cabanillas, will supply up to 22 GWh of renewable gas each year via Naturgy’s distribution subsidiary, Nedgia - enough to meet the annual demand of around 4,000 households. It is the twelfth biomethane site in Spain to…
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Indonesia’s transition towards environmentally friendly, zero-emission energy took centre stage this week as experts from seven countries convened at IPB University for high-level discussions on biomass and bioenergy. The 10th International Conference on Bioenergy and Biomass (ICBB), held at the IPB International Convention Centre in Bogor on 4–5 August, was organised by the university’s…
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