Sustainable raw materials producer and climate technology company Perpetual Next has signed a definitive agreement this week to expand the biogas division through acquisitions, especially in the growth market of Poland. The collaboration aims to add €25 million of annual EBITDA to Perpetual Next's biogas division over the next two years. As part of this broad acquisition... [Read More]

Regardless of what type of feedstock goes into an anaerobic digestion (AD) plant, there are ways to treat it to get the most gas yield from it. The preparation pathway and how the feedstock is managed before it reaches a digester holds the key, believes leading mechanical engineering company, Vogelsang. With an experienced biogas engineering development team based in... [Read More]

Bioenergy Insight is delighted to be hosting its annual Biogas Conference in Brussels, Belgium, on 18-19 June next year. This event builds on the success of last year’s edition, which saw over 300 people convene in the Le Plaza hotel in the heart of the city to hear from leading biogas producers, suppliers, consultants and policy-makers. Following on from the European... [Read More]

Honeywell and GranBio Technologies will combine Honeywell’s ethanol to jet (ETJ) technology with GranBio’s cellulosic ethanol AVAP® technology to produce carbon neutral sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from biomass residues at GranBio’s forthcoming US demonstration plant. GranBio’s patented AVAP process converts biomass, including forest and agricultural residues,... [Read More]

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has announced it will invest in the expansion of the sustainable bioenergy sector in the Holstebro and Struer municipalities in Denmark by investing in the expansion and upgrade of MEC-Biogas. MEC-Biogas is one of Denmark’s first large-scale industrial biogas plants that today converts around ~500,000 tons of manure yearly... [Read More]

After a decade of unprecedented expansion, growth in global demand for natural gas is expected to slow in the coming years as consumption declines in mature markets, according to the IEA’s new medium-term forecast. Global gas demand is on course to grow by an average on 1.6% a year between 2022 and 2026, down from an average of 2.5% a year between 2017 and 2021, according... [Read More]

Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM), a state-owned, industrial and commercial public utilities organisation in Colombia, has begun operating the country's first biomethane plant as it seeks to diversify its clean energy portfolio. Located in Itaguí, in the greater metropolitan area of Medellín, the facility will produce around 1,200m3/h of biogas, EPM said. It will... [Read More]

On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has opened applications for the $2 billion (€1.2 billion) Hydrogen Headstart programme today (10 October). Announced in the 2023-24 budget, the programme aims to catalyse Australia’s hydrogen industry to take advantage of Australia’s opportunity to be a global hydrogen leader. Projects... [Read More]

Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) Alternate Energy (Pvt) Limited (SSGC-AE) and Green Waste Energy (Pvt) Limited have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to unlock the potential of "Green Molecules" renewable natural gas (RNG). In a strategic move, Green Waste Energy will supply biogas/biomethane to SSGC-AE. The MoU was signed by Imran Maniar, chairman, SSGC-AE... [Read More]

Waitrose is the first UK retailer to use renewable natural gas (RNG) to power tractors at its farm, in what it described as an industry-leading move. In 2021, the company announced it will use its Leckford Estate farm in Hampshire, England, to facilitate change by experimenting with a variety of environment-friendly agricultural techniques. James Bailey, executive director... [Read More]

Göteborg Energi has decided to build a new biomass-fired steam boiler that will be integrated with the Rya heat and power plant in Sweden, with an investment of SEK 2.53 billion (€217.7 million). The new biofuel-fired steam boiler will be integrated with Göteborg Energi's existing Rya heat and power plant. The boiler is expected to contribute 156 megawatts of heat... [Read More]

Bioenergy Insight speaks to Dr Nils Rottmann, managing director of BioEnergy Germany, about its recent entry into the Indian market and its “crown jewel” plant. BioEnergy, a German company that provides technology and engineering design for biomass-based gas plants, recently entered the Indian market in partnership with a Noida-based start-up, Gruner Renewable Energy... [Read More]

Greenlane Renewables has been awarded a contract valued at C$35.3 million (€24.8 million) by a leading environmental services company in Brazil that is investing in a portfolio of landfill assets across the country to produce biomethane. Under the terms of the agreement, Greenlane will supply its Cascade PSA LF product, a complete landfill gas-to-biomethane solution... [Read More]

Bacardi, the largest privately held international spirits company, has opend its new Combined Heat & Power (CHP) system in Puerto Rico, which the organisation said will cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of the BACARDÍ rum brand in half. Bacardi marked the opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the world’s largest premium rum distillery located in Cataño, Puerto... [Read More]

bp’s Archaea Energy has announced the official startup of its original Archaea Modular Design (AMD) renewable natural gas (RNG) plant in Medora, Indiana in the US. Located next to a landfill owned by Rumpke Waste and Recycling, this is the first plant to come online since bp’s acquisition of Archaea in December 2022. Using the AMD design, the Medora plant captures... [Read More]

The REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) has published its annual ‘state of the industry’ report REview23, saying that the entire energy transition still faces significant challenges which are currently delaying the roll out of low carbon technologies across all sectors. The report, which presents the latest deployment and employment figures... [Read More]