Two students have won a prestigious Climate Change Thought Leadership Award for their dissertation projects that look at pioneering solutions to climate change. Specialist anaerobic digestion (AD) and green project funder, Privilege Finance, runs the awards each year to identify and nurture future leaders of the renewable energy industry. Privilege Finance’s chief... [Read More]

Rohe Solutions, which sells natural gas, LNG and biogas as well as related services within industrial manufacturing, plans to start liquefying biogas from the grid at the Hamina LNG terminal in Finland, with deliveries due to start in early 2024. The company plans to begin offering its customer Bio-LNG, or liquefied biogas in the same year. Rohe Solutions is part of... [Read More]

French president Emmanuel Macron has said the country will convert its two coal-fired power plants, with combined capacity of 1.8GW, to biomass by 2027. In a televised interview on 24 September, Macron discussed plans to meet France's climate targets within the next seven years. France aims to reduce its emissions by 55% by 2030, against a 1990 baseline, in line with... [Read More]

Sam Schutte, CEO of Synthica Energy, tells Bioenergy Insight how capital investment from Goldman Sachs will support the company’s long-term plans. Synthica Energy is an energy transition platform aimed to design, build, own, and operate large-scale, contracted anaerobic digestion (AD) facilities to convert pre-consumer organic waste into renewable natural gas (RNG). The... [Read More]

As part of its ambition to phase out coal, in 2020 the major European sugar manufacturer Pfeifer & Langen decided to decarbonise its sugar factory in Könnern in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. After an initial meeting with AET, Pfeifer & Langen decided to carry out a combustion test and a load test to determine how to best convert the power source of its boilers from... [Read More]

ENGIE has acquired Ixora Energy Ltd, a leading biomethane producer based in the UK since 2017. The acquisition, secured for £64.8 million (€74.6 million), was made from the responsible investment manager, Downing LLP. This strategic move marks the addition of three new production units to ENGIE’s portfolio, which are located in Devon and Somerset, collectively generating... [Read More]

DHL Supply Chain has announced plans to begin operating biomethane-fuelled trucks with an investment worth €80 million into a dedicated biomethane production facility in Cork, Ireland, run by Stream BioEnergy. The new facility is expected to provide fuel for up to 150 trucks, resulting in an estimated annual carbon reduction of 15,000 tonnes, the equivalent of more... [Read More]

On 20 September, the European Parliament’s Committee on Environment (ENVI) adopted its Opinion on the Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA), a milestone legislation to foster EU-based manufacturing of clean technologies. The European Biogas Association (EBA) said it is deeply concerned by the ENVI Committee’s decision to exclude “sustainable biogas and biomethane technologies”... [Read More]

Ence Group has formed a new subsidiary, Magnon Servicios Energéticas, which is designed to contribute to the decarbonisation of Spanish industry via the sale of renewable industrial heat. This subsidiary designs, develops and executes solutions for the decarbonisation of its clients’ energy consumption, supported by the experience of the Ence Group, and its renewable... [Read More]

More than 35% of the electricity and heat consumed in the Czech Republic could come from renewable energy sources by 2030, according to a forecast by the country's Chamber of Renewable Energy Sources. This means that, compared to today, the share of power derived from renewables would more than double. The development of renewable energy sources should be driven by heat... [Read More]

Lithuania's Ministry of Energy has announced that the country's first biomethane plant is now operational. Located in the Pasvalys District, the Tube Green plant is estimated to produce 100 gigawatt hours (GWh) of biomethane per year. This will cover up to 1% of the country's total annual gas demand. Tube Green is implementing the project in cooperation with local biofuel... [Read More]

German brand Flix and Scania have announced a long-term partnership to develop new solutions for sustainable mobility. Initially, Scania will be providing the German brand, which offers intercity bus services across Europe, North America and Brazil, with up to 50 Bio-LNG (LBG) coaches by 2025. The vehicles, based on Irizar’s i6s Efficient coaches, will be fitted with... [Read More]

Dimeta, a global joint venture to accelerate the production and use of renewable and recycled carbon Dimethyl Ether (DME) has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Rinnai, a global manufacturer and distributor of gas appliances, to explore ways to decarbonise the LPG market in Europe through the use of DME. Renewable and recycled carbon DME... [Read More]

Thorsten Holl was recently appointed managing director and chief executive officer of VORN Bioenergy, effective from 1 August. He tells Bioenergy Insight about his appointment and approach. Holl brings over 20 years of multi-national senior executive experience from the energy and construction sectors. He joined VORN from Emerald Operating Partners, a strategic advisory... [Read More]

The European Parliament’s Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) voted on the Revision of Regulation EU 2019/1242 today (19 September). The outcome was an agreement to set CO2 emission performance standards for new heavy-duty vehicles, a milestone legislation to curb the segment emissions. The European Biogas Association (EBA) applauded the TRAN Committee for recognising... [Read More]

Finnish forestry firm Metsä Group aims to start up its Kemi mills tomorrow (20 September). As of 10 September, the Kemi mills underwent a maintenance and connection shutdown to prepare for the deployment of the largest ever investment of the forest industry in Finland - the new bioproduct mill and paperboard mill expansion in Kemi. The company warned that odours may... [Read More]