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The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has announced a $5 million (£4.29 million) investment in eight projects aimed at creating jobs, training the next generation of forestry workers, and helping small businesses play a greater role in protecting forests and communities from wildfires. The funding comes through CAL FIRE’s Business and Workforce Development Grant…
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A new organics processing plant has been approved for Christchurch in New Zealand, paving the way for the closure of Bromley’s long-troubled composting facility. Independent commissioners appointed by Environment Canterbury granted resource consent on Friday for the EcoGas plant, to be located in Hornby’s industrial zone. The existing open-air site in Bromley has been the source of…
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China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment is inviting public comment on four new methodologies for its national voluntary carbon market, with a particular focus on projects related to oilfield gas and biomass power generation. The proposed measures aim to reduce emissions in the energy sector and support the country's broader carbon neutrality goals. The methodologies under review include…
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EAG Bioenergy has acquired Rockscape Energy, a North Lincolnshire-based anaerobic digestion (AD) biomethane plant with an annual production capacity exceeding 40GWh. The acquisition forms part of its strategy to build the leading independent biogas and biomethane platform in the UK and Ireland. Backed by Vesper Infrastructure Partners and OrbeNovo Capital, EAG said the deal strengthens its…
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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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