Oct 24, 2024
CMA CGM Group and SUEZ to develop biomethane production for maritime transport
Biogas News
Oct 24, 2024
Bioenergy Insight caught up with Giulia Cancian, secretary general of the European Biogas Association (EBA) at this year’s European Biogas Conference.
“This year, we’re talking about the transition towards net-zero, but we are putting a big focus on resilience,” said Cancian, when Bioenergy Insight asked what the main theme of this year’s event is.
“And what... [Read More]
Policy News
Oct 23, 2024
The European Commission has concluded that two Swedish tax exemption schemes for non-food-based biogas and bio-propane used for heating or as motor fuel are in line with EU State aid rules.
In June 2020, the Commission had approved the schemes under EU State aid rules, but the Commission's decisions were annulled by the General Court on 21 December 2022.
The Commission's... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 23, 2024
Lantmännen has signed an agreement to divest Scandbio to the German company LEAG Group.
Scandbio, with its operations in solid processed wood fuels, has been part of Lantmännen since 2014.
Scandbio is a fuel pellet producer. By refining waste products from the forestry industry, Scandbio takes advantage of natural resources in a resource-efficient way and contributes... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 22, 2024
Nordic energy company Gasum and global technology leader ABB are bringing a new energy market optimization solution to energy intensive industry and utilities. The solution is offered by Gasum and powered by ABB Ability™ OPTIMAX®.
The new multi-market optimisation (MMO) solution offers customers comprehensive benefits in energy markets by ensuring efficient use and... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 22, 2024
Seras, formally known as Esken Renewables, is the new name for the UK’s largest biomass fuel supply business.
The rebrand follows the business’ acquisition by Pioneer Point Partners in December 2023.
Seras supplies 1.7 million tonnes of UK sourced sustainable biomass fuel a year to UK power plants.
The business has five waste wood storage and processing facilities... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 21, 2024
Supermajor oil company Eni has tasked French investment bank Natixis with finding investors to purchase a minority stake in its biomethane operation, Enibioch4in.
According to Corriere della Sera, the Italian oil giant is seeking investors to acquire up to 49% of Enibioch4in.
The report states the search is in its early stages, as no valuation set or possible investors... [Read More]
Features
Oct 21, 2024
Vogelsang outlines some of its innovative machines that enable effective recycling.
The circular economy is growing in the UK. As people and businesses consciously step away from a linear manufacturing process to a circular model, considerably less waste is being disposed of at the end of its life.
Rather than being a fad or ‘greenwashing’, companies and local authorities... [Read More]
Policy News
Oct 21, 2024
Last week, Claire Coutinho, UK shadow net zero secretary, backtracked on the former Conservative government's previous approval of Drax fittings its Selby biomass facility with Beccs (bioenergy with carbon capture and storage) technology.
She claimed the case for the scheme 'simply unravelled' on closer inspection.
She said: “We cannot go green by burning trees at... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 21, 2024
Anaergia's subsidiary, Anaergia Technologies, has entered into an equipment supply contract with the City of Riverside, California, to install infrastructure at the Riverside Water Quality Control Plant (RWQCP) to enable reception of organic municipal waste from local solid waste collection companies.
Consequently, such waste would be diverted from landfills and sent... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 21, 2024
Bergs, through its wholly owned subsidiary Bitus, has divested its pellet business in Fågelfors to J. Rettenmaier & Söhne (JRS).
The pellet business is conducted in Fågelfors in Högsby municipality and has approximately 15 employees.
The divestment is made through an asset deal where JRS acquires all assets related to the business.
All employees who are currently... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 18, 2024
Vision RNG (VRNG), a leader in renewable natural gas (RNG) production, has closed on an aggregate $207 million in project financing with HASI, a leading investor in climate solutions.
The financing package includes both a $130 million construction facility and a $77 million investment tax credit (ITC) bridge loan, underscoring HASI's structuring capabilities as a preeminent... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 18, 2024
ANGI Energy Systems, a Vontier company and North American supplier of refueling equipment and systems for compressed gases, is expanding its European footprint and supporting the growth of its hydrogen, biomethane and compressed natural gas (CNG) business with the appointment of David Muckle as European Managing Director.
As the largest provider of compressed natural... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 18, 2024
Furusato FIC Energy, a joint venture of Chubu Electric Power, Inabata & Co., and Furusato Mokuzai Logistics K. K. has started construction work on the Yahaba Biomass Power Station.
The facility is a wood-fired biomass plant to be built in Yahaba-cho, Shiwa-gun, Iwate Prefecture in Japan, which will generate 1,990 kW of electricity mainly from forest timber offcuts... [Read More]
Policy News
Oct 18, 2024
The UK Conservative Party is now opposing Drax's plans to fit its Selby biomass station with Beccs (bioenergy with carbon capture and storage) technology, reported The Times.
Although the Conservatives had previously approved the proposals, Claire Coutinho, shadow net zero secretary, said the case for the scheme 'simply unravelled' on closer inspection.
She said: “We... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 17, 2024
Byont, a leading European biogas producer across the Benelux region, has secured a significant equity investment from Asterion Industrial Partners to invest into biogas plants across Europe.
Asterion is an independent investment management firm focusing on European infrastructure with over €4bn assets under management.
Benelux biogas producer Byont has received a significant... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 17, 2024
DN AGRAR Group, the largest integrated livestock farm in Romania, and BSOG Energy, an energy company focused on developing biomethane plants across Romania - owned by Black Sea Oil & Gas -have signed a cooperation agreement.
The agreement will result in the largest biomethane production facility in Romania, with a total capacity of up to 15 MW.
DN AGRAR will supply... [Read More]
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The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted Nortegas Group a framework financing of up to €80 million to enable group subsidiary Nortegas Renovables to finance the construction of biomethane plants in Spain and launch a digital operations centre
This facility is supported by the the UNDP-GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP) and the Mauritius Research and Innovation Council (MRIC)
Clariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, has announced that its MegaMax catalyst has been selected for a China biomass gasification-to-green methanol project
