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Biogasclean, a Danish provider of advanced desulphurisation and methanation systems, has signed a partnership with Malaysia’s Concord Group to roll out seven new renewable energy projects across Malaysia. The collaboration aims to convert palm oil mill effluent (POME), a by-product of palm oil production, into clean energy to support Southeast Asia’s growing demand for sustainable…
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Bio Capital, a UK renewable energy producer from food waste, has announced it will produce carbon dioxide (CO₂) from its Granville Eco Park anaerobic digestion (AD) facility in Dungannon, Northern Ireland. The company is among the first in the UK to generate ‘food grade’ CO₂ from the anaerobic digestion of food waste, it said. In addition to Granville Eco Park, Bio Capital will…
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The 2026 edition of the International Biogas Congress & Expo has been officially scheduled for 14–15 April 2026, at Hotel Le Plaza Hotel in Brussels, Belgium. Over two days, the conference will feature discussions on scaling biogas and biomethane production; policy and regulatory frameworks at EU and national levels; feedstock sourcing and the circular bioeconomy; as well as financing…
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Construction has started on Ireland’s largest agricultural-based biomethane facility in Ballinrobe, County Mayo, alongside an offtake agreement between project developer Nephin and energy supplier Flogas. The agreement will see Flogas purchase renewable gas produced from three anaerobic digestion plants, the first in Nephin’s planned nationwide rollout. Together, the facilities are…
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A new 112-megawatt biomass power facility has officially begun operations in Tahara City, Aichi Prefecture in Japan. The project, known as the Tahara Biomass Power Plant, was developed through a partnership led by JFE Engineering, a subsidiary of JFE Holdings. The venture also includes Tokyo Century Corporation, Chubu Electric Power and Toho Gas. According to project partners, the plant…
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Coca-Cola HBC Ireland and Northern Ireland has begun using biomethane at its Lisburn production facility in a move aimed at reducing direct emissions and increasing the use of renewable energy in manufacturing. The renewable gas, sourced locally from Greenville Energy in Omagh, Co. Tyrone, will power a newly upgraded combined heat and power (CHP) plant on site. By the end of 2025, the company…
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Japanese petrochemical group Kaneka has started construction of its first biomass steam facility in Malaysia, in partnership with renewable energy developer BAC Renewable Energy (BACRE). The ground-breaking took place yesterday (11 September) at Kaneka Malaysia’s site in the Gebeng Industrial Estate. The RM 31 million (€6.9m) plant is due to begin operations in the third quarter of…
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Hapag-Lloyd has signed a multi-year deal with Shell Western LNG B.V. (Shell) for the supply of liquefied biomethane. The agreement, effective immediately, builds on the companies’ strategic collaboration launched in 2023 to accelerate the adoption of alternative marine fuels. Liquefied biomethane – also known as Bio-LNG – is central to Hapag-Lloyd’s ambition of reaching net-zero fleet…
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An award-winning biogas plant which pioneered food waste collection and treatment in New Zealand has benefited from a dedicated pasteurisation system supplied by HRS Heat Exchangers. In July, Ecogas, operator of New Zealand’s first commercial-scale anaerobic digestion (AD) facility, won the AD Hero of the Year award at the 2025 AD and Biogas Industry Awards in Birmingham. Ecogas built New…
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Woodsure, the organisation behind the UK’s only wood fuel quality assurance scheme, has secured a new contract to manage the Biomass Suppliers List (BSL) on behalf of the Government’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ). The organisation, which has overseen the BSL since 2021, will now continue to manage the scheme until 2027, with options to extend to 2029. Under…
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St1 Biokraft, a leading Nordic biogas developer, has officially opened its flagship biogas facility in Mönsterås, Kalmar County in Sweden. The plant, St1 Biokraft’s 13th, has an annual production capacity of around 138 GWh of liquefied biogas (LBG), making it one of the largest biogas facilities in Sweden. The plant produces LBG equivalent to approximately 13 million litres of diesel per…
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Anaergia Inc. has announced that its subsidiary has signed an agreement to support the development of a major renewable natural gas (RNG) project in the City of Riverside, California. Under the deal, Anaergia’s development-stage asset, Riverside Bioenergy Facility LLC (RivBF), will be transferred to a developer backed by institutional investors. RivBF holds a lease with the City of Riverside…
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Uzelac Industries, a specialist in rotary dryer design and heavy fabrication services, has officially opened its new 39,000-square-foot headquarters and manufacturing facility in Pewaukee in the US. The move from its previous base in Greendale marks both a period of rapid growth and a return to the company’s fabrication roots. The modern facility includes a twin 40-ton overhead crane bay, a…
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The company has spent over ten years developing a potential tool for researchers to begin to test and apply artificial intelligence to anaerobic digestion (AD). Value of %CH4 and %CO2 for AD plant control Those that have spent days and nights looking at live AD plant data for biogas flow and CH4 and CO2 content trying to assess the state of the process will know the value of biogas flow and…
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