Starting in January 2023, Zurich-based Hitachi Zosen Inova AG (HZI) has announced it will work with its long-standing Italian project partner Cesaro Mac Import (CMI) to build its 20th Kompogas® plant for the dry fermentation of biogenic waste. The plant will treat organic waste from the province of Brindisi to produce biogas, and from November 2023 the gas will be used... [Read More]

The European Biogas Association has released its 2022 Activity Report. It outlined one of its most significant achievements as launching the Biomethane Industrial Partnership (BIP) at October's European Biogas Conference. The BIP began with a call in December 2021 for a public-private sector partnership for biomethane deployment. It aims to support the achievement of... [Read More]

Aggreko, a world-leading provider of mobile modular power, temperature control and energy services, has been selected through a competitive tender by EDF La Réunion to provide 24MV diesel mobile power units to the Bois-Rouge power plant in Réunion Island, a French Department on the Indian Ocean. The power solution will enable EDF La Réunion to convert the plant from... [Read More]

PT Energi Primer Indonesia, a subsidiary of PT PLN (Persero), has strengthened its supply chain of biomass as a substitute for coal for steam power plants (PLTU). The company's president director, Iwan Agung Firstantara, said a memorandum of understanding (MoU) had been agreed with PT Energy Management Indonesia and PT Alpha Rizki Teknologi for developing and managing... [Read More]

Kejuruteraan Asastera Bhd (KAB) has announced it is acquiring the entire stake in Future Biomass Gasification Sdn Bhd (FBG) and its biogas power plant asset for a total of RM15 million (€3.2m). The agreement follows from an earlier signing of the term sheet on the proposed acquisition, which was announced on 9 November 2022, and the completion of due diligence processes. KAB... [Read More]

The new Norwegian Climate Investment Fund, managed by Norfund, has announced it is investing 600 million NOK (€56m) in equity in SAEL, an Indian solar and agri waste-to-energy company. The organisation said the investment will contribute to avoiding more than 2.8 million tons of CO2 emissions and improving air quality by reducing stubble burning. Each year farmers in... [Read More]

Ländwarme, a leading biomethane supplier, service provider and trader in Europe, told Bioenergy Insight about the importance of Carbon Capture and Storage. "On our way to halt climate change, negative emissions are a crucial component. Therefore, we cannot forgo technologies such as Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) — used most efficiently in combination with bioenergy... [Read More]

The Norfolk town of Attleborough has become one of the first "green communities" in the UK, following the completion of development works at a local anaerobic digestion (AD) plant. The £17 million (€19m) upgrade project was led by carbon mitigation project funders, Privilege Finance, with the operation of the site being managed by Eco Verde Energy. Marc Graham, leading... [Read More]

A second round of public consultations on plans to build two biogas plants in Moray, Scotland is set to be held next week, reported The Northern Scot. Renewable energy firm Acorn Bioenergy have unveiled proposals which, if approved by Moray Council planners, would see two plants built in Moray, one near Hill of Rathven by Buckie at the junction of March Road and the A98... [Read More]

Durable Wood Products Inc. (DWP) and EMC Energy Inc, two Guyanese companies, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) India, in the presence of President Mohamed Irfaan Ali in New Delhi on 12 January, reported News Room. The collaboration will see the implementation of a 1.5 MW wood waste-based power generation through... [Read More]

MGT Teesside, the company behind the £650m TeesREP power station, has said that changes to its "work schedule" have meant certain contractors onsite are no longer needed until later in the year, reported Teesside Live. A spokesperson for TeesREP on Tees Dock Road said: "We have decided to make changes to our work schedule for this year which has meant some contractors... [Read More]

TotalEnergies has started up its 18th biogas production unit in France, which will be the largest in the country with a maximum capacity of 160 gigawatt-hours (GWh). Called BioBéarn and located in Mourenx in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, this new unit, supplied with organic waste, has started to inject its first cubic metres of biomethane into the natural gas... [Read More]

VARO Energy Group (VARO) has announced the acquisition of 80% of the shares in Bio Energy Coevorden BV (BEC) in The Netherlands, one of the largest biogas manufacturers in Europe. VARO is acquiring the shares from the existing shareholders, STAK Grisbe, who will continue to own 15% of the business, and Van Drie Group, who will continue to own 5%. The transaction... [Read More]

Bain Capital Private Equity announced today (12 January) that it has completed a deal to acquire a stake in biomass-to-biofuel producer EcoCeres Inc, as the Boston-based investor strives to ramp up its sustainable investment, reported Reuters. In response to an enquiry from the publication, Bain apparently said it had invested $400 million (€371m) of growth capital... [Read More]

PlanET Biogas has created PlanET Organics, a new company specifically focused on food waste processing and nutrient recovery technologies. The move comes as a result of the firm's successful delivery of anaerobic digesters (AD) and renewable natural gas (RNG) technology in the North American market. The company said the complementary platform will  enhance its leadership... [Read More]

China’s state-owned assets supervisor has integrated one of the country’s leading biomass power generation companies, under China's biggest power grid firm State Grid Corporation of China, into State Power Investment Corp., the world's largest renewable power producer, in order to consolidate their assets and better serve the national energy strategy, reported Yicai... [Read More]