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Bio Capital Group, the UK’s largest producer of green energy using food waste, has acquired the High Hedley Biogas plant near Durham. Located near Durham, the site has been acquired from WJ Drennan and is an anaerobic digestion (AD) site with a 25ktpa capacity, a gas-to-grid capability of 350m3 and a power output of 0.5 MW. This takes the total capacity of Bio Capital’s portfolio to over…
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Bogotá and Sweden signed an agreement to build a biogas pilot plant. The project’s goal is to transform organic waste into biogas, aligning with Bogotá’s circular waste management model. During the signing ceremony, Sweden’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Maria Malmer Stenergard, announced a donation of USD 1.5 million for prefeasibility and detailed engineering studies. These studies…
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Lancaster University has formed a spin-out business, which aims to tackle long-standing issues facing the biogas and bioenergy sector. The company, ADTechOptima, has been formed by researchers from the Lancaster Environment Centre and Lancaster University’s School of Engineering. It is focused on developing two groundbreaking anaerobic digestion technologies. ADTechOptima’s technologies…
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Emerging Fuels Technology (EFT), a leader in Fischer-Tropsch (FT) synthesis and renewable fuel innovation and technology, has signed a Master License Agreement with Highbury Energy Inc. and a Site License with Wanagekong-Biiwega’iganan Clean Energy Corporation (WBCE Corp) — an Indigenous majority-owned and Indigenous-led joint venture with Highbury — aiming to produce renewable fuels from…
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Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade plans to add biomass power to the direct power purchase agreement (DPPA) mechanism, according to its draft decree to replace Decree 80/2024 on DPPA mechanism. The current DPPA mechanism features solar and wind power of at least 10 MW. The ministry stated that biomass power can lead to socioeconomic and environmental improvements. It can diversify the…
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The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is providing an up to $165 million (approximately R$ 1 billion) financing to São Martinho, one of Brazil's leading producers of sugar, ethanol and renewable energy. This investment aims to support the company's decarbonisation efforts in the agribusiness sector, contributing to climate change mitigation and…
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Tidewater Renewables has successfully closed the sale of its interest, held through a wholly-owned subsidiary, in the Rimrock Renewables Limited Partnership (RNG Partnership) to Biocirc Canada Holding - an RNG developer. The total purchase price is $7.8 million cash, of which $4.7 million was received on close and a further $3.1 million could be received upon the satisfaction of certain…
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The Biomass Development Zone (BDO) Initiative, a leading force in catalysing bioeconomy development, has released the first BDO Zone Annual Report, highlighting unprecedented growth and impact in 2024. The report underscores the BDO Zone Initiative's role in bridging the gap between local biomass resources and global bioenergy stakeholders. By providing communities with the tools to signal…
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Staples Brothers has submitted plans proposing a compressed biomethane (CBM) plant at Station Farm, Sibsey in Lincolnshire, England. The CBM plant would be in addition to the extant on-site facility, which was built in 2011, and which produces biogas from feedstocks and crops. The new proposal would bring a secondary digestion tank, similar in size to the current one. This digestion tank would…
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South Korea plans to reduce subsidies for biomass, following domestic and international criticism of links to deforestation. The country has subsidised biomass with millions of dollars for over a decade, leveraged via a renewable energy certificates programme. With limited domestic forest resources, South Korea has structured its operation around importing huge volumes of wood pellets from…
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Germany's largest biogas producer, EnviTec Biogas, has been leveraging chicken manure for the production of biogas, renewable natural gas (RNG), and bio-Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) for 23 years. The company is now actively exploring opportunities in the growing US market for the anaerobic digestion of poultry manure, aligning its expertise with the increasing demand for sustainable…
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Bioenergy Insight's special supplement, Green Finance, is now available to download for free. Multiple variables mean that financing bioenergy projects can be complex. In this publication, major capital funds, consultancies and producers give insight into their decision-making, alongside the obstacles they face. In this special report you can read about: How InfraVia’s acquisition…
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Comstock Inc. has announced that its subsidiary, Comstock Fuels Corporation (Comstock Fuels), a leader in advanced lignocellulosic technologies, has executed an agreement with Hexas Biomass Inc. (Hexas), securing exclusive rights to Hexas’ intellectual properties in liquid fuels applications, subject to certain pre-existing agreements and relationships. Comstock Fuels delivers advanced…
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The Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis has entrusted Waga Energy with upgrading biogas at the Arbois Landfill in Aix-en-Provence. Waga Energy will build a renewable natural gas production unit at the site, installing a photovoltaic power plant to power this facility. The Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis and Waga Energy, a global expert in the production of renewable natural gas (RNG) from…
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