News

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 linked to the business…
Read More »

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 investor in energy…
Read More »

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 gas, biomethane and hydrogen…
Read More »

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 and unused thinned wood,…
Read More »

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 cannot go green by…
Read More »

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 equity investment…
Read More »

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 the raw material for…
Read More »

Energy supplier Vattenfall has cancelled its plans for a biomass plant in Diemen, Netherlands. Instead, the Swedish government-owned entity is looking to other options. These include geothermal energy and residual warmth, according a cooperation agreement between Vattenfall and several municipalities - as well as the provinces of  Noord-Holland and Flevoland. Project development plans for the…
Read More »

Mitsubishi Power, a power solutions brand of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), has completed the construction of a 50-megawatt (MW) class woody biomass-fired power plant in the city of Hyuga, in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. The Hyuga biomass plant, developed by a consortium led by MHI as part of a full turnkey solution for engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC), will be operated…
Read More »

ENGIE continues to increase its biomethane production capacity in Europe with the acquisition of a new unit in Belgium, the Group's first biomethane production facility in the country. Following on from its recent acquisitions in the Netherlands and England, this strategic purchase from the Schelfhout family is in line with the Group's objective of building a European production platform to…
Read More »

Nordic energy company Gasum has opened a biogas filling station west of Oslo, significantly expanding its biogas infrastructure in Norway. The biogas filling station, built in cooperation with landowner Eiendomsspar, offers compressed and liquefied biogas in response to an increased demand for sustainable fuels in Norway. The Skui station is Gasum's seventh LBG filling station in Norway and the…
Read More »

Asda is investing in two new bio-LNG (liquefied natural gas) refuelling facilities, as the retailer aims to continue reducing overall carbon emissions. Working closely with Gasrec – a fuel provider for commercial vehicles in the UK – the new refuelling facilities in Warrington and Dartford in England now mean Asda has 13 fully operational bio-LNG stations strategically located across the…
Read More »

Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK (TMUK) has hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of an anaerobic digester (AD) at its engine plant in Deeside, North Wales (TMUK-D). Construction will start on the new waste-to-energy plant next month and when complete will supply TMUK-D with green electricity and gas directly via underground cabling and piping, replacing the current grid power…
Read More »

The New York Stock Exchange will delist Enviva’s stock by October 22, reported Lesprom. This marks the company's decline, following a 2022 market valuation of almost $6 billion. Enviva's financial difficulties emerged from a failed bet on pellet prices, which ultimately caused its bankruptcy and wipted out shareholders. Initially, the company had offered shareholders a 5% equity stake in a…
Read More »