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Pak Suzuki Motor Co., Ltd. (Pak Suzuki), a subsidiary of Suzuki Motor Corporation in Pakistan, has signed an MoU with the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (UAF) to work together on cooperative research and development of biogas. The MoU signing ceremony was held on 19 September at the UAF campus, with personnel of both parties including Hiroshi Kawamura, managing director, Pak Suzuki and…
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The UK waste wood industry’s important contribution to reducing carbon emissions has been revealed today with the launch of new independently-verified figures from the Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA). The figures show that waste wood biomass – which makes up roughly two-thirds of the UK market for waste wood – saved almost three-quarters of a million (701,000) tonnes of carbon…
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abrdn Global Sustainable Infrastructure Partners IV LP (aGSIP) and The Circular Economy Development Ltd (TCED) have achieved financial close on a greenfield anaerobic digestion plant in Deeside, on the England-Wales border. The initiative aims to remove landfill waste and produce renewable energy while removing CO2 emissions from the conversion process. The agreement includes the design, build,…
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Gevo, Inc. has announced the sale of approximately $20 million in Investment Tax Credits to an undisclosed corporate buyer. This transaction monetises Inflation Reduction Act Investment Tax Credits generated from the commercialisation of a renewable natural gas (RNG) production facility by Gevo NW Iowa RNG, and provides net cash proceeds of approximately $17 million to Gevo after transaction…
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Archaea Energy, a subsidiary of bp, and GFL Environmental announced that their joint venture-owned renewable natural gas (RNG) plant in Wisconsin, came online in August. The plant, which is owned by a joint venture of the two companies, known as Saturn Renewables LLC, is operated by Archaea and is adjacent to the Hickory Meadows landfill, owned and operated by a subsidiary of GFL…
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BMW Group Plant Steyr is switching entirely to district heating for warmth, as the Austrian engine facility utilises heat from a nearby biomass plant. Milan Nedeljković, board member for production at BMW AG, and actor/politician/bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger turned on the new power supply. The change of energy source marks yet another step in the BMW Group’s efforts to reduce its carbon…
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Divert, Inc., an impact technology company, and Blue Diamond Growers, a farmer-owned cooperative and a leading almond company, have announced a partnership to transform almond processing byproducts into renewable energy. Divert’s advanced technologies and sustainable infrastructure will enable Blue Diamond Growers to turn low-value almond byproducts into renewable energy, while also assisting…
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Bio Capital Group, a leading UK commercial energy-from-food-waste producer, has welcomed His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester GCVO for a tour of its Granville Ecopark (GECO) site in Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The royal visit came as Granville Ecopark secures planning permission from Mid Ulster District Council to build a CO₂ recovery unit on site. The Bio Capital team gave His Royal…
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Gasum has opened a new gas filling station in Rauma, Finland, which serves both passenger cars and heavy-duty vehicles. As the local port and industry bring heavy-duty traffic to Rauma, Gasum said it is now possible to reduce emissions via biogas. The station provides both liquefied and compressed gas, which means that both passenger cars and heavy-duty vehicles can be refueled at the…
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CM Biomass has announced that, after mutual agreement, Morten Buchgreitz has stepped down from his role as CEO of CM Biomass. The organisation said that, during his time with CM Biomass, Buchgreitz contributed to the professionalisation and structuring of the company’s internal procedures and risk management, as well as the development of CM Biomass’ strategy for the coming years. CM…
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Canadian renewable fuel company Woodland Biofuels has announced a $1.35 billion investment at the Port of South Louisiana for a renewable natural gas (RNG) plant and ultra-green hydrogen facility. The company uses waste biomass to produce sustainable biofuel. The new facility will be located at the Globalplex facility at the Port of South Louisiana, the company said. The first phase of…
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Ramping up biogas and biomethane production is key to ensuring a fast, resilient and affordable energy transition for the decarbonisation of all economic sectors and the shift towards a circular economy, said the European Biogas Association. The use of biogases to reduce GHG emissions is already a reality in the transport, buildings and industrial sectors, concentrating over 80% of the EU’s…
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Axpo has given the green light to its first biomethane project in Italy. Located in the southern region of Basilicata, the plant will produce approximately 45 GWh of renewable energy a year and is expected to start operations by the end of 2025. The plant will be constructed in the municipality of Grottole and mainly use agricultural waste from neighbouring farms to produce carbon-neutral green…
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Fulcrum BioEnergy, Inc., a California-based company, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a Delaware court. Backed by companies including WM and Marathon Petroleum, the organisation had pledged to run the US' first waste-to-sustainable fuel factory on a commercial basis. It opened a facility in Nevada in 2022. Marathon is owed $858,925 and WM is owed $363,292.95. The organisation…
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