Dr Ahmet Aksoz of Sivas Cumhuriyet University, presents the case for a hybrid solution, utilising biogas and solar technologies. With the increase in population and urbanisation, the consumption of fossil fuels has increased. That causes carbon emissions and other environmental pollution. The energy demand in cities, especially in remote areas, has increased drastically.... [Read More]

Madison County in North Carolina, US, is considering a ban on biomass energy facilities, to allow time to account for such constructions in its Land Use Ordinance, reported Citizen Times. The county commissioners met on 25 October to discuss the proposed moratorium. County land use attorney John Noor issued a draft of the proposed biomass energy moratorium to the commissioners... [Read More]

Acorn Bioenergy has submitted a planning application to The Highland Council, as it plans to utilise crops and by-products from local farms and distilleries, as part of plans to invest up to £55 million (€63.1m) in the area, reported The Insider. The company possesses accreditation to inject 5,000m3 of biomethane into the nation's gas grid to heat homes and fuel heavy... [Read More]

A team of researchers at Washington State University (WSU) has tested a pretreatment technology using oxygen containing high-pressure steam to break down sewage sludge to biogas. WSU researchers converted more than 85% of organic material, which can be used to produce electricity or upgraded to renewable natural gas, according to findings published in Waste Management. "This... [Read More]

Vertus Energy is partnering with Biogest to demonstrate its BRIO solution at commercial scale in Europe. BRIO is an external modular unit that Biogest said easily retrofits into existing anaerobic digesters. Vertus' Bio-Catalytic platform controls the bacteria behaviour inside the main anaerobic digestion tank to accelerate reaction speeds and production yield. Vertus... [Read More]

The report analyses the current state of play of the wood pellets market. "With skyrocketing prices of gas, oil and electricity, the EU is facing a major energy crisis this winter, with citizens and businesses at risk of not being able to afford their energy. Now more than ever, energy security is at the core of the discussion. The question of how to provide for the EU’s... [Read More]

Over 350 delegates, including policymakers, academia, industry representatives and civil society organisations, enjoyed a two-day intensive programme addressing critical bottlenecks and opportunities for the sector at the European Biogas Conference at the end of October. The event was sold out for the second year in a row. A key topic on the agenda was the sustainable... [Read More]

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), and Indonesia Power, a sub-holding of Indonesia’s state-owned electricity provider PT. (Persero) (PLN), have concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to commence three feasibility studies on co-firing less carbon intensive fuels at power plants owned and operated by Indonesia Power. The three studies will be conducted jointly... [Read More]

At a cattle post settlement called Gatuma located near Mmathethe village, south of Botswana, Goemeone and Mpho Kagiso have over the past year embraced biogas energy and are enjoying more than just the financial relief it brings, reported Xinhua, "Biogas has changed our lives a lot. When it is raining and its windy, we can cook and don't go to bed hungry. We also warm... [Read More]

US distributed bioenergy firm Impact Bioenergy said it has completed a $3.6 million (€3.6m) Series A funding round, with Japanese trading house Itochu Corp participating as anchor investor. Several of Impact Bioenergy's seed investors also took part in the fundraise. The Seattle-based company builds and deploys community-scale systems that turn food waste into renewable... [Read More]

The European Biogas Association has announced the winners of the EBA Awards 2022. The winner of the EBA Award in the category ‘Biogas groundbreaker’ is Anaergia. The company provides organic waste to biomethane solutions across the world. The jury recognised Anaergia for its phenomenal growth, dedication to research activities and ambition to accelerate biomethane... [Read More]

Titan, an independent supplier of low and zero-carbon fuels, has announced its liquefied biomethane (LBM) production project for 200,000 tpy of liquefied biomethane. Titan will build and operate the LBM plant at its strategic location in the Port of Amsterdam allowing supply to ships and trucks. Important milestones for the project are the two recent contract signings... [Read More]

Wood pellets are likely to become one of Vietnam’s key export agro-forestry products with an estimated export turnover of US$1 billion in 2023, according to Đỗ Xuân Lập, chairman of Vietnam Timber and Forest Product Association. He was speaking at the congress of establishing Vietnam Wood Pellets Branch in Hạ Long City in the northern province of Quảng Ninh... [Read More]

A fruit juice producer company located in Afyonkarahisar obtains electrical energy from the biogas of approximately 100 tons of fruit waste per day, and converts the remaining waste into fertiliser for its orchards, reported Daily Sabah. The company's general manager, while sharing the objectives of the company, outlined their plan to meet energy needs from renewable energy... [Read More]

A year from the launch of the Global Methane Pledge (GMP) at the Conference of Parties 26 (COP26) in Glasgow, UK, the World Biogas Association (WBA) has joined forces with the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) to host a panel discussion focusing on how to reduce methane emissions – the greenhouse gas 86 times as potent as CO2 when released into the... [Read More]

Acciona Energía has announced it will build a biomass plant with a capacity of 49,9MW in the municipality of Logrosán (Cáceres) in Spain. The company was an awardee in the third auction for the grant of the economic regime for renewable energies tendered by the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic challenge. This guarantees a sale price for the electricity... [Read More]