Macquarie Asset Management’s Green Investment Group (GIG) has acquired specialist biogas platform BayWa r.e. Bioenergy, via its Macquarie GIG Energy Transition Solutions fund. Active across the full asset lifecycle, BayWa r.e. Bioenergy develops, constructs and operates biogas projects that provide biomethane and power to local energy companies, industrial companies... [Read More]

Jorg-Peter Lindner, technical sales manager - mixing technology specialist at SPX FLOW, explores technology surrounding mixing processes. There are now over 9,600 biogas plants in Germany. A large part of Germany's power supply is generated through renewable energy sources (42.1% through renewable energy in the power, heating and transport sectors). Biogas alone provided... [Read More]

Over 550 scientists have signed a letter to the European Commission, notifying them of the "deteriorating state of European forests" and calling for climate-smart forestry practices – including wood harvesting for bioenergy – to consolidate their resilience to global warming. “Hot and dry weather in many parts of Europe and the world makes us worry about the future... [Read More]

SunGas Renewables, a global provider of gasification systems for low-carbon fuel production, has announced an agreement with Arbor Renewable Gas for supply of its SunGas System 1000 technology and equipment package to Arbor Gas' Spindletop Renewable Gasoline Project located in Beaumont, Texas, UA. SunGas is an outgrowth from GTI Energy, an organisation advancing decarbonisation... [Read More]

An Ireland South MEP has said that a pilot scheme for anaerobic digestion (AD) is unnecessary as the technology is already scientifically proven, reported Agriland. Speaking at the recent AXA National Dairy Show in the Green Glens Arena, Millstreet, County Cork, Billy Kelleher expressed his frustration at the lack of progress in this country in rolling out AD facilities. “We’re... [Read More]

Spain’s ministry for the ecological transition awarded 177 MW of capacity in Tuesday’s auction for 520 MW of mixed renewables, selecting only small-scale solar PV and biomass-based power projects and leaving bidders on concentrated solar power (CSP) empty-handed. On 26 October the ministry said 146 MW worth of projects for biomass-fired capacity and 31 MW of solar... [Read More]

Biogas equipment firm Sistema.bio has obtained Sh1.2 billion (€10 million) from American impact business firm Native to run a carbon biogas programme in East Africa targeting smallholder farmers, reported Business Daily Africa. Under the three-year programme Sistema.bio will supply biodigesters affordably to small and medium dairy farms in Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda to... [Read More]

To date, the European Union has invested €6.9m in 112 energy and biomass projects in Moldova in cooperation with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), according to the EU Delegation to the Republic of Moldova. A total of 225 kindergartens, schools, community and cultural centres have been equipped with biomass heating systems thanks to EU financial support,... [Read More]

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released its annual World Energy Outlook for 2022. The report emphasised the global energy crisis as "a shock of unprecedented breadth and complexity", with Russia's invasion of Ukraine turning "a rapid economic recovery from the pandemic" into "full-blown energy turmoil", as Russia - the world's largest exporter of fossel... [Read More]

USA BioEnergy and Ecostrat have announced the issuance of a new ‘AA’ rated Bioeconomy Development Opportunity (BDO) Zone designation for Bon Wier, Texas. The ‘AA’ BDO Zone rating supports the siting decision and the capital raise for USA Bioenergy’s development of an advanced biorefinery through its subsidiary Texas Renewable Fuels (TRF). The facility will convert... [Read More]

Colin Ley examines the challenges and optimism within the Canadian biomass industry. Bioenergy developers in Canada have pretty much had to make their own opportunities in the past, often working to advance the industry without the focus of funding and regulatory attention often given to other parts of the climate change and renewable energy community. How much... [Read More]

If we took a short trip forward in time to 2040, and then looked back at how some organisations in the water industry successfully achieved Carbon Net Zero, it’s likely you’ll see a large four-letter word: NIGG. This Scottish Water treatment centre in Aberdeen is currently leading the way as a centre of excellence for biogas production (from sludge), with its dedicated... [Read More]

Agriculture Minister, Edwin Poots has visited two anaerobic digester (AD) plants in Norfolk owned by Bio Capital, owners of the largest AD plant in Northern Ireland (NI) at Granville Eco Park Ltd, Dungannon. The large-scale plants in Norfolk produce either renewable electricity and/or renewable gas to decarbonise the local electricity and gas networks. The first site,... [Read More]

Confectionery manufacturer Mars Wrigley is investing around $800,000 for a biomass boiler in its Antipolo factory as it looks to switch to renewable energy sources. “We have a project approved for next year where we will move away from using diesel completely and we will move to biomass. It will be the first time that we will be 100 percent renewable energy,”... [Read More]

Warminster Town Councillors have voted unanimously to object to plans to develop 84 new homes next to the Malaby Biogass bio-digester plant at Bore Hill Farm, reported The Wiltshire Times. The developer L&G Modular Homes wants to build the 84 new and associated landscaping, access and drainage works at a 3.86-hectare site off the Deverill Road. The site comprises... [Read More]

The MP for Bassetlaw, Brendan Clarke-Smith, witnessed first-hand the important role that waste wood plays in the circular economy during a visit to R Plevin & Sons’ wood recycling site in Nottinghamshire on 14 October. The visit came as the Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) officially launched a nationwide MP Engagement Project, intended to improve understanding... [Read More]