Ireland's minister for environment, climate and communications, Eamon Ryan, has said anaerobic digestions is necessary to meet Ireland's 2030 targets under the Climate Action Plan. Addressing a press conference at the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC) following the 2023 Budget on 27 September, he said a market mechanism will be they key way... [Read More]

EnviTec Biogas recorded an excellent business performance across all of the company’s segments in the first half of 2022. Group sales revenues rose by 33.1% to EUR 144.2 million. The increase is essentially attributable to two factors in the company’s Own Plant Operation segment, namely the already high production volumes of BioEnergie Park Güstrow and other own... [Read More]

TrustBIX has announced a Biomass Traceability Pilot Project with members of the Biomass Quality Network of Canada (BQNC) - a value chain group that develops quality standards and measurement techniques to accelerate adoption of Canadian biomass in bioproducts. BQNC is facilitating the commercialisation of agricultural biomass through the development of quality standards... [Read More]

Independent analysis by Oxford Economics has shown that last year renewable energy leader Drax contributed CA$1.1 billion towards the Canadian economy and supported 10,400 jobs across the UK. The analysis measured the economic impact of Drax Group’s Canadian operations, which includes 10 plants across British Columbia and Alberta which produce sustainable biomass... [Read More]

Clean power generation provider Mainspring Energy has announced an agreement with Yolo County, California, to pilot a Mainspring Linear Generator running biogas at the Yolo County Central Landfill. In its first 100% landfill biogas pilot project, to be deployed in the upcoming weeks, the Mainspring product will run on biogas produced by the landfill to generate electricity... [Read More]

After a few years of extensive consultations, the European Pellet Council has concluded the revision of the ENplus® certification scheme and published the new documentation. ENplus®  is the quality certification scheme for wood pellets that certifies the entire supply chain, from the early stages of production to the delivery process. The new requirements for certified... [Read More]

A pair of University of North Dakota (UND) researchers have both received federal grants from the US government to investigate the possibilities of clean energy from farm waste, UND announced on 27 September. The grants total more than $2.5 million (€2.6m) in research funding, with the majority of the funds from the US Department of Energy. Junior Nasah, major project... [Read More]

EverGen has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Fraser Valley Biogas has signed a term sheet for a long-term offtake agreement. Fraser Valley Biogas, located in Abbotsford, British Colombia, has been in operation since 2011 and is the original producing RNG project in Western Canada. The facility combines anaerobic digestion and biogas upgrading to produce RNG,... [Read More]

India's HPCL-Mittal Energy will start up a bio-ethanol plant at its Bathinda refinery in northern India in 2023 as part of measures to reduce its carbon emissions, a company official said on Wednesday. "Our company is in the process of constructing 100,000 tonnes per annum ethanol plant based on agricultural inputs like waste food," Pravin Shirke, assistant general manager... [Read More]

A study conducted by the University of Copenhagen has found that almost half (45%) of Danes have never heard of Denmark's largest source of renewable energy. The university said this is the first study that explores Danish attitudes to woody biomass as an energy source, with the researchers emphasising the lack of awareness needs to be addressed by policy-makers. Woody... [Read More]

The City of Bellingham will stop pursuing anaerobic digestion projects at the Post Point Wastewater Treatment Plant following a unanimous city council vote Monday afternoon, according to Cascadia Daily News. Instead, the city will complete repairs to the existing incinerator system at the wastewater facility. The vote reverses a 2017 decision to pursue a complete overhaul... [Read More]

Renewable energy-focused development company Kibo Energy has announced it has signed a definitive Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) to acquire a 100% interest in a waste reception anaerobic digestor (AD) and CHP power plant (Southport) at Merseyside, UK. The acquisition of Southport, a 12MW waste-to-energy project in the UK, is in line with the Kibo's refocused strategy... [Read More]

In his keynote address to the Labour Party conference, His Majesty's Leader of the Opposition Sir Keir Starmer announced plans to create a publicly-owned renewable energy company if Labour wins the next General Election. "Great British Energy" would adopt a similar model to France's EDF, and would intend to ensure a vast expansion in clean energy - delivering jobs... [Read More]

The cost of energy is historically high in Belgium and, to add to the problem, fossil fuels are becoming scarcer as we consume them. To adapt, farmers in Wallonia are developing more sustainable and local alternatives, reported Brussels Times. One alternative to fossil fuels is biomethanation which consists of the degradation of biomass, such as manure from a livestock... [Read More]

France revised rules on biogas projects on 23 September, adjusting tariffs for inflation and extending construction deadlines, in an effort to clear a backlog of farm investments, Reuters reported. President Emmanuel Macron pledged on 22 September to cut red tape to halve the time it takes to get renewable projects off the ground, as the energy crisis fuelled by Russia's... [Read More]

On 21 September, over 160 anaerobic digestion (AD) industry leaders and stakeholders gathered in Belfast to discuss the role AD and biogas can play in Northern Ireland's decarbonisation strategy, at the ADBA Northern Ireland Forum. It was hosted by the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA). Speakers included Gordon Lyons, Northern Ireland's economy minister,... [Read More]