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Italian tissue group Sofidel France has announced that the second biomass boiler at its Frouard tissue mill in north-east France is on its way. Construction will begin in the autumn, and commissioning is scheduled for next year. The investment will allow the plant to reduce its CO2 emissions by 9,100 tons per year, according to the company. In Frouard, a biomass boiler has already been in…
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Suzuki Motor Corporation has signed an MoU with Suzuki R&D Centre India, the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), and Banas Dairy to open a fifth biogas plant in the Banaskantha district of Gujarat. It will also promote a rural mobility service utilising biogas, which would contribute toward realising carbon neutrality in India. The MoU conclusion ceremony was held at the Banas Dairy…
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The Czech Republic is still lagging behind the European average in biomethane production, with only units of biomethane stations in operation at present, but dozens more may be built in the coming years, Czech biomass association CZ Biom said. The growth of biomethane production will be mainly supported by current agricultural biogas plants, of which there are now almost 400 in the…
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On 19 July, the D.C. Circuit Court upheld modified EPA regulations on monitoring biogas-derived renewable fuel, reported Pierce Atwood LLP. In doing so, it rejected the Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas' petition calling for the EPA to overturn the EPA's modifications to the Clean Air Act's Renewable Fuel Programme concerning Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs). RINs are digital…
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AB Kaišiadoriu Paukštynas, a subsidiary of AB Akola Group, is embarking on a €19.4 million project to construct a biomethane production facility on its Kaišiadorys land in Lithuania. Scheduled for completion in Q1 2026, the plant is anticipated to commence operations in the following quarter, generating biomethane as a sustainable alternative to traditional natural gas. The company is…
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PLN Indonesia Power (PLN IP) has announced an investment in a Solid Biomass Fuel (BBJP) production facility in Medan, developed through its Pangkalan Susu Generation Business Unit (UBP), reported Kontan.co.id. The pilot project for the BBJP Plant is located at the Terjun landfill in Medan Marelan, Medan City, and is being developed in collaboration with the Medan City Government. The assets of…
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Gruner Renewable Energy announced it has secured a funding of USD 60 million (€55.3 million), which the company will use to expand presence in the green energy space. Gruner Renewable Energy has plans to establish new compressed biogas (CBG) plants across the country, the company said. "The investment in Gruner from like-minded partners will be essential for driving the transformation…
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bioGASMAS’ AI SPICED software allows biogas producers to avoid additional costs by optimising operations, increasing production (which brings increased revenues) and avoiding costly machinery shutdown. Bioenergy Insight finds out more. “Simply speaking, we provide the solution for every biogas producer to improve its business operations management,” said Linas Jurgutis, CEO, as he…
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Forestalia's biomass plant in Cubillos del Sil (El Bierzo) in Spain has entered a technical shutdown phase. The cessation of activity has been necessary to adjust the plant's activity 'to the rate of collection of economic compensation provided for in the current ministerial order, as well as adjustments in the supply of agroforestry biomass', according to the company. During this period, the…
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Air Liquide has announced it will design, build and deliver its first unit in Brazil for the purification of biomethane produced from solid waste, in the landfill of Cariacica (ES). The site, owned and operated by the Environmental Mark, receives half of all waste produced in Espírito Santo, Brazil. The new facility will be able to transform these wastes and process 2,500 cubic metres per hour…
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Bright Renewables, a leading force in the deployment of biogas upgrading and valorisation technology, and BerQ RNG, a pioneer in transforming biogas into carbon-neutral, pipeline quality renewable natural gas (RNG), have joined hands to develop four renewable natural gas projects that will help mitigate methane emissions. BerQ RNG is recognised for its dedication to developing projects that…
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Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced it has broken ground on a renewable natural gas (RNG) production facility at South Fork Dairy in Dimmitt, Texas in the US. Home to a 16,000-cow herd, the facility will produce RNG, a clean transportation fuel that is made from organic waste and receives a negative carbon-intensity score. The construction of the digesters and processing plant is forecasted to…
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Cowboy Clean Fuels (CCF), an advanced climate tech and energy transition company, has closed approximately $13 million in Series B equity financing. This funding will be pivotal in commercialising its technology for the simultaneous production of renewable natural gas (RNG) and permanent sequestration of carbon dioxide, presenting a significant opportunity for investors in the growing renewable…
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Large olive oil producers are entering the biomethane business in the province of Jaén in Spain. Four projects to produce biogas from alpeorujo are underway, with a joint investment of €137 million from the municipalities of Martos, Guarromán, Castellar and Mancha Real, financed through public-private collaboration. The Minister of Agriculture, Ramón Fernández Pacheco, announced aid of…
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