Researchers have demonstrated that biochar-supported catalysts can efficiently convert biomass tar into hydrogen-rich gas at significantly lower temperatures than conventional processes, in findings that could reduce the cost and energy demands of biomass gasification. The study, published in the journal Biochar, tested a series of metal catalysts using toluene as a representative tar compound, with… The post Biochar catalyst achieves high hydrogen yields from biomass tar at low temperatures appeared first on Bioenergy Insight Magazine.
Aberdeen’s Italian biomethane platform, Bionext Infrastructure, has secured a €113 million financing package to fund the conversion of its existing assets into 100% renewable biomethane production facilities and support further growth. The package was provided by BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole CIB, and SMBC. Established in 2023 and based in Milan, Bionext Infrastructure comprises 15 operating… The post Bionext Infrastructure secures €113m financing package for Italian biomethane expansion appeared first on Bioenergy Insight Magazine.
Sustainable fuel technology provider Velocys has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with India-based biofuel and carbon dioxide removal project developer Varhad Capital to advance a new generation of biomass-to-sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) projects in India. Under the agreement, the companies will engineer and design scalable biomass-to-SAF facilities using indigenous agricultural residues as feedstock. The… The post Velocys and Varhad Capital sign MoU to develop biomass-to-SAF projects in India appeared first on Bioenergy Insight Magazine.
Microsoft has agreed to purchase 626,000 tonnes of durable carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credits over 15 years from the North Star bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) project in Saskatchewan, Canada. The deal has been struck with North Star Carbon Solutions LP, a partnership between Meadow Lake Tribal Council (MLTC) and Svante Technologies. It… The post Microsoft buys 626,000 tonnes of CDR credits from Canada BECCS project appeared first on Bioenergy Insight Magazine.
The American Biogas Council (ABC) has criticised the US Environmental Protection Agency’s final Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) for 2026 and 2027, warning the targets will constrain markets and undercut opportunities for livestock farmers. ABC executive director Patrick Serfass said the agency had diverged from longstanding methods and abandoned statutory guidelines by estimating D3 RIN volumes… The post EPA fuel targets ‘fail to represent real-world biogas growth’, says industry appeared first on Bioenergy Insight Magazine.
Biogenic CO₂ captured from a Norwegian wastewater biogas facility is being permanently stored beneath the seabed in what is claimed as the world’s first geological storage project of its kind. The project, a collaboration between HoopCO2, Inherit Carbon Solutions and Northern Lights JV, began operations on 23 March. CO₂ is captured at the Veas wastewater… The post World-first BECCS project stores biogas CO₂ beneath North Sea appeared first on Bioenergy Insight Magazine.
Construction has begun on a cross-border district heating network linking the German city of Görlitz with its Polish twin city of Zgorzelec, with biomass boilers among the renewable technologies to be deployed as the two cities target full decarbonisation of their heat supply by 2030. The UNITED HEAT project is a joint venture between Stadtwerke… The post Biomass key for Germany-Poland cross-border district heating project appeared first on Bioenergy Insight Magazine.
Irish dairy cooperative Aurivo Co-operative Society has announced a €12 million investment in a wood pellet burner and boiler system at its Dairy Ingredients facility in Ballaghaderreen, Co Roscommon in Ireland. The project, co-funded through the Shared Island Sustainability Capital Grant scheme delivered by Enterprise Ireland, InterTradeIreland and Invest Northern Ireland, will replace a large… The post Aurivo invests €12m in biomass boiler system at dairy ingredients facility appeared first on Bioenergy Insight Magazine.
Japanese trading company Sojitz Corporation has made an equity investment in US-based biomethane producer Fidem Energy LLC, marking its entry into the biomethane production and sales market in the United States. The investment was made through Sojitz’s wholly owned subsidiary Sojitz Corporation of America. Fidem will become an equity method affiliate of Sojitz as a… The post Sojitz takes equity stake in US biomethane producer Fidem Energy appeared first on Bioenergy Insight Magazine.
EnviTec Biogas has warned that a proposed amendment to Germany’s Energy Industry Act (EnWG) would effectively halt the development of new biomethane projects, contradicting both the government’s own green gas ambitions and the European Gas Directive the legislation is intended to implement. The cabinet draft, adopted on 28 March, transposes the EU Gas Directive into… The post EnviTec Biogas warns German energy law overhaul threatens biomethane expansion appeared first on Bioenergy Insight Magazine.
Ancala’s Croatian Biomass Platform has acquired three 5MW biomass power plants from Croatian wood trading business The Sherif Group, more than doubling its renewable generation capacity to 25MW. The deal brings the platform’s total portfolio to five sites across Croatia, with a combined annual output of approximately 200,000MWh of renewable electricity, which is enough to… The post Ancala’s Croatian biomass platform doubles capacity with three-plant acquisition appeared first on Bioenergy Insight Magazine.
Senior figures from Europe’s bioenergy industry have met with Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen and officials from the European Commission’s energy and environment directorates to make the case for biomass in the EU’s upcoming Heating and Cooling Strategy. The meetings were coordinated by industry association Bioenergy Europe. The delegation argued that Europe’s shift away from fossil-fuel… The post Bioenergy sector urges EU to keep heating transition technology-neutral appeared first on Bioenergy Insight Magazine.