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.
The European Commission has approved a €6 billion Italian state aid scheme to support the production of renewable hydrogen for use in the transport and industrial sectors, with biomass-derived hydrogen explicitly included among eligible production routes. The scheme, which runs until the end of 2029, aims to support annual production of 200,000 tonnes of renewable… The post EU approves €6bn Italian biomass and renewable hydrogen support scheme appeared first on Bioenergy Insight Magazine.
Polska Grupa Biogazowa (PGB), Poland’s largest agricultural biogas operator, has agreed a large-scale electricity trading partnership with energy trading firm Hekla Energy, the first deal of its kind in Poland for electricity generated from agricultural biogas. Under the agreement, more than 200GWh of biogas-derived electricity will enter Hekla Energy’s portfolio in the first year of… The post Polish biogas producer strikes landmark electricity trading deal appeared first on Bioenergy Insight Magazine.
UK-based Octopus Energy Generation is planning to invest up to $6 billion in a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) facility in Canada, targeting growing demand across European markets. The project will be developed through its Canadian subsidiary, Nova Sustainable Fuels, at a coastal industrial site in Goldboro, Nova Scotia. Construction is expected to take approximately three… The post Octopus Energy plans $6bn Canadian biomass-to-SAF plant appeared first on Bioenergy Insight Magazine.
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a final rule setting applicable volumes for 2026 and 2027 under the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), with cellulosic biofuel volumes set higher than those proposed in an earlier draft. Industry group RNG Coalition, which represents renewable natural gas producers, welcomed the decision as an improvement on… The post US renewable fuel volumes increased under new EPA rule appeared first on Bioenergy Insight Magazine.
A new dry anaerobic digestion and renewable natural gas (AD-RNG) facility is being developed at the Napa Recycling and Composting Facility in California, through a public-private partnership between equipment manufacturer BHS (Bulk Handling Systems), waste services operator Napa Recycling and Waste Services and the City of Napa. The facility will use BHS subsidiary Zero Waste… The post Dry anaerobic digestion facility to produce renewable gas from organic waste in California appeared first on Bioenergy Insight Magazine.
Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) has acquired Encyclis’ 50% stake in Dublin Waste to Energy, the landmark waste-to-energy facility at Poolbeg. The plant processes up to 690,000 tonnes per year of residual waste from Dublin and surrounding areas, generating 61.5MW of baseload electricity, recovering resources for reuse and supplying heat to Dublin’s new district heat network.… The post USS acquires 50% stake in Dublin Waste to Energy facility appeared first on Bioenergy Insight Magazine.
Drax Group generated more renewable power than ever before in 2025, the company has announced, as it outlined ambitious plans to invest in battery storage and a potential large-scale data centre at its North Yorkshire site. The biomass and flexible generation giant produced 15.0TWh of renewable electricity last year, equivalent to 6% of UK power… The post Drax posts record renewable generation as it eyes data centre and storage expansion appeared first on Bioenergy Insight Magazine.