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EnviTec Biogas has completed its 40th EnviThan gas upgrading plant in France, located in the Aube region. The facility, operated by Biogaz des Vieilles Vignes, processes around 100 tonnes of agricultural residues each day to produce biomethane, which is fed into the local grid run by NaTran (formerly GRTgaz). The plant, with a capacity of…

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a decision on 175 petitions from 38 refineries seeking small refinery exemptions (SREs) from the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) programme’s volume requirements for compliance years 2016–2024. In its ruling, EPA granted 63 full exemptions, 77 partial exemptions, denied 28 petitions, and deemed seven ineligible. The agency noted…

Italy and Japan, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), are set to support the construction of a biomethane plant on the Tunisian island of Djerba. The facility will process organic waste generated by the island’s hotels, with the aim of cutting pollution and boosting the local economy. A technical meeting chaired by…

U.S. manufacturers produced around 900,000 tonnes of densified biomass fuels in April, according to the latest Monthly Densified Biomass Fuels Report published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Sales for the month totalled 790,000 tonnes. The figures were drawn from 75 operating manufacturers of densified biomass fuel. Facilities with annual production capacities below 10,000…

Airbus’s Singapore office has partnered with Indonesia’s Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) to explore the use of biomass in producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), aiming to source up to 100 million tonnes per year from the country. The collaboration will conduct a detailed study of Indonesia’s biomass potential, covering resource availability, logistics, supply chain mapping and…

Unilever has begun using biomethane derived from palm oil waste to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at its largest facility in Indonesia, marking the country’s first commercial biomethane offtake. The initiative focuses on Unilever Oleochemical Indonesia (UOI) in Sei Mangkei, North Sumatra, which became the company’s largest global greenhouse gas-emitting site following a recent expansion. By…

U.S. landfill biogas facilities are achieving record levels of energy capture and investment, according to new analysis released Wednesday by the American Biogas Council (ABC). The report shows that 589 landfill biogas systems are now in operation nationwide, up nearly 19% since 2020. In that time, more than 90 new facilities have come online, boosting…

A renewable energy company in Brown County, Wisconsin, US, has sought bankruptcy protection after struggling with years of financial and operational setbacks. NLC Energy Denmark LLC, which operates a biogas facility in the village of Denmark, filed for Chapter 11 protection on 16 August in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.…

Loick Bioenergie has strengthened its renewable energy portfolio with the addition of two new EnviThan gas upgrading plants, commissioned from long-standing partner EnviTec Biogas. The Dorsten-based company, which already operates 40 biogas and photovoltaic projects across Germany, is expanding capacity at its biogas plants in Heiligengrabe, Brandenburg, and Hennstedt, Schleswig-Holstein. “In Heiligengrabe, we have already…

Packaging and paper group Mondi is set to significantly increase energy self-sufficiency at its integrated pulp and paper mill in Ružomberok, Slovakia, through the construction of a new biomass power plant. Scheduled for completion in 2027, the €120 million investment – net of subsidies from the European Union’s Modernisation Fund – will raise the mill’s…

Industrial services group Bilfinger has signed a contract with BSOG Energy (BSOGE), a wholly owned subsidiary of Black Sea Oil & Gas (BSOG), to deliver concept and basic engineering services for a new biomethane plant in Alba County, Romania. The facility will be BSOGE’s first project in the sector and is intended to act as…

The German bioenergy sector is facing a decisive moment as the federal government races to complete the notification process for the so-called Biomass Package by August 27. Without approval, key regulatory changes intended to support the industry in October’s upcoming Renewable Energy Act (EEG) tender cannot take effect. Billions of euros in planned investments are…