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Construction has started on Ireland’s largest agricultural-based biomethane facility in Ballinrobe, County Mayo, alongside an offtake agreement between project developer Nephin and energy supplier Flogas. The agreement will see Flogas purchase renewable gas produced from three anaerobic digestion plants, the first in Nephin’s planned nationwide rollout. Together, the facilities are expected to generate more than…

The 2026 edition of the International Biogas Congress & Expo has been officially scheduled for 14–15 April 2026, at Hotel Le Plaza Hotel in Brussels, Belgium. Over two days, the conference will feature discussions on scaling biogas and biomethane production; policy and regulatory frameworks at EU and national levels; feedstock sourcing and the circular bioeconomy;…

Bio Capital, a UK renewable energy producer from food waste, has announced it will produce carbon dioxide (CO₂) from its Granville Eco Park anaerobic digestion (AD) facility in Dungannon, Northern Ireland. The company is among the first in the UK to generate ‘food grade’ CO₂ from the anaerobic digestion of food waste, it said. In…

Biogasclean, a Danish provider of advanced desulphurisation and methanation systems, has signed a partnership with Malaysia’s Concord Group to roll out seven new renewable energy projects across Malaysia. The collaboration aims to convert palm oil mill effluent (POME), a by-product of palm oil production, into clean energy to support Southeast Asia’s growing demand for sustainable…

More than 400 organisations, businesses and landowners representing the US forestry sector have called on Donald Trump to take urgent action to support the industry amid widespread mill closures, natural disasters, pests, diseases and challenging foreign trade conditions. The coalition, including the American Biomass Energy Association and the Pellet Fuels Institute, sent a letter on…

Japanese petrochemical group Kaneka has started construction of its first biomass steam facility in Malaysia, in partnership with renewable energy developer BAC Renewable Energy (BACRE). The ground-breaking took place yesterday (11 September) at Kaneka Malaysia’s site in the Gebeng Industrial Estate. The RM 31 million (€6.9m) plant is due to begin operations in the third…

Coca-Cola HBC Ireland and Northern Ireland has begun using biomethane at its Lisburn production facility in a move aimed at reducing direct emissions and increasing the use of renewable energy in manufacturing. The renewable gas, sourced locally from Greenville Energy in Omagh, Co. Tyrone, will power a newly upgraded combined heat and power (CHP) plant…

Scotland-based Land Energy, a leading producer of sustainable wood biomass products, has strengthened its automation capabilities with the installation of a collaborative robot (COBOT) at its Girvan factory. Manufactured in Denmark by Universal Robots, the COBOT is designed to work safely alongside human operators and can process up to four tonnes of product per hour.…

Woodsure, the organisation behind the UK’s only wood fuel quality assurance scheme, has secured a new contract to manage the Biomass Suppliers List (BSL) on behalf of the Government’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ). The organisation, which has overseen the BSL since 2021, will now continue to manage the scheme until 2027,…

An award-winning biogas plant which pioneered food waste collection and treatment in New Zealand has benefited from a dedicated pasteurisation system supplied by HRS Heat Exchangers. In July, Ecogas, operator of New Zealand’s first commercial-scale anaerobic digestion (AD) facility, won the AD Hero of the Year award at the 2025 AD and Biogas Industry Awards…

Hapag-Lloyd has signed a multi-year deal with Shell Western LNG B.V. (Shell) for the supply of liquefied biomethane. The agreement, effective immediately, builds on the companies’ strategic collaboration launched in 2023 to accelerate the adoption of alternative marine fuels. Liquefied biomethane – also known as Bio-LNG – is central to Hapag-Lloyd’s ambition of reaching net-zero…

Mast Reforestation has completed what it describes as the world’s largest single biomass storage project, burying more than 10 million pounds of fire-killed trees in south-central Montana in the US. The project – known as Mast Wood Preserve MT1 – combines post-wildfire reforestation with engineered biomass burial, marking a significant development in carbon dioxide removal…