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The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has confirmed that 71 thermal power plants across India have adopted the practice of co-firing biomass alongside coal. Biomass co-firing blends agricultural residues such as paddy straw and crop by-products with coal in conventional power stations, reducing carbon emissions and helping to tackle stubble burning, a major contributor…

Quercus Real Assets, a European renewable energy specialist, and Elionia, the renewable investment arm of a European family office with roots in the shipping sector, have completed financing for three greenfield biomethane plants in northern Italy. The funding, worth €76 million, was arranged through their joint venture QGM with the backing of a banking consortium…

Spanish energy company Naturgy has connected Navarre’s first biomethane facility to its gas distribution network. The Cabanillas plant, operated by local firm E-Cogeneración Cabanillas, will supply up to 22 GWh of renewable gas each year via Naturgy’s distribution subsidiary, Nedgia – enough to meet the annual demand of around 4,000 households. It is the twelfth…

Indonesia’s transition towards environmentally friendly, zero-emission energy took centre stage this week as experts from seven countries convened at IPB University for high-level discussions on biomass and bioenergy. The 10th International Conference on Bioenergy and Biomass (ICBB), held at the IPB International Convention Centre in Bogor on 4–5 August, was organised by the university’s Surfactant…

Researchers from NIBIO and the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) have developed an innovative biofilm-based method to transform greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide (CO₂) and carbon monoxide (CO) into renewable biomethane with a purity exceeding 96 per cent. Led by Dr Lu Feng, the team has published five scientific papers documenting how thin…

Emvolon, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology spin-off, and Montauk Renewables have announced the launch of a joint venture to convert biogas into green methanol, following the successful completion of a field demonstration project. The partnership aims to develop a series of sites with the potential to produce up to 50,000 metric tonnes of green methanol…

Cleaner Safer Group (CSG), the parent company of HETAS and Woodsure, has appointed Barry Cope as its new Chief Executive Officer. He succeeds Bruce Allen, who has retired after nearly 20 years leading HETAS and eight years at Woodsure. Bringing a wealth of experience from the building, construction and air quality sectors, Cope is set…

The “Mein Schiff Relax”, operated by TUI Cruises, has become the first cruise ship to receive a ship-to-ship supply of bioLNG at the Port of Barcelona, marking a significant milestone in sustainable maritime operations. On Saturday, 26 July, the barge Haugesund Knutsen – operated by Knutsen Scale Gas and chartered by Shell – delivered 1,875…

A significant upgrade to the gas network in Abergavenny, Wales is scheduled to commence later this month, with work beginning in the Park Avenue area on 18 August. The project, led by Wales & West Utilities, is expected to run through to May 2026, depending on engineering progress and unforeseen circumstances. The aim is to…

Presidente Prudente, in the state of São Paulo, has begun work on Brazil’s first urban biomethane gas distribution network. With an investment of R$12 million (approximately €2 million), the city is pioneering the use of this renewable fuel for residential and commercial supply, positioning itself at the forefront of the country’s clean energy transition. The…

Evero, a UK-based low-carbon energy-from-waste wood company, has been selected by the UK government to negotiate the transformation of its Evero Ince biomass plant into the nation’s first Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) facility. Located within the HyNet Cluster, the project aims to retrofit the existing biomass plant with Mitsubishi Heavy Industry’s carbon…

  Asahi Kasei has successfully completed a demonstration trial of its innovative biogas purification system using zeolites at a sewage treatment plant in Kurashiki, Japan. The system achieved biomethane purity above 97% and yield over 99.5%, overcoming the typical trade-off between these key performance factors. Utilising a novel pressure vacuum swing adsorption (PVSA) process combined…