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A biochar processing plant in Upper Lake, California, has had its permit approved, following months of opposition. The project, which is led by Scotts Valley Energy Corporation with the Habematolel Pomo Tribal Nation, will convert forest woodchips into syngas to power generators. Approval was granted on 12 December by four votes to none, with one…

The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, an estimated €1.7 billion Danish scheme to support the production of renewable gas to be injected into the grid. The scheme will contribute to the EU’s climate targets in line with the European Green Deal, as well as the objectives of the REPowerEU Plan to…

Toray Industries, Inc., will install a pilot facility for its all-carbon carbon dioxide (CO2) separation membrane at its Shiga Plant. The new facility should become operational in the fiscal year starting April 1, 2025. Toray will use it to establish mass production technology for CO2 separation membranes. The company will collaborate with biogas and natural…

Last week, the founding meeting of the Chamber of Commerce for Biogas and Biomethane (IGBiB) in Poland took place. This is the first biogas and biomethane association in the country, and as many as 150 organisations have joined. The new institution will focus on representing the interests of the industry in dialogue with public administrations,…

German manufacturer WELTEC BIOPOWER has been commissioned by the English recycling company Eco Sustainable Solutions Ltd. to build a biomethane plant. The plant will be located near Bournemouth Airport in the south of England. Eco Sustainable will operate the plant and fill the stainless steel tanks with household waste and agricultural residues from nearby businesses…

North American organisations have written an open letter to request that Japanese banks and power generation companies adopt a wood biomass climate and sustainability policy, or strengthen existing policies. This will ensure communities’ rights are better protected, fully disclose emissions from biomass use and ensure that primary or natural forests are not cut down for…

px Group recently entered another contract with Gren, for the operations and maintenance of a biomass plant. Neil Grimley, managing director of downstream operations at px Group, tells Bioenergy Insight more px Group is a leading energy infrastructure solutions provider specialising in operations and management of complex industrial facilities across a wide range of sectors,…

Vietnam’s Mekong Delta region offers an affordable and sustainable resource for biomass power generation, according to Tomoki Kakuta, CEO of Erex. In particular, its abundance of straw and rice husks makes it an attractive prospect. Kakuta was speaking at the Mekong Connect 2024 press meeting in the southern An Giang province, reported Viet Nam News.…

During this year’s festive season, Severn Trent Green Power is anticipating more than 10,000 tonnes of leftover food to arrive at its 10 UK food waste plants across the Midlands, Home Counties, South Wales and South West – where it will be recycled into clean energy. When recycled properly, traditional Christmas trappings such as turkey,…

Hydron Energy has signed a collaboration agreement with FortisBC to evaluate the feasibility of using Hydron Energy’s biogas upgrading equipment at locations in British Columbia, Canada — potentially improving costs related to renewable natural gas (RNG) purification. “The INTRUPTor™ solution recovers 99.8% of biomethane at targeted RNG purity. Our current mobile unit operating in Ontario…

DevvStream, a carbon credit project co-development and generation firm, and SEER, a provider of environmental services, have announced a Carbon Management Program. It has been established to quantify and monetise high-quality carbon credits derived from SEER’s technologies and projects, with a primary focus on biogas capture. The Program represents a new advancement in the Project…

As part of an environmental project, Valorizon and Avergies have chosen Waga Energy to recover biogas from the Albié non-hazardous landfill in Monflanquin in Southwestern France. The future WAGABOX® unit will produce around 12 GWh of Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) per year, equivalent to the energy consumption of 3,000 households. Scheduled to be operational by…