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On 27 November, a biogas plant was officially inaugurated at the New Wing Prison in Beau Bassin, Mauritius. This facility is supported by the UNDP-GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP) and the Mauritius Research and Innovation Council (MRIC). This project, initiated by the Mauritius Prison Service in collaboration with Association Kinouété and facilitated by the technical…

Clariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, has announced that its MegaMax catalyst has been selected for a China biomass gasification-to-green methanol project. The plant will use a combination of farm waste and wind power to produce up to 250,000 tons per annum of green methanol in two phases by 2027. Construction of the first plant…

An accident at a biogas plant on Funen Island, Denmark, has resulted in two deaths, reported Xinhua. Local police confirmed that several others sustained serious injuries. The accident took place at Flemlose Biogas Plant, which is about 200km west of Copenhagen. Danish police confirmed the accident was linked to the collapse or partial collapse of…

Gases are uniquely positioned to ensure the affordability, security and sustainability of Europe’s energy system, according to a new report by Frontier Economics. The report, entitled Ensuring Resilience in the European Energy Transition: Strategic Use of Gases to Deliver EU Climate Ambition, was commissioned by industry body Eurogas. The findings demonstrate the importance of natural…

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) developer Firefly Green Fuels has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sanepar – one of Brazil’s largest water and sanitation companies. This strategic partnership enhances Firefly’s access to sustainable feedstock for biofuels production while expanding its footprint into the growing Brazilian and Latin American markets. Through this new collaboration, Firefly…

Unibep will invest €20.1 million in Zgorzelec, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, as part of a consortium with Energika Zbigniew Szamałek Sp. Komandytowa. This will be Unibep’s fifth biomass heating plant. An agreement was signed on 20 November for the implementation of the project, entitled: “Integrated network for innovative transformation and decarbonisation of heating (UNITED HEAT),…

CalBioGas Hilmar, a joint investment between Chevron U.S.A., a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation and California Bioenergy LLC (CalBio), have completed the central processing facility for their dairy biomethane project in Merced County, California. CalBio brings technology and expertise to help local dairy farmers capture methane from dairy manure in anaerobic digesters on their farms. As…

Marubeni Corporation has completed construction of its Aichi Tahara Biomass Power Plant in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The plant is a wood-fired biomass plant with a generating capacity of 74,950 kW, and is expected to generate approximately 530 million kWh of electricity per year. Commercial operations are commencing today (26 November). Construction began in February 2022.…

Marc Fetten, founder and owner of GreenGasUSA, tells Bioenergy Insight about the company’s approach, growth and partnership with Wayne-Sanderson Farms. Fetten founded GreenGasUSA (GreenGas) four years ago, with the mission of reducing as many carbon emissions as possible via the production of renewable natural gas (RNG), and other renewable energy commodities. Today, GreenGas is a…

The Régie des matières résiduelles du Lac-Saint-Jean (RWM) and Waga Energy have announced the signing of an agreement to implement an RNG production project at the Hébertville-Station engineered landfill site (ELS) in Quebec. Waga Energy will collaborate with the RWM, which manages the ELS serving 50 municipalities and the Mashteuiatsh community. This partnership includes the…

A group of Caribbean scientists and environmentalists are working to transform sargassum into biofuel, reported the BBC. In 2011, huge amounts of the seaweed entered Caribbean beaches – bringing a pungent odour as it rotted. Seven years later, Barbados’ prime minister Mia Mottley said sargussum was a national emergency. The scientists recently launched one of…

Guildford Borough Council in Surrey, England, is expanding its food waste collection services to residents today (25 November). The local authority is working with the Surrey Environment Partnership, in line with the UK government’s ‘Simpler Recycling’ legislation. From April 2025, all waste collection authorities in England must have a weekly collection of food waste for…