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Swedish wood products company Vida is expanding its footprint into Central Sweden with the acquisition of three sawmills, reinforcing its position as a major player in Europe’s forest-based bioeconomy. Vida, which is 77% owned by Canada’s Canfor Corporation, announced it has entered into a purchase agreement for AB Karl Hedin Sågverk, acquiring the business from…

BPC Instruments has announced that it has received an order worth approximately SEK 1 million (circa €85,000) from Cornell University in the United States. The purchase includes two units of BPC’s flagship product, the AMPTS® III Duo system, which is used for advanced batch anaerobic fermentation testing. The equipment will support Cornell University researchers in…

Qarlbo Biodiversity has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Toronto-based Woodland Biofuels to supply up to 500,000 tonnes of sustainably sourced pine forest thinnings from its U.S.-based forestry operations. The agreement supports both organisations’ shared commitment to ecological restoration and renewable energy through sustainable biomass production, according to the companies. The deal represents a…

A major renewable energy initiative in Northern Tasmania in Australia is gaining momentum, with the rural town of Westbury identified as the location for a €30 million (AUD 50 million) renewable gas facility. Construction of the Westbury BioHub could begin as early as 2026. The project is being led by Victoria-based Optimal Group and developed…

DHL eCommerce UK has significantly expanded its alternative fuel capabilities by adding 30 new bio-LNG-powered trucks to its fleet. The move doubles its total number of liquefied natural gas (LNG) vehicles to 60. The new Volvo FM trucks will be based at DHL hubs in Coventry, Leicester, Birmingham and Milton Keynes, and will operate on…

Biomass waste destined for landfill or incineration will instead be locked away underground under a deal announced between US waste management firm Vaulted Deep and Microsoft. The agreement will see Vaulted Deep remove up to 4.9 million tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere over the next 12 years by processing and permanently storing organic…

Baltic agricultural and food production giant AB Akola Group has announced it is temporarily postponing construction of a planned biomethane plant in Lithuania’s Kaišiadorys district, while reaffirming the project’s importance to its long-term sustainability strategy. The €19.4 million project, led by its subsidiary AB Kaišiadorių paukštynas, was designed to process up to 140,000 tonnes of…

Suzuki Motor Corporation (Suzuki) submitted its project “Biogas project: Collaboration between the Indian dairy sector and Japanese automobile sector to address social issues in India” to the “Industrial cooperation programme in the Global South through technology transfer from Japan”. This programme, publicly launched by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), has now adopted Suzuki’s…

Audun Sommerli Time, CMO at NextFuel AB, on the breakthrough Finnish plant, feedstock flexibility, and global ambitions. As the world accelerates its transition away from coal, scalable, cost-competitive biomass solutions have become critical to meeting decarbonisation targets. NextFuel, a Swedish cleantech innovator, is emerging as a key player by commercialising a torrefaction technology capable of…

Economic Development Regina, Ecostrat and the BDO Zone Initiative have announced the award of three investment-grade BDO Zone ratings for Regina, Saskatchewan in Canada. The ratings establish Regina as a premier destination for bio-based manufacturing, underpinned by exceptional biomass resources, strong infrastructure and a resilient supply chain. The ratings highlight the region’s capacity across three…

FemoGas S.p.A., an Italian group at the forefront of agricultural biomethane production, and Infranity, a leading investment firm specialising in essential infrastructure, have announced a funding agreement to support the refinancing and construction of liquid biomethane plants with a total capacity of 0.5 TWh. Acting as sole lender, Infranity has agreed to provide €145 million…

Thousands of UK businesses could be falling foul of tough new food waste legislation, despite the opportunity to turn their waste into renewable energy through anaerobic digestion (AD). The laws, introduced earlier this year as part of the government’s drive to cut carbon emissions and reach net zero, ban the landfilling of commercial food waste.…