In Indonesia, the first commercial BioCNG/Biomethane factory in Indonesia, located at Bangkatan POM, Bangkatan Village, Kuala District, Langkat Regency, North Sumatra Province, was inaugurated Monday after going through a construction process for approximately a year and three months. This factory was built by PT KIS Biofuel Indonesia as part of a plan to build 25 […]
In the UK, following the announcement of the renewable CO2 project at Granville Eco Park in Northern Ireland, UK company Bio Capital Ltd. is to deploy further enhancements at two more of their plants. The East London Biogas plant is adding biomethane production and gas-to-grid injection to the existing electricity generation. At a separate project […]
In Croatia, See News reports INA plans to invest $46 million in an agricultural waste-based biomethane facility in the middle of the country, complimenting a 2.6MW solar facility it has already built, in an effort to convert the region in a renewable energy center. The company is still selecting contractors and securing internal approvals before […]
AGRA ENERGY is on a mission to introduce cutting-edge technology into the renewable energy industry to transform methane gas waste into clean renewable fuels. Its technology is described as “a major advancement in the proven gas-to-liquids (GTL) conversion process.” CEO Tony Long presented these slides at ABLC Next 2023 in San Francisco.
In Belgium, European Commission has approved a €140 million Portuguese scheme to support the production of renewable hydrogen and biomethane to foster the transition to a net-zero economy, in line with the Green Deal Industrial Plan. The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework, adopted by the Commission on March […]
In Canada, Waga Energy announced the commissioning, with Matrec-GFL, of a biomethane production unit at a closed landfill site in Chicoutimi, Quebec. Operated between 1998 and 2017 by Matrec-GFL, the Chicoutimi site has received over 1.6 million tonnes of final waste. It will continue to produce biogas for many years to come, from the degradation […]
In Brazil, the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) adds around R$230 million in two new financings for biomethane production. In the Essencis Biometano SA project, the Bank contracted financing of R$93.8 million for the construction of a biomethane plant in the largest landfill in Latin America and the 3rd largest in the […]
In Canada, Bureau de normalisation du Québec (BNQ) publishes the Canadian standard CAN/BNQ 3672-100 Biomethane — Quality Specifications for Injection into Natural Gas Distribution and Transmission Systems. The biomethane quality specifications established in this standard aim at reducing risks on human health and environment as well as guaranteeing satisfactory and safe operation of equipment powered with […]
In Spain, Biorig, the biomethane division of Solarig, has announced a 250 million euros investment for the development, construction, and operation of 10 biomethane production facilities in the Castilla y León region. The collective plants will produce clean energy equivalent to 20% of the total annual gas consumption in the region. The new facilities will […]
In the Netherlands, as EU Member States and Parliament continue negotiations on the EU Gas and hydrogen markets regulation, a report published by the campaigning group Feedback EU under the heading “Biomethane: setting a target that is fit for food and the climate” shows that the plan to ramp up biomethane production to 35 billion […]
