This presentation by Kevin Harrison from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory aims to scale down a hydrogen-biomethanation system into a mobile RD&D platform to enable faster research, IP development & validation, and improved gas mass transfer to reduce the cost of RNG via biomethanation. Operational data from commissioning a 700L system showed achievement of 98% […]
In the UK, a new ‘edie Explains: Biomethane’ report, produced in partnership with experts at Centrica Business Solutions, helps businesses navigate the key considerations around biomethane generation and use. The report explains what biomethane is, its uses for sustainable development and how it can be utilized in CHP solutions. The report also examines future considerations […]
In Portugal, winners of the first auction of renewable gases, biomethane and renewable hydrogen, financed through the Environmental Fund, committed to a maximum period of 36 months, after the date of granting the aid, for the first injection of renewable gases into the National Gas System (SNG). As announced by the Directorate General of Energy […]
In Brazil, the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) approved a credit line for financing in the amount of R$125.7 million for Ciclus Ambiental Rio SA With resources from the Climate Fund (R$88.0 million) and the Sanitation Line (R$37.7 million), Ciclus will expand the capacity of its Waste Treatment Center (CTR) in Seropédica […]
In the UK, Future Biogas and AstraZeneca announced that the UK’s first unsubsidized biomethane plant dedicated to fuelling the life sciences sector is operational. Located in Gonerby Moor, Lincolnshire, the plant will provide clean heat for all of AstraZeneca’s R&D and manufacturing in the UK, supporting sustainable production of medicines. The plant, which will operate […]
In France, TotalEnergies announces the commissioning of BioNorrois, its 8th biomethane production unit in France, located in Fontaine-le-Dun (Normandy). It will inject 153 GWh of biomethane per year into the natural gas transport network operated by GRTgaz, equivalent to the average annual gas consumption of more than 30,000 inhabitants. The French sugar group Cristal Union, […]
In Spain, ENCE has closed the financing with BBVA for La Galera, one of the first biomethane plants in Spain, under the project finance model. The company will apply a plan to reorient its production process at this plant, completing it with the manufacture and marketing of organic fertilizers in accordance with European regulations. Specifically, […]
In the UK, Sainsbury’s is set to revolutionize its logistics to transform food waste into fuel for a number of its HGV trucks. From March, the pioneering initiative will see biofuel produced directly from Sainsbury’s food waste power 30 trucks at its Emerald Park distribution center, half the site’s fleet. This will save over 3,000 […]
In Ukraine, VITAGRO Group of companies has begun exporting Ukrainian biomethane to the European Union. The group’s biomethane plant, which was built between 2022 and 2024, started production in September 2024. Until that time, the company was injecting biomethane into Ukraine’s gas transmission system. ERU, together with its partners, will transport the biomethane from the […]
In Brazil, Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Ferrari Agroindústria S.A., Toho Gas Co., Ltd and Sebigas Cótica Bioenergia LTDA have entered into a joint development agreement to conduct a joint study to develop a pilot project for bio-methane production in Brazil. Under this agreement, the four companies aim at producing bio-methane from sugarcane waste and will initiate […]
