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A consortium led by Kansai Electric Power (Kansai EPCO) plans to develop a 7.1MW woody biomass power plant in Tochigi Prefecture, with the environmental attributes of the project to be sold to Tokyo Metro through a virtual power purchase agreement (PPA). The developers said the facility will be constructed on a 20,000 square metre site…

Solarig, through its renewable gases subsidiary Biorig, plans to invest more than PLN 1.5 billion (approximately €350 million) in the development of a large-scale biomethane platform in Poland. The Spanish renewable energy group said the programme aims to develop and operate a portfolio of more than 20 biomethane plants over the next five years, with…

Scientists are exploring a radical transformation for tobacco, shifting its purpose from cigarette production to sustainable biofuel generation, according to recent research from Henan Agricultural University. The study, led by researchers at the National Tobacco Cultivation, Physiology and Biochemistry Research Centre, demonstrates that tobacco leaves can be converted into bioethanol through a simple process. By…

EnviTec Biogas has added three new contracts with first-time customers in Germany to its order book, securing gas upgrading projects that will be manufactured at the company’s Saerbeck facility in the coming months. The first project, located in Biburg, Lower Bavaria, represents EnviTec’s debut in the Bavarian market following the construction of 112 biogas plants…

Drax Group is exploring the conversion of part of its former coal-fired power operations in Yorkshire, England, into a large-scale data centre as early as 2027, according to reporting from Reuters. The company aims to repurpose land, grid connections and cooling infrastructure that date back to the site’s coal-generation era. The move reflects a wider…

Teagasc has released a substantial new research report examining the role of farm-based feedstocks in supporting the development of Ireland’s emerging biomethane industry. The study, funded by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) and Gas Networks Ireland under the SEAI National Energy RD&D Programme (grant 19/RDD/493), forms part of the FLEET Project, which assesses…

The UK government has announced plans to extend the Green Gas Support Scheme (GGSS) by two years until 31 March 2030, in what the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) has described as a significant vote of confidence in the biomethane industry. Lord Alan Whitehead, Minister of State for the Department of Energy Security and…

Clean Energy Technologies has announced the launch of a dedicated platform designed to increase renewable natural gas (RNG) production at anaerobic digestion facilities whilst converting digestate into valuable biochar. The California-based clean energy technology company has unveiled the HTAP-based solution, which integrates with existing and planned anaerobic digestion (AD) and RNG facilities to address key…

Vanguard Renewables has opened a new anaerobic digestion and advanced depackaging facility in River Falls, Wisconsin, providing food and beverage companies across the Minneapolis-St. Paul region with a sustainable solution for food waste disposal. The facility, located at Peterson Family Dairy, a fourth-generation farm in Pierce County, can process up to 275 tonnes of food…

Anaergia Inc. has signed a contract to provide an integrated waste-to-energy system for a PepsiCo Mexico Foods production facility, marking the company’s first project in Mexico and extending its long-standing partnership with PepsiCo. The agreement, announced from Carlsbad, California and Burlington, Ontario, will see Anaergia’s subsidiary, Anaergia Technologies, LLC, supply high-efficiency digestion technology along with…

The European Biogas Association (EBA) has unveiled the 15th edition of its Statistical Report, its annual publication offering comprehensive assessment of biogas and biomethane markets across Europe. The 2024–2025 dataset underscores the strategic importance of biogases for Europe’s energy independence and defossilisation pathway, whilst warning that persistent regulatory uncertainty is slowing the sector’s growth at…

The Ontario government is investing $2.25 million through the Forest Biomass Programme to help CHAR Technologies commercialise biocoal, a rapidly emerging low-carbon fuel derived from forest mill by-products and underutilised wood. This work will develop a new supply chain for made-in-Ontario forest products, create new revenue streams to drive growth in forestry and empower heavy…