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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…

Plans for a new anaerobic digestion plant in Lincolnshire have received approval from the local council. Future Biogas submitted an application to East Lindsey District Council to construct the facility on land west of the B1202 near Wragby. The project also includes an office building, access roads, and related infrastructure. The council’s planning committee approved...

A new international initiative aims to help Ukraine rebuild its energy infrastructure and promote low-carbon development by growing Miscanthus on abandoned and contaminated land. Terravesta, a specialist in Miscanthus cultivation, has announced the launch of the MERIT (Miscanthus Evaluation for Resilience, Innovation and Transformation) project in December 2025. The initiative seeks to convert unused land…

Brazilian companies managing municipal solid waste (MSW) and operating landfills are expected to invest around R$8.5 billion (approximately €1.6 billion) over the next five years in new biomethane production facilities, according to the Brazilian Waste and Environment Association (Abrema). Currently, Brazil has nine biomethane plants converting landfill waste into renewable gas, with another 15 projects…