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Anaergia Inc. has announced that its subsidiary has signed an agreement to support the development of a major renewable natural gas (RNG) project in the City of Riverside, California. Under the deal, Anaergia’s development-stage asset, Riverside Bioenergy Facility LLC (RivBF), will be transferred to a developer backed by institutional investors. RivBF holds a lease with…

St1 Biokraft, a leading Nordic biogas developer, has officially opened its flagship biogas facility in Mönsterås, Kalmar County in Sweden. The plant, St1 Biokraft’s 13th, has an annual production capacity of around 138 GWh of liquefied biogas (LBG), making it one of the largest biogas facilities in Sweden. The plant produces LBG equivalent to approximately…

Norwegian development investor Norfund and South African private equity firm Infra Impact have made a joint investment in Green Create, a company specialising in converting agricultural and industrial waste into renewable energy. The value of the deal has not been disclosed. The funding will enable Green Create to expand and optimise its current facilities, launch…

Acorn Bioenergy has unveiled Winchester’s first biomethane production facility, marking a major milestone in the region’s transition to clean energy and sustainable agriculture. The new renewable anaerobic digestion (AD) plant at Three Maids Hill will convert farm waste and locally grown crops into green gas, delivering low-carbon heat to thousands of homes while reducing agricultural…

South Korean renewable energy company Biofriends has signed an initial agreement with local biogas producer Cheongmyeong to construct the country’s first commercial-scale biomethanol plant. The facility will use biogas from Biofriends’ Gunsan digester to produce between 60,000 and 80,000 tonnes of biomethanol a year. Around 120,000Nm³ of domestically generated biogas will be converted annually through…

Viking Line has begun operating its ro-ro vessels, Viking Glory and Viking Grace, on bio-LNG to generate compliance credits for Gasum’s FuelEU Maritime (FEUM) pooling service. The move follows a Letter of Intent signed at the end of 2024 between the two companies to develop their collaboration. Both vessels sail daily between Turku, Finland, and…

A new white paper from energy consultancy FutureMetrics LLC suggests that converting US coal-fired power plants to burn wood pellets could help address an anticipated shortfall in electricity capacity over the next decade. Authored by FutureMetrics President William Strauss, the report highlights a projected rise in US electricity demand of 175 gigawatts (GW), driven in…

Sweden’s municipal energy utility Söderenergi AB has struck a landmark deal to reserve the first negative emissions from its planned bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) plant for pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca. The agreement will see Söderenergi deliver the initial output of biogenic carbon dioxide (bioCO₂) captured at its Igelstaverket combined heat and power (CHP)…

Drax Group is facing a formal investigation by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) over the accuracy of its past disclosures. The watchdog confirmed it has opened an inquiry into statements made by the North Yorkshire-based firm between January 2022 and March 2024 regarding the sourcing of wood used in its biomass operations. The review…

Swedish tanker owner Furetank has announced it will run its European fleet on renewable biogas throughout 2025, marking a major step towards fossil-free shipping. The company has signed a large-scale agreement with commodities trader Cargill and fuel supplier Titan Clean Fuels to secure sufficient volumes of mass-balanced liquefied biomethane (LBM) for all its wholly and…

Demolition of the former anaerobic digestion (AD) plant on Coder Road Business Park, Ludlow, is due to begin in early September 2025 as Shropshire Council prepares the site for a new energy and biochar facility. Specialist contractor Cawarden has been appointed to carry out the work, which will focus on dismantling and removing the plant’s…

Indonesian gas distributor PT Pertamina Gas Negara Tbk (PGN) has signed an agreement with NeutraDC Singapore (NDSG) to provide biomethane for forthcoming data centre projects in Singapore. The memorandum of understanding sets out cooperation on future supply but does not specify the volumes involved. Under the plan, PGN will produce biomethane from palm oil mill…