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Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, has announced plans to introduce daily price assessments for certified UK subsidised waste feedstock biomethane Guarantees of Origin (RGGOs), starting 1 September 2025. This move reflects the expanding market and increased tradability of UK waste Renewable Gas Guarantees of Origin, particularly those that have secured ISCC certification. The…

Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has directed officials to identify land near dairy colonies in the national capital for the development of Bio-CNG plants. Speaking after returning to Delhi from a visit to Mathura, the Chief Minister underscored the government’s commitment to clean energy and environmental sustainability. She said that setting up biogas plants will not…

Uzbekistan is set to pilot a biogas facility that will convert organic waste into methane. The project was unveiled following a meeting in Tashkent between Minister of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change Aziz Abduhakimov and Haruki Yamasaki, CEO of Japanese clean-tech company Le One. Central to their discussions was the deployment of advanced biogas…

The UK’s waste wood sector maintained a strong performance in 2024, with more than 96% of all waste wood generated processed for reuse, recycling or recovery, according to new data released by the Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) on 26 June. Out of 4.5 million tonnes of waste wood arising across the country, 4.33 million tonnes…

A US startup using artificial intelligence to convert construction waste into biomass fuel has raised $3.75 million (€3.45m) in seed funding. Michigan-based firm Woodchuck, which uses AI to sort and process wood waste into renewable energy, secured the investment from a group led by investor Mason Fink, with backing from energy firm NorthStar Clean Energy,…

Renewable gas company CycleØ has acquired Spanish waste management facility Grupo Azón Ramón y Cajal S.L. (GARYC), marking its first move into converting municipal waste into biomethane. The deal is part of a €200 million expansion aimed at increasing renewable gas output across Spain. Located in Albarreal del Tajo, Toledo, GARYC currently processes around 121,000…

At a biomass power plant in the city of Xuzhou, east China’s Jiangsu Province, giant mechanical claws repeatedly feed bundles of dried straw onto conveyor belts. The straw is then transported to furnaces and converted into clean energy. This facility can process around 300,000 tonnes of agricultural residues like wheat, corn and rice straw annually,…

The European Commission is launching the “EU Energy and Raw Materials Platform” on 2 July 2025 to help EU companies streamline the sourcing of strategic energy commodities and raw materials. The initiative aims to leverage the scale of the EU’s single market to enhance supply security, competitiveness, and progress toward the green transition. The platform brings together…

California lawmakers have advanced a bill aimed at expanding the use of biomass as an alternative to open pile burning, with recent amendments designed to address air quality and public health concerns. The legislation, which passed the state Assembly this week, now moves to the Senate for further consideration. The bill is intended to reduce…

enfinium and ENGIE have signed a three-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) that will see around 390 GWh of electricity supplied annually from enfinium’s new energy-from-waste facility in Leeds, England. Beginning in 2025, the agreement will provide enough power to meet the needs of approximately 140,000 British homes each year and marks the first PPA between…

Europe’s biomethane industry continues to expand, with installed production capacity reaching 7 billion cubic metres (bcm) annually by the end of Q1 2025 – a 9% increase compared to 2024. However, the pace of growth is beginning to falter despite robust investor confidence, highlighting the need for stronger policy direction and regulatory support, according to…

Freedom CNG, a US-based provider of compressed renewable natural gas (C/RNG), has acquired ComTech Energy, a Canadian company specialising in mobile fuelling solutions for low-carbon fuels. The acquisition enables Freedom CNG to extend its services beyond fixed refuelling stations, introducing a hub-and-spoke model to offer mobile on-site refuelling across North America. This approach is aimed…