Arjun Infrastructure Partners has increased its ownership in Bigadan, a leading Danish biogas company, becoming the majority shareholder after purchasing an additional stake. The investment, made through the Infrastructure Alliance Europe 3 fund, follows Arjun’s earlier acquisition of a 49.9% share in 2021. Financial details of the latest transaction and the exact size of the…
ENplus, a leading certification scheme for wood pellet quality, is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year – marking 15 years of driving reliability and trust across the global pellet industry. Established in 2010, ENplus has played a defining role in creating a transparent and dependable pellet market, ensuring that consumers and businesses alike can trust…
Nordic energy company Gasum has announced that its fleet of gas-powered bunkering and carrier vessels is now operating entirely on liquefied biogas (bio-LNG), generating substantial compliance for the company’s FuelEU Maritime pool. By using its own vessels as compliance generators, Gasum is adding flexibility to its pooling service at a time when demand for regulatory…
Charwood Energy’s construction subsidiary Energy&+ has signed a new contract with ENGIE Solutions for the installation of a 250 kW wood-fired biomass boiler in Châteaumeillant (Centre-Val de Loire), to be commissioned by the end of 2025. The project, undertaken in collaboration with the SDE 18 heating and cooling authority, will provide renewable heating and hot…
Woodchuck, an AI-powered climate-tech startup, has announced a partnership with Barton Malow, a 101-year-old construction firm. Together, the companies are diverting wood waste from the Hart Solar Farm project away from landfills and into clean energy production. The collaboration not only prevents thousands of tonnes of wood waste from reaching landfill sites but also saves…
Generate Capital, PBC (Generate), a leading sustainable infrastructure investment firm, has announced the closing of a C$60 million (£34 million / €41 million) inaugural financing deal with Fiera Infrastructure Private Debt. The funding will support Generate Upcycle’s (Upcycle) growing North American anaerobic digestion (AD) portfolio, further boosting renewable natural gas (RNG) capacity across Canada and…
Dr Liangcheng Yang, a research fellow at the College of Applied Science and Technology (CAST) at Illinois State University, is leading a project aimed at improving biogas production through anaerobic digestion. The research focuses on producing higher-quality, more efficient biogas from organic waste, addressing key waste management challenges and advancing sustainable energy solutions. “This research…
EDF’s renewables subsidiary, Dalkia, through its Polish division, has secured a contract to construct an 8-MW biomass boiler plant for Edison Next Poland. The project, located near Rzeszow in southeastern Poland, will see Dalkia Polska Solutions manage the full scope of work, including design, construction, equipment supply, installation and commissioning of the new facility. Once…
IVECO BUS has strengthened its presence in Latin America’s sustainable mobility sector with the delivery of the first natural gas-powered chassis in Argentina. The company handed over twenty units of its BUS 17-210 G model to public transport operator Metropol, marking a milestone for cleaner urban transit in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area (AMBA). These…
Agricultural waste may soon play a vital role in tackling industrial water pollution, thanks to new research highlighting the potential of biomass as a low-cost and sustainable adsorbent. A study published in Environmental Science and Pollution Research has revealed that torrefied rice husks and de-oiled cashew nut shell cake – both by-products of agricultural processing…
Singapore-based Verta Bioenergy Pte. Ltd. is increasing its production of clean industrial fuel in Southeast Asia by turning agricultural and livestock waste into biomass pellets, responding to the rising need for sustainable energy solutions. The startup collects materials such as rice husks, chicken manure and coconut shells from farms, converting them into pellets with its…
Wärtsilä Gas Solutions, part of the technology group Wärtsilä, has been selected to deliver a biogas upgrading facility (PuregasCA) for Danish renewable energy provider Bigadan AS. The new plant will significantly enhance the efficiency and use of biogas as a renewable energy source, with the capacity to process 6,000 Nm³ of raw biogas per hour,…