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Foresta is building New Zealand’s first integrated torrefied pellet and pine chemical manufacturing facility, aiming to revolutionise sustainable biomass production and slash emissions. Bioenergy Insight reveals more In the evolving global landscape of renewable energy and sustainable materials, Foresta is setting new benchmarks with its pioneering approach to biomass manufacturing. Led by executive chairman Henry…

India’s state of Haryana has inaugurated a 240-tonne-per-day biomass pellet plant in Rewari. The facility was opened by Union Minister for New & Renewable Energy, Pralhad Joshi. The project is part of Haryana’s broader clean energy initiative, aimed at supporting rural livelihoods, increasing farmer incomes, and strengthening India’s renewable energy sector. The new plant will…

A new international study has outlined a technically viable pathway for converting anaerobic-digestion (AD) biogas into “green” methanol – offering an alternative revenue stream for operators and a potential boost for the wider biogas-to-chemicals sector. The research team, spanning Beijing University of Chemical Technology, KU Leuven and the Beijing Institute of Technology, modelled an integrated…

Anaergia Technologies has secured a C$43.8 million (€29.6 million) design-build contract to deliver a renewable power generation facility for the East County Advanced Water Purification Joint Powers Authority (JPA) in San Diego County, the company announced on Thursday. The deal extends the Canadian firm’s long-running partnership with the JPA and tasks Anaergia with designing, constructing,…

In Australia, the company behind a proposal to revive the long-idle Redbank power station as a biomass facility has launched legal action after New South Wales’ final planning authority refused the plan. Verdant Earth Technologies has applied to the state’s Land and Environment Court to overturn a September ruling by the Independent Planning Commission (IPC),…

Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease, has announced it will provide 100% of the heating needs at its Dublin and Athlone sites through biomethane, becoming the first pharmaceutical company in Ireland to fully adopt this sustainable energy source for research, development and manufacturing. The transition will be delivered through a 15-year partnership with Carbon AMS, a leading…

A new renewable natural gas (RNG) facility at the Scott Area Landfill in Iowa, US. The plant, a collaboration between the Waste Commission of Scott County, Linwood Mining and Minerals, and Waga Energy, in partnership with the American Biogas Council, is expected to produce over 205,000 MMBtu (60 GWh) of RNG annually, avoiding 15,800 tons…

Eiffel Investment Group has announced the financing of Evergreen Agricultural Enterprises’ new biomethane production facility in Ireland. The plant, currently under construction in County Kildare, is expected to begin commissioning in mid-2026. Once operational, it will produce approximately 120 GWh of renewable biomethane annually, injecting the gas directly into the national gas grid operated by…

Vital Energi, a provider of energy infrastructure solutions, has acquired the Port Clarence biomass facility in Teesside, England. The acquisition follows Vital Energi’s successful £175 million Nordic Bond issue, one of the largest Sterling-denominated Nordic Bond raises in the UK energy infrastructure sector. The fundraising demonstrates strong international investor confidence in Vital Energi’s expertise, track…

P7 pupils from Doonfoot Primary School in Ayr were given an inside look at how renewable energy is produced during a visit to the Land Energy biomass factory near Girvan this month. The trip, organised as part of their curriculum on electricity, biomass and environmental issues, aimed to offer pupils real-world understanding of sustainable energy…

Talwar Thakore & Associates (TT&A) has advised Sumitomo Corporation on its proposed collaboration with TruAlt Bioenergy Limited (TBL) in the operation of TruAlt Gas Private Limited, paving the way for a new joint venture in India’s growing compressed biogas sector. The deal involves Sumitomo’s potential acquisition of a 49% stake in TruAlt Gas Private Limited…

Canadian Biogas Investments Inc. (CBI), a Calgary-based developer of dry-fermentation anaerobic digestion projects, has announced that investment executive James B. (“Jim”) Hartwell has agreed to join the company as President and Chief Executive Officer. Hartwell will also assume the role of Chairman of the Board. Bringing more than four decades of investment industry experience, Hartwell…