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US President Donald Trump issued a high-profile Executive Order on 12 June aimed at overhauling federal wildfire response and turning woody biomass – branches, fallen timber, underbrush – into a strategic resource. “We’re restoring common sense to federal wildfire management,” Trump claimed in a White House briefing, noting the order directs Interior and Agriculture to…

The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has successfully launched the new biogas production certificates (CPBs – Certificats de Production de Biogaz) registry in France, commencing operations on 16 June. This initiative, commissioned by the French Ministry responsible for Energy, aims to bolster the development of biomethane as a renewable energy source within the country. The CPB…

DS Smith has brought online a €90 million biomass boiler at its Rouen paper mill in Normandy, France – one of Europe’s largest mill energy transitions to date. The new system replaces the site’s coal-fired boiler with a low-carbon, circular solution powered by locally sourced biomass waste. The project is expected to cut CO₂ emissions…

India’s 5% biomass blending mandate for power plants has created a daily demand of 100,000 tonnes of biomass fuel, yet current supply stands at just 5,000 to 7,000 tonnes, deepening North India’s stubble burning crisis. According to Mohit Verma, founder of Biomass Energeons India, major implementation gaps are undermining both India’s Net Zero 2050 goals…

LANDIA’s technology has increased gas production for the Illinois, US site. Standards are very high at the acclaimed Urbana & Champaign Sanitary District (UCSD). When the team at this Illinois treatment facility looked to upgrade the pumps on three of its anaerobic digesters, a lifetime of around 20 years was expected. Almost eight years in, and…

Sumitomo Corporation has formed a new joint venture with Danish renewable energy firm Skovgaard Energy to accelerate the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and expand biogas production across Denmark. The new company, North Sky, will focus on producing approximately 40 million Nm³ of biogas annually – enough to meet the gas needs of around…

The company behind a biomass energy facility near Hull, England has gone into administration, though a successful sale of its land and equipment has safeguarded jobs and maximised returns for creditors. GB-Bio Ltd, the owner of the Tansterne Biomass Plant, was placed into administration on 5 June 2025. Insolvency specialists Jamie Miller and David Shambrook…

A major new wastewater treatment facility has opened in the coastal town of Sète, France. The Eaux Blanches plant, inaugurated on 14 June is designed to manage growing wastewater needs and act as a flagship project in the use of biomethane as a clean energy source. Located in the environmentally sensitive Occitanie region, the plant…

In this special feature, industry leaders share their insights, perspectives and thoughts on the challenges and opportunities within the biogas sector. Each of them will deliver a presentation at this year’s International Biogas Congress & Expo, which takes place on 24-25 June in Brussels. To join them for this golden networking opportunity, sign up by…

At a recent business forum organised by Indonesia’s Ministry of Trade in Osaka, Japan, Japanese companies pledged to import 640,000 tonnes of Indonesian biomass products, including palm kernel shells and wood pellets. The agreement, announced on 11 June 2025, represents a transaction valued at approximately Rp1.04 trillion (around €63 million). Fajarini Puntodewi, Director General of…

At a recent business forum organised by Indonesia’s Ministry of Trade in Osaka, Japan, Japanese companies pledged to import 640,000 tonnes of Indonesian biomass products, including palm kernel shells and wood pellets. The agreement, announced on 11 June 2025, represents a transaction valued at approximately Rp1.04 trillion (around €63 million). Fajarini Puntodewi, Director General of…

Naturgy is accelerating its pivot to biogas as it repositions its strategy in response to energy market disruption and geopolitical uncertainty. The Spanish energy firm, chaired by Francisco Reynés, is re-evaluating its €6.4 billion investment plan for 2025–2027, originally presented in February, in the wake of Spain’s historic blackout in April and the global impact…