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The Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG Coalition) has welcomed the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s issuance of the final rulemaking on the Section 48 Investment Tax Credit (ITC) expanded under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The updated regulations represent a significant step forward for the biogas and renewable natural gas (RNG) industries in North…

Work has started on building a £15.6 million anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in Dorset, England, which will convert local food waste and other organic material into renewable energy and bio-fertiliser. The project is the largest to be undertaken in the 29-year history of Eco Sustainable Solutions, based at Parley near Christchurch, and is its second…

EVENSOL LLC, a renewable energy project developer focusing on biogas and methane mitigation, has closed an investment tax credit (ITC) transfer deal on its two North Carolina renewable natural gas (RNG) projects, totaling a combined $34.5 million. The transaction was facilitated by Monarch Private Capital and closed in collaboration with project partners including Energyneering Solutions…

Dentons has advised Engie on its acquisition of a majority stake in Ávila Eco Energías, the developer of a biomass-powered district heating network in the city of Ávila, reported the Iberian Lawyer. The project, which is nearing completion, represents a significant addition to Engie’s portfolio of sustainable energy infrastructure and aims to become a benchmark…

Jay Morrod, renewable gas analysis team lead at STX Group, identifies the challenges and opportunities. Biomethane is emerging as a crucial energy source for decarbonising hard-to-abate sectors such as transportation, chemicals, and heavy industry. This renewable natural gas, derived from organic matter like agricultural and food waste, sewage sludge and other biodegradable materials, offers significant…

BMW Group Plant Steyr is switching entirely to district heating for warmth, as the Austrian engine facility utilises heat from a nearby biomass plant. Bioenergy Insight finds out more. For over 40 years, BMW has built diesel and petrol engines at BMW Group Plant Steyr. It recently announced that it is switching to renewable heat sources.…

Mitsubishi Electric collaborated with Orbital Gas Systems to help redevelop a specialist integration unit. Sourcing a direct alternative to natural gas at scale is not yet feasible, according to Mitsubishi Electric. That is why supplementing supply at a local level with biomethane is becoming an increasingly popular solution. The benefits of biomethane are well known…

Denmark’s United Shipping and Trading Company (USTC) has increased its shares in CM Biomass. USTC first bought a majority share in the wood pellet and biomass supplier in 2021, with a strategy of increasing its shares in CM Biomass in the years to come. In spring last year, USTC increased its ownership from 60% to…

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted Nortegas Group a framework financing of up to €80 million to enable group subsidiary Nortegas Renovables to finance the construction of biomethane plants in Spain and launch a digital operations centre. The EIB and InvestEU-financed project will enable the development of the first phase of Nortegas Renovables’ strategic…

On 27 November, a biogas plant was officially inaugurated at the New Wing Prison in Beau Bassin, Mauritius. This facility is supported by the UNDP-GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP) and the Mauritius Research and Innovation Council (MRIC). This project, initiated by the Mauritius Prison Service in collaboration with Association Kinouété and facilitated by the technical…

Clariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, has announced that its MegaMax catalyst has been selected for a China biomass gasification-to-green methanol project. The plant will use a combination of farm waste and wind power to produce up to 250,000 tons per annum of green methanol in two phases by 2027. Construction of the first plant…

An accident at a biogas plant on Funen Island, Denmark, has resulted in two deaths, reported Xinhua. Local police confirmed that several others sustained serious injuries. The accident took place at Flemlose Biogas Plant, which is about 200km west of Copenhagen. Danish police confirmed the accident was linked to the collapse or partial collapse of…