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Ireland opens public consultation to develop National Biomethane Strategy

Ireland opens public consultation to develop National Biomethane Strategy

February 1, 2024 |

In Ireland, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D, and Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan T.D, have launched a public consultation this week to guide the development of the National Biomethane Strategy. The draft National Biomethane Strategy’s objective is to deliver on the ambitious target set by the […]

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Baltic Workboats orders country’s first biomethane hybrid vessel

Baltic Workboats orders country’s first biomethane hybrid vessel

January 29, 2024 |

In Estonia, last week Baltic Workboats AS signed a contract for the design and construction of a new multipurpose vessel with the Estonian State Fleet. The vessel will be powered by biomethane and electricity to guarantee ecological sustainability and will be completed in 2026. The new workboat will enhance the capacity for regular buoy tender […]

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Indonesia’s first biomethane factory inaugurated

Indonesia’s first biomethane factory inaugurated

January 23, 2024 |

In Indonesia, the first commercial BioCNG/Biomethane factory in Indonesia, located at Bangkatan POM, Bangkatan Village, Kuala District, Langkat Regency, North Sumatra Province, was inaugurated Monday after going through a construction process for approximately a year and three months. This factory was built by PT KIS Biofuel Indonesia as part of a plan to build 25 […]

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Hycamite begins building demo facility for new methane-splitting technology

Hycamite begins building demo facility for new methane-splitting technology

January 18, 2024 |

In Finland, Hycamite has begun construction of the new Customer Sample Facility (CSF) building in Kokkola, Finland. The construction phase at Kokkola Industrial Park (KIP) was launched at the beginning of January 2024 after receiving all the necessary permits from the authorities. No appeals were received by the end of the appeal period. The orders […]

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Two more of Bio Capital’s UK biomethane plants get upgrades

Two more of Bio Capital’s UK biomethane plants get upgrades

January 11, 2024 |

In the UK, following the announcement of the renewable CO2 project at Granville Eco Park in Northern Ireland, UK company Bio Capital Ltd. is to deploy further enhancements at two more of their plants. The East London Biogas plant is adding biomethane production and gas-to-grid injection to the existing electricity generation. At a separate project […]

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Croatia’s INA to invest $46M in agricultural waste-based biomethane facility

Croatia’s INA to invest $46M in agricultural waste-based biomethane facility

January 9, 2024 |

In Croatia, See News reports INA plans to invest $46 million in an agricultural waste-based biomethane facility in the middle of the country, complimenting a 2.6MW solar facility it has already built, in an effort to convert the region in a renewable energy center. The company is still selecting contractors and securing internal approvals before […]

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Paraná’s governor signs into law changes to the ICMS tax to support biogas and biomethane

Paraná’s governor signs into law changes to the ICMS tax to support biogas and biomethane

December 21, 2023 |

In Brazil, Canal Energia reports that two decrees signed by governor Carlos Massa Ratinho Junior on Monday should further stimulate the energy transition agenda in Paraná. Both change ICMS application and collection rules, with a focus on taxi drivers and the biogas and biomethane industry. State Decree 4,446/2023 establishes the rules in relation to three […]

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European Commission green lights $153M in state aid for renewable hydrogen and biomethane

European Commission green lights $153M in state aid for renewable hydrogen and biomethane

December 18, 2023 |

In Belgium, European Commission has approved a €140 million Portuguese scheme to support the production of renewable hydrogen and biomethane to foster the transition to a net-zero economy, in line with the Green Deal Industrial Plan. The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework, adopted by the Commission on March […]

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Waga Energy commissions biomethane production unit in Quebec

Waga Energy commissions biomethane production unit in Quebec

December 7, 2023 |

In Canada, Waga Energy announced the commissioning, with Matrec-GFL, of a biomethane production unit at a closed landfill site in Chicoutimi, Quebec. Operated between 1998 and 2017 by Matrec-GFL, the Chicoutimi site has received over 1.6 million tonnes of final waste. It will continue to produce biogas for many years to come, from the degradation […]

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Santos teams with Tokyo Gas to explore producing carbon-neutral e-methane in Australia

Santos teams with Tokyo Gas to explore producing carbon-neutral e-methane in Australia

December 7, 2023 |

In Australia, Santos continues to build momentum to deliver new energy solutions by partnering with Japan’s largest gas utility company, Tokyo Gas, to investigate the potential for producing carbon-neutral e-methane in Australia. E-methane is made by combining green hydrogen and CO2 obtained from carbon capture of industrial emissions or Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology. The […]

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