“In a very short timeframe over several months back in 2012 for a series of completely disassociated reasons – I had a whole bunch of folks coming to me and talking about anaerobic digestion.” So begins John Hanselman in telling the 10-year evolution of Vanguard Renewables, which has become an anaerobic digestion industry leader and […]
In Finland, Suomen Lantakaasu Oy, the joint venture between Valio and St1, has completed the acquisition of the majority shareholding in Nurmon Bioenergia Oy from Heikas Oy and other small shareholders. Atria Finland Ltd. will continue as a minority shareholder in the company. The industrial-scale liquefied biogas production plant under construction in Nurmo will accelerate […]
In Wisconsin, Virentis Advisors announced several successful RNG tax credit transfer transactions that have recently closed, totaling over $55 million of Qualified Biogas Property ITC value. These include: · Food waste to RNG and fertilizer facility whose ITC was sold to an investment grade corporate buyer · Dairy manure to RNG facility whose ITC was […]
In New Mexico, the Clean Transportation Fuels Standard, HB 41, has passed the Senate and now heads to the Governor for signature. The bill passed off the Senate floor last night by a vote of 26-15. The legislation, if signed by the Governor, would require the state’s transportation sector to reduce the lifecycle carbon intensity […]
In California, Aemetis, Inc. announced revenues from its first sale of California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credits generated by its subsidiary, Aemetis Biogas LLC. The environmental credits were sold in a single transaction to a market maker and the sale price has been paid in full. Aemetis Biogas produces renewable natural gas (RNG) from […]
In Korea, the Korea Herald reported that the Ministry of Environment said it will require industries that are heavy producers of organic waste resources to transition to the production of biogas starting December 31, 2023. According to the Environment Ministry’s biogas law, public and private industries that generate organic waste such as livestock manure and […]
In Barbados, Barbados National Oil Company Ltd., the location for the country’s first-ever biogas pilot service station, recently hosted an update meeting with the Rum and Sargassum Inc. team and Deputy Director-General of International Partnerships at the European Commission, Myriam Ferran, and her delegation. Rum and Sargassum Inc., the driving force behind this clean-energy initiative, […]
My old mate, the mysteriously well-informed Dr. Brian Westlake, called me from the mangy old desk he keeps on the verandah at his home and laboratory, Wambangalong, a large station along the Bindiwarra River in the west central of Queensland, by Ininagai country. On this occasion the semi-annual flooding of the local billabong had cut […]
In Côte d’Ivoire, Scania West Africa, TotalEnergies Marketing Côte d’Ivoire, ANADER and LA SIR have inaugurated a biodiesel pilot in Abidjan, the capital city of Côte d’Ivoire. The pilot aims to reduce emissions from public transport and create jobs through locally produced biofuels. In 2017, Scania initiated a collaboration with Agence Nationale d’Appui au Développement […]
In Denmark, Wärtsilä has engineered, delivered, and installed the biogas upgrading solution to a new biogas 17 tons per day liquefaction plant in Hjørring, Denmark. The contract was awarded to Wärtsilä in 2022, and the official start-up took place in June 2023. The facility is one of two biogas plants owned and operated by GrønGas […]
