Bioenergy

The European Biogas Association (EBA) has welcomed the recognition of biomethane among the strategic net-zero technologies in the Net-Zero Industrial Act.

TotalEnergies is developing its renewable activities in Poland by acquiring the country’s main biogas producer, Polska Grupa Biogazowa (PGB), and a 200 MW development pipeline of solar projects.

Bio Capital has announced that its East London Biogas plant has won a tender to process 50 000 t of local food waste in 2023, with plans to increase this further to 60 000 t in 2024.

Shell Petroleum NV, a wholly owned subsidiary of Shell plc, has completed the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Nature Energy Biogas A/S.

Wärtsilä will supply its biogas liquefaction technology for an important new project in Mönsterås, Sweden.

PlanET Biogas has created PlanET Organics, a new company specifically focused on food waste processing and nutrient recovery technologies.

bp has completed its purchase of Archaea Energy Inc.

The European Investment Bank is providing a €120 million loan to Repsol to support the construction and operation of the first advanced biofuels production plant at the company's facilities in Cartagena, Spain.

Sulzer has supplied flow technology solutions to convert an existing US West Coast refinery into one of the world’s largest renewable biofuels plants.

In the coming years, Nature Energy will invest approximately DKK 7 billion in building up to 10 biogas plants in Quebec, together with Énergir.

Eni, Euglena and PETRONAS are jointly studying the possibility of developing and operating a biorefinery in the Pengerang Integrated Complex.

Gasum is part of a consortium of three parties which is planning the construction of a new biogas plant in the municipality of Vormstad in Norway.

Shell Petroleum NV has reached an agreement with Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP, Pioneer Point Partners, and Sampension to acquire 100% shareholding of Nature Energy Biogas A/S for nearly US$2 billion.

Global industry organisations representing wind, solar, hydropower, green hydrogen, long duration energy storage and geothermal energy industries have officially joined forces under one Global Renewables Alliance, with the signing of a memorandum of understanding at COP27.

The first green and Danish-produced biogas from Nature Energy’s plant in Kværs has been sent to the gas network.