Biogas

Innovative Biogas and Solar System Provides Onsite Power from Plant and Animal Waste

Monday, 11 March 2019 REM A self-contained, onsite electricity generating solution using a mix of solar power and biogas, developed by the UK’s Bioplex and Controllis, could not only reduce or eliminate electricity costs but ...

IEA Executive Director Highlights Hydrogen on Visit to Netherlands

Monday, 19 November 2018 REM Dr. Fatih Birol, the Executive Director of the International Energy Agency, highlighted the possible opportunities of hydrogen during a visit to the Netherlands, where he met with Eric Wiebes, the Dutch ...

Sweden

RISE and Swerim to develop new testbed for renewable hydrogen production

Tuesday, 09 October 2018 Robin Whitlock RISE, Research institutes of Sweden and Swerim have received funding from Vinnova to jointly develop a new testbed where different applications for electrolysis and hydrogen storage can be tested and evaluated. ...

Weltec Group Takes Over 2.2-MW Biogas Plant in North Germany

Monday, 13 August 2018 REM Weltec Biopower Group has taken over an insolvent biogas plant in Südergellersen, Lower Saxony. The company plans to fully modernize the technical and operational overall concept of the 2.2-MW plant. ...

First US Biomethanation Reactor System for Power-to-Gas Testing Installed in Colorado

Friday, 13 October 2017 Dan McCue Researchers at NREL's Energy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF) partnered with Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) to install a novel bioreactor system designed to test power-to-gas technology at ...

UK Building its First Commercial Bio-Substitute Natural Gas Plant

Tuesday, 05 September 2017 Dan McCue A pioneering green gas generation plant, under construction at Marston Gate in Swindon by Advanced Plasma Power and Cadent, will use a fully automated fuel reception and delivery solution developed by ...

Air Liquide Enters the Norwegian Biogas Market

Tuesday, 29 August 2017 REM Air Liquide has announced its acquisition of a majority equity in Norwegian company Skagerak Naturgass AS – a subsidiary of Skagerak Energi, which belongs to Europe’s largest generator of renewable ...

Germany

Greenline’s expanded 8.5 MW biogas plant now in operation

Tuesday, 04 July 2017 Robin Whitlock A biogas plant in Vettin, developed by Greenline GmbH and located in the municipality of Groß Pankow, is now in regular operation using input materials such as slurry, solid manure, and maize silage. ...

Alchemy Utilities to present new AD technology at UK biogas trade show

Tuesday, 27 June 2017 Robin Whitlock

Alchemy Utilities will present its Alchemy Thermophilic Digester (Alchemy TD) at the UK AD & Biogas World Biogas Expo at the NEC in Birmingham on 5-6 July.

Canada

Research shows conversion of food waste into renewable energy in a cold environment has enormous potential

Thursday, 08 June 2017 Robin Whitlock Researchers from Concordia University’s Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering (BCEE) have shown the viability of using anaerobic digestion in a low-temperature environment to convert ...