In the UK, Tesco has announced it has added 42 new IVECO S-Way Natural Gas trucks to its fleet in Livingston, Scotland, to help it reach its goal to be carbon neutral across its own operations by 2035. The trucks will transport food and goods across Scotland, Cumbria, and Northumbria, servicing more than 250 stores. […]
In the UK, biomethane is not a viable option for replacing fossil fuels to heat UK homes at scale, a new report commissioned by The MCS Foundation has found. While gas companies have claimed that biomethane can heat “millions” of homes within a few years, energy experts Regen found that, even under the most optimistic […]
In Poland, the first biomethane facility in Poland was attached to the gas network of the Polish Gas Company. The installation in the sugar factory in Strzelino (Lower Silesian Voivodeship) belongs to the company of Sudzucker – the largest sugar producer in Europe – and due to its energy potential is a unique investment in […]
In France, Reuters report Air Liquide is looking to focus its efforts on its core competencies and as such is looking to offload its 29 biomethane assets that could be worth as much as $585 million. A source said the company is looking to sell all of the facilities to a single buyer but would […]
In Texas, Argus has launched a suite of prices for the environmental attributes of biomethane, also known as renewable natural gas, which market participants can use to offset carbon emissions in compliance and voluntary markets. In a market first for North America, the calculated prices bring new transparency to renewable thermal certificates (RTCs) generated from landfill-derived […]
In Ireland, construction has officially begun on Ireland’s largest agri-based biomethane plant, located near Ballinrobe in County Mayo. To mark this significant milestone, Minister of State at the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment, with responsibility for Circular Economy, Alan Dillon TD, joined senior leaders from Nephin, Flogas and DCC plc, at an official […]
In Romania, Profit reports the Ministry of Energy has developed a draft amendment to several primary normative acts in the sector to regulate the production, transport and distribution of biomethane and its introduction into natural gas networks, including in order to counteract, to some extent, the future increase in heating gas for the population, driven […]
In Latvia, Latvia Public Media reports the first publicly available biomethane entry point in Latvia is opened in Džūkste. The Association of Biogas Producers estimates that “green gas” in Latvia is currently produced by eight companies, which mostly have their own gas input points, but the industry is developing and public infrastructure will be relevant […]
In Norway, carbon-based gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2) and carbon monoxide (CO) are often associated with pollution and climate change. But what if these gases could be turned into something useful instead – like clean-burning fuel? This is what NIBIO researchers have been working on. The goal of the collaboration has been to develop […]
In Indonesia, to make its palm oil supply chain more transparent and traceable, and help maintain ‘no deforestation’ for this key commodity, Unilever is working directly with producers and mills, bypassing traditional intermediaries and bringing much of its palm oil refining in-house. To help ensure that more of the palm-derived ingredients that create lather in […]
