UK Transport Minister Opens First Bio-LNG Station
UK - The UK’s first open access Bio-LNG filling station, built by Gasrec, is launched today (May 23) in an official opening by Parliamentary Under Secretary for the Department for Transport,...

Plans for UK's Biggest Biomethane to Grid Plant
UK - Purac Puregas Ltd has announced a deal to supply Scotia Gas Networks (SGN) with a biomethane to grid upgrading plant....

New Technology to Transform Pig Waste to Gas
AUSTRALIA - New technology has been developed by South Australian scientists in China to turn pig waste into biogas and biochar....

UK Renewable Fuel Figures Released
UK - The Department of Transport has released figures showing the UK's use of renewable fuel between April 2012 and January....

Funding Awarded to Assess Biogas Feasibility
UK - The Waste & Resource Action Programme (WRAP) has awarded funding to a partnership between bioeconomy consultants NNFCC and biomethane injection specialists CNG Services to assess the feasibility...

High Costs Hampering AD Efforts in Europe
EU - Thanks to an EU project called Farmagas, completed in 2011, farmers in Romania, Hungary and Poland received information and training on biogas production....

USDA, Producers Renew Sustainability Agreement
US – Renewed producer commitment to the adoption of sustainable energy options will diversify farm revenues and reduce utility operation costs....

Sweden's Largest Anaerobic Digestion Plant at Jordberga
SWEDEN - Sweden's largest anaerobic digestion plant for the production of biogas will be built at Jordberga in southern Skåne. ...

Fast-Growing Anaerobic Digester Technology Highlighted
US - The Indiana Biomass Energy Working Group will host a spring session to highlight anaerobic digester technology on 23 April in Middlebury. The session includes presentations by Purdue Extension...

Is UK Biogas Reaching Capacity?
UK - In 2009, the UK Government said that anaerobic digestion of food and farm waste could generate up to 20TWh of heat and power by 2020 – this scale of generation would require the construction...

Biogas Plant Acquires Organic Authorisation
DENMARK - The biogas plant at Aarhus University’s Research Centre Foulum is the first in Denmark to be granted authorisation to run periodic organic productions....

DOE Eyes Used Cooking Oil as Alternative Fuel
PHILIPPINES - The Department of Energy (DOE) will be implementing a feasibility study on the use of secondhand vegetable oil to power vehicles in the country. ...

Why is UK Lagging Behind on On-farm Anaerobic Digestion?
ANALYSIS - The use of on-farm renewable energy and anaerobic digestion is commonplace in Continental Europe, particularly in countries such as Germany and Denmark, but some countries such as...

Biogas Training Programme Expanded
EU - The Renewable Energy Association is calling for applications to the second round of its EU-funded biogas work experience scheme: ‘Advanced Biogas Learning in Europe’ (ABLE)....

£150k Funding for AD Investigation
UK - Researchers at Harper Adams University have recently been awarded more than £150,000 to fund a project that will investigate anaerobic digestion as an on-farm method for the containment...

Evidence Delivered On Future of Gas Strategy
UK - Charlotte Morton, Chief Executive, the Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association (ADBA), has called for greater coherence of policy in support for anaerobic digestion and biogas, as the...

Renewables Offer Profitable Diversification
ANALYSIS - Diversification into renewables can bring good investment returns for farmers providing a steady and predictable income, writes Chris Harris....

Indonesian Sugar Company to Expand into Ethanol
INDONESIA - State-owned plantation company PT Perkebunan Nusantara (PTPN) is set to widen its product portfolio by expanding into biofuel production during 2013....

REA Agrees Partnership with EU Biogas Association
GERMANY - The Renewable Energy Association (REA) has agreed with the President of the European Biogas Association (EBA), Arthur Wellinger, to strengthen their working relationship on several...

Canada Invests in Agricultural By-Products
CANADA - The Harper Government is helping create new uses for agricultural and seafood waste that will generate economic and environmental benefits in Newfoundland and Labrador....

World Leaders Discuss Future of Renewables
GLOBAL - Representatives of over 140 countries, including more than 80 energy ministers and six heads of government have attended venues around the world, to address the global expansion of renewables....

Biogas Plants Use Sugar-Beet Slices
SLOVAKIA - Sugar-beet residue is being used to power two of of EnviTec Biogas AG's flagship biogas plants close to Bratislava....

Amendment to the Renewable Regulations Proposed
CANADA - The Honourable Peter Kent, Minister of the Environment, has announced his intention to propose an amendment to the Renewable Fuels Regulations that would see a permanent national exemption...

Germany Helps Ukraine Develop Biofuel Production
UKRAINE - Germany intends to assist Ukraine in establishing its own biofuel production in 2013, reports minagro.gov.ua. ...

Thailand Supports Investment in Alternative Energy
THAILAND - The Thailand Board of Investment has announced its support in alternative energy investment after findings have shown that demand for energy will increase by 39 per cent within nine...