Renewable Energy Magazine-Biofuels newsletter

Neste Testing Renewable Gasoline in Sweden

Until now, there have been no commercial drop-in solutions for replacing fossil gasoline to reduce high amounts of greenhouse gas emissions from conventional cars, without investing in new vehicles or modifying the old ones.

WELTEC Customer uses Biomethane as Truck Fuel

The biogas plant of the Northern Irish food logistics company McCulla Transport will go live producing biomethane in July 2021 following a plant expansion by WELTEC BIOPOWER and partner companies. 

France
Biogest Builds Two More Biomethane Plants in France

Biogest has received an order to build two biomethane (Renewable Natural Gas – RNG) plants utilfising agricultural waste and by-products from chicken farmers in the western region of France.

ACWA Power Signs MOU with Neutral Fuels to Supply Red Sea Project

ACWA Power, a leading Saudi developer, investor and operator of power generation and desalinated water plants, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Neutral Fuels, the GCC’s largest biofuel producer, for future collaboration on the supply of its Net Zero Biofuel™ for Saudi Arabia’s most ambitious regenerative tourism project on the Red Sea coast.

Macquarie Capital Acquires Biogas Project

Macquarie Capital Principal Finance (Macquarie Capital) has announced the majority acquisition of Evercreech Renewable Energy Ltd (Evercreech) - a greenfield anaerobic digestion development in the UK.

Koehler Converts Power Plant in Oberkirch to Biomass

The Koehler Group is planning to fully convert its power plant at its Oberkirch, Germany location to biomass in the coming years. This change is part of Koehler’s sustainability strategy, which includes the goal of producing more energy from renewable sources than is required for its paper production operations by 2030.

Siemens Mobility to Study Hydrogen Technology in Rail Transport

The use of hydrogen technology in rail transport is becoming more important as a solution for reducing CO2 emissions and meeting climate targets. In recent years, Siemens Mobility has developed a hydrogen-powered train, the Mireo Plus H. In this technology, hydrogen is tanked in gas form and must be kept under high pressure in order to achieve the required high density.  

Progress in Biogas V-Hybrid Event

Science Meets Practice