Greenlane Biogas AB, a Sweden-based supplier of biogas upgrading technology and part of the Flotech Group, has announced that it has secured an order from Sarlin Oy for what will be the first commercial-scale biogas upgrading plant in Finland. The Greenlane plant will be installed in Mäkikylä, Finland and will process raw biogas generated from [...]
Tag Archives: Biomethane
Finland Orders Greenlane ‘Kanuka’ Biogas Upgrading Plant
August 31, 2010 – 7:51 pm
Sweden and Finland
Energy Commission Awards Funds for Alternative Fuel Projects for California
August 31, 2010 – 12:04 am
USA, Sacramento
Biogas from wastewater has potential to replace 29% annual diesel consumed in the State
The California Energy Commission has approved two awards that leverage more than $2.3 million in state funding with $3.37 million in private funds. The projects will reduce petroleum use, cut pollution and provide jobs by demonstrating the possibilities of installing a natural [...]
Bord Gáis Launches Report on Renewable Gas
August 26, 2010 – 12:06 pm
Ireland
Irish gas company, Bord Gáis has launched a report on The Future of Renewable Gas in Ireland. The report outlines how grass and waste can be converted into natural gas that can then be used locally or piped into the national grid for distribution around Ireland. The report estimates that 7.5% of Ireland’s natural gas [...]
Hardstaff Dual-Fuel Technology for HGVs Shortlisted for Regional Prize
August 24, 2010 – 3:33 am
United Kingdom
The Hardstaff Group’s Oil-Ignition-Gas-Injection (OIGI®) system, enhanced through collaboration with Loughborough University in Leicestershire, has been shortlisted in the Innovation for Sustainability category at the 2010 Lord Stafford Awards in the UK after demonstrating its ability to cut engine CO2 emissions for Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) by up to 20%. Winners will be announced at [...]
Biomethane-Powered VW Scirocco Opens German Rally
August 24, 2010 – 2:36 am
Germany
Dakar Rally winner Carlos Sainz (Spain) and Dakar runner-up Nasser Al-Attiyah (Qatar) exchanged their Race Touaregs for an environmentally friendly biomethane-powered Scirocco GT24 during their drive as course openers on each day of the 2010 ADAC Rally Deutschland. The Scirocco was released from race duties in the VW one-brand Scirocco Cup and modified for the [...]
US Well-to-Wheels Analysis of Landfill Gas-Based Pathways
July 19, 2010 – 1:44 am
USA, Argonne National Laboratory IL
The Center for Transportation Research at the Energy Systems Division, Argonne National Laboratory, has released a report entitled Well-to-Wheels Analysis of Landfill Gas-Based Pathways and Their Addition to the GREET Model, May 2010. The report will be of interest to all communities looking to take advantage of the renewable fuel generated from landfill, a common [...]
Westport Signs New Development Agreement with Volvo Powertrain
July 13, 2010 – 6:08 am
Canada, Vancouver
Westport Innovations Inc., producer of alternative fuel, low-emissions transportation technologies, and Volvo Powertrain, a subsidiary of Volvo AB, have signed an agreement defining Westport’s responsibility to develop biogas- and natural gas-fuelled engine products for Volvo. For competitive reasons details of the products or markets will not be disclosed until an appropriate time. The main [...]
Tesco to Trial 25 EcoDailys on Biomethane
July 9, 2010 – 2:49 pm
Source: TransportEngineer
United Kingdom
As part of a major order for Iveco Daily light commercial vehicles, Tesco’s online shopping subsidiary, Tesco.com is to trial compressed biomethane (CBM) in 25 EcoDailys, reports TransportEngineer in the UK. The biomethane will be supplied from the Gasrec plant at SITA UK’s Albury landfill site in Surrey. Dino Papas, fleet transport manager at Tesco.com, [...]
WELtec BioPower Selects XEBEC for Wuxi Biogas-to-CNG Project
July 9, 2010 – 10:58 am
China, Shanghai
Xebec Adsorption Inc., a Canadian provider of biogas upgrading, natural gas and hydrogen purification solutions for the clean energy market, is to supply a fully integrated biogas upgrading plant to WELtec BioPower GmbH (WELtec) for a novel biogas project located in Wuxi, China. “It is Xebec’s first order for a biogas upgrading plant for the [...]
Regio Energie Opens Two NG Stations on A1 in Switzerland
July 9, 2010 – 10:57 am
Switzerland, Solothurn
Two new natural gas service stations have been opened in Switzerland, bringing the total number of stations in the country to 123, fueling approximately 9000 NGVs. The stations, built and owned by Regio Energie Solothurn (RES) and operated by BP (Switzerland) and Eni Suisse SA, were opened near the town of Solothurn on the A1, [...]
Austrian Trial Biomethane Facility Overcomes Barriers
July 2, 2010 – 5:08 am
Source: PR-inside.com
Austria
A biomethane demonstration project in Bruck an der Leitha, Lower Austria, has been recognized by the Austrian government for its contribution to the development of renewable energy and reduction of emissions. Austria’s Infrastructure Minister Doris Bures characterized the “Biogas Grid Connection” pilot project as the trend for the future. Speaking at the facility, Minister [...]
Cedar Grove Composting Unveils Food Waste Digester Plans
July 2, 2010 – 5:05 am
USA, Seattle
Cedar Grove Composting, a waste management business in the US state of Washington, has announced it is working with BioFerm Energy Systems, a German-based clean energy generation company owned by The Viessmann Group, to integrate anaerobic digestion into its composting process. The proposed technology employs a high-solids anaerobic digester that produces a usable [...]
Team biogas.se – Three Podium Places in Three Races
July 1, 2010 – 3:38 pm
Sweden
Ongoing testing, development and racing has seen Team biogas.se achieve exceptional results in the 2010 Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC), culminating in three podium finishes in the Gothenburg City Race, round 4 of the event, in early June. Fredrik Ekblom and Patrik Olsson, drivers of the biogas-powered VW Sciroccos, are now placed third and fourth [...]
Coca-Cola Enterprises (UK) Trials First Compressed Biomethane-Powered Iveco Stralis
June 24, 2010 – 12:17 pm
United Kingdom
Coca-Cola Enterprises Ltd (CCE) has begun trials with an Iveco Stralis Active Day 21 tonne distribution vehicle running on compressed biomethane (CBM or Bio-CNG*). It marks the first CBM powered commercial vehicle to be operated anywhere in the world by CCE, and the first such Stralis to be delivered in the UK. The trial will [...]
NGV Fuelling Station Network in Netherlands Grows
June 22, 2010 – 12:58 pm
Netherlands
Subsidies assist in development of stations
In the Netherlands, national coverage of stations with alternative fuels is approaching. The NL Ministry of Transport and Water has provided an update of subsidies made available through the Alternative Fuels Filling Station program (TAB – Tankstations Alternatieve Brandstoffen). Almost 3.6 million Euros in grants have been made, to provide [...]
