813 articles on biogas, biomethane, bioLNG, biohydrogen, waste-to-energy, waste and regulation — since December 2019. Filter by category, type, year and tag.
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Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/996 of 14 June 2022 sets the rules for verifying the RED II sustainability criteria: audit, voluntary schemes and mass balance.
On 27 June 2022 the Energy Council agreed a general approach on the revision of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED). The Council backed a 40% target for 2030, while the Commission and Parliament are heading towards 45%.
On 14 June 2022 the ministry MIEM published an implementation plan for green hydrogen and derivatives; the government points to a production potential of about USD 2 billion by 2040.
What efficiency a biogas cogeneration unit has, what it depends on and how to calculate the energy from a m³ of biogas. The effect of part load, methane and temperature.
Climate Change Law 21.455, promulgated on 30 May and published on 13 June 2022, sets a target of greenhouse gas emissions neutrality by 2050 at the latest and sectoral carbon budgets.
The concept of RIPOK has been replaced by "municipal installations", and the planning role is played by voivodeship waste management plans with an investment plan. We explain the rules and the place of biowaste.
How Japan's FIT scheme worked for biogas from sewage sludge, manure and food waste: a rate of 39 yen/kWh, a 20-year purchase period and the move to FIP from April 2022.
The RED II directive allows you to use typical and default values from the annexes or to calculate actual emissions. We explain the differences, the digestate and off-gas combustion scenarios, and the profitability of your own calculations.
On 2 June 2022 the Transport Council adopted a general approach on the FuelEU Maritime and ReFuelEU Aviation regulations. This opens negotiations with Parliament and signals demand for low-emission fuels.
In May 2022 the Dutch company Titan LNG delivered 60 tonnes of bio-LNG to the tanker Fure Vinga in Amsterdam. It was one of the first such deliveries in European ports and an important step for shipping.
The REPowerEU plan of 18 May 2022 proposes raising the EU renewables target to 45% in 2030, targets for hydrogen and faster permitting procedures. For biogas this is the regulatory environment for years to come.
On 18 May 2022 the European Commission presented the REPowerEU plan with a target of 35 billion m³ of biomethane a year by 2030 and a biomethane action plan, including an industrial partnership and support from the CAP.
The flare burns surplus biogas when the CHP is not running. How an open one differs from an enclosed one, how to size the capacity, what safeguards are needed and why avoiding flaring is also a climate issue.
ISCC EU and REDcert2 are two voluntary schemes recognised by the Commission for biomass and biomethane. We compare scope, audit, mass balance and selection criteria, without guessing at costs.
At Gyankobaa near Kumasi, according to reports, Ghana's first hybrid waste-to-energy plant of 400 kW (solar, biogas and plastic pyrolysis) has been commissioned. A 2021 study estimates the biogas potential in Accra and Kumasi.
How do you calculate the levelised cost of biomethane in PLN/MWh? We present the LCOE formula, an example with explicit assumptions and a sensitivity table for CAPEX, substrates, availability and methane losses.
In April 2022 Raízen announced the construction of its second biogas plant, the first dedicated to biomethane: R$ 300 million, 26 million m³ a year from vinasse and filter cake, sold to Yara and Volkswagen.
On 27 April 2022 Gazprom halted gas supplies to Poland under the Yamal contract. Poland says it has stocks and alternative sources, and the debate on domestic gas sources is picking up pace.
After 2022 Switzerland is replacing feed-in tariffs with investment contributions: 60% of costs for agricultural biogas plants, 40% for wood-based ones and 20% for landfill gas and wastewater treatment plants (ARA).
Sistema.bio has operated in Kenya since 2017 and offers prefabricated geomembrane biodigesters. We compare them with the classic masonry dome and show what figures the company itself gives.
Biogas from the digester is saturated with water vapour. We explain how much water it carries, how pipelines with drainage, chillers and adsorption dryers work, and how to match drying to the engine.
On 1 April 2022 the FIP premium system started in Japan — the generator sells energy on the market and receives a premium equal to the difference between the FIP price and the reference price.
On 5 April 2022 the European Commission proposed amending the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED). The draft extends it to more farms, including cattle, which affects manure and slurry management.
On 4 April 2022 the IPCC published the Working Group III report on emission reduction. In 1.5°C scenarios greenhouse gas emissions must peak before 2025, and methane fall by about one third by 2030.
