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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A regulation changing the rules for applying municipal sewage sludge has been published in the Journal of Laws: required treatment processes, accredited testing and new deadlines. The main part will enter into force after 48 months.
H2 2021: RDN PLN 511.8/MWh, in December PLN 828.7/MWh. 3× operation exceeds FIT of PLN 617.5/MWh. What about the positive FIP balance?
Korea raised the RPS obligation for large generators from 9% in 2021 to 25% in 2026. In 2020 the ministry halved RECs for co-firing imported pellets.
The Danish operator Energinet reported that biomethane made up almost 25% of gas in the national grid at the end of 2021, compared with 21% a year earlier. Denmark sets the standard for countries building a biomethane market.
The double-membrane roof is the most common biogas store. How it is built, how to choose its capacity, how over- and under-pressure valves work and what to look for during inspections.
From 1 January 2022 the implementing regulations for SB 1383 apply in California: a 75% reduction in landfilling of organic waste by 2025 and recovery of 20% of food.
From 1 January 2022 the delegated act to the EU taxonomy applies, with criteria for biogas, biowaste digestion and renewable gas networks. Banks and investors will begin to look at biogas plants through its lens.
The National Centre for Research and Development has launched, as pre-commercial procurement, the "Innovative Biogas Plant" and "Wastewater Treatment Plant of the Future" initiatives. Aim: automated biomethane technology from waste and new solutions for sludge management.
Small bioLNG liquefiers use nitrogen cycles, mixed refrigerant cycles or cascade cycles. We compare the technologies in terms of efficiency, simplicity, scale and safety.
Under the amendment to the Act on Renewable Energy Sources (Journal of Laws (Dz.U.) 2021, item 1873), biogas plants up to 1 MW can obtain an additional 24 months of support under FIT/FIP. The author of the analysis advised submitting the declaration in 2021.
In 2021 the legal status of digestate depended on the feedstock and the chosen route: waste with R10 recovery, by-product, end-of-waste status or a fertiliser with a ministerial permit. We compare these routes.
Proposal COM(2021) 805 of 15 December 2021 introduces an obligation to measure, report and verify methane emissions, to detect and repair leaks, and to limit flaring and venting of gas in the oil, gas and coal sectors.
On 15 December 2021 the Commission proposed a directive and a regulation reforming the gas market: definitions of renewable and low-carbon gases, certification, easier grid access and tariff discounts for renewable gases.
On 9 December 2021 Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2139 with taxonomy criteria for climate objectives was published in the Official Journal of the EU. It covers biogas, digestion of biowaste and sewage sludge, and landfill gas.
On 30 November 2021 the European Commission approved the extension of the Polish RES auction scheme for 2022–2027. Support takes the form of a variable premium on top of the market price.
From the silage clamp to the digestate tank: an overview of all the elements of a typical agricultural biogas plant, their functions and the dependencies between them.
At the end of November 2021 Optimal Group and BOC (Linde) signed a memorandum to study building Australia's first bioLNG plant in Westbury, Tasmania, with a biogas plant costing about AUD 55 million.
On 30 November 2021 the Commission approved the extension of the Polish renewable energy support scheme (SA.64713) for 2022–2027. The ministry estimates it will allow about 9 GW of capacity to be built, with support of up to PLN 43.85 billion.
The act of 17 November 2021 (Journal of Laws (Dz.U.) 2021, item 2151), published on 26 November, brings into national law the changes of the EU waste package: new definitions of biowaste, extended producer responsibility (EPR) rules, a ban on incinerating separately collected waste and prevention programmes.
In November 2021 ARENA published the Bioenergy Roadmap: the sector could provide about 26,000 jobs, cut emissions by about 9% and relieve landfills of about 6% of waste.
On 23 November 2021 the Minister of Climate and Environment and representatives of the government and industry signed a sector agreement for biogas and biomethane. The document contains no quantitative targets, but announces changes to the Act on Renewable Energy Sources and the Act on biocomponents.
How a RES auction run by the President of the Energy Regulatory Office (URE) works, which baskets agricultural biogas competes in, what documents and security are needed and how long support lasts.
Strategy COM(2021) 699 assumes that by 2050 all EU soils will be healthy. It states that 60–70% of soils are in poor condition and announces a soil monitoring law.
Proposal COM(2021) 709 of 17 November 2021 amends the waste shipment regulation: it bans exports of plastic waste to non-OECD countries, tightens controls and introduces digital procedures.
