#TheBioGasClass - Vol. 3: Company & Technology of the Week, New Biogas-Plant Completion & Blended Heavy Oil with Cooking Oil Waste for Maritime Fuel!

Welcome to the 3rd edition of the Biogasclass Bi-Weekly Newsletter, which is the Biogas-Classroom dedicated to all things Anaerobic Digestion, Biogas/RNG and Biofuels in the new world of Energy Transition!

Bioenergy is a circular economy with sustainable benefits by managing your household waste, farm, organic & agricultural waste to producing power & electricity, fuels, heating and fertilizers.

Technology of the Week

ZwitterCo which develops membranes to treat challenging wastewater processes and solved a long-standing performance limitation for membranes in anaerobic digestion plants, which are normally prone to rapid and irreversible clogging when filtering complex waste streams.

Traditional membranes often require extensive cleaning and replacement when exposed to even low levels of fats, oils and other organic compounds, while ZwitterCo's superfiltration membranes easily regenerate performance after processing saturated organic streams, the company said.

Innovators in sectors like agriculture, food, landfills and bioprocessing use superfiltration to extract tough-to-treat compounds from their wastewater, making it affordable to reuse the water and recover nutrients and other valuable products.

ZwitterCo also announced a multi-year, exclusive partnership with Mott Corporation to deliver wastewater solutions for manure and food waste digesters. "We have found ZwitterCo's membranes to offer a significant improvement relative to existing polymeric options on the market today. Integrating ZwitterCo's products into our turn-key filtration systems means Mott and our new team members at Digested Organics can offer a best-in-class solution for onsite wastewater treatment, water reuse, and co-product generation," said Patrick Hill , VP & GM of Mott's North American Process Systems business.

Company of the Week

This goes to EnviTec as they have Biogas achieved an excellent business performance in the fiscal year 2022. With total output at EUR 421.1 million (previous year: EUR 275.8 million) and earnings before taxes (EBT) at EUR 66.6 million (previous year: EUR 23.3 million), the company significantly exceeded the original targets set at the beginning of the reporting period.

Envitec at the recently concluded UK World Biogas Expo won the Zero Hero Programme certificate in the UK for an effort in demonstrating towards sustainable and recycled stand construction solutions whilst maintaining an eye catching design.

Envitec is a testament to great ROI in the Biogas business space which is an inspiration to see more growth in the Biogas industry.?

Hottest Biogas News Updates

Toyota Tsusho America Corp (part of the Toyota Motor Corporation Group) announced on Wednesday that, alongside group company Toyotsu Energy Corp, launched Japan's first continuous supply of biodiesel blended fuel to ships on a commercial basis.

Since April, the biofuel is being delivered to ships operated by Toyofuji Shipping Co. Ltd Shipping Co Ltd at the Port of Nagoya, Central Japan. More specifically, Toyotsu Energy is supplying Toyofuji Shipping's coastal trading vessel car carrier Toyofuji Maru, using a method of fuelling tugboats and coastal trading vessels called ship-to-ship bunkering.

Toyota Tsusho noted it is blending waste cooking oil collected from employee cafeterias and other facilities of its group with heavy oil as part of the raw materials for the biofuel.

TECO Peoples Gas for Building , Florida’s largest natural gas distribution utility, celebrated the completion of construction of its renewable natural gas (RNG) facility at Alliance Dairies .

The Alliance RNG facility was built and will be owned and operated by Peoples Gas. Once fully operational, the facility targets 105,000 MMBtu of RNG, to serve about 4,400 homes annually. It will capture waste from approximately 6,500 cows and clean it to pipeline-quality natural gas that can be safely used by any natural gas appliance or other natural gas application.

“Peoples Gas is proud to be a leader in Florida’s clean energy future and to contribute to our state’s energy diversity,” said Helen Wesley , president and CEO of Peoples Gas. “We are committed to reducing emissions on our own system while helping our customers and partners reduce theirs. And, with this facility, we’re also helping Alliance create a new revenue stream for their business, and that has a positive impact on Florida’s economy and food supply.”

Alliance Dairies is dedicated to using its byproducts in beneficial ways, from recycling water and sand to generating power from methane. “We are firm believers in renewable resources and have long incorporated sustainability into our operations,” said Jan Henderson , CEO of Alliance Dairies. “Peoples Gas is a natural partner to help us continue to make good use of our byproducts, making this RNG facility a big win for both Florida dairy farming and the broader community.”

That's all for this edition of the?#TheBiogasClass?and hope you enjoyed the updates in the industry!

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