biomethane

California now has a novel way to refuel its cars, as the State gains its very first sewage-powered hydrogen refuelling station. International firm Air Products officially opened the fuelling station earlier this week. Hydrogen is generated from the municipal wastewater treatment plant at the Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD) in Fountain Valley. It is the [...]

BMW is investing in a research project to fully utilise methane gas from landfill and convert into usable hydrogen fuel. Over the past eight years, the car maker’s plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina has been using hydrogen fuel generated from methane from a nearby landfill site to power at least 50 per cent of its [...]

A study published by the National Grid in the UK is suggesting that Bio-SNG (Synthetic Natural Gas) could achieve carbon dioxide (CO2) savings of up to 90 per cent compared with fossil fuel alternatives. The report, prepared by Progressive Energy and CNG Services, shows that unlike biomethane produced by anaerobic digestion Bio-SNG is formed by [...]

A new paper has been published outlining the role that natural gas could play in reducing vehicle carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Published by the International Energy Agency (IEA), it suggests that over the long term there needs to be a commitment to transition to very low CO2 gas sources including biogas or bio-synthentic gas. Natural [...]

Volvo’s truck division is beginning public field testing of its new methane diesel trucks that can run on liquefied methane gas this week. At the same time, Sweden’s first filling station for the gas opens at the manufacturer’s home in Gothenburg. The trials could help the manufacturer develop trucks which use four time less fuel [...]

Mayor of London Boris Johnson has made no qualms about his environmental ambitions for the capital city and now he has spent time learning about the benefits of liquid biomethane. At the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership’s exhibition in Potters Field Park on the southern side of the River Thames, Mr Johnson stopped to talk to [...]

If you thought that the surge of green car innovations and the economic crisis would help to drive down emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane last year, then think again. A preliminary analysis for NOAA’s annual greenhouse gas index measured an additional 16.2billion tons for CO2 and 12.2million tons of methane in the atmosphere [...]