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What is renewable natural gas (RNG)?

In Insights by Elsa Kayser

Renewable natural gas (RNG) is a renewable fuel made from organic waste and biomass instead of fossil reserves. In most cases, RNG is essentially the same as biomethane: biogas that has been cleaned and upgraded until it can be used in much the same way as conventional natural gas. Instead of coming from fossil reserves underground, renewable natural gas is …

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Meva Energy’s biochar is now EBC certified!

In Insights by Elsa Kayser

Meva Energy’s biochar, produced at our Kisa plant, is now certified under the European Biochar Certificate (EBC) – Europe’s leading standard for sustainable and transparent biochar production. With this certification, the production is confirmed to meet strict European standards for quality, transparency, and environmental performance. As Emma Arvidsson, Product Manager Biochar & Carbon Removal at Meva Energy, puts it: “Achieving …

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Meva is teaming up with Swiss Steel to explore decarbonization solutions for high-temperature heat processing

In Insights by Elsa Kayser

Industrial activities requiring heat above 1,000°C remains one of the most difficult parts of heavy industry to decarbonize. Against this backdrop, Meva Energy and Swiss Steel have launched a joint feasibility study to assess how renewable biosyngas can complement their use of natural gas in a walking beam furnace at Swiss Steel’s plant in Emmenbrücke, Switzerland. Our ambition is to …

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Meva Energy joins the Swedish-German Cleantech Platform

In Insights by Elsa Kayser

Meva Energy has joined the Swedish-German Cleantech Platform, a one-year program supporting selected Swedish cleantech companies in their expansion to Germany. We are one of nine companies chosen for this year’s cohort. Over the coming months, the platform brings us together as a Swedish cleantech cluster and provides a clear path forward – from a shared kickoff and a defined …

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What is a biogas power plant?

In Insights by Elsa Kayser

A biogas power plant taps into a simple natural process: organic material breaks down, releases gas, and that gas becomes usable energy. Instead of letting waste or leftover biomass sit unused, a biogas plant captures this energy and turns it into heat and electricity. The raw material can be almost anything organic – food waste, crop residues, manure, or other …

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Oat husks are being tested as feedstock for biosyngas and biochar production

In Insights by Elsa Kayser

Sweden’s has a strong agricultural sector that produces large volumes of by-products every year, including oat husks, straw, and crop residues. Much of this material remains unused, despite its considerable potential as a resource with high energy content. Meva Energy has developed a technology that replace fossil gas in industrial applications by producing biosyngas through gasification of biomass residues. Until …

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Meva Energy signs green energy agreement with IKEA Industry to produce long-term renewable power from wood residue

In Insights by Thomas Bräck

PRESS RELEASE 6 July 2021 Gothenburg, Sweden In less than three years a Meva Energy power plant to thermochemically convert low value wood residue to renewable gas and power will be in place at IKEA Industry production unit in Zbaszynek, Poland. The collaboration is an investment in on-site renewable power, and it introduces a completely new and highly efficient technology …