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The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) has welcomed a report from the National Energy System Operator (NESO) on the role of biomethane in the energy system to 2050, which concludes the fuel could deliver significant value across the energy system. NESO's report finds that around 30 TWh a year of biomethane production is achievable by 2050 before any feedstock trade-offs...
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Canton, South Dakota has been issued a BDO Zone 'A' rating for corn stover, the first such rating in the state, covering a 75-mile radius from Canton across the Sioux Metro region and rated for 700,000 bone dry tons per year of low-risk supply. The rating was issued by the BDO Zone Initiative in partnership with Sioux Metro Growth Alliance and Ecostrat. An 'A' rating denotes high prospective...
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Japanese electricity provider Erex and Samsung C&T Japan, the trading and construction arm of the Samsung group, have signed a basic agreement to build a biomass power plant in Niigata Prefecture targeting the growing power demands of artificial intelligence data centres. The partners plan to establish a special purpose company to operate the plant and manage fuel procurement. Palm kernel...
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Japanese renewable energy producer Renova has resumed operations at its 74.8MW Tokushima-Tsuda biomass power plant in Tokushima Prefecture following repair works on a damaged steam control valve connected to the high-pressure turbine. The plant, which uses wood pellets and palm kernel shells as fuel, can produce around 500,000 MWh per year — sufficient to meet the electricity demand of...
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Spain's Bankinter Investment and Plenium Partners have acquired Italian biomethane platform BG Holding from Green Arrow Capital and IRON RE, through their joint Ecualia Capital fund, adding two contracted plants to their renewable gas portfolio in Italy. Financial terms were not disclosed. BG Holding owns two biogas plants in Aprilia, in Italy's Lazio region, currently being converted for...
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Drax Group has reported a fall in first-half adjusted EBITDA to £279 million, down from £460 million in the same period last year, as the company continues to invest in expanding its generation portfolio beyond biomass. The group's interim results, covering the six months to 30 June 2026, also showed net debt rising to £1,025 million, up from £784 million at the end of 2025. Despite the...
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Hexagon Agility has signed an exclusive, long-term agreement with IVECO BUS to supply fuel systems across IVECO's global CNG bus range, building on two decades of collaboration between the companies that has already delivered more than 10,000 CNG buses worldwide. The three-year agreement covers all IVECO BUS CNG and biomethane transit vehicles globally. Under the deal, Hexagon Agility —...
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Researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences are working with Woodland Biomass Innovations, a startup planning a woody biomass-to-energy facility in north central Pennsylvania, to assess whether the proposed operation would be sustainable and ecologically sound. Woodland Biomass Innovations is developing a facility designed to convert around 1,000 tons of regional wood residues...
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SUEZ has begun construction of a £35 million anaerobic digestion (AD) facility at its Ellington site in Northumberland, part of the infrastructure needed to support the rollout of food waste collections across Northumberland and the North East. Once operational, the facility is expected to process up to 50,000 tonnes of food waste annually, producing a nutrient-rich fertiliser product...
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Gasunie has completed a new connection between the underground gas networks near Axel in Zeeland and Ossendrecht in Noord-Brabant, adding transport capacity for biomethane and giving existing and new producers greater scope to feed sustainable gas into the network. The company said the extra capacity would make more domestically produced sustainable energy available to households, industry and...
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Researchers at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV) have identified optimal conditions for extracting oil from spent coffee grounds, pointing to a route for turning the waste product into biodiesel feedstock and other bio-based materials. The study, published in Biomass and Bioenergy, looked at spent coffee grounds as a high-volume waste stream. Global coffee production runs to around 10...
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Puro.earth has certified and issued CO2 Removal Certificates (CORCs) for a project at the VEAS wastewater treatment plant in Norway, developed by Inherit Carbon Solutions — the world's first instance of biogenic CO2 from biogas production being captured and permanently stored geologically. The certification, Puro.earth's first for a BECCS facility in Europe, covers a collaboration between...
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Plans for a large anaerobic digestion (AD) plant at a Herefordshire farm are back in play, after the site's owner lodged an appeal against Herefordshire Council's refusal of the scheme late last year. Nicholas Layton of Whitwick Manor, located between Bromyard and Hereford, first submitted the application nearly four years ago. The proposed unit would process around 100,000 tonnes of poultry...
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As New Zealand accelerates its transition from coal to wood energy, Bonfiglioli is helping manufacturers upgrade the equipment needed to support the shift. The New Zealand Government's Wood Energy Strategy and Action Plan aims to replace up to 40% of fossil fuel process heat by 2050, driving investment in wood pellet production and materials handling infrastructure — and with it, growing...
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