Aug 17, 2020
Scandinavia and the Baltics – ready for clean energy expansion
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Aug 10, 2020
Neil Watkins, co-founder of UK-based Energy Crops Consultancy, explains how his company is utilising a growing market for energy crops to provide sustainable solutions.
In a difficult economic climate, it is essential to keep our sights on preserving the environment, while continuing to produce, innovate, and improve the ways that we provide global energy solutions.... [Read More]
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Aug 3, 2020
The town of Jevnaker harnesses bio-CNG with DMT Clear Gas Solutions.
Given the recent 25th anniversary of the 1994 Olympics Winter Games, DMT Clear Gas Solutions has been reflecting on its project with Hadeland og Ringerike Avfallsselskap (HRA) — one of the first biogas upgrading facilities in Norway. This project paved the way for other renewable natural gas (RNG)... [Read More]
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Jul 27, 2020
UK firm Antaco discusses its hydrothermal carbonisation technology and a recent project at a wastewater treatment plant in Switzerland.
Based in the UK, Antaco secured its first multi-million-pound contract to manage a water utility’s sludge; according to the company, this was the first contract of its kind in Europe. Now, Antaco is on-site in Switzerland at an undisclosed... [Read More]
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Jul 20, 2020
Danish energy firm Ørsted has moved almost entirely away from coal, thanks to wood biomass. In this article, Ørsted’s Carsten Birkeland Kjær explains how the company is utilising wood chips to reduce carbon emissions.
Using wood biomass for energy generation has allowed Ørsted to almost fully move away from coal. To ensure significant carbon savings, the biomass... [Read More]
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Jul 2, 2020
Introducing GoodChips® — the first international certification scheme for wood chips.
Wood chips have been produced and traded worldwide for decades. In the 1960s, the first transoceanic shipments of wood chips hinted at a boost of their industrial use, which turned out to be the reality today.
According to Bioenergy Europe, wood chips represent 50% of all the... [Read More]
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Jun 26, 2020
Ecostrat, a North American firm focused on biomass feedstock supply and supply chain risk mitigation, explains how a standardised approach is key to boosting bioenergy investment
Moving away from the traditional fossil fuel energy paradigm is a slow and incremental process and achieving this transition over the next decade will require the coordination of many things.... [Read More]
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Jun 19, 2020
UK bioenergy leaders seek a green response to COVID-19, by Colin Ley
UK bioenergy leaders are working hard to keep the sector running in the face of COVID-19, striving to address short-term supply issues within a deeply disrupted global marketplace while also starting to focus on the industry’s ‘exit strategy’.
There are obvious downsides for renewable energy... [Read More]
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Jun 11, 2020
For on-farm biogas plants using crop-based feedstocks, the quality of the harvesting and ensiling processes can make or break the efficiency of the plant and the anaerobic digestion (AD) process for the following year, severely impacting gas output and profit.
Having experienced issues with bought-in silage feedstock outside his control, Nick Cowie of Gloucestershire-based... [Read More]
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Jun 5, 2020
Privilege Finance’s chief commercial officer, Chris Winward, explains why urgent action is required to support energy from waste
Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, countries all over the world have introduced social distancing and isolation restrictions to limit the spread of the virus. As a result, there has been a dramatic decrease in carbon emissions;... [Read More]
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Jun 1, 2020
Decarbonising the UK’s gas network has been a priority for several years. How will the Gas Goes Green initiative turn words into action?
Gas network companies have been working on decarbonisation projects for several years. Now, the Energy Networks Association (ENA) has launched the Gas Goes Green initiative, bringing together all of the UK’s gas network companies,... [Read More]
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May 22, 2020
US-based Universal Filtration & Pumping Solutions discusses pelletising as a method of dealing with increased food waste during the COVID-19 pandemic
The recent global crisis has inspired a wave of panic buying; this is expected to result in unprecedented levels of food waste. For this reason, it is more important than ever to make sure our municipal facilities... [Read More]
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May 18, 2020
Severe flooding in North Yorkshire and a global pandemic have not stopped Drax Group from supporting the nation with power supplies and community initiatives
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted industries, economies and communities all over the world. For Drax, operating in the flood-hit region of North Yorkshire and relying on biomass supplies from the US has presented... [Read More]
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May 11, 2020
Growing supplies of renewable natural gas is key to reducing emissions from trucks and buildings, says Southern California Gas Co
The largest dairy renewable natural gas production facility in the US is now even bigger, according to its operator, Calgren Dairy Fuels. Four additional dairies were recently added to the company’s dairy digester operation in Pixley,... [Read More]
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Apr 30, 2020
US-based Rawlings discusses processing wood waste and other biomass to help companies move away from fossil fuels
Markets for wood waste include feedstock for engineered woods, landscape mulch, soil conditioner, animal bedding, compost additive, sewage sludge, and boiler fuel. All these end uses have similar processing requirements in that the wood waste has to be... [Read More]
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Vesper Infrastructure has become the majority investor in EAG Bioenergy, a bioenergy platform with existing anaerobic digestion biogas plants in the UK
James Irvine, general manager of Future Fuels at Clarus hailed this as a historic milestone for the country’s gas pipeline infrastructure
