Apr 20, 2020
Food for thought
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Apr 14, 2020
Maureen Walsh, director of federal policy for the American Biogas Council, discusses recent developments on biogas tax credits in the US
Over the past few years, the growth of the biogas sector has accelerated as a result of national policies encouraging the use of renewable fuels and renewable power. The growing awareness of gaps within our recycling industry has also... [Read More]
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Apr 6, 2020
Four years on from watching as American voters opted for Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton to become US President, the country’s bioenergy sector leaders are once again contemplating a major shift in political direction and support. This time around, the choice is between another four years of President Trump and what appears to have become a two-horse Democrat race... [Read More]
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Mar 27, 2020
Dr. Michael Berry of the University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia’s Forest Industries Research Centre discusses its project to utilise logging waste as bioenergy
The University of the Sunshine Coast (USC), Australia’s Forest Industries Research Centre (FIRC) and Queensland-based HQPlantations have received a research grant to explore methods of converting logging... [Read More]
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Mar 23, 2020
Stallkamp, a specialist in tanks, pumps, agitators and separators in the biogas sector, has built its first continuously stirred tank reactors at a facility in northern Germany
An expert in classic stainless steel tank construction, Stallkamp has now progressed into the field of continuously stirred tank reactors (CSTRs), which are well-suited to industrial biogas... [Read More]
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Mar 11, 2020
Bushfires and Brexit raise Europe’s bioenergy temperature for the new decade
By Colin Ley
The opening of a new decade sees European bioenergy producers poised to play a major role in support of the region’s 30-year drive towards carbon neutrality.
The need for change has arguably never been more graphically illustrated than by the raging bushfires in Australia... [Read More]
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Mar 5, 2020
Stephen McCulloch of DMT Environmental Technology explains how the company’s new service can support businesses with biogas upgrading projects
Could you tell our readers about yourself and your role at DMT?
With more than a decade’s experience in the biogas industry, I have a solid track record in delivering pioneering gas-to-grid projects. Areas of particular... [Read More]
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Feb 26, 2020
The US Industrial Pellet Association and Natural Resources Defense Council answer the biomass sector’s most burning question.
Seth Ginther executive director of the US Industrial Pellet Association
According to the world’s foremost climate experts, biomass is a necessary part of any modern-day climate strategy, both for renewable energy production and for its... [Read More]
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Feb 20, 2020
Built in 2017, ReFood’s plant in Dagenham, London is the newest and largest of its UK facilities. The company, which specialises in food waste recycling, has two other facilities in Doncaster and Widnes. Dawn Stephens-Borg, editor of Bioenergy Insight, and managing editor Katie Woodward, were invited to see the new facility and learn more about the many ways our food... [Read More]
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Nov 18, 2019
Across the US, dairy farmers are working with renewable energy companies to make use of what would otherwise go to waste. Dairy, food, animal and other organic waste is being converted into biogas with the help of companies like Brightmark Energy, to generate heat, electricity and support farming communities. Bioenergy Insight spoke to Brightmark Energy CEO Bob Powell... [Read More]
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Oct 2, 2019
Tank design plays an important role in optimising the biogas output from anaerobic digestion. Sam Hinton, technical support manager at the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) identifies some key considerations for owners and operators.
AD is a simple, centuries-old technology and hugely complex beast. In principle it is simple; you put organic matter... [Read More]
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Jul 4, 2019
Faced with evolving legislation, ever-changing market forces and mounting environmental pressures, the life of a biomass operator is rarely straightforward. But with challenge, often comes opportunity, believes Gary Moore, director of global business development at Untha Shredding Technology. He has consulted with firms on the ‘front line’ to hear where the... [Read More]
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Jun 24, 2019
Drax power station in North Yorkshire, UK, has started capturing carbon dioxide (CO₂) through its new bioenergy carbon capture and storage (BECCS) pilot project, the first anywhere in the world. To find out more about the technology and the plant’s journey towards eventual carbon-neutrality, Heidi Vella spoke with Drax’s research and innovation engineer,... [Read More]
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Jun 14, 2019
Following the Government’s announcement to make the UK the first G7 nation to legislate for net-zero emissions, biomass industry leaders are now calling on ministers to urgently take heed of key findings from the Renewable Energy Association’s (REA) newly-published Bioenergy Strategy report, and recognise biomass as the most fit-for-purpose, proven solution... [Read More]
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Jun 11, 2019
Switchgrass is attractive as a potential bioenergy crop because it can grow for years without having to be replanted. Requiring less fertilizer than typical annual crops like corn, switchgrass can keep more nitrogen, phosphorus and carbon in the soil and out of our air and waterways. But, unlike corn, breeding of switchgrass for optimal traits is still in its early stages.
Now,... [Read More]
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