Jul 21, 2022
EUROAPI announces €24 million investment for biomass boiler
Biomass News
Jul 20, 2022
Sunbird Bioenergy Zambia in Luapula Province has disclosed that the company is scheduled to have its first-ever ethanol produced from cassava feedstock, blended with petrol, in August 2022.
Sunbird Bioenergy Energy Zambia Agriculture Director Mark Muchinga said the company will have its first ethanol blend, done by Indeni Petroleum Refinery in Ndola, as a trial.
Muchinga... [Read More]
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Jul 20, 2022
ENEOS Corporation (ENEOS), Suzuki Motor Corporation (Suzuki), Subaru Corporation (Subaru), Daihatsu Motor Co. Ltd. (Daihatsu), Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and Toyota Tsusho Corporation (Toyota Tsusho) established the Research Association of Biomass Innovation for Next Generation Automobile Fuels (Research Association) on July 1 2022, to study ways to optimise the... [Read More]
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Jul 20, 2022
Equis Development PTE, an Asia-Pacific renewable energy and waste infrastructure developer, has announced it has secured $282 million (JPY 31.0 billion) of non-recourse project financing for the 50 MW Niigata East Port Biomass Power Plant in Niigata, Japan.
The non-recourse project financing was committed by 14 syndication banks and insurance companies, led by Sumitomo... [Read More]
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Jul 20, 2022
Active Energy Group has been awarded a patent by the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia for the process for beneficiating and cleaning biomass.
The renewable energy company had applied for the patent for its CoalSwitch biomass project in 2018, according to a Monday, July 18, filing. The patent is valid until May 2038.
Active Energy said it “continues... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 19, 2022
Fulcrum BioEnergy, a clean energy company pioneering the creation of renewable, drop-in transportation fuels from landfill waste, has announced it has completed a €19.6 million equity investment in Fulcrum by SK Innovation, the energy arm of South Korea's SK Group.
In addition, Fulcrum and SK Innovation will work together to enter into an exclusive licensing agreement... [Read More]
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Jul 18, 2022
Renewable energy company Drax Group is expanding its operations into Japan as part of its ambitions to increase sustainable biomass sales to support energy security and decarbonisation in Asia.
To celebrate the launch of Drax Asia and the opening of a new Drax office in Japan, more than 160 guests including government officials, major trading houses, energy businesses... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 18, 2022
State-owned Indian, power giant NTPC has co-fired 77,000 tonnes of biomass at 14 of its thermal power plants across the country, a spokesperson for the company said.
The Indian power ministry’s policy on Biomass Utilisation for Power Generation through Co-firing in coal-based Power Plants, issue in October 2021, mandates all thermal power plants in the country to... [Read More]
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Jul 15, 2022
A biomass to treat a difficult and evasive fungal infection with a high mortality rate has been manufactured by Spanish organisation, 3P Biopharmaceuticals.
It created BSG005 biomass for its partner and client, Biosergen, a Norwegian biotechnology company that has just announced a phase 2 clinical trial of the product against mucormycosis – also known as the black... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 15, 2022
A biomass power plant in Madera will soon be under new ownership with the announcement of an acquisition agreement Tuesday, July 12.
Clean Energy Systems, in Rancho Cordova plans to acquire the idled Madera Biomass Power Plant and convert it into a biomass carbon removal and storage facility (BiCRS), according to a news release.
The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The... [Read More]
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Jul 15, 2022
Bioenergy Europe has said it welcomes the adoption of the report on the revision of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) held at the meeting of the committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) in the European Parliament.
It said: “The ITRE report on the RED revision shows clear improvements on the Commission’s proposal and Bioenergy Europe is pleased to see... [Read More]
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Jul 14, 2022
Energy giant Drax has formally submitted plans for its multi-billion-pound bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) project at its North Yorkshire power station.
The company said work to build the flagship BECCS plant - which would be one of the first such facilities anywhere in the world - could start in 2024, if planning approval is granted.
BECCS plants... [Read More]
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Jul 14, 2022
French cheese giant Bel, known for its global cheese brands Babybel, Laughing Cow, and Boursin, has entered into a partnership with US-based Superbrewed Food in an exclusive arrangement to develop dairy-free cheese made through biomass fermentation.
“Pursuing our mission to offer healthy snacks for all, Bel innovates to support the changes in nutritional needs and... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 11, 2022
Judges of the hospitality industry’s Catey awards said The Goodwood Hotel was a “shining example of how to work towards becoming a green business” and praised its impressive ten-year sustainability strategy.
The Catey awards were held at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House, on July 5, 2022, to celebrate the best and brightest businesses and individuals in hospitality... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 11, 2022
With energy costs rising and the rapidly emerging effects of burning fossil fuels on the global climate, the need has never been greater for researchers to find paths to products and fuels that are truly renewable.
Ned Jackson, professor of organic chemistry in the College of Natural Science at Michigan State University, said: “We use 20 million barrels of oil a... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 8, 2022
Society today would not be able to exist without plastics, from low-cost mass-produced items to specialised high-tech materials. However, the use of plastics has its disadvantages. These include the consumption of fossil fuels and the rising amounts of trash. Making high-grade plastics from biomass that can be made to break down into reusable components could be a new... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 8, 2022
The world’s top five emerging market economies—Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—are together known as BRICS. A think tank official says that the BRICS nations have made progress in the energy industry over the past several years, with China and the other BRICS members focusing their cooperation on renewable energy.
Yu Guo, president of the CNPC... [Read More]
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