May 24, 2022
EABL invests Sh5b in biomass plant
Biomass News
May 23, 2022
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) recently released data showing that US manufacturers produced approximately 790,000 tons of densified biomass fuel in January, with sales reaching 740,000 tons.
The data was released as part of the EIA's Monthly Densified Biomass Fuels Report, which contains data for January. The EIA collected data from 80 operating manufacturers... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 23, 2022
US-headquartered Anaergia has announced that its Rialto Bioenergy Facility in Rialto, California, received the Distinction Award for Wastewater Project of the Year at the Global Water Awards 2022, one of the industry’s most prominent international awards programmes. The award was presented at a ceremony in Madrid, Spain.
The Rialto Bioenergy Facility is a $185... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 20, 2022
Biomass power company Drax Group plans to excavate part of a Scottish mountain to house a new hydropower station that will double the capacity of its plant there.
Drax is applying for permission to build a new underground pumped storage station that would increase total capacity of its existing hydro site to over one gigawatt, the company said in a statement. Construction... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 20, 2022
Two cooperatives in the Davao region have received cacao post-harvest and biomass production facilities to boost farmers’ income from the high-value crop that is being developed as a major export commodity.
In Davao Occidental, the Southern Davao Multipurpose Cooperative was recently given P3.9-million worth of facilities for cacao drying, storage, and fermentation,... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 20, 2022
Researchers and lecturers from the University of Canterbury (UC) in Christchurch, New Zealand have been talking about the potential of New Zealand to be a world leader in decarbonisation efforts through the use of geothermal technology.
Higher carbon emissions is one of the more difficult to avoid consequences of massive economic growth. This calls for technology... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 19, 2022
Gas South, one of the leading natural gas marketers in the south east United States, has announced an agreement with Element Markets to offer a new, first-to-market sustainable energy product, FlexRNG.
FlexRNG is a blend of renewable natural gas (RNG), derived from organic waste material, and certified carbon offsets generated by a range of projects that reduce carbon... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 18, 2022
Valmet has been selected in a new public procurement process as the tenderer for completing the biomass boiler, flue gas cleaning and flue gas condensing system works for Vilnius Combined Heat and Power Plant (Vilnius CHP) in Lithuania.
Vilnius CHP is working on a modern heat generation capacity expansion project in the city’s central heating system. The new public... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 18, 2022
UGI Energy Services (UGIES) has announced an agreement with MBL Bioenergy to fully fund the first set of renewable natural gas (RNG) projects currently under development in South Dakota.
In total, the project will represent over $70 million of investment by MBL Bioenergy, of which 100 percent of the funds will be provided by UGI. MBL Bioenergy is a joint venture... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 17, 2022
With recent plans to phase out dependency on Russian gas, oil and coal by 2027 and an ambitious 10-year environmental programme that includes phasing out fossil fuels completely by 2030, Europe is planning to supercharge progress towards a low-carbon economy.
And a sustainable fossil-fuel alternative which is seeing rapid expansion in Europe - Miscanthus – a plant-based... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 16, 2022
The BMW Group is the first carmaker to place its trust in more sustainable automotive OEM coatings certified according to BASF's biomass balance approach. The BMW Group has chosen to use BASF Coatings' CathoGuard® 800 ReSource e-coat at its plants in Leipzig, Germany and Rosslyn, South Africa, and the iGloss® matt ReSource clearcoat throughout Europe. Using these... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 13, 2022
Nextleaf Solutions has reached an agreement with Hempcrete Natural Building Ltd to commercialise a US patent related to the use of hemp ash as a material in the production of concrete.
Hemp ash, processed using Nextleaf technology, can be used as a replacement for fly ash, which is produced as a by-product of burning coal. The ash is a key ingredient in Portland... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 13, 2022
Phillips 66 has announced its Jet Renewable Diesel will go on sale at two Jet forecourts this summer, following positive customer feedback after it was launched as a wholesale offering in February 2022.
The renewable diesel is a paraffinic fuel that is chemically similar to conventional fossil-fuel-based diesel but derived from biomass sources such as used cooking... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 13, 2022
Biomass Secure Power (BSP) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sunyani Energy to build a one million tonne biocoal plant in Suriname. Each party will have a 50 percent stake in the new company.
BSP brings patented technologies and off-take agreements to the Sunyani Project. Sunyani Energy will provide plant site for construction, a long-term... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 11, 2022
Drax Group has partnered with the University of Nottingham and Promethean Particles to trial a “pioneering new bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) process” at its North Yorkshire power station.
The new process uses a type of solid sorbent called metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), which Promethean Particles are a global pioneer in the development and... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 10, 2022
While projects in the sector – in Oslo and Copenhagen, to name a few - have been developing at a fast pace over the last few years, showing that the technology is mature, a comprehensive regulation at EU level is still missing in the successful implementation of CCUS in waste-to-energy plants, according to ESWET.
ESWET said: "The certification of carbon removals... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 10, 2022
The German Federal Environment Ministry’s initiative to reduce the cap on biofuels from cultivated biomass has met with “incomprehension” from UFOP, which has said it rejects any change to the existing regulation.
Behind the utilisation of rapeseed oil for biodiesel is a production and processing structure that has grown over decades and is now closely networked... [Read More]
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