Jul 15, 2022
Clean Energy Systems to acquire idled Madera Biomass Power Plant
Biomass News
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]
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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]
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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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Jul 7, 2022
CHAR Technologies says that the City of Saint-Félicien, Quebec, has received $2.8 million in government funding to support their waste heat recovery system from the forest biomass cogeneration plant in Saint-Félicien.
The waste-heat recovery system is an important first step in a larger staged approach towards CHAR’s previously announced and proposed build, own,... [Read More]
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Jul 7, 2022
Tilbury Greenpower Ltd is soon expected to have its plans approved to increase the power output at a proposed 350,000 tonne Energy from Waste (EfW) plant in Tilbury, Essex.
The company already owns and operates a biomass plant adjacent to the EfW site, having acquired the biomass and undeveloped EfW site in July 2021 for £246 million.
In January 2022 it applied... [Read More]
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Jul 5, 2022
A blockchain-based algae biomass project, which is built on the energy-efficient Tezos blockchain in a world first, has been announced by leading capital markets technology firm, Globacap.
Developed and operated by Sustainable Impact Token (SIT), the project will support the development, construction, and operation of algae biomass farms. The initiative will use... [Read More]
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Jul 2, 2022
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, (MHIENG), a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has launched full-scale operation, on schedule, of a compact CO2 capture system ordered in November 2021 by Taihei Dengyo Kaisha. It is the first system of its kind to go into commercial operation.
The compact CO2 capture system was installed at a 7-megawatt (MW) class... [Read More]
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Jul 2, 2022
A regional biomass facility in Truckee in the US, is a step closer to reality following approval of a feasibility study by the Truckee Fire Protection District board of directors and Truckee Tahoe Airport District board of directors.
Wildephor Consulting Services is being contracted to complete the study.
Truckee Fire approved going forward with the project, which... [Read More]
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Jun 29, 2022
When plants breathe in carbon from the atmosphere and store it in their leaves, branches, trunks and roots, they help the Earth maintain a carbon balance—a crucial component to a steady climate.
While this woody biomass contains one of the largest pools of terrestrial carbon, changes in the magnitude of woody biomass over millennia are poorly known, with most direct... [Read More]
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Jun 29, 2022
Global technology and software company Emerson has been selected by Albioma, a French independent energy provider, to help transition its coal-fired Bois-Rouge plant to 100 percent renewable energy.
As part of Albioma’s wider mission to transition all of its existing fossil fuel plants to renewable energy, Emerson’s automation systems and software will enable... [Read More]
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Jun 28, 2022
Ecostrat has said that Airex Energy has joined the BDO Zone Strategic Alliance as a partner in the Technology Group. BDO Zone Strategic Alliance Partners include some of the leading companies in the bioenergy industry that help de-risk biobased project development in BDO Zones.
Yvan Guay, vice-president of business development, said: “Airex Energy is honoured to join... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 28, 2022
In its largest pilot to date, Carlsberg Group has revealed the trial of its new Fibre Bottle, putting the bio-based and fully recyclable beer bottle into the hands of consumers for the first time. With a continued focus on evolving technology and sustainable practices, the bottle also contains beer brewed with organic and regenerative barley.
The pilot, which is vital... [Read More]
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