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Daniel Lambert, downstream and innovation director at Acorn Bioenergy, is a speaker at this year's International Biogas Congress & Expo, taking place in Brussels on 18-19 June Can you give us an introduction to Acorn and the work that you do? Acorn Bioenergy is focused on the production of biomethane and biogenic carbon dioxide from anaerobic digestion (AD). It is Acorn’s objective to…
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TEXEL Energy is further investing in Jord AB, and simultaneously, the companies have signed an agreement to adapt TEXEL’s energy production technology to generate electricity from Jord’s pellets and briquettes, made from C4 grass. Jord’s ambition is to cultivate the world’s fastest-growing biomass (C4 grass) at various locations around the globe to convert it into renewable fuel in the…
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Ameresco, a leading cleantech integrator specialising in energy efficiency and renewable energy, has entered a nearly $140 million (€128.9 million) contract to develop and construct an advanced technology biogas cogeneration facility in California in the US. The project is being developed for the Sacramento Area Sewer District, which is located at the EchoWater Resource Recovery Facility…
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Charwood Energy, a French company specialising in tailor-made solutions for the energy valorisation of biomass, has announced the signing of a contract for the installation and commissioning of a biomass boiler. It will be installed in a sawmill in the Ille-et-Vilaine region of France. The contract covers the replacement and modernisation of a heating system used to dry lumber and timber at a…
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Elcogen, a European manufacturer of technology that enables delivery of green hydrogen and electricity, has announced that Baker Hughes has made a strategic investment in the company. Baker Hughes is an energy technology company that has a diverse portfolio of equipment and service capabilities that span the energy and industrial value chain. Its advanced technologies and solutions serve the…
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Greenhouse gases will be captured and destroyed at Hanrahan Road Waste Facility, following an agreement with environmental services company LMS Energy (LMS) to reduce methane emissions. The City of Albany said it is making progress towards a more sustainable future by partnering with methane abatement company LMS to install an innovative biogas system at the site. Once installed, the system…
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Schwager has successfully completed the construction of a new biogas plant in the Los Lagos Region of Chile. This is the fifth plant built by the company, and it is located near the city of Osorno, where Schwager Biogas said its modern plant will meet the various needs of both the community and the company that commissioned this project - Ecoprial - for its sanitary landfill. The plant, owned…
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Village Farms International, Inc. (Village Farms) has started operations at the Delta, British Columbia renewable natural gas (RNG) production facility, in partnership with Atlanta-based Terreva Renewables (Terreva). The Delta RNG facility is the result of Village Farms’ strategic initiative to transition its wholly owned subsidiary, Village Farms Clean Energy, Inc. (VFCE), to a more…
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Stockholm Exergi’s bioenergy carbon capture and storage (BECCS) Stockholm project will create a world-class, full-scale BECCS facility at its existing heat and power biomass plant in the Swedish capital. Daniel Löfstedt, press manager, explores the company’s activity and ambitions. Stockholm Exergi's project, which received financial support from the European Innovation Fund, will be one of…
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EnviTec Biogas has announced a new management structure. As of 1 April, and following a transition period, the management team has consisted of Jakob Falkenstein, Maurice Markerink and CTO Jürgen Tenbrink. “We’re of course aiming to use this management structure to build on the achievements of the past few years while facing the new challenges and opportunities in the market with our…
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Future Biogas has formed an agricultural board made up of leading academics and industry experts to provide farming, scientific and market expertise to help deliver the UK’s first subsidy-free renewable energy from sustainable and regenerative agriculture. The endeavour is entitled Project Carbon Harvest. The company said the board will provide independent expertise, critique and…
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RENOVA's Ishinomaki Hibarino biomass power plant commenced operation on 28 March this year. The facility has a generation capacity of 75.0 MW and is fueled by wood pellets and palm kernel shells. Preparations for the unit were made by Ishinomaki Hibarino Biomass Energy G.K., which is jointly funded by RENOVA, Prominet Power Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd., United…
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Milk Specialties Global, a nutrition ingredients manufacturer, is the most recent food and beverage manufacturer to join Vanguard Renewables'® Farm Powered Strategic Alliance (FPSA). The FPSA was launched in 2020 with founding members Unilever, Starbucks, Dairy Farmers of America and Vanguard Renewables and has since grown to more than 20 national and regional food and beverage…
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Bright Renewables has installed a recently-commissioned biogas upgrading system in the north of the Netherlands, in the province of Groningen. The company said that this enables biomethane production in the country to continue to grow, as the system allows the client to deliver biomethane directly to the grid. "The biogas upgrader provides enough biomethane to sustain the annual gas usage of…
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