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A 7.5MW biomass plant in Iitate village, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, has completed construction and is set to begin commercial operations in mid-July, the operating company has announced. The biomass facility will process 95,000 tons per year of unused wood and wood bark sourced from various areas in Fukushima prefecture, including those affected by a nuclear disaster, which took place in…
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UK-based Anaero Technology, an anaerobic digestion (AD) research company, outlines its globally focused work. Anaerobic digestion of degradable matter such as food waste, agricultural by-products, energy crops, wastewater sludge and food processing waste is currently the most sustainable treatment route to recover energy and fertilisers. With treatment and environmental demands increasing,…
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VALPLAST - a strategic project consisting of a consortium of members, and funded by the European Union - will aim to recover biodegradable plastic waste through anaerobic co-digestion treatment with sludge from sewage treatment plants (STP). This will obtain a biogas stream that can be used as an energy vector and a digestate for agriculture. The VALPLAST consortium includes AIMPLAS, the…
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Encirc’s sustainability director, Fiacre O’Donnell has said that the “only way to achieve a truly Net Zero future is to adopt new sustainable fuel sources at scale”. Fiacre was speaking in the wake of Economy Minister Deirdre Hargey announcing a three-month Call for Evidence seeking information and views from key stakeholders on developing a sustainable biomethane sector in Northern…
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In a push to ‘waste to wealth’ drive of the government, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) in India has planned to produce biomass briquettes by processing the green waste generated in the capital city separately. The civic body also plans to set up a processing unit for flower waste generated in temples to be used in marketable products. The proposals have been taken up during the…
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Copersucar and Geo bio gas&carbon have signed a memorandum of understanding with the aim of developing technology for converting biogas into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The agreement will aim to ake large-scale SAF production feasible in Brazil in the coming years by drawing on the scale of Copersucar - a giant in the sugar and ethanol sector - and Geo's biogas/biomethane production…
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EverGen has announced the execution of a 20-year offtake agreement with FortisBC Energy Inc (FortisBC) through its wholly owned subsidiary Fraser Valley Biogas Ltd. (FVB), subject to the acceptance by the British Columbia Utilities Commission in Canada. Under the terms of the agreement, FortisBC will purchase renewable natural gas (RNG) from FVB for injection into its natural gas system. This…
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Vertus Energy, a Waste-to-X industrial biotech startup specialising in advanced control of bacteria behaviour, has closed an €8.75 million seed funding round, reported EU Startups. The funding, led by Energy Capital Ventures and joined by Blackbird, the Amadeus APEX Technology Fund and Aussie Angels, alongside all their existing investors, will be used to scale the firm’s flagship product,…
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Aemetis, a renewable natural gas (RNG) and renewable fuels company focused on low and negative carbon intensity products, has announced that its Aemetis Biogas subsidiary completed a key milestone of constructing and operating dairy digesters with a capacity to produce more than 300,000 MMBtu of renewable natural gas (RNG) per year. Additionally, the planned construction of new digesters is…
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Companhia Paranaense de Gás (Compagas) will invest 505 million reais (€86.6 million) over the next five years, between 2024 and 2029. The investment plan was announced on 24 June by governor Carlos Massa Ratinho Junior and includes actions and projects to expand the company's operations to other regions of the State, especially to the municipalities of Londrina, Maringá and Lapa, the…
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CM Biomass has released its results for 2023/24, which, with an EBT of €41 million, represent its best results yet. Having for the past two years added production to CM Biomass’ portfolio of trading and expanded on logistics and sourcing solutions, CM Biomass said it has shown the strength of combining production and trading as a flexible provider. The past financial year has posed…
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CM Biomass has released its results for the financial year of 2023/24, which it said show the strength of combining production and trading as a flexible provider with a record-setting result - an EBT of €41 million. For the past two years, CM Biomass has added production to its trading portolio, and has expanded on logistics and sourcing solutions. Amidst a year that posed challenges to the…
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Senior Representatives from the UN, OECD, CACC, PepsiCo, TotalEnergies and leading environmental organisations will gather at the NEC Birmingham on 10-11 July to attend the World Biogas Summit 2024. Organised by the World Biogas Association (WBA), the event is poised to be a pivotal moment in this year’s industry calendar, following the publication of the International Energy Agency’s World…
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Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has agreed to divest its UK biomass facility Kent Renewable Energy Plant to Greenvolt, a Portugal-based company. The deal was made via CIP's Flagship Fund Copenhagen Infrastructure II K/S (CI II), and Burmeister & Wain Scandinavian Contractor (BWSC). The transaction is expected to close by October 2024. CI II, BWSC and original developer Estover…
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