Jul 19, 2023
Evergen makes first RNG injection at GrowTEC facility in Alberta, Canada
Biomass News
Jul 19, 2023
ABB has secured its ninth contract with TOYO Engineering Corporation in Japan to supply its distributed control system (DCS) ABB Ability™ Symphony Plus, to the Wakayama Gobo Biomass Power Plant, around 120 km south of Osaka.
When operational in 2025, the 50 MW biomass power plant, which will use wood pellets and agricultural byproduct as a feedstock, will be capable... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 18, 2023
Finnish company Joensuu Biocoal Oy has announced it will use innovative technology from Austria to produce renewable alternatives to fossil coal, in the form of torrefied biocoal.
Biocoal is the result of sustainably harvested forest residues being heated in a low-oxygen environment, to produce a carbon-rich end product. It has a higher energy density than traditional... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 18, 2023
BIGSQUID (biogas-to-liquid) technology has resulted in the creation of an industrial plant capable of producing biomethanol from biogas, which is operational at the Località Giove in Città di Castello, in the province of Perugia in Italy.
The plant is the culmination of five years' of work by Politecnico di Milano and Fattoria Autonoma Tabacchi S.C., with the university... [Read More]
Features
Jul 18, 2023
ENORM BioFactory is set to expand its production of insect-based protein in 2023, resulting in an output of 11,000 tonnes of protein annually – as well as derived products such as insect oils and fertilisers – from its site in Hedensted Municipality, Denmark.
A new boiler plant is being built at the factory, in order for heat to be supplied to the 24,000 m2 insect... [Read More]
Policy News
Jul 18, 2023
Western Australia’s first green hydrogen facilities were given the green light following recent assessments and inspections by Dangerous Goods Officers from the Department of Mines Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS) Worksafe Petroleum Safety and Dangerous Goods Directorate.
The new green hydrogen power station in Denham, and hydrogen refuelling stations in Jandakot... [Read More]
Other News
Jul 14, 2023
enfinium, a leading UK energy from waste company, has created “digital twins” of its facilities - a virtual model designed to accurately reflect the actual state of a physical object.
In a UK-first for its sector, enfinium has partnered with Vertex Industrie, a pioneer of 3D manufacturing visualisation technology, with the aim of having the most reliable facilities... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 14, 2023
The Spanish Confederation of Service Station Employers (CEEES) and the Spanish Gas Association (Sedigas) have agreed to collaborate to carry out promotional actions related to the decarbonisation of the sector through the use of renewable gases, biomethane and renewable hydrogen.
The agreement, signed by Jorge de Benito and Joan Batalla, presidents of CEEES and Sedigas,... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 14, 2023
Kore Infrastructure has partnered with the Tule River Economic Development Corporation to develop a modular, forest biomass-to-carbon-negative biofuels facility in Porterville, California, with support from the California Department of Conservation.
According to Kore, the project will help solve two major challenges in California: reducing the risk of catastrophic wildfires... [Read More]
Other News
Jul 14, 2023
Six people died after being trapped in a biogas tank in Yongshan county, Yunnan province in China, on 10 July, reported China Daily.
At around 12.20pm on the date in question, a villager with the surname 'Hou' was cleaning an overflow tank of livestock manure, and became trapped in it.
Five others - including Hou's father - attempted to rescue him, but were also trapped.
Immediately... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 13, 2023
Clean Energy Technologies (CET) has entered into a fixed-price engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract - valued at $10 million (€8.9m) - with Vermont Renewable Gas for the proposed Lyndonville biogas-to-power facility in Vermont, US.
CET will spearhead the design, construction and operation of the facility, placing its HTAP Biomass Reactor, a high temperature... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 13, 2023
Škoda Auto subsidiary ŠKO-ENERGO, a comprehensive energy provider for the car manufacturer and heating for the town of Mladá Boleslav in Czechia, is launching a project to modernise the plant to utilise 100% biomass.
With estimated costs of €141 million, the upgraded heating plant will be one of the largest projects of its kind in Czechia, and is expected to become... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 13, 2023
Italian group BelEnergia has announced plans for two waste recovery plants, which will be located in the town of La Almunia de Doña Godina, in Zaragoza; and in the municipality of San Esteban de La Litera, in Huesca, reported CE NoticiasFinancieras.
The two plants, which have been declared of regional interest by the Council of Government, represent an investment of... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 12, 2023
Waga Energy, a global expert in the production of renewable natural gas (RNG) from landfills, and Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (CWST), a regional solid waste, recycling and resource management services company in the US, signed an agreement on 10 July to develop RNG projects at three CWST landfills.
As part of the agreement, Waga Energy will deploy the capital... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 12, 2023
On 11 July, Portugal's Ministry of Environment and Climate Action announced a public consultation of the first auction of the centralised purchase of biomethane and renewable hydrogen, for injection into the national gas network, reported CE NoticiasFinancieras.
The auction will last for a period of 20 days, until 31 July.
The Ministry said the auction will ensure the... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 12, 2023
Spain-based Naturgy has announced a collaboration with AEMA Servicios Energéticos to construct a biomethane plant in the Valencian district of Utiel, which is set to produce 20 GWh per year, with a €2.7 million investment.
Utiel Town Council has granted planning permission and the environmental license, meaning that construction will commence shortly.
It is planned... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 11, 2023
BMW Group Plant Dingolfing has announced it will use heat produced from regional biomass and its own waste wood to meet about 50% of its process hot water requirements from 2025 onwards.
The company has signed a supply contract for just under 100,000 MWh of thermal energy per year with UP Energiewerke GmbH, which is a joint subsidiary of the public works department Stadtwerke... [Read More]
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