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Waga Energy, a global expert in the production of renewable natural gas (RNG) from landfills, has signed an agreement with Decatur Hills Landfill to produce RNG at the Greensburg landfill in Indiana, US. As part of this agreement, Waga Energy will fund construction of an RNG production facility using its patented WAGABOX® technology, to upgrade landfill gas (LFG) into pipeline-quality…
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The UK government is expected to approve a multi-billion-pound CO2 carbon capture scheme that will bolt two carbon capture plants onto Drax's four generating units in North Yorkshire, reported The Telegraph. Drax said this would help it become the world's first cabon-negative power station, and that it would make the organisation a hub of the UK's first zero-carbon industrial cluster - known as…
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NOVEC Energy Production Halifax County Biomass, a South Boston energy company, has renewed the Operation and Maintenance Agreement (O&M Agreement) with PIC Group for its Halifax County 49.9MW biomass power station until 2026. Under the terms of the O&M Agreement, PIC Group will be fully responsible for day-to-day operation and maintenance services of the biomass power station, located in…
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Reliance Industries has confirmed it intends to invest in renewable energy and green hydrogen in Tamil Nadu, India. Chairman Mukesh Ambani made the announcement on 7 January, during an address at the Tamil Nadu Gloval Investors Meet-2024, reported The Economic Times. "Reliance has made a commitment to invest in renewable energy and green hydrogen in Tamil Nadu. We will collaborate closely with…
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London-based Renovare Fuels has announced a £9 million (€10.4 million) biogas-to-biofuel plant at a waste site in County Derry, Northern Ireland. The Craigmore operation will convert biogas from landfill into biofuel, with Renovare stating it will be a first for Europe, supplying multinational petrochemical and airline companies. Set to open this year, it is expected to see close to two…
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Mississippi State University has received a grant from the US National Institute of Food and Agriculture for over $610,000 (€558,000) to take foundational steps toward producing viable fuels from agricultural waste. The grant was awarded to El Barbary Hassan, department professor and scientist in the university’s Forest and Wildlife Research Center. Hassan and his team, including…
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Trade associations Eurogas and the Natural and bio Gas Vehicle Association (NGVA Europe) have agreed to combine their resources for more efficient representation of gaseous fuel use in the European transport sector, effective from 1 January this year. The move comes in light of the recent Green Deal legislative package, which the organisations said has confirmed the increasing importance of…
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Gail India and Trualt Bioenergy, which are state-owned, will set up ten compressed biogas (CBG) plants with an investment of more than USD$72 million (€65.7 million), according to a joint statement released on 3 January. The ten plants will be 51% owned by Trualt, with the remaining equities held by Gail. The investment will be funded through a combination of debt and equity. The proposed…
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MAIRE has announced that NextChem (Sustainable Technology Solutions BU), through its subsidiary NextChem Tech, has been awarded a new contract by ENGIE to carry out a pre-feed for the gasification and methanation of the waste wood as well as the implementation of a carbon capture unit for the Salamandre project in the Normandy region. This award follows the successful completion of the advanced…
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Anaergia has announced the entry into a definitive agreement for a sale of US$15.6 million (€14.2 million) of Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) investment tax credits generated by its subsidiary, Rhode Island Bioenergy Facility Holdco. The investment tax credits for qualified biogas property were generated from the project built by RIBH’s subsidiary in Johnston, Rhode Island. The ITC…
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Indonesia's state-owned electricity company PT PLN said that optimising biomass with co-firing technology at coal-fired power plants enabled the reduction of 1.05 million tons of carbon emissions, and the production of 1.04 terawatt hours of clean energy, throughout 2023, according to Antara. PLN President Director Darmawan Prasodjo stated that the company had been developing means to use…
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Electricity produced from renewable sources accounted for more than half of Germany's electricity supplies, reaching 56% in 2023, according to the Federal Network Agency. A year earlier, the figure was 47.4%. An increase in rainfall benefited hydro-electric power plants, following droughts experienced in 2022. They generated 16.5% more energy than in the previous year. Onshore wind farms…
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Bord na Móna's Edenderry power plant in Ireland moved from peat-fired electricity to biomass last week, meaning it no longer harvests bogs for fuel, reported the Irish Independent. The plant is the last of Ireland's peat-fuelled plants to adopt an alternative fuel source. In 2018, Bord na Móna promised a focus on cleaner operations. “Five years ago, Bord na Móna set out on our ambitious…
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Last September, Bioenergy Devco (BDC), the North American division of BTS Bioenergy, received permitting approval for construction of its organics recycling facility at its Bioenergy Innovation Center in Seaford, Delaware in the US. Shawn Kreloff, BDC CEO, tells Bioenergy Insight more. BDC collaborates with businesses, communities and governments to address the challenge of organic food waste at…
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