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Anaergia has announced that all interim conditions in respect to its previously announced equity investment of C$40.8 million (€27.9 million) have been satisfied. Last month, Marny, through a wholly owned subsidiary, agreed to subscribe for an aggregate of 102,000,000 units of the Company at a price of C$0.40 per Unit with each Unit consisting of one subordinate voting share of the Company and…
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Anaerobic digestion (AD) is increasingly contributing to the circular economy for UK businesses, and the by-products of the process are helping to achieve sustainability goals, according to experts in water and wastewater management Alpheus Environmental. The company has calculated that the three key AD plants it manages in the UK produces enough methane from biogas as a byproduct to heat over…
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Bioenergy Insight wishes a happy and restful festive period to all of our readers. Thank you for following us, and we look forward to resuming activity on 2 January 2024.
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Osaka Gas Co Ltd has began the commercial operation of a 75-MW biomass-fired plant in Hyogo prefecture in southern Japan. The plant, which is called Hirohata Biomass Power Plant, will utilise wood chips - both locally produced and imported - alongside palm kernel shells. The wood chips that are locally sourced will come from Green Power Fuel Co, an Osaka Gas subsidiary. The Hirohata Biomass…
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Anaergia has announced a C$40.8 million (€27.9 million) equity investment by Marny Investissement SA (Marny) by way of an arm’s-length, three-tranche, non-brokered private placement. Marny, through a wholly owned subsidiary (“Marny Holdco”), has agreed to subscribe for an aggregate of 102,000,000 units of the Company at a price of C$0.40 per Unit with each Unit consisting of one…
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Stainless steel producer Outokumpu has decided to invest in a pelletising plant to produce biocoke at its site in Tornio, Finland. The investment is approximately €30 million and the aim is to start production mid-2025. The company said that replacing fossil coke with renewable raw materials from biomass is one of the key drivers to reduce its direct emissions in its operations. The carbon…
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Greenhill Energy has launched its $425 million plans to build Australia’s first full integrated processing facility to convert landfill waste and sustainable biomass into high value products such as fertilisers and synthetic fuels, and into low-cost clean hydrogen for use in emission free power and transport. Following recent positive trials and ongoing research and development, Greenhill…
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The European Commission has approved a €140 million Portuguese scheme to support the production of renewable hydrogen and biomethane to foster the transition to a net-zero economy, in line with the Green Deal Industrial Plan. The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework, adopted by the Commission on 9 March 2023 and amended on 20 November 2023, to…
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Aker Carbon Capture has been awarded a feasibility study by Limeco, a Swiss company that is planning to construct a new waste-to-energy plant in Dietikon, in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland. The new waste incineration plant will consist of two identical incineration lines. Aker Carbon Capture's standardised and modularised carbon capture units are developed for this volume of CO2, the company…
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An upgrade from producing electricity to gas at a local anaerobic digestion facility has transformed a Norfolk town into one of the UK’s first green communities. Bioenergy Insight finds out more. The picturesque town of Attleborough in Norfolk, England, has found a new claim to fame. An upgrade to an existing anaerobic digestion (AD) plant on a former turkey rearing site means the town is now…
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Task Force 3 of the Biomethane Industrial Partnership has published its report on feedstock potentials from marginal and contaminated lands. The report examines the untapped potential of cultivating biomass on marginal lands and contaminated lands across Europe. While several biowaste streams remain untapped, the report emphasises that their full potential alone cannot fulfill biofuel…
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded two Delaware State University researchers a three-year grant of almost $300,000 (€273.7) for a project that could leverage the properties of microalgae toward energy and cancer treatment purposes. The research is being led by Dr. Ali Parsaeimehr, Principal Investigator (PI) and DSU Postdoctoral Researcher, and Dr. Gulnihal Ozbay, Co-PI and…
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Bühler’s Energy Recovery Centre, built in partnership with Belgian company Vyncke, is fully operational and ready for customer trials. Officially opened on November 20, the facility provides heating for Bühler offices in Uzwil by using biomass generated at its application and training centres. Moreover, the Energy Recovery Centre, the world’s only application centre of this kind and size,…
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The Acorn Partners – Storegga, Shell U.K Limited (Shell), Harbour Energy and North Sea Midstream Partners (NSMP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Uniper, an international energy company operating over 22GW of generation capacity in Europe and one of the world’s largest power producers. Uniper is developing proposals to retrofit post-combustion carbon capture technology on…
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