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Ireland’s bioenergy opportunity is “immense”, according to the new president of the Irish Bioenergy Association (IrBEA), Paddy Phelan.
This week, IrBEA’s new president and vice-president were elected by the organisation’s management executive committee. Paddy Phelan, CEO of 3 County Energy Agency, was elected the new president, taking over from Des O’Toole, and Maurice Ryan,…
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The World Bioenergy Association (WBA) has joined the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition (CPLC) as a partner.
The CPLC is a voluntary partnership of 34 national and sub-national governments, over 164 businesses from a range of sectors and regions, and more than 85 strategic partners representing civil society organisations, NGOs and academic institutions that agree to advance the carbon…
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The first World Biogas eFestival saved the carbon equivalent of planting more than 6,500 trees.
The event, which went online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was a “great success”, according to the World Biogas Association (WBA), with more than 300 participants joining the four-day event from 48 countries around the globe.
An estimated carbon footprint of 402 tonnes of carbon dioxide…
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DMT Clear Gas Solutions will update renewable natural gas (RNG) equipment at Seabreeze Farm, a third-generation dairy farm in British Columbia (BC).
Seabreeze Farm, owned by the Keulen family, will update their RNG equipment using DMT’s patented three-stage membrane separation system. The farm made headlines in 2015 when the owners announced they had combined anaerobic digestion (AD) with a…
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Decarbonising the UK’s gas network has been a priority for several years. How will the Gas Goes Green initiative turn words into action?
Gas network companies have been working on decarbonisation projects for several years. Now, the Energy Networks Association (ENA) has launched the Gas Goes Green initiative, bringing together all of the UK’s gas network companies, which includes SGN,…
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On 1 May, Pacific BioEnergy (PacBio) planted its first seedling in the Bobtail fire area west of Prince George, British Columbia.
In 2015, the Bobtail area was hit by a major wildfire, which burned an area covering 25,533 hectares. The extent of the fire damage prevented salvage by the traditional forest industry.
In 2019, PacBio reached an agreement with one of the major licensees in the…
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Minneapolis, US-based company Xcel Energy is expanding into the renewable natural gas (RNG) sector, exploring how it could deliver RNG to its customers.
The company’s plans form part of its initiative to reduce carbon emissions from the electricity it provides to customers by 80% by 2030, while pursuing a vision to offer 100% carbon-free electricity by 2050.
“Xcel Energy provides…
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Iona Capital has successfully closed debt financing on behalf of one of its funds, the Iona Environmental Infrastructure LP (IEILP), which invested in 11 UK anaerobic digestion (AD) facilities.
IEILP is a greenfield fund that launched in 2021 and is backed by UK pension fund investors. The investors’ funds - £60 million (€66.7 million) - were deployed to build four large gas-to-grid…
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Britain’s five gas network companies, Cadent, National Grid, NGN, SGN and Wales & West Utilities, are calling on the UK Government to unlock over £900 million (€1 billion) to invest in green gas network infrastructure.
The request by the Energy Networks Association (ENA) forms part of its Gas Goes Green initiative, which seeks to create the first zero-carbon gas grid in the UK. The…
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U.S. Gain has become the largest renewable natural gas (RNG) supplier in Oregon, US, through its latest supply agreements.
The company has supply agreements with Salem Area Mass Transit District, Gresham Sanitary, Heiberg Garbage and Recycling and Pride Disposal. The news follows U.S. Gain’s announcement of an RNG supply agreement with the Port of Seattle for use at Seattle Tacoma…
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Gaseous solutions including biogas, biomethane and hydrogen are needed to speed up the European Union’s economic recovery, according to Eurogas.
The association has highlighted the importance of financing the uptake of hydrogen production and accelerating renovation, adding that it is ‘integral’ to a successful green recovery.
“Keeping business as usual is not possible in the…
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UK supermarket chain Iceland has announced food waste reductions of almost 2,500 tonnes (23.2%) over the last two years through community initiatives and anaerobic digestion.
The announcement comes 12 months after the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ (DEFRA) Food Waste Champion Ben Elliot called on businesses to ‘step up to the plate’ and drive plans to cut food waste.…
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KPA Unicon has delivered a new bio-heating boiler plant to Espoo, Finland, on behalf of Finnish energy company Fortum.
The plant was handed over for commercial use on 5 May. Unicon’s Renefluid bubbling fluidised bed (BFB) boiler plant generates district heating for the residents of Espoo, using wood biomass. The new boiler plant replaces part of the old coal-fired heat production…
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Stobart Energy, a leading supplier of biomass fuel in the UK, has appointed a new CEO and made a series of board changes.
Richard Jenkins, who has extensive experience in the waste-to-energy sector, will head up the business on 1 June. Jenkins spent the last three years managing the Greater Manchester Waste contract, initially for Viridor and most recently for Suez. This is one of the largest…
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A new $15 million (€13.6 million) rail link in the US has helped Drax to reduce its supply chain emissions and biomass costs.
In its first year of operation, the five-mile rail link has increased the flow of biomass from one of Drax’s US pellet plants to its UK power station, helping to reduce emissions and costs while boosting the resilience of the company’s supply chain.
The rail…
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