Nov 19, 2021
Amazon orders 1,000 CNG-fuelled trucks
Features
Nov 19, 2021
Austria-based Polytechnik is helping New Zealand sawmills cut emissions with innovative biomass technology.
With more than 3,300 plants installed worldwide and an export rate of 95%, Austrian firm Polytechnik has become a global player and leading supplier of customised solutions for any application, be it warm water, thermal oil or steam, from co-generation plants... [Read More]
Policy News
Nov 19, 2021
Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction Angus Taylor has unveiled Australia’s Bioenergy Roadmap.
The Roadmap marks the first of its kind in Australia and a record commitment from the Australian Government to bioenergy. It includes new analysis which confirms the adoption of key technologies, which would see $10 billion (€6.7 billion) added to Australia’s GDP... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 19, 2021
Work on a biogas plant in Norfolk, UK has been halted by the local council following complaints from residents.
The construction of an anaerobic digester in Bressingham is scheduled to end this week, after South Norfolk Council raised concerns about the legality of the development.
Deal Farm Biogas will be an agricultural by-product, crop and manure biomethane-to-grid... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 19, 2021
EverGen Infrastructure Corp (EverGen) said it does not expect a material impact to its business as a result of severe flooding surrounding Fraser Valley Biogas facility or its Net Zero Waste Abbotsford facility.
The company confirmed that as of 17 November, the areas surrounding the Fraser Valley Biogas facility have been subject to an evacuation order and, as a result,... [Read More]
Pellets News
Nov 18, 2021
Wood pellets remain a reliable and affordable solution for the decarbonisation of the EU economy, according to a new report.
Bioenergy Europe has published the fifth chapter of its Statistical Report 2021, focusing on wood pellets and their key role in achieving sustainability targets.
Global pellet production remains on the path of constant and stable growth, with... [Read More]
Pellets News
Nov 18, 2021
Lynemouth Power Station joined other leading bioenergy organisations in launching the ‘Glasgow Declaration on Sustainable Bioenergy’ at COP26 in Glasgow.
The signed declaration outlines the important role that bioenergy will play in net-zero ambitions agreed by the international community during the summit, a conclusion backed up by independent analysis from the... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 18, 2021
Around 300 buses in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, will run on bio-CNG produced at a wet waste management plant in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore City.
The 550-tonne per day capacity plant will become functional soon.
“This is a first-of-its-kind plant in the country, which is based on the concept of earning from waste, and is a classic example of the circular economy,”... [Read More]
Pellets News
Nov 18, 2021
Enviva will supply wood biomass from its manufacturing facilities in the US Southeast to Electric Power Development Co’s (J-Power) coal-fired power plants in Japan.
Through a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed with Tokyo-based J-Power, Enviva will build new infrastructure to produce and deliver up to 5 million tonnes of sustainable wood pellets to permanently... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 18, 2021
Clean Energy Fuels Corp has broken ground on an RNG digester at Del Rio Dairy in Texas.
This marks the first in a joint venture with TotalEnergies to produce the ultra-clean transportation fuel, which will be negative carbon-intensive. All the RNG fuel produced at Del Rio Dairy in Friona will make its way into Clean Energy’s nationwide network of RNG stations.
Once... [Read More]
Other News
Nov 17, 2021
Bioenergy accounted for around 3.52 million of the total 12 million global renewable energy jobs in 2020, down from 3.58 million in 2019.
Figures released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) showed that the renewable energy sector employed 12 million people, directly and indirectly, in 2020. The number has continued to grow globally, with the solar... [Read More]
Policy News
Nov 17, 2021
North East England Chamber of Commerce has called on the UK Government to support the region’s potential to be a world leader in energy production as part of its ‘levelling-up’ policy.
Chamber members Northumbrian Water, EDF Energy, and Lynemouth Power, a biomass facility, all contributed to the Chamber report. Expertise from these three companies included generating... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 17, 2021
SGN Commercial Services (SGN) has been chosen to support biogas upgrading at BrewDog’s site in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
The company will provide gas measurement entry unit pipelines and utilities installation and project management services to the multinational brewery firm.
BrewDog has ambitions of becoming the world’s most sustainable drinks company – targeting... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 17, 2021
A pilot run by DHL Freight with Shell to trial bio-LNG on three haulier trucks has proven a success.
The pilot, which started in June, aimed to sustainably reduce CO2 emissions in road freight transport for DHL’s customer, pump manufacturer Grundfos. In the first five months, the volume of bio-LNG lifted has reduced 87 tons of CO2 equivalent. This corresponds to the... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 16, 2021
Scientists from UK utility Thames Water, in partnership with the University of Surrey, have ‘perfected the art’ of transforming sewage into green electricity at peak times.
The UK uses the most power between 4pm and 7pm, when many families are at home using energy-hungry appliances like ovens, dishwashers and kettles. At this time of day, particularly during the... [Read More]
Pellets News
Nov 16, 2021
In 2020, wood pellet production in Europe was up 4% from the previous year, and was 34% higher than in 2016, according to recent figures.
Data released by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe revealed that despite the increase, production has not kept up with consumption, resulting in higher net imports to the continent over the past few years. To fill... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 16, 2021
Archaea Energy’s subsidiary, Archaea Holdings, has entered into a 21-year RNG purchase and sale agreement with Northwest Natural Gas Company (NW Natural), which serves around 2.5 million people in Oregon and Southwest Washington.
Under the agreement, NW Natural will purchase the environmental attributes generated by Archaea related to up to one million MMBtu of RNG... [Read More]
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