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Over the next five years, 22 partners from nine European countries will join forces in EU-funded project BIOMETHAVERSE, which is designed to diversify the technology basis for biomethane production in Europe, to reduce production costs and to contribute to the uptake of biomethane technologies.
Co-funded by the EU, the project will support the bloc's scale-up of biomethane production to 35bcm by…
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A leading biomass scientist at Aston University has welcomed the government’s announcement to ensure UK energy is more secure, as outlined in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero's Up Britain: Net Zero Growth Plan, and the Powering Up Britain: Energy Security Plan - both published on 30 March.
However, Professor Patricia Thornley, director of Aston University’s Energy and…
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Nicklin Transit Packaging, the UK's largest independent pallet and packaging firm, has invested more than £1m (€1.1m), in a new biomass heating system at its main manufacturing site on the Woods Bank Estate in Wednesbury.
The new plant will be fuelled using the waste generated by the company’s manufacturing processes and the energy generated will help heat the buildings across the site as…
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Global renewable energy firm, Drax Group, has welcomed a positive conclusion of the European Union’s discussions on the revision of the Renewable Energy Directive (REDIII).
The agreement reached by the EU Institutions this week recognises the importance of sustainably sourced biomass within the region, providing renewable, reliable power while displacing fossil fuels and supporting good forest…
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Rural small businesses and farmers in the US will be eligible to apply for $1 billion (€915m) in grants to invest in clean energy beginning on 1 April, the US Department of Agriculture and the White House announced on Friday, reported Reuters.
The money, part of the Inflation Reduction Act's (IRA) budget, will be distributed through the USDA's Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) and is…
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The wood-fueled Godo Biomass Power Plant, located in the Anpachi district of Gifu Prefecture in Japan, began operations on 2 April.
The plant is run by Gifu Seino Green Power LLC (GSGP), a special purpose company established by Marubeni Corporation and Chubu Electric Power Company.
The biomass plant is the first to involve local consumption of locally produced fuel for both Marubeni and Chubu…
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Enviva has welcomed news that the European Union's (EU) trilogue negotiations concluded with an agreement on the Renewable Energy Directive III (REDIII), adding it was "pleased to hear that woody biomass will continue to be recognised as a renewable energy source in the EU".
The biomass producer stated the agreement's final text has yet to be publicly released, but it understands the agreement…
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The UK government has confirmed its commitment to support the deployment of large-scale power bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) projects by 2030, and that the Drax Power Station BECCS project has passed the deliverability assessment for the Power BECCS project submission process.
Drax said it has been invited to enter formal bilateral discussions with the government immediately,…
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Ence Biogas, a subsidiary of the Ence-Energía y Celulosa Group, has signed a contract with engineering and technology company Sener for the development of conceptual, basic and detailed engineering for six biomethane plants, located in different parts of Spain.
This agreement will be executed this year, which will enable the administrative processing of the plants to begin.
The plants are…
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Remco Krul, marketing & communications manager at Nordsol, explained the company’s Bio-LNG installations, and how biogas producers can tap into this profitability potential as CHP permits expire.
The main components in biogas are methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2). To produce bio-LNG, the methane in the biogas is separated from the carbon dioxide and contaminants to produce biomethane.…
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The winners of the 2023 AD and Biogas Industry Awards were revealed at a gala ceremony at the Vox in Birmingham, UK, on 29 March.
Run by the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) and the World Biogas Association (WBA), the Awards celebrate excellence and innovation in the global anaerobic digestion (AD) and biogas sector across 12 categories.
Chris Huhne, ADBA chairman and…
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A major shareholder in Drax Group is pushing the UK utility to drop some licenses to harvest trees for biomass in Canada, reported Bloomberg.
Schroder Investment Management Ltd asked the biomass producer to transfer of dispose of its existing so-called "Category Two" licenses within the next 12 months, according to a public letter from Schroders to the chairs of the UK Parliament’s…
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The UK government has today (30 March) announced plans to scale up “affordable, clean, homegrown power and build thriving green industries”, by investing billions of pounds in what it termed an “energy revolution”.
Following decades of reliance on foreign fossil fuels, the government said it was delivering a “radical shift” in the UK’s energy system towards cleaner and more…
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Harare City Council (HCC) in Zimbabwe has cancelled a biogas digester contract worth US$465.2k (€429.8k), that was awarded to Synlak (Pvt) Ltd after the company failed to complete the project within set timelines, according to News Day.
The European Union granted the non-State actors funding for the construction of a 100-kilowatt biogas project in Mbare in December 2013. The project was…
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António Costa, Portugal's prime minister, visited the Caima cellulosic fibre production unit, which is being constructed by Altri Group, to observe the progress of the new biomass plant.
The project is being financed by the Recovery and Resilience Program (PRR) - Portugal's post-Covid drive to stimulate sustainable economic growth, consisting of €13.9 billion in grants and €2.7 billion in…
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