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Two circular biomass boilers have entered operation at olam food ingredients’ (ofi’s) cocoa processing factories in the Netherlands and Germany, reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The boilers use cocoa shells, a by-product of the production process, as fuel to generate steam, which in turn powers the crafting of cocoa ingredients from ofi’s brand, deZaan, at its factories in Koog aan de…
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Energy company Gasum continues to expand its gas filling station network across the Nordics, with its latest addition situated in Växjö, south central Sweden, opening today (3 July). The new liquefied filling gas station provides renewable liquefied biogas (LBG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG), both of which the reduce CO2 emissions compared to conventional fuel, Gasum said. The company can…
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KEW Technology has secured over £4.4m (€5.1m) of funding to take its successful research into waste-to-hydrogen technology solutions into ‘real-world’ demonstration at its Sustainable Energy Centre facility in the West Midlands, UK. The award from the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero’s Hydrogen BECCS (Bio-Energy with Carbon Capture and Storage) Innovation Programme will see…
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Czechia's largest compressed natural gas (CNG) retailer Bonett has opened its 10th CNG filling station in Prague. It is a public self-service station with non-stop operation on Bělohorská Street in Vypich, in the western part of greater Prague. The CNG stand is part of an existing filling station for conventional fossil fuels and thus expands its portfolio of fuels offered. "The filling plant…
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Until recently, the emphasis in most biogas projects has been on utilising methane, its primary energy component, writes Tobias Eckhof, project engineer at Krieg & Fischer Ingenieure GmbH. With the increased use of biogas in the form of biomethane, carbon dioxide can now be effectively harnessed as a by-product of biogas upgrading. Instead of being viewed as a waste product, the carbon…
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Biomass producer Enviva has broken ground on its forthcoming Epes plant under construction in Sumter County, Alabama in the US. Enviva has been active in Sumter County since its initial assessment of the site in 2018. In 2020, Enviva acquired over 300 acres in the Epes Industrial Park, located next to the Tombigbee River in Sumter County, to build its largest wood pellet production plant. In…
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EverGen has announced the successful drawdown of $15 million (€13.8m) under the first tranche of the previously announced $31 million (€28.5m) syndicated senior term loan from Roynat Capital (Roynat) and Export Development Canada (EDC), providing EverGen with financial certainty to fund the Fraser Valley Biogas core RNG expansion project currently under construction. “This marks the final…
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Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, has announced a $10 million (€6.9m) contribution to BioLesna Carbon Technologies LP, a joint venture between BC Biocarbon and Dunkley Lumber Ltd., for a new biorefinery in Carrot River, Saskatchewan. The contribution comes through the Investments in Forest Industry Transformation (IFIT) program, which aims to support Canada’s forest…
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The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) has reacted with disappointment to the publication of the UK’s Climate Change Committee’s latest progress report to Parliament. The association said it was alarmed by the UK Government’s continued lack of leadership and commitment to anaerobic digestion (AD), an industry that could reduce the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions by 6%…
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Musser Biomass and Wood products, a division of family-owned and -operated Musser Lumber Company based in Virgina, US, will invest $7.5 million (€6.8m) and create ten new jobs to expand its operation in Wythe County. The expansion will more than double production of dried hardwood chips and sawdust the company supplies to composite decking manufacturers, plastic extrusion companies, and BBQ…
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The Energy Futures Initiative (EFI) has released a new report focused on actionable pathways for deploying bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) at scale. The report – Taking Root: A Policy Blueprint for Responsible BECCS Development in the United States – outlines how BECCS can advance decarbonisation needs by providing the permanent removal of greenhouse gases from the…
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Montauk Renewables Inc has announced it will develop a renewable natural gas (RNG) project at a municipal waste landfill site in Irvine, California. The company said the project will be undertaken by its subsidiary Bowerman Power at the Frank R. Bowerman waste landfill site. The project represents Montauk's second waste-to-energy initiative in Orange County, alongside its extant 20 megawatt…
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India's Power Ministry has decided to benchmark the prices of biomass pellets used for co-firing in thermal power plants (TPPs). The decision comes due to the evolving market conditions for biomass pellets and requests received from stakeholders including TPPs, pellet manufacturers, farmers, bankers etc, according to the Ministry. “The benchmarked price shall take into account the business…
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Spain plans to double its 2030 targets for biogas and green hydrogen production, according to a draft of the energy ministry's updated climate strategy seen by Reuters on 28 June. The new plan increases the Spanish government's energy and climate ambitions across the board, setting higher goals for solar and wind power, among others. Energy is a hotly debated topic in Spain ahead of national…
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