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TotalEnergies has acquired a 20% stake in Ductor, a Finland-based start-up that has developed an innovative technology to process high-nitrogen organic waste, such as poultry manure, which is usually difficult to use for biomethane production. By allowing the treatment of new types of input, this technology is helping to accelerate the development of the biogas value chain, thus contributing to…
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PurposeEnergy has announced it is set to build a new biogas processing plant in partnership with Unilever and its Ben & Jerry's brand of ice cream. The Saint Albans Industrial Treatment Center (SAINT) is a new biogas project designed to produce renewable energy through the responsible treatment of organic waste produced from food and beverage manufacturing. The project is located in St.…
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Globally, over 80% of wastewater is left untreated and discharged into the environment. While UK brewers are among the best in the world in making environmentally conscious decisions, over 70% the fresh water used in brewing still ends up as wastewater. This is not only potentially ecologically damaging, but also a waste of a valuable feedstock. Breweries are energy-intensive businesses, and as…
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Air Products, a leader in the production of gas separation and purification membranes, has announced a project to significantly increase hollow fibre membrane production at its St. Louis, Missouri facility. The production improvement project at the facility is driven by strong customer demand in the biogas and hydrogen recovery applications, as well as customer needs for the use of nitrogen for…
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Drax Group is set to construct two new bioenergy plants with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) in the US, following months of consideration over where its investment should be placed. The company will invest around £7bn (€8bn) in BECCS projects between 2024 and 2030. Of this figure, £3bn (€3.4bn) is being earmarked for Drax's existing biomass plant in Yorkshire, UK. Two initial sites in…
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Cimarron, Inc., a leading provider of environmental control and process equipment for the energy and biogas industries, and JATCO, Inc., a manufacturer of BTEX environmental solutions for the oil and gas production and transportation industries, announced they have established a strategic partnership to offer an all-in-one solution for BTEX and emissions control. The partnership will enable…
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The Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) has paved the way for installing seven bioenergy plants in the state with an investment of Rs 325 crore (€36.3m), reported The Times of India. Four of the seven compressed biogas (CBG) plants will have the capacity to produce 51.2 tonnes per day, and two biodiesel plants will have the capacity to produce 204 kilolitres per…
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The European Biogas Association (EBA) has released its EBA/GIE Biomethane Map 2022-2023. It shows that Europe reached a total of 1,322 biomethane-producing facilities by April 2023, with 299 new plants representing an increase of almost 30% from 2021. The number of plants in Europe has shown continued increase compared to previous editions of the map. There were 483 plants in the 2018 edition,…
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EnviTec Biogas is completing anaerobic digestion and biogas upgrading projects in more US states - including New York, Connecticut, Minnesota, Indiana and South Dakota. “We have 15 plants under construction right now,” explains Lars von Lehmden, managing director of EnviTec Anlagenbau GmbH & Co. KG, which is based in Lohne and Saerbeck, Germany. Four of these plants are soon to go…
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Dubai Municipality has announced the completion of its biogas-to-energy project at its Warsan Wastewater Treatment Plant. The project is one of the Municipality’s renewable energy initiatives that support its strategic plan to transform its assets into green sustainable assets, it said. The biogas power facility has the capacity to generate 44,250 MWh of electricity annually. The project’s…
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Searches for sustainable bioenergy and climate change solutions may be one and the same, according to a West Virginia University researcher. Edward Brzostek, associate professor of biology, and his students at the WVU Eberly College of Arts and Sciences are creating mathematical models to predict how bioenergy crops will enhance and store soil carbon through a renewed five-year grant from the US…
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Thachang Green Energy (TGE), a SET-listed biomass power plant developer and operator, has been awarded contracts to develop three municipal solid waste-fired power plants, as the firm aims to reach a revenue target of more than 3 billion baht (€80.7 million) in 2026. Last year TGE's revenue was 955 million baht (€25.7 million). The company signed power purchase agreements (PPAs) with the…
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Ole Hvelplund, CEO at Nature Energy, Europe’s biggest biomethane producer, spoke to Bioenergy Insight about Shell’s recent acquisition of the Danish company, and about the growth he foresees for the firm. Nature Energy hit the headlines earlier this year, following Shell’s acquisition of 100% of its shares. The petrochemical giant therefore acquired Nature Energy’s portfolio of operating…
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Bioenergy Devco (BDC), the North American division of BTS Bioenergy, and a leader in the design, engineering, construction, financing and operation of anaerobic digestion facilities to recycle organic material and produce renewable natural gas, has been selected by The Climate Registry for recognition in the Innovative Partnership category of the 2023 Climate Leadership Awards. The award…
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