Sep 10, 2021
In conversation with Fiona Macleod
Biogas News
Sep 10, 2021
Aemetis has received building permits from Stanislaus County in California to construct the next phase of dairy biogas digesters in the Aemetis Biogas Central Dairy Digester Project.
The project will be connected via a 32-mile private pipeline to the Aemetis ethanol plant near Modesto, connecting dairy RNG facilities.
“In addition to the California Environmental... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 9, 2021
Starwood Energy Group (Starwood) has entered into an investment partnership with BerQ RNG, a premier developer of RNG projects in the US and Canada.
The new platform will develop and acquire RNG projects in all stages, from early development to operating projects. The platform will be majority-owned by Starwood and operate under the name BerQ RNG.
Based on Oakville,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 9, 2021
Host and Birch Solutions (Birch) have signed an exclusive partner agreement to market Host’s biogas technology alongside Birch’s services and operations in the UK.
Birch is an established AD plant service operator, with capabilities including biogas plant optimisation. Bioenergy technology provider, Host, headquartered in the Netherlands, has over 350 bioenergy... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 9, 2021
Online supermarket Ocado Group has signed a deal to open another CNG refuelling station in the UK, using a higher biomethane blend.
In January 2019, Ocado became the first UK retailer to self-fund the purchase of an on-site grid-connected gas refuelling station at its depot in Hatfield. The new facility, at the firm’s Dordon Customer Fulfilment Centre in Warwickshire,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 8, 2021
Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) and Circle K have opened two new CNG stations.
The two publicly accessible, fast-fill CNG stations are now open at Circle K’s forecourt in Dublin and in Limerick City.
Strategically located to support prominent haulier routes, the state-of-the-art stations can fill 50 heavy-goods vehicles (HGVs) a day, with each fill taking no more than... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 8, 2021
Clarke Energy USA will design, supply, and install a biogas upgrading plant to generate biomethane (RNG) with BioTown Biogas in Indiana. The agreement includes a biogas engine generating renewable electricity and heat.
BioTown is an existing renewable energy business expanding into the generation of biogas to be cleaned to gas grid injection standards as biomethane.
Five... [Read More]
Other News
Sep 8, 2021
Enhanced R&D is required on biochar for its full potential to be realised, according to the Irish Bioenergy Association (IrBEA).
The organisation described biochar production and use as an ‘emerging opportunity’ that must be embraced for its full benefit to be realised in addressing a series of challenges across many sectors in Ireland.
Biochar could benefit... [Read More]
Other News
Sep 7, 2021
A new £450 million (€524 million) fund opened on 31 August will unlock greener ways to travel and to hear and power homes and businesses in the UK.
The fund will explore ways of harnessing a new approach to energy network innovation that will keep bills as low as possible while driving the UK towards its goal of net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050, and... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 7, 2021
Heavy-duty vehicle fleets are increasingly turning to near-zero-emissions (NZE) natural gas vehicles (NGVs) and carbon-negative RNG, according to the California Natural Gas Vehicle Partnership (CNGVP).
During a press conference, the organisation said NZE NGVs are available now, delivering critical and cost-effective emissions reductions throughout California, where... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 6, 2021
Petrobras Distribuidora (Vibra) has signed a cooperation agreement with ZEG Biogas e Energia (ZEG) to jointly develop biomethane projects.
The companies aim to promote the growth of the biomethane market in Brazil, providing producers with technological solutions for the manufacture of biomethane from by-products of the industrial process that originates ethanol.
Vibra... [Read More]
Features
Sep 6, 2021
4CleanTech discusses the future of combined heat and power (CHP) technology with biomethane and hydrogen.
In the past, energy was simply a fixed cost factor in the value chain of a company, but this has changed fundamentally in the last decade. By using renewable energy sources, energy-intensive businesses, in particular, can not only reduce their carbon footprint but... [Read More]
Pellets News
Sep 6, 2021
Several people have been injured in an explosion at Hazlehurst Wood Pellets in Georgia, US.
Four employees were sent to hospital, with two having to be airlifted. One of the victims drove to the hospital by private car with a hand injury, WTOC, a Georgia-based news channel, reported.
The fire started at approximately 4.30pm. At the time of the incident on 3 September,... [Read More]
Other News
Sep 3, 2021
The deadline for applying to Privilege Finance’s Climate Change Thought Leadership Award for students is fast approaching, with entries closing on 24 September.
The award is open to undergraduates, postgraduates and PhD students. Winning candidates will secure a £1,000 (€1,160) prize, a mentoring opportunity - including a tour of an anaerobic digestion plant -... [Read More]
Other News
Sep 3, 2021
Veolia has demonstrated a new way of treating the 25% of green waste that is sent for disposal or re-composting.
Veolia currently processes over 500,000 tonnes of green and food waste annually, derived from a nationwide network of 11 composting sites that produce over 250,000 tonnes per year.
Previously, around 25% of green waste ended up as oversize after composting,... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 3, 2021
A biomass plant in Barry, Wales, is facing enforcement action after several discrepancies were found with its plans.
According to Barry and District News, Vale of Glamorgan Council could force developers to close down and demolish the site, under planning rules.
The wood-burning power plant has been built but is not yet fully operational. However, council officers... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 3, 2021
Wales & West Utilities (W&W) has received the green light to inject biogas containing up to 1% hydrogen into its gas network in Swindon.
This is the first time the Health & Safety Executive has permitted natural gas with an elevated hydrogen level to be used in the national network.
W&W is working with ABSL, which will inject bio-substitute natural... [Read More]
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