Jul 15, 2021
EU’s ‘Fit for 55’ package threatens biomass progress, says Bioenergy Europe
Biogas News
Jul 15, 2021
Global impact-investing pioneer Lightrock has invested in Antec Biogas, a Norwegian technology company specialising in biogas production.
Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Oslo, Antec has developed a proprietary, modular and highly-efficient biogas reactor technology, leveraging a multi-chamber approach to convert organic wastes into biogas.
The process is versatile... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 14, 2021
Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, has entered into a partnership with GreenGas USA to receive RNG.
Early next year, South Carolina-based RNG developer GreenGas will deliver RNG derived from vegetable waste that is currently decomposing in lagoons and emitting methane emissions directly into the atmosphere.
Working at an existing wastewater treatment facility... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 14, 2021
Bryon Shire Council in New South Wales, Australia is exploring the feasibility of a new bioenergy facility in the area.
The proposed location for the bioenergy plant is on council property at the Byron Sewage Treatment Plant. If successful, the Byron Bioenergy Facility will be the first of its kind in Australia.
Byron Shire Council is considering a bioenergy facility... [Read More]
Pellets News
Jul 14, 2021
The US Industrial Pellet Association (USIPA) said it is ‘deeply disappointed’ by CNN’s portrayal of the biomass industry.
Its criticism follows a report by CNN that allegedly portrayed the scientific community as being ‘in uniform opposition’ to biomass, citing a number of critical academics. However, it excluded assessments by the UN Intergovernmental Panel... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 14, 2021
ArcelorMittal’s Sestao facility in Spain will become the world’s first full-scale zero-carbon emissions steel plant, using sustainable biomass or green hydrogen.
The development is the result of a memorandum of understanding signed with the Spanish Government that will see an investment of €1 billion in the construction of a green hydrogen direct reduced iron... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 13, 2021
UK rail freight provider Freightliner, working in partnership with a consortium of specialist suppliers, has secured government funding to develop a dual-fuel solution for the Class 66 locomotive.
The technology, utilising biogas and hydrogen, is one of the 30 winners of the latest round of the First of a Kind competition announced by the UK Transport Secretary. Already... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 13, 2021
Keravan Energia and Q Power have joined forces to produce synthetic methane in connection with the Kerava biopower plant in Finland.
Synthetic methane is a carbon-neutral fuel that can be used in transport and energy production. It is produced from CO2 recovered from the biogas plant’s flue gases and hydrogen produced with carbon-neutral electricity.
In the spring,... [Read More]
Other News
Jul 13, 2021
CPL Industries, a UK manufacturer and distributor of smokeless fuels, has partnered with Severn Trent Green Power to transform food waste into low-carbon solid fuels used for heating.
Using hydrothermal carbonisation (HTC) processing, CPL converts the by-product from Severn Trent’s food waste processing to produce low-carbon fuels.
Across its waste sites, Severn... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 13, 2021
Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) will take over Schmack Biogas Service and microbEnergy, both headquartered in Bavaria, by the end of the year.
HZI entered into an agreement with Viessmann Group to acquire the business activities of both entities on 9 July. The final closing is expected after formal approval by the regulatory authorities. By this date, the business activities... [Read More]
Pellets News
Jul 12, 2021
AVG Group Sarl (AVG), a climate change investment firm based in Norway, has invested $2.9 million (€2.4 million) in pellet manufacturer Arbaflame.
Arbaflame has developed a unique pellet using bio-feedstock (sawdust) that can supplement or replace coal in boilers and power plants. The pellets allows coal plant operators to continue power production more sustainably... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 12, 2021
Adapt Biogas is the first in the UK to generate its own onsite heat and electricity using liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Flogas.
Feeding two combined heat and power (CHP) engines, Flogas' LNG provides electricity to power Adapt's unique biogas-to-grid injection system, as well as heat, to kick-start its biogas production cycle.
The anaerobic digestion (AD) plant... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 12, 2021
Liqvis, L.I.T. Cargo and IVECO Magirus have joined forces on a flagship project using 100% bio-LNG from renewable sources.
As part of the project, Liqvis, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Uniper that is building and operating an LNG infrastructure for heavy-duty trucks, provided bio-LNG from its site in Hamm, Germany, to logistics company L.I.T. The firm ran up to 16 IVECO... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 12, 2021
EDF has put an end to its Ecocombust project, which would have developed a new waste wood-based fuel as an alternative to coal.
According to EDF, the conditions to continue the project were not met. The decision to cancel the plans was made for two reasons – the cost of the project, which would not make it possible to guarantee an attractive price for the final product... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 9, 2021
Valmet Oyj will merge with Neles Corporation, a Finnish company offering flow control solutions for process industries.
The new company, operating under the name Valmet Oyj, will enable Valmet to offer a stronger and more comprehensive offering to its customers, including energy (and bioenergy), board, paper, tissue and pulp technologies, flow control solutions, automation... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 9, 2021
A joint study by engineering firm Beca, gas distribution company First Gas Group and dairy co-operative Fonterra revealed renewable gas is a ‘viable, untapped solution’ to decarbonising New Zealand’s residential natural gas network.
The report found renewable gas has the potential to replace nearly 20% of the country’s total gas usage by 2050. It concluded that... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 9, 2021
Bmp greengas is now supplying biomethane to German company Wiegand-Glas to produce glass packaging.
The two companies started their collaboration in February after one of Wiegand-Glas’ clients, soulproducts, approached the company to produce its glass drinking bottles using biomethane. The soulbottles are now produced exclusively with green gas.
The range of climate-neutral... [Read More]
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