Feb 14, 2022
EDL to market Pennant Midstream’s landfill RNG
Features
Feb 14, 2022
A state-of-the-art care home in York, UK, has taken a fresh approach to sustainable food waste management with ReFood.
The Oaks is a stateof- the-art care home in New Earswick, York, run by the Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust (JRHT). It is an integral part of the Hartrigg Oaks retirement village, a community of around 400 people, and now, working with ReFood, the care... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 11, 2022
A consortium of Japanese companies has agreed to acquire Solariant Capital’s 52.7 MWp biomass power plant – Fukuyama Biomass Power Plant GK.
Chubu Electric Power Co, Inabata & Co, Taihei Dengyo Co, Tokyo Sangyo Co and Hitachi Zosen Corporation entered into an agreement with Solariant, a renewable investment and development company based in Pasadena, California,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 11, 2022
U.S. Gain has announced that its RNG supply will be used as a feedstock for hydrogen production.
The company, a leader in the development and distribution of alternative fuel and renewable thermal energy, said the move would enable a greener fuelling solution for the California transportation market.
Hydrogen producers are quickly learning the importance of feedstock... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 11, 2022
Gasunie, Dutch energy infrastructure firm and operator of the Dutch gas pipeline network has formed a 50/50 joint venture with torrefaction technology specialist Perpetual Next to produce green gas.
The two companies will further develop and build the Torrgas Delfzijl project – a new plant to produce and distribute green gas made from syngas. The facility will use... [Read More]
Features
Feb 10, 2022
BLAZE is a Horizon 2020 project aimed at developing a biomass low-cost, advanced and zero-emission (BLAZE) CHP plant – the first of its kind. This will be achieved by developing a dual fluidised bed technology integrated with high-temperature gas cleaning and conditioning systems and solid oxide fuel cells.
The technology is designed to utilise a wide range of biomass... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 10, 2022
EverGen Infrastructure Corp (EverGen) announced that its Sea to Sky Soils organic waste processing and composting facility processed around 160% of its budgeted tonnage in the second half of last year.
The Sea to Sky Soils facility in British Columbia serves as a source of valuable feedstock for EverGen’s existing and future RNG operations.
The plant processed... [Read More]
Policy News
Feb 10, 2022
The UK Government will increase the frequency of auctions for funding through the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, to boost investment and jobs in renewable energy.
CfD auctions will now take place every year rather than every two years. This will support renewable electricity producers and boost the UK’s renewable energy infrastructure.
The Association for... [Read More]
Pellets News
Feb 10, 2022
Pinnacle Renewable Energy and Drax Group’s US pellet business, Drax Biomass, are rebranding to ‘Drax’.
The move supports the group’s growth strategy, climate goals and relationships with people, including colleagues, communities, partners, customers and suppliers.
Drax Group acquired Pinnacle, which has operations across British Columbia and Alabama, US,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 10, 2022
Republic Services (Republic) will acquire US Ecology, a leading provider of environmental solutions offering treatment, recycling and disposal of hazardous, non-hazardous and speciality waste.
Republic is active in the US biogas market, working with partners including Aria Energy, OPAL Fuels, and U.S. Gain to produce RNG. The company owns several landfills, from which... [Read More]
Pellets News
Feb 10, 2022
Drax Group is ramping up to full production at Leola – the first of three new satellite pellet plants planned for Arkansas.
Leola, in Grant County, Arkansas, is part of a $40 million (€34.8 million) investment by Drax in the state. Including Leola, Drax operates six pellet plants in the US, which use biomass sourced from sustainably managed working forests in Louisiana,... [Read More]
Features
Feb 9, 2022
By Ole Hvelplund, CEO, Nature Energy.
In many ways, we at Nature Energy have an exciting year ahead of us. In 2021, we announced a new, ambitious growth strategy which means Nature Energy will invest heavily in the construction of new large-scale biogas plants internationally. This will be our key focus in the year to come. A few years ago, the large-scale production... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 9, 2022
Clean Methane Systems (CMS) and Ammongas have introduced new amine technology to North American RNG customers.
The Danish technology simplifies biogas upgrading by minimising the steps required to prepare and inject RNG into the grid. Amine technology also reduces operational costs in the novel way it manages hydrogen sulphide and other contaminants in the gas stream.
Both... [Read More]
Pellets News
Feb 9, 2022
Sawlog supply in the US South is tightening, but a surplus of small logs and residues creates opportunities for pulp and wood pellet expansion.
Wood Resources International (WRI) shared its new focus report, ‘US South Softwood Industry – Outlook for the World’s Most Important Softwood Fiber Basket’, establishing a fact base around forest resources and industry... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 9, 2022
bp has announced plans to increase the proportion of capital expenditure in transition growth businesses, including bioenergy, to more than 40% by 2025.
bp provided an update on its strategic transformation on 8 February, including accelerating its net-zero ambition, as part of its full-year results for 2021. The company reported an annual profit of $12.85 billion (€11.2... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 9, 2022
A research project focused on removing plastic contamination from food waste destined for anaerobic digestion (AD) has received funding from Ecosurety.
Ecosurety is a producer responsibility compliance scheme for packaging, waste from electrical and electronic equipment, and batteries.
Offering a total of £1 million (€1.18 million) since its launch in 2019, the... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 8, 2022
Estonian energy company Alexela is one of the first in the country and in the Baltics to supply the domestic market with a 100% carbon-neutral fuel - liquefied biomethane (LBM).
LBM is considered the most sustainable fuel in road transport today, helping to reduce greenhouse gases of heavy-duty vehicles in the logistics chain.
Alexela has several other projects connected... [Read More]
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USTC chief executive and co-owner Nina Østergaard Borris said the acquisition reinforces the group’s long-term strategy of diversifying into sustainable energy markets
Formerly known as firmus energy networks, the company announced its rebrand during its annual stakeholder briefing
Aston University has officially opened the Wolfson Centre for Low Carbon Hydrogen, the UK’s first fully integrated facility dedicated to converting biomass into low-carbon hydrogen and electricity under real-world industrial conditions
https://www.bioenergy-news.com/news/aston-university-opens-uks-first-biomass-to-hydrogen-research-centre/
