May 27, 2021
Three firms acquire stake in biogas firm Hyperthermics
Biomass News
May 27, 2021
The Koehler Group is planning to fully convert its plant in Oberkirch, Germany to biomass.
The €60 million project will enable the firm to produce the energy it needs for its paper production operations with wood chips, green waste and mill residue. This means the fuel will be CO2-neutral, as well as a renewable raw material sourced from the region.
Koehler’s... [Read More]
Pellets News
May 27, 2021
The UK is setting an example to the rest of the world in transitioning from coal to net-zero using bioenergy, according to the authors of a new report.
‘Electric Insights: Q1 2021: Britain’s Transition from Coal to Biomass to BECCS’, an independent report by academics from Imperial College London for Drax Electric Insights, has shown that the UK is the largest... [Read More]
Pellets News
May 26, 2021
Glennon Brothers, a third-generation family timber processing firm, has entered into an agreement with SHV Energy to buy Balcas.
Balcas operates a sawmill in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, producing quality sawn timber products for the fencing, landscaping, agricultural, construction, and pallet and packaging sectors.
The company also operates two... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 26, 2021
Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Authority in Utica, New York, has recovered 11.5 million pounds (approximately 5,750 tons) of food waste since its launch in 2019.
The $3.4 million (€2.7 million) Food2Energy facility opened in May 2019 and recovers food waste, which makes up 22% of all municipal solid waste sent to landfill, furthering the region’s goal to conserve landfill... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 26, 2021
Hive Energy has acquired 50% of Dutch green energy company, DBG Group, to develop biogas projects.
This partnership marks UK-based Hive’s latest progression in its mission to create transformational change for a cleaner future through partnering with circular economy companies.
In the first waste-to-energy project of the partnership, the companies will process... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 26, 2021
Australian energy infrastructure firm, Jemena, is calling for a renewable gas target to help achieve the country’s net-zero goals.
Jemena’s managing director, Frank Tudor, said a renewable gas target would likely replicate the success of the renewable energy target (RET) which helped to spur the development of renewable technologies in the electricity sector.
“This... [Read More]
Other News
May 25, 2021
The UK Government has given a £166.5 million (€192 million) cash injection to the development of green technology.
The multi-million-pound investment, awarded to innovators, business, academics and heavy industry across the UK, will accelerate the delivery of the game-changing technologies needed to further drive the UK’s climate change ambitions while creating... [Read More]
Other News
May 25, 2021
Biffa will acquire the collections business and certain recycling assets of Viridor Waste Management for £126 million (€145 million).
The transaction marks another significant step forward in Biffa’s growth strategy as a leading enabler of the UK circular economy.
On completion, the deal will see Biffa acquire Viridor’s network of 15 industrial and commercial... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 25, 2021
Leyline Renewable Capital has partnered with PurposeEnergy to convert Ben & Jerry’s dairy waste into clean water and power.
Leyline, a provider of pre-construction debt and equity capital for renewable energy development, will facilitate the development of the SAINT project in St Albans, Vermont, that will anaerobically convert industrial food waste, including... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 24, 2021
Severn Trent Green Power has secured a contract extension with Oxfordshire County Council to process its household food and garden waste until 2029.
The partnership, which began in 2009, will see Severn Trent continue to treat Oxfordshire’s food waste at its Cassington and Wallingford anaerobic digestion (AD) facilities.
Between them, the two plants treat around... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 24, 2021
In the last two years, grocery retailer ICA Sweden has greatly increased its use of biogas, going from zero to over 2,500 tonnes in 2020.
In 2021, ICA Sweden will increase its biogas use to approximately 3,200 tonnes, reducing CO2 emissions by 10,000 tonnes compared to if the vehicles were run on diesel.
ICA is one of the biggest owners and operators of biogas-fuelled... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 24, 2021
Casella Waste Systems and Rudarpa officially broke ground on a new landfill gas-to-RNG facility in New Hampshire, US on 19 May.
The new processing facility, to be built at the North Country Environmental Services disposal facility I Bethlehem, is designed to capture the landfill gas which is currently being flared and separate it into marketable gases, focusing on methane... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 24, 2021
Projects selected for Phase 1 of the UK Government’s direct air capture and greenhouse gas removal programme have been revealed.
In June last year, the Prime Minister announced up to £100 million (€115 million) of new research and development funding to help develop direct air capture technologies in the UK. As part of this, the innovation competition seeks to... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 24, 2021
Macquarie Capital Principal Finance has acquired Evercreech Renewable Energy, a greenfield anaerobic digestion (AD) development in the UK.
Macquarie Capital’s investment will fund the end-to-end construction of the plant, which is expected to begin injecting green gas into the UK’s national gas network by early next year.
It will become part of the company’s... [Read More]
Features
May 24, 2021
In Riga, Latvia’s capital, Justsen Energiteknik recently completed a major district heating project, one of its largest projects to-date.
In Latvia, Justsen Energiteknik recently completed a very special project, one of its largestever biomass projects, at a district heating facility.
Justsen had previously worked on various projects with engineering design experts... [Read More]
Pellets News
May 24, 2021
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has announced plans to procure a newbuilding Panamax bulker to transport woody biomass for energy as its main cargo, in light of increased demand.
The new vessel’s specifications are in pre-compliance with the Energy Efficiency Design Index - the environmental regulations that will be adopted in 2025.
The specifications also call for reinforced... [Read More]
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The Régie des matières résiduelles du Lac-Saint-Jean (RWM) and Waga Energy have announced the signing of an agreement to implement an RNG production project at the Hébertville-Station engineered landfill site (ELS) in Quebec
Waste-to-hydrogen producer Compact Syngas Solutions (CSS) will be creating 200kg of hydrogen from waste to power a 40-day sea trial of a zero-emission marine hydrogen engine
