Apr 30, 2021
SPEAKER INTERVIEW – Negative emissions pellet production
Biogas News
Apr 30, 2021
Net Zero Waste Abbotsford, a wholly-owned subsidiary of EverGen, Canada’s RNG infrastructure platform, is entering into a 20-year offtake agreement with FortisBC Energy.
Under the agreement, FortisBC will purchase up to 173,000 gigajoules of RNG annually for injection into its natural gas system, upon completion of an anaerobic digester project at EverGen’s existing... [Read More]
Biomass News
Apr 30, 2021
ReEnergy Biomass Operations and Ember Infrastructure have entered into a joint venture to create a new bioenergy platform.
The new company will be named ReGenerate Energy and will be led by experienced team members from both ReEnergy and Ember. The company will acquire an ownership interest in ReEnergy’s two biomass plants in Maine – ReEnergy Stratton and ReEnergy... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 30, 2021
BrewDog has teamed up with DMT Environmental Technology to reduce emissions at its site in Ellon, Scotland.
At many breweries, the rinse water is used in the brewing process is purified and reused. The wastewater treatment plant at the BrewDog HQ bio-plant will reduce the water usage of the brewery by 50%.
A waste stream containing sludge is released during this... [Read More]
Pellets News
Apr 29, 2021
Enviva has published its 2021 Implementation Plans – a detailed proposal of the company’s goals and initiatives designed to deliver on its commitment to responsible, sustainable wood sourcing.
The company operates according to its global Responsible Sourcing Policy (RSP) – its standing environmental pledge that ensures its wood is sourced according to its strict... [Read More]
Biomass News
Apr 29, 2021
Octopus Renewables, the specialist clean energy investor arm of Octopus Group, has acquired two operational UK biomass power plants.
The plants, with a combined capacity of 85.7 MW, were acquired from a joint venture by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and Burmeister & Wain Scandinavian Contractor (BWSC), in one of the largest deals of its kind in the UK.
The... [Read More]
Biomass News
Apr 29, 2021
LT Foods, a 70-year-old global food company has partnered with Humankind Group USA (HKG) to develop commercial-scale biomass plants in India.
The two companies will seek to develop biomass facilities that recycle rice paddy straw into green energy and bio-fertiliser in India under its Environment Sustainability Programme.
Air pollution in India is among the highest... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 29, 2021
Opal Fuels and NextEra Energy Marketing have announced plans to build the first landfill renewable natural gas (RNG) production facility in Minnesota.
The project will be located at a landfill owned by Republic Services, a leader in the US environmental services industry, and interconnect with a pipeline owned by Xcel Energy, a major electric and gas utility in the... [Read More]
Pellets News
Apr 29, 2021
Drax Group has joined the Race to Zero, committing the company to science-based targets to fight the climate crisis.
Led by the United Nations, Drax joins more than 2,000 companies worldwide that have signed up to the campaign, which brings together businesses, cities, regions, states, and universities with a joint commitment to net-zero targets to limit global temperature... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 28, 2021
London’s King Cross Estate, a 67-acre development of offices housing companies such as Google, YouTube, and Universal Music, will switch to biogas to reduce its carbon footprint.
The move means 2,000 residential properties and four million square feet of commercial buildings will use biogas supplied by environmental investor, Iona Capital. Iona runs several anaerobic... [Read More]
Policy News
Apr 28, 2021
Privilege Finance is urging widescale investment in green technology to cut UK emissions by 78% by 2035.
Privilege, a specialist funder of projects which reduce carbon and mitigate against climate change, responded to the government’s sixth carbon budget to say that while it supports the agenda, more needs to be done to secure investment in the sector.
“We are... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 28, 2021
Host has received two new biogas plant orders in Belgium and Ukraine.
The biogas plant in Fontenoy, just above the southern Belgium border, will be built at a sugar factory on behalf of sugar organisation Finasucre. Beet residues, such as beet tops, will be anaerobically digested to produce 350 Nm3 of biogas per hour during the sugar beet campaign. After a cleaning... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 27, 2021
Sebigas has announced its new biogas plant in Nivelles, Belgium is now operational.
The 600 kW plant is located in the city of Nivelles on the Thines river, which is home to around 29,000 people. With the implementation of this facility, engineered by Sebigas, the company can contribute to a circular economy in the region, proving the importance of enhancing agricultural... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 27, 2021
Two of Fortistar’s portfolio companies, Fortistar Methane Group (FMG) and TruStar Energy are merging to form a new, fully integrated renewable fuels supply company, Opal Fuels.
FMG is a developer of renewable natural gas (RNG) facilities and one of the largest independently-owned landfill gas-to-energy companies in the US, while TruStar Energy is a market leader in... [Read More]
Pellets News
Apr 27, 2021
Enviva has joined the Sea Cargo Charter, a cross-industry partnership of over 20 ship charterers that aims to establish a consistent global framework for transparently assessing and disclosing the climate impact of ship chartering operations.
Earlier this year, Enviva announced its goal to become net-zero in its operations by 2030. As part of this target, the company... [Read More]
Pellets News
Apr 27, 2021
Wood pellet certification scheme ENplus® is expecting to certify more than 14 million tonnes of pellets in 2021.
In 2020, the total production of certified pellets was 12.3 million tonnes. These volumes reflect the scheme’s continued expansion and the growing number of companies joining the scheme.
One month ago, ENplus announced that the list with active certificates... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 27, 2021
Gasum and renewable materials provider Stora Enso have opened a biogas plant in Nymölla, Sweden.
The ‘groundbreaking’ plant, opened on 27 April, converts process water generated by Stora Enso’s Nymölla paper mill into liquefied biogas (LBG). The plant will produce renewable fuel for the road transport, industry, and maritime sectors.
The Nymölla mill produces... [Read More]
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