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The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), India, has recently clarified that it will run eight small biogas plants which it had planned to shut down, by making technological changes.
On June 29, a source in India reported: “25 biogas plants set up at Rs100 were to be shut down by Pune civic body.”
Kunal Khemnar, PMC Additional commissioner, and Asha Raut, head of the Solid Waste Management…
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When plants breathe in carbon from the atmosphere and store it in their leaves, branches, trunks and roots, they help the Earth maintain a carbon balance—a crucial component to a steady climate.
While this woody biomass contains one of the largest pools of terrestrial carbon, changes in the magnitude of woody biomass over millennia are poorly known, with most direct observations of…
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Arbor Renewable Gas, a Houston-based company that produces renewable gasoline and green hydrogen from wood waste and forest residue, is evaluating West Baton Rouge Parish for a planned $800 million manufacturing and distribution facility employing carbon capture and sequestration emissions-reduction technology.
Operating as Magnolia Renewable Fuels, the new facility would produce renewable…
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Global technology and software company Emerson has been selected by Albioma, a French independent energy provider, to help transition its coal-fired Bois-Rouge plant to 100 percent renewable energy.
As part of Albioma’s wider mission to transition all of its existing fossil fuel plants to renewable energy, Emerson’s automation systems and software will enable the coal-fired power…
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Bio Capital has acquired Corbiere Renewables Limited from the Raynham Estate and Downing LLP.
Corbiere Renewables is a 550m3/hour biogas-to-grid anaerobic digestion (AD) plant located on the Raynham Estate in Norfolk. Bio Capital will operate the AD plant and will continue to work in partnership with the Raynham Estate for the provision of feedstock and utilisation of the organic fertiliser…
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Ecostrat has said that Airex Energy has joined the BDO Zone Strategic Alliance as a partner in the Technology Group. BDO Zone Strategic Alliance Partners include some of the leading companies in the bioenergy industry that help de-risk biobased project development in BDO Zones.
Yvan Guay, vice-president of business development, said: “Airex Energy is honoured to join the BDO Zone Initiative…
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In its largest pilot to date, Carlsberg Group has revealed the trial of its new Fibre Bottle, putting the bio-based and fully recyclable beer bottle into the hands of consumers for the first time. With a continued focus on evolving technology and sustainable practices, the bottle also contains beer brewed with organic and regenerative barley.
The pilot, which is vital to accelerating…
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LG Chem has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with South Korea’s leading green energy supplier, GS EPS, to collaborate on a biomass-based eco-friendly energy project.
The agreement signing was attended by key stakeholders including LG Chem’s petrochemical business head Noh Kug-lae, GS EPS CEO Chung Chan-soo, amongst others. The agreement is a key component of LG Chem’s strategy to…
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Charwood Energy has recently commenced its initial public offering on Euronext Growth Paris, seeking to raise about 18 million euros ($19 million) in proceeds.
The French specialist in biomass energy recovery is offering 1,345,292 new shares at an indicative price of 11.38 euros to 15.38 euros apiece.
The group allocated an additional 209,187 shares as part of the over-allotment option and…
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It is becoming increasingly obvious that both moving away from fossil fuels and avoiding the accumulation of plastics in the environment are key to addressing the challenges of climate change. To that end, there are considerable efforts being made to develop degradable or recyclable polymers made from non-edible plant material, referred to as "lignocellulosic biomass."
Producing competitive…
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French water, waste and energy management group, Veolia, has commenced construction works on a biomass-fired plant that will supply steam to Brazilian thermoplastic resin producer, Braskem SA.
The project at the Marechal Deodoro industrial hub in Alagoas state requires an estimated investment of BRL 400 million ($76.9m/€73.4m).
The plant will consist of four industrial boilers operating…
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The Brazilian Development Bank, or BNDES, has approved financing of BRL 80 million ($15.5m/EUR 14.7M) for the construction of 40 MW of biomass power plants in Roraima state.
BNDES has granted the loan to Oxe Participacoes S.A., which owns the entities developing the Bonfirm, Canta, Pay Rainha and Santa Luz projects located in the municipalities of Canta and Boa Visa.
The four plants are…
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Regina-based Prairie Clean Energy has announced it’s opening a new production plant in the city, turning flax straw into pellets for markets overseas.
The facility, which is pegged to open by the end of 2022, plans to employ 24 people and produce 60,000 tonnes of pellets per year, said the bioenergy company’s president and CEO Mark Cooper.
Mr Cooper said: “It’s great. It feels like…
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CBE JU has published its first call for project proposals. A total of €120 million will be dedicated to advancing competitive circular bio-based industries in Europe across 12 topics. All stakeholders of the bio-based industries ecosystem can apply by September 22 2022, 17:00 Brussels time.
12 funding topics to support three CBE JU objectives
The Call’s funding supports three CBE JU…
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Fintoil, together with Neste Engineering Solutions, has selected Emerson’s automation software and technologies to maximise the operational performance of its biorefinery being constructed in the Port of HaminaKotka, Finland. The plant will be the third-largest crude tall oil (CTO) biorefinery in the world and produce advanced biofuel and biochemical feedstocks that help lower emissions and…
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