Dec 8, 2020
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Features
Dec 7, 2020
“This is a good time for energy sector players and governments to come together so that clean energy generation can thrive along with clean consumption with conservation.”
Blending bioenergy potential in Asia and Africa into one regional review is always an enticing challenge with the obvious invitation to compare, and contrast, what on the surface are two quite... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 7, 2020
Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) has handed over its largest-ever membrane gas upgrading plant to StormFisher for a low-carbon renewable natural gas (RNG) injection project in Ontario, Canada.
StormFisher has partnered with Enbridge Gas to inject the RNG into its natural gas distribution system in Ontario.
The system utilises food waste from the city of London in the southern... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 7, 2020
A new report by a UK trade association for the LPG industry has outlined how a green future for off-grid homes and businesses can be powered by household waste, wood biomass, and used cooking oil (UCO).
The report by Liquid Gas UK (LGUK), developed independently by bioenergy experts NNFCC, outlines the possible supply chain routes to create a thriving bio-LPG production... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 7, 2020
Rolande’s new LNG station opened in Germany’s Port of Duisburg on 1 December.
The new station, developed by Rolande and Duisburger Hafen, is open to all LNG-fuelled commercial vehicles and is equipped for the use of bio-LNG in the future.
Following the opening of the first Rolande LNG filling station in Ulm, the Duisburg location is an important milestone for... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 7, 2020
VERBIO North America (VNA) has formed VERBIO Farm Services (VFS), as the firm progresses towards the start-up of its renewable natural gas (RNG) production facility in Iowa, US.
The facility has been under construction since early 2019, following VNA’s purchase of the former DuPont cellulosic ethanol plant. With the construction of eight large fermentation tanks now... [Read More]
Policy News
Dec 4, 2020
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has revealed an ambitious target to reduce emissions by at least 68% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels.
The new target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions – the UK’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the Paris Climate Agreement – is among the highest in the world and commits the UK to cutting emissions at the fastest... [Read More]
Biomass News
Dec 4, 2020
Plans have been unveiled to build a large-scale renewable energy park in northeast Scotland, incorporating biomass and anaerobic digestion (AD) facilities.
The energy park, to be developed by Edinburgh-based Holistic Energy, is designed to deliver 150-200 MW of green energy to supply the Scottish grid, with the capacity to power tens of thousands of homes.
It is... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 4, 2020
Four people have died following a major incident at a wastewater treatment plant near Bristol, UK.
Investigations are underway to find out what caused an explosion at Wessex Water in Avonmouth.
The explosion occurred at 11.20am in a silo that held treated biosolids (or sludge) from the sewage treatment process. The sludge is treated in anaerobic digesters to produce... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 4, 2020
Foresight Group has partnered with CNG Fuels to develop a network of refuelling stations in the UK, providing an initial £80 million (€89 million) in funding.
The stations will enable heavy-goods vehicles (HGVs) to run on carbon-neutral fuel.
CNG Fuels opened its fifth refuelling station near Birmingham last week, and the funding will see it develop at least 14... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 3, 2020
Greenlane Renewables’ wholly-owned subsidiary, Greenlane Biogas, has signed a $10 million (€6.38 million) contract for a new renewable natural gas (RNG) project owned by an international energy firm.
The project will utilise Greenlane’s membrane separation biogas upgrading system. The project owner and location have not yet been revealed.
“Greenlane continues... [Read More]
Pellets News
Dec 3, 2020
Enviva's first shipment of sustainable wood pellets is on its way from Port Panama City, Florida, to Japan’s Iwakuni Port.
The first shipment carried approximately 28,000 tonnes of wood pellets made from low-value wood sourced in the US Southeast.
By using sustainable pellets instead of coal, Japan’s heat and power producers can reduce carbon emissions by more... [Read More]
Biomass News
Dec 3, 2020
A major UK pension pool has invested £40 million (€44 million) in Sleaford Renewable Energy Plant, a straw-fired biomass plant in Lincolnshire.
The transaction by Border to Coast Pensions Partnership, based in Leeds, marks its first co-investment made with Greencoat Capital, one of the UK’s largest investors in resource-efficient and renewable energy, for a minority... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 3, 2020
Israeli renewable energy firm Ellomay Capital has acquired all issued and outstanding shares of Groen Gas Gelderland (GG Gelderland), through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Ellomay Luxembourg Holdings, for €1.56 million.
GG Gelderland owns an operating anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in Gelderland, the Netherlands, with a permit that enables it to produce around 7.5... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 3, 2020
Energy infrastructure firm ATCO and the Great Southern Development Commission (GSDC) have agreed to undertake a feasibility study into renewable natural gas (RNG) opportunities in Albany.
The First City 100% Renewable Gas Project will assess the viability of injecting RNG into the Albany gas network, providing a low emission energy source for the people of Albany.
Patrick... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 2, 2020
Quadrogen Power Systems has installed its innovative biomethane (or RNG) generation project utilising landfill gas from the Vancouver Landfill in Delta, British Columbia.
FortisBC has also received approval from the BC Utilities Commission to purchase up to 60,000 gigajoules annually of the produced RNG for injection into its natural gas infrastructure, enough energy... [Read More]
Biogas News
Dec 2, 2020
Dinner scraps, spoiled fruit, and vegetables from supermarkets and restaurants are being processed into renewable vehicle fuel by the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts.
The Sanitation Districts have been converting food waste into electricity for over six years, but have now launched a biogas purification system to recycle the waste into renewable vehicle fuel.
“With... [Read More]