Welsh biotech company Genesis Biosciences has developed a new additive to help bolster the anaerobic digestion (AD) system. The Cardiff-based company identified a novel mineral carrier with the correct parameters to bolster the most sensitive microbial components of the AD system and, through extensive laboratory genomic screening, it was found that if paired with non-pathogenic... [Read More]

Andy Hill, chair of the Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) is standing down from the lead role at the trade body’s annual general meeting in March 2021. Hill has been chair of the WRA for eight years and was on the board for two years before that. He will hand over the role to current deputy chair, Richard Coulson. Hill will then take up the role of deputy chair... [Read More]

Nine organisations have issued a joint statement urging the Platform on Sustainable Finance to consider the position of waste-to-energy under the EU Taxonomy. The letter was signed by the Confederation of European Waste-to-Energy Plants, COGEN Europe, Energy Cities, Energy Technologies Europe, ESWET, Euroheat & Power, the European Waste Management Association (FEAD),... [Read More]

Norwegian liquefied biogas (LBG) company Biokraft, has chosen Andion Global as a key contractor for the construction of a new LBG production facility. Andion is a major waste-to-energy company and will extend Biokraft’s LBG production capacity at the Skogn II facility in Trøndelag. The firm’s experience with proprietary design, optimisation, and deliver processes... [Read More]

“As the economy rebounds, BC’s rapidly growing clean fuel sector is poised to provide clean energy solutions, including low-carbon hydrogen, biofuels, and biomethane" The enormous promise of Canada’s bioenergy future is seen as having a major role to play in helping to rebuild the country’s economy from the devastation of COVID-19, with politicians at both Federal... [Read More]

Bioenergy generation increased by 9.7% in the second quarter of 2020 compared to the same period last year. Overall renewable energy generation (excluding non-biodegradable wastes) increased to 30.1 TWh in Q2 2020, an increase of 12% compared to the same period in 2019. According to UK Government figures, total electricity generation from all modes generated 67.5... [Read More]

The Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology Association (REA) has welcomed the UK Government’s response to the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) 2020 progress report, which includes new bioenergy commitments. The UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy said biomass has “great potential” and announced it is developing a new cross-government... [Read More]

Veolia and Waga Energy have partnered on one of the largest green gas projects in Europe. The firms launched the construction of WAGABOX, a unit recovering biomethane from landfill waste. WAGABOX will be installed in Île-de-France at Veolia’s Claye-Souilly landfill to supply renewable gas to 20,000 homes in the Paris region from February 2022. The Claye-Souilly... [Read More]

The European Biogas Association (EBA) has welcomed the “holistic approach” of the Methane Strategy to accelerate the reduction of methane emissions using biogas and biomethane. The new EU strategy acknowledges the high potential of biogas to reduce methane emissions in agriculture and boost rural development. The EBA described the Methane Strategy as a “fundamental... [Read More]

Honeywell announced the installation of its 100th biomethane grid injection to France’s primary gas distribution operator, GRDF. Honeywell’s grid injection stations act as a gatekeeper to the gas network. The stations measure flow and gas compositions and check them for compliance, add an odour to the gas to help with leak detection, and collect and transmit operating... [Read More]

SSE has agreed to sell its 50% share in two energy-from-waste ventures in the UK as part of a strategy to secure £2 billion (€2.2 billion) from disposals of non-core assets by autumn 2021. The firm agreed to sell Multifuel Energy Limited (MEL1) and Multifuel Energy 2 Limited (MEL2) to European Diversified Infrastructure Fund III – an infrastructure fund managed... [Read More]

Bioenergy Europe has launched a campaign aimed at raising awareness of bioenergy’s role in supporting the heating sector’s transition to carbon-neutrality. The Switch4Air campaign, created in collaboration with the European Pellet Council, supports the belief that bioenergy is central in propelling the heating sector towards carbon-neutrality and ensuring better... [Read More]

O.C.O Technology has signed a five-year agreement to recycle Tilbury Green Powers’ air pollution control residues (APCr). Tilbury Green Power (TGP) has been looking for a partner to deliver a circular solution for its APCr, and O.C.O can provide a non-landfill recycling option. The TGP renewable power plant in the Port of Tilbury on the banks of the River Thames,... [Read More]

A major renewable natural gas (RNG) facility in Niagara Falls, Canada is soon to open. Expected to generate enough clean renewable energy from landfill waste to heat 8,750 homes across the country, the Niagara Falls RNG facility will be the largest of its kind in Ontario. It is hoped the plant will reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 48,000 tonnes. The $42 million... [Read More]

Doosan Lentjes, a German company specialising in waste-to-energy technology, has been contracted to build lot 1 of a new wood combustion facility in Dinslaken, Germany. The contract, issued by Dinslakener Holz-Energiezentrum (DHE), includes the turnkey delivery, installation, and commissioning of two incineration lines on a chute-to-stack basis. Once operational,... [Read More]

The Energy Networks Association’s (ENA) Gas Goes Green Customer Forum will meet for the first time to discuss delivering a biomethane boost in the UK. The Forum will bring together all five of the UK’s gas networks – Cadent, Northern Gas Networks, National Grid, Southern Gas Networks, Wales & West Utilities – and leading representatives of the biomethane... [Read More]