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Japanese automobile giant Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC) announced on 1 September that it has signed a memorandum of India's National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) to initiate a biogas demonstration project designed to accelerate carbon neutrality in the nation. In establishing the joint endeavour, Suzuki and NDDB will undertake joint studies to evaluate the business model for the future…
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Warwickshire County Council, UK, has announced a new 12-to-18-month food waste contract with Severn Trent Green Power to ensure that the most is made from household food waste collected in the Stratford and Warwick Districts. The Stratford and Warwick household food waste will be treated at Severn Trent Green Power’s Coleshill anaerobic digestion (AD) facility in Warwickshire. The Coleshill…
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Fluid engineering specialist Sulzer has partnered with bio-based materials producer CELLiCON to scale up its manufacturing technology for nano structured cellulose – a highly sustainable, plant-based alternative to conventional polymers. The company said the technology slashes the high costs and environmental footprint associated with nanocellulose, allowing it to be scaled and used as a…
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The Irish Bioenergy Association (IrBEA) launched the bioenergy factsheet series on 1 September 2022. The aim of the factsheet series is to provide information to a wide range of stakeholders on the various forms and aspects of this form of renewable energy. The titles in the series to date are: - Bioenergy – An Overview; -Wood and Solid Biomass Fuels; -Biogas; - Biofuels; - Biochar; -…
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Japan-based Toyobo will open another facility in Indonesia to manufacture polyester films for packaging at Pt. Trias Toyobo Astria (TTA). TTA is a joint venture company that Toyobo established with major Indonesian film maker Pt. Trias Sentosa (Trias) to respond to an increase in demand for eco-friendly film products. TTA’s production capacity will be doubled, with an investment of about 10…
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With new legislation on mandatory kerbside collections of food waste coming in from 2023, production of biomethane gas is set to grow. As a low-carbon gas, so will its contribution to decarbonisation and energy security in the UK. Tina Hawke, competitive market and future energy connections manager at Cadent Gas, highlighted the continued need to create space for biomethane connections into the…
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Further strikes are set to hit an energy-from-waste and biomass-processing plant in the UK that is still under construction as waste sector workers express frustration about pay, according to ENDS REPORT. Unsanctioned strike action has occurred at the delayed biomass-processing MGT Teeside facility, an anonymous source informed the publication. MGT Teeside - or Tees Renewable Energy Plant…
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Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has reached final close on its new fund, CI Energy Transition Fund I (CI ETF I). The fund was oversubscribed and closed at the hard cap of €3 billion - making CI ETF 1 the largest dediacated clean hydrogen fund globally. CI ETF I achieved commitments from investors across the Nordics (~25% of commitments), Europe (~45%), Asia-Pacific (~20%) and North…
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European environmental technology group Saxlund Group and a specialist in biomass combustion, energy-from-waste and bulk materials handling, will use the "RWM & Let's Recycle Live" event to showcase a range of innovative solutions for operators and investors for local, small-scale CHP plants in the 1 to 5MWe range, in addition to its full range of bulk materials handling solutions. "RWM…
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The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has launched an investigation after it received “a number of complaints” about dust from residents near RWE’s waste wood biomass plant in Markinch, Fife, according to LetsRecycle. The agency said that samples from the area concluded wood dust was present in an initial investigation. The investigation is continuing - and SEPA said it had…
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Clarke Energy USA has secured a project to supply renewable energy firm Peaks Renewables with a new natural gas fired combined heat and power (CHP) system, as well as a KOHLER back-up gas-fuelled generator. Peaks Renewables is partnering with Maine's dairy industry to develop locally produced renewable natural gas at an anaerobic digestion facility in Clinton, Maine. Cow manure will be…
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Japanese producer Mitsui Chemicals has invested in Apeiron Bioenergy, a collector and seller of used cooking oil in S.E Asia and China, the two firms said on Wednesday, without disclosing the value of the investment, reported ICIS. “Apeiron Bioenergy has successfully closed an equity financing round from Mitsui Chemicals,” the Singapore-based firm said in a statement. “The funds will…
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Japan’s Electric Power Development Co, operating as J-POWER, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Vietnam Forestry Corporation (Vinafor) to jointly explore opportunities for biomass business in the Southeast Asian country. Vinafor is a major state-owned forestry corporation in Vietnam that manages approximately 43,000 hectares of forests and works in the fields of afforestation,…
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Bright Renewables has been awarded a contract for the realisation of a turnkey CO2 liquefaction plant with a capacity of 800 kg per hour on the West Coast of the US. The CO2 liquefier will be added to an existing biogas upgrader and will purify and liquefy carbon dioxide coming from the biogas upgrader. Liquid bio-CO2 is the end-product, which will be applied in the company's industrial…
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