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After a few years of extensive consultations, the European Pellet Council has concluded the revision of the ENplus® certification scheme and published the new documentation. ENplus®  is the quality certification scheme for wood pellets that certifies the entire supply chain, from the early stages of production to the delivery process. The new requirements for certified and applying companies…
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Clean power generation provider Mainspring Energy has announced an agreement with Yolo County, California, to pilot a Mainspring Linear Generator running biogas at the Yolo County Central Landfill. In its first 100% landfill biogas pilot project, to be deployed in the upcoming weeks, the Mainspring product will run on biogas produced by the landfill to generate electricity that can be used for…
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Independent analysis by Oxford Economics has shown that last year renewable energy leader Drax contributed CA$1.1 billion towards the Canadian economy and supported 10,400 jobs across the UK. The analysis measured the economic impact of Drax Group’s Canadian operations, which includes 10 plants across British Columbia and Alberta which produce sustainable biomass wood pellets used to generate…
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TrustBIX has announced a Biomass Traceability Pilot Project with members of the Biomass Quality Network of Canada (BQNC) - a value chain group that develops quality standards and measurement techniques to accelerate adoption of Canadian biomass in bioproducts. BQNC is facilitating the commercialisation of agricultural biomass through the development of quality standards and methods for…
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India's HPCL-Mittal Energy will start up a bio-ethanol plant at its Bathinda refinery in northern India in 2023 as part of measures to reduce its carbon emissions, a company official said on Wednesday. "Our company is in the process of constructing 100,000 tonnes per annum ethanol plant based on agricultural inputs like waste food," Pravin Shirke, assistant general manager at HPCL-Mittal Energy…
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EverGen has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Fraser Valley Biogas has signed a term sheet for a long-term offtake agreement. Fraser Valley Biogas, located in Abbotsford, British Colombia, has been in operation since 2011 and is the original producing RNG project in Western Canada. The facility combines anaerobic digestion and biogas upgrading to produce RNG, primarily by converting…
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A pair of University of North Dakota (UND) researchers have both received federal grants from the US government to investigate the possibilities of clean energy from farm waste, UND announced on 27 September. The grants total more than $2.5 million (€2.6m) in research funding, with the majority of the funds from the US Department of Energy. Junior Nasah, major project manager with UND’s…
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In his keynote address to the Labour Party conference, His Majesty's Leader of the Opposition Sir Keir Starmer announced plans to create a publicly-owned renewable energy company if Labour wins the next General Election. "Great British Energy" would adopt a similar model to France's EDF, and would intend to ensure a vast expansion in clean energy - delivering jobs in Britain and enhanced energy…
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Renewable energy-focused development company Kibo Energy has announced it has signed a definitive Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) to acquire a 100% interest in a waste reception anaerobic digestor (AD) and CHP power plant (Southport) at Merseyside, UK. The acquisition of Southport, a 12MW waste-to-energy project in the UK, is in line with the Kibo's refocused strategy to acquire and develop an…
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The City of Bellingham will stop pursuing anaerobic digestion projects at the Post Point Wastewater Treatment Plant following a unanimous city council vote Monday afternoon, according to Cascadia Daily News. Instead, the city will complete repairs to the existing incinerator system at the wastewater facility. The vote reverses a 2017 decision to pursue a complete overhaul of the system, and it…
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A study conducted by the University of Copenhagen has found that almost half (45%) of Danes have never heard of Denmark's largest source of renewable energy. The university said this is the first study that explores Danish attitudes to woody biomass as an energy source, with the researchers emphasising the lack of awareness needs to be addressed by policy-makers. Woody biomass is Denmark's…
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Ireland's minister for the environment, climate, communications and transport, Eamon Ryan, said anaerobic digestion is "very much" part of the security system the nation needs to implement, according to That's Farming. The Green Party leader spoke during a recent Joint Oireachtas Committee meeting on energy security, energy prices and protecting consumers and businesses. In recent weeks, when…
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On its website, tomato producer Guy & Wright (established 1928), described itself as "being complete idiots; building our own AD plant". The company's story, though, is one of growth. Fifteen years ago, when the first 1,800m3 digester was built on the 100-acre site in Hertfordshire, UK, John Jones (great grandson of Mr Guy) could be forgiven for wondering what on earth he had taken on. As if…
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On 21 September, over 160 anaerobic digestion (AD) industry leaders and stakeholders gathered in Belfast to discuss the role AD and biogas can play in Northern Ireland's decarbonisation strategy, at the ADBA Northern Ireland Forum. It was hosted by the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA). Speakers included Gordon Lyons, Northern Ireland's economy minister, as well as…
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