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EUROAPI has announced a €24 million investment for the construction of a state-of-the-art biomass boiler at its Seine-Maritime, France site that is planned to be activated in 2025. EUROAPI said the investment should reduce its CO2 emissions by almost 76% in 2026 compared to 2020, and support the Group’s strategy towards greater energy autonomy. The new generation of equipment will also…
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Renewable energy technology developer Comstock Inc. has announced a significant expansion of its cellulosic technology portfolio by filing for a new patent covering breakthrough pathways to produce renewable diesel, marine, sustainable aviation fuel and gasoline from woody biomass. Production would come at dramatically improved yield, efficiency and cost in comparison to all known methods,…
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Investment management firm BlackRock is buying Vanguard Renewables, a company that produces renewable natural gas for utilities and energy firms such as Dominion Energy and Enbridge. Massachusetts-based Vanguard Renewables works with dairy farmers and food companies to convert food waste and cow manure into an energy source. The transaction is valued at $700m (€686m) and BlackRock could…
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Active Energy Group has been awarded a patent by the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia for the process for beneficiating and cleaning biomass. The renewable energy company had applied for the patent for its CoalSwitch biomass project in 2018, according to a Monday, July 18, filing. The patent is valid until May 2038. Active Energy said it “continues to file patent applications…
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Active Energy Group has been awarded a patent by the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia for the process for beneficiating and cleaning biomass. The renewable energy company had applied for the patent for its CoalSwitch biomass project in 2018, according to a Monday, July 18, filing. The patent is valid until May 2038. Active Energy said it “continues to file patent applications…
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Anaergia has plans to construct a biogas plant in Kasaoka, Okayama for Toyo Energy Solution Company.  The facility will produce renewable electricity using biogas made by anaerobically digesting cow manure from Okayama Prefecture farms.  The plant will prevent about 13,500 tonnes of CO2e in emissions from the manure and from fossil fuels that would have been used to generate the power,…
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Boeing and Alder Fuels have announced a new partnership to expand production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) around the world.  Using Boeing airplanes, the companies will test and qualify Alder-derived SAF, advance policies to expedite the transition to renewable energy in aviation and grow the amount of SAF for the global aerospace market. Alder Fuels’ proprietary technology enables…
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Equis Development PTE, an Asia-Pacific renewable energy and waste infrastructure developer, has announced it has secured $282 million (JPY 31.0 billion) of non-recourse project financing for the 50 MW Niigata East Port Biomass Power Plant in Niigata, Japan.  The non-recourse project financing was committed by 14 syndication banks and insurance companies, led by Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank and…
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ENEOS Corporation (ENEOS), Suzuki Motor Corporation (Suzuki), Subaru Corporation (Subaru), Daihatsu Motor Co. Ltd. (Daihatsu), Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and Toyota Tsusho Corporation (Toyota Tsusho) established the Research Association of Biomass Innovation for Next Generation Automobile Fuels (Research Association) on July 1 2022, to study ways to optimise the process of producing…
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Sunbird Bioenergy Zambia in Luapula Province has disclosed that the company is scheduled to have its first-ever ethanol produced from cassava feedstock, blended with petrol, in August 2022. Sunbird Bioenergy Energy Zambia Agriculture Director Mark Muchinga said the company will have its first ethanol blend, done by Indeni Petroleum Refinery in Ndola, as a trial. Muchinga said the ethanol…
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For more than three decades , Vibrafloor has devoted its know-how and professionalism to guarantee a total reclaim for many types of storage equipment, in a fully automated and complete safe process, with minimal operating costs. With more than 300 installations worldwide to date, Vibrafloor is the safe, smart and simple solution for all applications: agri-food, biomass and industry. The…
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The Alberta government is investing over $40 million through Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) in 11 projects focused on advancing the province’s position in carbon capture utilization and sequestration (CCUS). If successful, these projects could lead to over $20 billion in capital expenditures, create jobs, and reduce emissions annually. On July 13, 2022, ERA and the government of Alberta…
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A2A and BTS Biogas, both of which work towards progressing the construction of biogas and biomethane plants, have signed a letter of intent (LOI) aimed at defining a joint venture. This is with the objective of constructing new plants and reconverting existing infrastructures that will be powered by animal and vegetable waste. The agreement provides for an equal participation of A2A and BTS…
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Bloom Energy’s ground-breaking dairy biogas-to-fuel cell project, conducted in collaboration with California Bioenergy (CalBio) at Bar 20 Dairy Farms in Kerman, California has achieved two national recognitions. The collaboration was awarded Project of the Year by the American Biogas Council (ABC) at the annual BIOGAS AMERICAS conference, while Bar 20 received a 2022 US Dairy…
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