Sep 22, 2020
Fortistar, Rumpke Waste & Recycling partner on landfill RNG project
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Sep 22, 2020
Drax Biomass has donated $20,000 (€17,000) to help communities in north-eastern and central Louisiana affected by Hurricane Laura.
The funds donated are going to hurricane relief efforts driven by the United Way of Northeast Louisiana and the United Way of Central Louisiana, as well as the Food Banks of Northeast and Central Louisiana.
In the immediate relief efforts,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 22, 2020
The UK Government is planning to scale-up green gas (biomethane) production to heat around 230,000 homes, with more biomethane plants built as a result.
Supported by the new Green Gas Levy, the UK Government is helping people across the UK to ‘go green’ on their energy supplies.
With the potential to prevent as much as 21.6 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2)... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 22, 2020
Drax Power has awarded Australian firm Worley a services contract for the first two carbon capture units at its power station in North Yorkshire, UK.
The carbon capture units will be integrated into the biomass power generating units that have a total capacity of 2,580 MW.
Under the contract, Worley will provide pre-front-end engineering and design (FEED) services... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 22, 2020
Environmental engineering, wastewater treatment and renewable energy solutions firm BiON has acquired two biogas power plants from its associate firm Megagreen Energy (MGE).
The acquisition of the two biogas plants, Nasarudin and Seberang Perak (both in Malaysia), increase BiON’s installed capacity to 7 MW. The plants were acquired for MYR45.99m (€9.46 million).
Commercial... [Read More]
Features
Sep 21, 2020
Mogens Slot Knudsen, briquetting expert C.F. Nielsen explains why agricultural waste could be the best solution to preventing deforestation and increased biomass costs.
Within the last decades, biomass has become an important element in many countries’ energy strategies. As one of the renewable energy sources, biomass was a driver in helping countries reduce their... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 21, 2020
Fonterra, a multinational dairy co-operative owned by around 10,500 New Zealand farmers, has transitioned from coal to wood pellets at its Te Awamutu site.
The co-operative announced the site’s move to renewable energy at the start of the year, with the site previously using a mix of coal, gas, and electricity to process milk.
The firm’s chief operating officer... [Read More]
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Sep 21, 2020
Somerset in the UK recycled an extra 3,500 tonnes of key materials during the COVID-19 lockdown, including an additional 1,182 tonnes of food waste.
According to the Somerset Waste Partnership, weekly kerbside collections of recycling continued in the region throughout the lockdown period. April, May, and June saw a big jump in the amount of food waste, cardboard, plastic... [Read More]
Policy News
Sep 21, 2020
The European Biogas Association (EBA) has appointed a new group of experts to accelerate renewable gas deployment in Europe.
The appointed Company Advisory Board (CAB) includes eight experts with an extensive career within the gas and renewable gas sector. During their three-year mandate (2020-2023) they will play a key role in advising the best ways to reach the forecasted... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 21, 2020
Bioenergy Europe has welcomed the increased ambition in the European Commission’s Communication on 2030 Climate Target Plan but believes the 'non-technical wording' describing bioenergy’s contribution provides a ‘misleading image’ of the industry.
Achieving at least a 55% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030 would adjust the trajectory for the... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 17, 2020
The Environmental Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) in Australia has granted a works approval for a second biogas facility at Melbourne Regional Landfill.
The facility will double the site’s capacity to destroy captured landfill gas generated by the decomposition of waste in the landfill, by burning it to generate around 68,000 MWh of electricity every year.
It... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 17, 2020
The US Industrial Pellet Association (USIPA) has welcomed the European Commission’s proposal to accelerate the EU’s transition to a climate-neutral economy.
Over the past 10 years, sustainable biomass has displaced millions of tonnes of coal in Europe and will play a critical role in helping achieve the EU’s 2030 climate goals, according to USIPA.
The Commission’s... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 16, 2020
The AD and Biogas Industry Awards 2020 shortlist has been revealed.
The awards, run by the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) and the World Biogas Association (WBA), recognise achievements in biogas innovation, clever use of outputs, international knowledge exchange and collaboration, financing and more.
Originally launched by ADBA in 2010 for... [Read More]
Other News
Sep 16, 2020
Bp has released its Energy Outlook 2020, exploring possible developments in global energy to 2050.
The report suggests that energy consumption will shift away from fossil fuels and renewables, including bioenergy, will grow rapidly, as the world continues to electrify.
The 2020 edition of the bp Energy Outlook explores possible paths for the global energy transition,... [Read More]
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Sep 15, 2020
Over 150 major businesses and investor CEOs have urged the EU to raise EU 2030 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions targets to at least 55%.
Companies including Enviva, Drax, Unilever, Google and Deutsche Bank are calling on EU policymakers to support an increased EU 2030 GHG emissions reduction target necessary to raise the pace and focus of transition efforts for the EU... [Read More]
Features
Sep 14, 2020
Gotlands Energy AB and Dürr Megtec teamed up to develop an efficient treatment of landfill gas with low methane concentrations.
Today, up to 2% of total greenhouse gas emissions in Sweden originate from old landfills, where methane gas is released into the atmosphere untreated.
Incineration can destroy methane, which reduces emissions; however, the process is undermined... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 14, 2020
Green fuel generated from agricultural waste in Cornwall, UK, will be used to power the region’s road maintenance vehicle fleet.
Working with Cormac, which looks after the fleet, Cornwall Council has joined forces with six of its Cornwall Council Farms estate-owned dairy farms and a Cornish technology company to trial the production of an alternative green fuel made... [Read More]
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