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The technology group Wärtsilä will supply its Puregas CA50 biogas upgrading plant for an innovative green gas mill project in the UK. According to Wärtsilä, the project will turn grass into gas that can be used to heat homes. The project is being led by Ecotricity, a British energy company dedicated to fighting climate change by ending the use of fossil fuels. The order with Wärtsilä was…
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Roseburg is exploring the feasibility of locating a second MDF panel plant or bioenergy production facility within its current Western operating footprint.  The proposed facility would use up to 300,000 bone-dry tonnes of wood residuals each year.  This fibre would be sourced from current company operations and from important existing long-term suppliers. The feasibility study will take…
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The technology group Wärtsilä will supply its Puregas CA50 biogas upgrading plant for an innovative green gas mill project in the UK. According to Wärtsilä, the project will turn grass into gas that can be used to heat homes. The project is being led by Ecotricity, a British energy company dedicated to fighting climate change by ending the use of fossil fuels. The order with Wärtsilä was…
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Norske Skog's 10 percent-owned Green Valley Energie joint venture is ready to start the construction of a biomass boiler at the mill site of Norske Skog Golbey in France. The biomass energy plant will produce electricity and heat from waste and residue materials.  The steam will be used by the Norwegian paper products manufacturer's Golbey mill and the electricity will be sold through a…
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Deal Farm Biogas (DFB) has decided to withdraw plans for an anaerobic digester (AD) plant and waste lagoons in Bressingham, near Diss, before resubmitting a revised design, the company announced on Thursday, June 9. Fresh plans will now be submitted to South Norfolk Council and a new round of consultation will begin. The AD plant would use organic waste and crops – such as manure or maize…
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Orsted aims to capture 400,000 mt of CO2 a year from two of its biomass-fired cogeneration plants in Denmark, if it is successful in an ongoing tender for support, the Danish energy company said on June 13. In June, the Danish Energy Agency reissued a tender for carbon capture, use and storage backed by DKK 16 billion ($2.26 billion) of state support. Applications to pre-qualify for the…
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Aemetis a renewable natural gas and renewable fuels company focused on negative carbon intensity products, and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) have recognised and celebrated a significant Aemetis Biogas LLC renewable natural gas (RNG) project milestone with a ribbon-cutting ceremony held at the Aemetis Advanced Fuels facility in Keyes, California. The event featured the…
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The California Energy Commission has awarded Southern California Gas (SoCalGas) a $750,000 grant to pursue development of a novel hydrogen production system using biogas to create affordable, scalable, renewable hydrogen. The project will build upon innovations in modular hydrogen production technology to create a system powered by renewable electricity that can use renewable gas such as…
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Swedish biogas producer Scandinavian Biogas Fuels International AB said it has entered into an agreement valued at an initial 2.7 billion Swedish kronor ($269 million) to deliver bio-liquefied natural gas to Alternoil GmbH in Germany. The company said that the agreement will see it deliver 8,000 metric tons in 2024, rising to 11,500 tonnes a year between 2025 and 2030, corresponding to more…
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The International Solar Alliance (ISA) and the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) in India are working on an innovative concept, which will bring down the cost of production of green hydrogen and utilise the tonnes of daily cow dung generated on a daily basis. Officials are thinking of a hybrid model that makes use of solar energy during the day and biogas at night to produce green…
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LG Chem has announced that it has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with GS EPS, South Korea's leading green energy supplier, to collaborate on a biomass-based eco-friendly energy project.  Attended by key stakeholders including LG Chem's petrochemical business head Noh Kug-lae, GS EPS CEO Chung Chan-soo, among others, the agreement is a key component of LG Chem's strategy to ensure a more…
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Aemetis, a renewable natural gas and renewable fuels company focused on below zero carbon intensity products, has announced the completion of 20 miles of biogas pipeline and approval for construction of the remaining biogas pipeline in Merced County, California.  Construction of the 39-mile main biogas pipeline is on schedule for completion in Q4 2022. “Issuance of the Phase Two Pipeline…
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The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) in Indonesia has claimed that the biomass substitution programme, or co-firing in coal-fired steam power plants, will increase the country’s New Renewable Energy (NRE) mix by 1.8 percent. "This co-firing programme will increase the NRE mix by around 1.8 percent through partial substitution of coal with biomass up to approximately 10…
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On 5-6 July, The International Biomass Congress & Expo and International Biogas Congress and Expo aim to bring together leading producers, suppliers, regulators and other engaged organisations over a two-day period. High-level speakers and experts in their field will address a range of topical issues relating to the biomass sector. This year’s conferences will be held at the Le Plaza…
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