Jul 1, 2020
UK renewable heat projects “at huge risk”, say biomass groups
Biogas News
Jun 30, 2020
Greenlane Renewables announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Greenlane Biogas North America, has signed CAD$20.6 million (€13.4 million) in new supply contracts using Greenlane’s Pressure Swing Adsorption biogas upgrading system.
The first contract, worth CAD$17.1 million (€11.1 million), is for the supply of biogas upgrading and related equipment to a multi-location... [Read More]
Pellets News
Jun 30, 2020
Further successful testing of waste-derived fuel pellets represents a "major milestone" for the Uskmouth Power Station Conversion Project in Newport, Wales.
SIMEC Atlantis Energy (Atlantis), a global developer, owner and operator of sustainable energy projects and the firm behind the power station conversion, confirmed the successful trials of its waste-derived fuel... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 30, 2020
After just eight months, U.S. Gain’s digester at a dairy farm in Wisconsin, US, is transforming animal waste into clean, low-carbon fuel for the transport sector.
The anaerobic digester at S&S Jerseyland Dairy in Sturgeon Bay has been operational since 2011, initially converting waste from the farm’s 4,000-strong herd of Jersey cows to renewable power. U.S.... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 30, 2020
Companies that applied to the UK Government’s non-domestic renewable heat incentive (RHI) scheme before 29 June will now have an additional 14 months to get their low-carbon heat generators up and running.
The RHI was the first scheme of its kind in the world, according to the government, and the non-domestic RHI offers businesses a set tariff for 20 years for generate... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 30, 2020
Gasum has opened a new shipping fuel station at the Port of Nynåshamn, Sweden, within the Ports of Stockholm. The company is now supplying both liquefied natural gas (LNG) and liquefied biogas (LBG), or a blend of the two, from the new station.
Following a year of construction, the new bunkering station was taken into use in mid-June and includes new solutions enabling... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 29, 2020
US firm SunGas Renewables, a supplier of biomass gasification systems, has entered into a strategic alliance with Hatch, a global advisory, development consulting, multidisciplinary engineering and project delivery firm.
The partnership will leverage the companies’ technical expertise, engineering capabilities, and market knowledge to accelerate the deployment of... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 29, 2020
Dutch renewable fuel filling operator OrangeGas has acquired four commercial compressed natural gas (CNG) stations and a bus depot from Öresundskraft, a Swedish municipal energy utility company.
OrangeGas, a new player in the Swedish market, will start operating the former Öresundskraft stations in Helsingborg from 1 September. According to a statement by OrangeGas... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 29, 2020
Water industry trade body Water UK and the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) have joined forces to ask pub landlords to act quickly to ensure waste beer can be processed efficiently and sustainably.
According to the BBPA, in most cases, beer that has become unsaleable as a result of the COVID-19 crisis will need to be destroyed in the pub; however where a robust... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 29, 2020
Southern California Gas Co (SoCalGas), Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and Opus 12, a clean energy start-up, have developed new electrochemical technology that converts the carbon dioxide (CO2) content in raw biogas into pipeline-quality renewable natural gas (RNG).
The single-step process was designed to use renewable electricity and therefore also provides... [Read More]
Features
Jun 26, 2020
Ecostrat, a North American firm focused on biomass feedstock supply and supply chain risk mitigation, explains how a standardised approach is key to boosting bioenergy investment
Moving away from the traditional fossil fuel energy paradigm is a slow and incremental process and achieving this transition over the next decade will require the coordination of many things.... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 26, 2020
Vattenfall Netherlands has delayed plans to build a major biomass plant in the country, claiming it is “not deaf” to the discussion surrounding biomass sustainability.
The company, a subsidiary of Vattenfall in Sweden, said that due to ongoing discussions with politicians, municipalities and civil society organisations about the plans for the 120-megawatt biomass... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 26, 2020
Spanish renewable energy firm Norvento is expanding into the biogas sector, focusing on developing biogas plants and solutions.
Norvento has been operating in this sector since 2013, carrying out research and development, biogas engineering and turnkey projects. The firm says this venture consolidates and unifies its portfolio of solutions, talent and knowledge around... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 25, 2020
Food waste recycler Warrens Group has warned that the UK could miss its sustainable development goal of halving food waste by 2030 due to the impact of COVID-19.
The firm said the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12.3 aims to cut food waste by half globally by 2030 and address its significant carbon and methane footprint. Warrens Group’s commercial director,... [Read More]
Policy News
Jun 25, 2020
UK Government Ministers must seize the opportunity to turn the COVID-19 crisis into a defining moment in the fight against climate change, according to the Committee on Climate Change (CCC).
In its annual report to Parliament, the CCC has offered comprehensive new advice to the government on delivering an economic recovery that accelerates the transition to a cleaner,... [Read More]
Policy News
Jun 25, 2020
On 25 June, the Committee on Climate Change released its annual report for the UK Government, outlining essential steps to support a green recovery to the COVID-19 crisis.
The report makes recommendations on crucial next steps to support a green economy through new employment opportunities in the low-carbon sector, strengthening energy networks, green infrastructure... [Read More]
Policy News
Jun 25, 2020
A consortium of trade associations representing the renewables industry and related sectors has sent a joint open letter to UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak, making the case for renewables to be “embedded” into the government’s stimulus packages to address the economic recession caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, while addressing climate change.
In the letter, the Anaerobic... [Read More]
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