Oct 16, 2020
REA welcomes UK Government’s renewed bioenergy plans
Biogas News
Oct 15, 2020
Veolia and Waga Energy have partnered on one of the largest green gas projects in Europe.
The firms launched the construction of WAGABOX, a unit recovering biomethane from landfill waste. WAGABOX will be installed in Île-de-France at Veolia’s Claye-Souilly landfill to supply renewable gas to 20,000 homes in the Paris region from February 2022.
The Claye-Souilly... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 15, 2020
The European Biogas Association (EBA) has welcomed the “holistic approach” of the Methane Strategy to accelerate the reduction of methane emissions using biogas and biomethane.
The new EU strategy acknowledges the high potential of biogas to reduce methane emissions in agriculture and boost rural development.
The EBA described the Methane Strategy as a “fundamental... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 14, 2020
Honeywell announced the installation of its 100th biomethane grid injection to France’s primary gas distribution operator, GRDF.
Honeywell’s grid injection stations act as a gatekeeper to the gas network. The stations measure flow and gas compositions and check them for compliance, add an odour to the gas to help with leak detection, and collect and transmit operating... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 14, 2020
SSE has agreed to sell its 50% share in two energy-from-waste ventures in the UK as part of a strategy to secure £2 billion (€2.2 billion) from disposals of non-core assets by autumn 2021.
The firm agreed to sell Multifuel Energy Limited (MEL1) and Multifuel Energy 2 Limited (MEL2) to European Diversified Infrastructure Fund III – an infrastructure fund managed... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 14, 2020
Bioenergy Europe has launched a campaign aimed at raising awareness of bioenergy’s role in supporting the heating sector’s transition to carbon-neutrality.
The Switch4Air campaign, created in collaboration with the European Pellet Council, supports the belief that bioenergy is central in propelling the heating sector towards carbon-neutrality and ensuring better... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 14, 2020
O.C.O Technology has signed a five-year agreement to recycle Tilbury Green Powers’ air pollution control residues (APCr).
Tilbury Green Power (TGP) has been looking for a partner to deliver a circular solution for its APCr, and O.C.O can provide a non-landfill recycling option.
The TGP renewable power plant in the Port of Tilbury on the banks of the River Thames,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 13, 2020
A major renewable natural gas (RNG) facility in Niagara Falls, Canada is soon to open.
Expected to generate enough clean renewable energy from landfill waste to heat 8,750 homes across the country, the Niagara Falls RNG facility will be the largest of its kind in Ontario. It is hoped the plant will reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 48,000 tonnes.
The $42 million... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 13, 2020
Doosan Lentjes, a German company specialising in waste-to-energy technology, has been contracted to build lot 1 of a new wood combustion facility in Dinslaken, Germany.
The contract, issued by Dinslakener Holz-Energiezentrum (DHE), includes the turnkey delivery, installation, and commissioning of two incineration lines on a chute-to-stack basis.
Once operational,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 13, 2020
The Energy Networks Association’s (ENA) Gas Goes Green Customer Forum will meet for the first time to discuss delivering a biomethane boost in the UK.
The Forum will bring together all five of the UK’s gas networks – Cadent, Northern Gas Networks, National Grid, Southern Gas Networks, Wales & West Utilities – and leading representatives of the biomethane... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 13, 2020
CleanBay Renewables has chosen Evoqua Water Technologies as a key partner for its Westover, Maryland bio-refinery.
Evoqua and CleanBay are currently in negotiations for Evoqua to provide its field-proven anaerobic digestion (AD) and water treatment technology for the Westover facility.
The plant is expected to recycle more than 150,000 tons of chicken litter annually... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 13, 2020
Eco Verde Energy (EVE) has added three UK anaerobic digestion (AD) plants to its portfolio.
Attleborough Eco Electric and Ellough AD are owned by Privilege Investments, which is also the co-owner of Holton, and will be taken over from 1 December.
Chris Brown, operations director at EVE, said the firm was “very pleased” to be bringing the three plants into its... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 12, 2020
UK companies including Drax, CBI, Heathrow, the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) and Velocys have called on the government to adopt a clear commitment to greenhouse gas removal/negative emissions technologies to create a proper market and regulatory framework to deliver them and to use COP26 in 2021 to lead the world on this sector.
In a joint letter, the organisations... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 12, 2020
JG Pears, a UK processor of animal by-products and food waste collection service, has acquired P Waddington, a Bradford-based rendering group.
P Waddington provides Cat1 rendering and collection services to the UK food and farming industry, safely processing raw material to produce finished products for use in the renewable energy sector.
The acquisition includes... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 12, 2020
Representatives from the UK’s biomass heat industry are calling on the government to properly think through pledges and proposals aimed at reducing the country’s carbon emission levels, following Prime Minister’s Boris Johnson’s pledge to invest £160 million (€176 million) in wind generation.
Biomass Heat Works! said while sentiments and efforts to replace... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 9, 2020
UK industrial cleaning service company New Wave Marine has formed an international partnership with BioConstruct NewEnergy to clean biogas tanks.
BioConstruct was formed in Germany in 2000 and specialises in the construction and operation of anaerobic digestion (AD) plants. Over the last 15 years, the firm was built and commissioned more than 300 AD plants.
Danny... [Read More]
Features
Oct 9, 2020
FortisBC believes RNG is a viable avenue towards a lower carbon future. Here, the firm’s RNG account manager, Jenelle De La Cour, discusses its most recent developments.
British Columbia has historically been among Canada’s most environmentally progressive jurisdictions and FortisBC, a major energy solutions provider, has been working to meet the expectations of... [Read More]
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Moeve has announced a €600 million investment plan for the construction of up to 30 new biomethane plants by 2030
During the signing ceremony, Sweden’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Maria Malmer Stenergard, announced a donation of USD 1.5 million for prefeasibility and detailed engineering studies
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