Jun 3, 2020
COP26 will now take place in November 2021
Biogas News
Jun 3, 2020
Xebec Adsorption, a global provider of clean energy solutions, and the Fonds De solidarite FTQ (the Fonds), a development capital fund, have joined forces to create the GNR Québec Capital investment fund.
The $20 million (€13.1 million) fund aims to boost renewable natural gas (RNG) production in Québec. Partners, particularly from the agricultural and municipal... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jun 2, 2020
Graham’s The Family Dairy in Fife, Scotland, has submitted plans to its local council for a low carbon heat project.
The proposed plant would be built for Graham's cheese production facility at the Glenfield Industrial Estate in Cowdenbeath and would generate and distribute bioenergy for on-site heat and power.
The proposed low carbon effluent treatment plant would... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 2, 2020
The Region of Durham Council in Ontario, Canada, has taken the next steps towards developing a mixed waste pre-sort anaerobic digestion (AD) facility.
On 27 May, the council agreed to continue the negotiation of a joint venture/co-ownership agreement with Epcor Utilities for the development of the AD plant.
The mixed waste pre-sort AD facility with an energy-from-waste... [Read More]
Other News
Jun 2, 2020
Ireland’s bioenergy opportunity is “immense”, according to the new president of the Irish Bioenergy Association (IrBEA), Paddy Phelan.
This week, IrBEA’s new president and vice-president were elected by the organisation’s management executive committee. Paddy Phelan, CEO of 3 County Energy Agency, was elected the new president, taking over from Des O’Toole,... [Read More]
Policy News
Jun 2, 2020
The World Bioenergy Association (WBA) has joined the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition (CPLC) as a partner.
The CPLC is a voluntary partnership of 34 national and sub-national governments, over 164 businesses from a range of sectors and regions, and more than 85 strategic partners representing civil society organisations, NGOs and academic institutions that agree... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 1, 2020
The first World Biogas eFestival saved the carbon equivalent of planting more than 6,500 trees.
The event, which went online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was a “great success”, according to the World Biogas Association (WBA), with more than 300 participants joining the four-day event from 48 countries around the globe.
An estimated carbon footprint of 402 tonnes... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jun 1, 2020
DMT Clear Gas Solutions will update renewable natural gas (RNG) equipment at Seabreeze Farm, a third-generation dairy farm in British Columbia (BC).
Seabreeze Farm, owned by the Keulen family, will update their RNG equipment using DMT’s patented three-stage membrane separation system. The farm made headlines in 2015 when the owners announced they had combined anaerobic... [Read More]
Features
Jun 1, 2020
Decarbonising the UK’s gas network has been a priority for several years. How will the Gas Goes Green initiative turn words into action?
Gas network companies have been working on decarbonisation projects for several years. Now, the Energy Networks Association (ENA) has launched the Gas Goes Green initiative, bringing together all of the UK’s gas network companies,... [Read More]
Pellets News
May 29, 2020
On 1 May, Pacific BioEnergy (PacBio) planted its first seedling in the Bobtail fire area west of Prince George, British Columbia.
In 2015, the Bobtail area was hit by a major wildfire, which burned an area covering 25,533 hectares. The extent of the fire damage prevented salvage by the traditional forest industry.
In 2019, PacBio reached an agreement with one of... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 29, 2020
Minneapolis, US-based company Xcel Energy is expanding into the renewable natural gas (RNG) sector, exploring how it could deliver RNG to its customers.
The company’s plans form part of its initiative to reduce carbon emissions from the electricity it provides to customers by 80% by 2030, while pursuing a vision to offer 100% carbon-free electricity by 2050.
“Xcel... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 28, 2020
Iona Capital has successfully closed debt financing on behalf of one of its funds, the Iona Environmental Infrastructure LP (IEILP), which invested in 11 UK anaerobic digestion (AD) facilities.
IEILP is a greenfield fund that launched in 2021 and is backed by UK pension fund investors. The investors’ funds - £60 million (€66.7 million) - were deployed to build... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 28, 2020
Britain’s five gas network companies, Cadent, National Grid, NGN, SGN and Wales & West Utilities, are calling on the UK Government to unlock over £900 million (€1 billion) to invest in green gas network infrastructure.
The request by the Energy Networks Association (ENA) forms part of its Gas Goes Green initiative, which seeks to create the first zero-carbon... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 27, 2020
U.S. Gain has become the largest renewable natural gas (RNG) supplier in Oregon, US, through its latest supply agreements.
The company has supply agreements with Salem Area Mass Transit District, Gresham Sanitary, Heiberg Garbage and Recycling and Pride Disposal. The news follows U.S. Gain’s announcement of an RNG supply agreement with the Port of Seattle for use... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 27, 2020
Gaseous solutions including biogas, biomethane and hydrogen are needed to speed up the European Union’s economic recovery, according to Eurogas.
The association has highlighted the importance of financing the uptake of hydrogen production and accelerating renovation, adding that it is ‘integral’ to a successful green recovery.
“Keeping business as usual is... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 27, 2020
UK supermarket chain Iceland has announced food waste reductions of almost 2,500 tonnes (23.2%) over the last two years through community initiatives and anaerobic digestion.
The announcement comes 12 months after the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ (DEFRA) Food Waste Champion Ben Elliot called on businesses to ‘step up to the plate’ and drive... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 26, 2020
KPA Unicon has delivered a new bio-heating boiler plant to Espoo, Finland, on behalf of Finnish energy company Fortum.
The plant was handed over for commercial use on 5 May. Unicon’s Renefluid bubbling fluidised bed (BFB) boiler plant generates district heating for the residents of Espoo, using wood biomass. The new boiler plant replaces part of the old coal-fired... [Read More]
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