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EVENSOL, which develops and acquires renewable fuels-based assets in the bioenergy sector, has secured funding to develop two RNG facilities in the US. Greater Commercial Lending (GCL), a company that provides loans to businesses in under-served and rural communities, completed close to $73 million (€64.1 million) in financing for the two facilities, to be built in North Carolina. The…
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French investment fund Pearl Infrastructure Capital has to date invested more than €50 million in biomass co-generation plants in Croatia. According to Total Croatia News, Pearl shared the information at a recent presentation of its projects in Virovitica. The three plants, located in eastern Croatia, generate 18 MW of electricity per hour from biomass. These are the Energy 9 facility in…
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USA BioEnergy is to develop an advanced biorefinery that will convert 1 million green tonnes of wood waste into 34 million gallons of transportation fuel. This includes sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), renewable diesel and renewable naphtha developed through its subsidiary, Texas Renewable Fuels (TRF). Future expansion will double the plant’s production capacity to 68 million gallons…
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Swedish shipping company Furetank has signed a letter of intent with Eskilstuna Biogas to procure liquefied biogas (LBG). Furetank became the first shipping company in Sweden and second in the world to bunker LBG in 2018. The company has developed a new series of vessels that are ‘best in class’ globally, according to the climate standards for shipping set by the International Maritime…
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US company Pennant Midstream has signed several agreements with a subsidiary of Energy Developments Pty (EDL) to accept delivery of RNG into its natural gas system. Pennant is a partnership between UGI Energy Services (UGIES), Harvest Midstream I, and a subsidiary of Williams Companies. Under the agreement, Pennant will transport the RNG from the Carbon Limestone Landfill near the city of…
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A state-of-the-art care home in York, UK, has taken a fresh approach to sustainable food waste management with ReFood. The Oaks is a stateof- the-art care home in New Earswick, York, run by the Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust (JRHT). It is an integral part of the Hartrigg Oaks retirement village, a community of around 400 people, and now, working with ReFood, the care home also recycles its…
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A consortium of Japanese companies has agreed to acquire Solariant Capital’s 52.7 MWp biomass power plant – Fukuyama Biomass Power Plant GK. Chubu Electric Power Co, Inabata & Co, Taihei Dengyo Co, Tokyo Sangyo Co and Hitachi Zosen Corporation entered into an agreement with Solariant, a renewable investment and development company based in Pasadena, California, to acquire the project,…
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U.S. Gain has announced that its RNG supply will be used as a feedstock for hydrogen production. The company, a leader in the development and distribution of alternative fuel and renewable thermal energy, said the move would enable a greener fuelling solution for the California transportation market. Hydrogen producers are quickly learning the importance of feedstock selection in the…
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Gasunie, Dutch energy infrastructure firm and operator of the Dutch gas pipeline network has formed a 50/50 joint venture with torrefaction technology specialist Perpetual Next to produce green gas. The two companies will further develop and build the Torrgas Delfzijl project – a new plant to produce and distribute green gas made from syngas. The facility will use renewable…
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BLAZE is a Horizon 2020 project aimed at developing a biomass low-cost, advanced and zero-emission (BLAZE) CHP plant – the first of its kind. This will be achieved by developing a dual fluidised bed technology integrated with high-temperature gas cleaning and conditioning systems and solid oxide fuel cells. The technology is designed to utilise a wide range of biomass residues (forest,…
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EverGen Infrastructure Corp (EverGen) announced that its Sea to Sky Soils organic waste processing and composting facility processed around 160% of its budgeted tonnage in the second half of last year. The Sea to Sky Soils facility in British Columbia serves as a source of valuable feedstock for EverGen’s existing and future RNG operations. The plant processed approximately 36,000 tonnes…
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The UK Government will increase the frequency of auctions for funding through the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, to boost investment and jobs in renewable energy. CfD auctions will now take place every year rather than every two years. This will support renewable electricity producers and boost the UK’s renewable energy infrastructure. The Association for Renewable Energy and…
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Pinnacle Renewable Energy and Drax Group’s US pellet business, Drax Biomass, are rebranding to ‘Drax’. The move supports the group’s growth strategy, climate goals and relationships with people, including colleagues, communities, partners, customers and suppliers. Drax Group acquired Pinnacle, which has operations across British Columbia and Alabama, US, last year. Drax’s existing…
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Republic Services (Republic) will acquire US Ecology, a leading provider of environmental solutions offering treatment, recycling and disposal of hazardous, non-hazardous and speciality waste. Republic is active in the US biogas market, working with partners including Aria Energy, OPAL Fuels, and U.S. Gain to produce RNG. The company owns several landfills, from which the gas is captured and…
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