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Several major fires at biomass facilities in recent years have been caused by spontaneous combustion. Here, Derek Stuart, global product manager at AMETEK Land, explores early detection methods to keep supplies (and people) safe. Wood pellets have many desirable properties when used as fuel: they are sustainable, energy-dense, have low moisture content, and are easy to transport. However,…
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IES Biogas has signed a new contract with French company CVE to build a new biomethane plant near Toulouse, France. The 320 Nm3 per hour (1.2 MWe) facility will be located in an area of approximately 28,000 square metres in the municipalities of Labessiere-Candeil and Montdragon. Due to come on stream in 2023, the new plant will treat approximately 25,000 tonnes per year of organic,…
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Titan LNG will deliver LNG and bio-LNG for Corsica Linea’s new Ro-Pax LNG-fuelled ferry, A Galeotta, in the Port of Marseille. This partnership marks the expansion of Titan’s operations into the Mediterranean, which will enhance the availability of LNG, bio-LNG and in the long-term, hydrogen-derived LNG, in the region. Titan will start with truck-to-ship operations for a period until…
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Swedish hygiene and health company Essity is the first in the world to produce tissue paper on a large scale without fossil-based CO2 emissions. Working with Gasum, Essity’s Edet Bruk tissue production facility in Lilla Edet successfully switched from natural gas to biogas, reducing CO2 emissions to zero under normal operations. The Edet Bruk mill produces Essity products under brand names…
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In mid-December, dairy-derived RNG from Maas Energy’s facilities in Merced began flowing into Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (PG&E) gas transmission system. The project was primarily funded through the California Public Utilities Commission’s Dairy Biomethane Pilot Program, established as part of the state’s strategy to reduce emissions of short-lived climate…
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EnviTec Biogas said its year is off to a “very promising start”, thanks to an overall rise in demand and the implementation of the EU RED II directive into national law. Long-term growth is visible in all business sectors including plant engineering, the company’s original core division. The company posted a total of €67 million in new plant engineering orders in 2021, exceeding its…
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AIMPERA has completed a major equity investment in Novilla Investment Holdings to scale Novilla RNG’s operations in the US. Novilla RNG is a developer, owner and operator of RNG production facilities, specialising in pipeline-quality RNG from dairy manure. The firm is led by co-CEOs Mark Hill and Jared Williams, who have over 24 years of combined experience in dairy RNG and landfill gas.…
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The UK Government has launched a new programme to develop hydrogen from sustainable biomass from waste. Backed with £5 million (€5.9 million) in funding, the new Hydrogen BECCS Innovation Programme will support the development of technologies to produce hydrogen via bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS). Hydrogen BECCS technologies will have a key role to play in the UK’s…
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Alpheus Environmental will implement a biogas cleaning system at the Glenmorangie Distillery in Scotland. The new biological cleaning system will substantially reduce the use of chemicals to clean biogas, a by-product of the distillation which mainly consists of CO2 and methane. Compared to the existing cleaning system, this will result in the continued reduction of CO2 emissions and drive…
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Yorkshire Water’s new £50 million (€59 million) recycling facility has installed a digester mixing system by Landia. By using this mixing system, the Huddersfield Energy and Recycling Facility ensures that total gas production can reach its anticipated 22,192 normal cubic metres (Nm3) per day. Two CHP engines produce peak electrical output of 2,390 kWh and a thermal output of 2,404…
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Finnish technical wholesale company Onninen, part of K Group, has started deliveries using biogas-fuelled trucks. The biogas comes from Gasum’s facility, where renewable fuel is produced, in part, from biowaste from K-stores. This marks the first time in Finland that biogas-powered vehicles are being used in goods deliveries to building sites. Onninen’s deliveries are being transported…
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Research by the University of Stirling will help decision-makers understand and overcome the barriers preventing the uptake of 'toilet-linked' biogas technologies. One pioneering process enables home toilets to be connected to an anaerobic digester, which converts the waste into biogas for use as a clean cooking fuel, and fertiliser to improve soils. However, despite its efficiency, the…
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Thames Water generated enough renewable energy from sewage in 2021 to cook 112 million Christmas turkeys. The UK’s largest water company created almost 140 million cubic metres (m3) of biogas last year via its sewage treatment process. This was transformed into more than 300 million kWh of electricity. Crossness sewage works in Greenwich was the biggest producer of renewable energy in…
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A new food waste collection pilot programme has been launched in Connecticut to generate biogas and help address the state’s waste disposal problems. The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and the City of Meriden announced the launch of ‘Making Meriden Green’, a first-of-its-kind municipal food scrap pilot that will help address the state-wide waste…
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