Mar 14, 2019
Wärtsilä receives notice to proceed for Norwegian biogas plant
Biogas News
Mar 12, 2019
India-based Banas Dairy is planning to set up four biogas plants with an estimated total value of ₹320 million (€4 million), Times of India reports.
Banas chairman Shankar Chaudhary will lay the foundation stones for each biogas plant at Ratnapura (Bhiladi), Dama Semen Station (Deesa), Thavar (Dhanera) and Danta Chilling Centre in Banaskantha.
“The problem... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 11, 2019
A public bus has caught fire in Stockholm after what investigators believe to be a biogas explosion, The Local reports.
There were no passengers on the bus at the time of the incident, however the driver was taken to the hospital with burn injuries in a ‘serious but stable’ condition.
According to the report, fire and rescue services suspect a biogas tube on... [Read More]
Biomass News
Mar 8, 2019
In a recent press release, supplier of membrane biogas upgrading systems, Bright Biomethane has announced the construction of its first project in Scotland is set to start soon.
The construction of the modular and compact biogas upgrading system will take place in the north of Scotland, and will be producing sustainable biomethane from various wastes and residues.
Bright... [Read More]
Biomass News
Mar 8, 2019
Fund management company Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) announced that its Templeborough biomass plant in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, UK has commenced operations.
“We are pleased to have achieved commercial operations, which is an important milestone. Construction was more challenging than expected however, we have always had a good cooperation with... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 8, 2019
In a recent press release Geminor announced that it signed an agreement that secures 100% of Norwegian company, Bøn Biobrensel.
CEO of Geminor, Kjetil Vikingstad, and general manager of Bøn Biobrensel, Johan Peter Olö, both signed the agreement. The acquisition means that Geminor doubles its capacity in the production of wood chips that will be used... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 7, 2019
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) released its 2019 Renewable Energy In Ireland report, discussing Ireland’s progress with its 2020 renewables targets.
According to the report, only 10.6% of energy consumed in Ireland was sourced from renewables in 2017.
This makes Ireland 22nd of the EU-28 for its overall renewable energy share and 26th for the... [Read More]
Biomass News
Mar 7, 2019
Plaintiffs from six different countries have filed an action in the European General Court, outlining that the inclusion of forest biomass as a renewable fuel ‘fatally’ undermines the goals of the Renewable Energy Directive (REDII).
Irish environmental NGO Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE)’s Tony Lowes is one of the plaintiffs in the legal challenge,... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 7, 2019
The Environmental Journal has reported that UK researchers have developed a new green technology that generates electricity from discarded cocoa pod husks.
The project is led by the University of Nottingham and hopes to benefit Ghanaian farming communities with little or no access to grid power.
The green technology project aims to spawn an entirely new biofuel industry... [Read More]
Biomass News
Mar 7, 2019
Mumbai-based biomass supplier Punjab Renewable Energy Systems (PRESPL) is planning to raise up to $10 million in a Series B funding round, Mercom India reports.
PRESPL and the funding round is being promoted under the Bermaco Group.
“The bioenergy, biofuel sector in India is looking very bullish right now,” PRESPL managing director Monish Ahuja told Mercom... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 7, 2019
Future Biogas has announced that it will be creating the UK’s ‘biggest’ red nose by lighting up a domed digester tank of a biogas plant at Grange Farm Energy in Spridlington, Lincolnshire.
The plant has a circular main tank that is 38m in diameter and 17m at its highest point and when lit up red, Future Biogas state that it will become the biggest... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 6, 2019
Financial provider Prestige Funds announced that it has concluded a £14.7 million (€17.09 million) funding deal to finance an anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in Kent, UK.
According to the release, the deal is the latest in a long series of financing agreements to fund AD facilities in the UK, which are helping farms and food businesses to process waste into energy.
The... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 5, 2019
Connecticut-based Quantum Biopower announced that its anaerobic digestion (AD) facility in Southington is expecting an upgrade to handle an unexpected rise in packaged food waste.
The company is planning to upgrade the plant with a 25,000 square foot building alongside machinery.
According to the release, the Planning and Zoning Commission has given the company unanimous... [Read More]
Biogas News
Mar 5, 2019
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced that it is providing $11.2 million (€9.91 million) to Lithuanian renewables firm Modus Group for two biogas plants in Belarus.
According to the release, the two plants will have a total installed capacity of 3MW and be able to generate 23.6GWh of clean energy annually.
In December 2018, Bioenergy... [Read More]
Biomass News
Mar 4, 2019
According to The Times, Drax has failed its emissions test at a US pellets plant in Louisiana.
The power station owner has admitted to breaching environmental rules in the US after one of its wood pellet plants significantly exceeded air pollution limits.
The Times reports that Drax has admitted that its Morehouse Bioenergy plant in Louisiana produces particulate emissions... [Read More]
Biomass News
Mar 1, 2019
A study has revealed that biomass burning from neighbouring regions is a major contributor to New Delhi’s winter pollution, Outlook India reports.
Published in the journal Nature Sustainability, the research suggests that urban emissions of black carbon from fossil fuel combustion are not always the predominant generators of pollution in cities like New Delhi.
“Black... [Read More]
Biomass News
Mar 1, 2019
A letter written on behalf of 46 groups including environmental, climate and social justice organisations urges the EU not to proceed with proposals to permit the Cordemais power station to be kept open beyond 2021 by burning a mix of biomass and coal.
Referring to the Paris agreement, the groups state that keeping global warming to 1.5 or even 2 degrees above pre-industrial... [Read More]
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