Feb 15, 2019
California gas network taps into dairy RNG
Biogas News
Feb 14, 2019
The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association’s chief executive Charlotte Morton has written to the UK Treasury and Ministry for Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) requesting that government funding be made available for the fast-tracking of separate food waste collection.
In the letters, Morton highlighted the need for funding towards local... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 13, 2019
Charlotte Morton, chief executive of the Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association (ADBA), sets out the role that AD can play in helping Scotland meet its climate-change and waste targets.
On my occasional forays north of the border, I’m always struck by two things: Scotland’s incredible natural beauty and the sheer determination of its people to... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 13, 2019
Canada’s government announced a federal investment of up to $7 million (€6.19 million) to a biomass cluster under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership.
The cluster, led by producer BioFuelNet Canada Network, will also include an additional $3.1 million (€2.74 million) in contributions from the industry for a total of $10.1 million (€8.93 million).
Three... [Read More]
Pellets News
Feb 12, 2019
Pinnacle Renewable Energy (Pinnacle) has announced that its wood pellet facility in Entwistle, Alberta has had to temporarily stop production due to a fire.
Pinnacle reports that a fire broke out at around 2pm yesterday and caused damage to part of the facility.
Pinnacle also reports that one employee had to be sent to hospital and that several other employees sustained... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 8, 2019
A new anaerobic digestion facility in Utah opened to the public this week will convert food waste to clean, renewable energy, local news outlet Desert News Utah reports.
Around 700 tonnes of food waste is to be taken and turned into energy by Wasatch Resource Recovery, a public-private partnership between Alpro Energy & Water and the South Davis Sewer District, daily.
Desert... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 8, 2019
UK-based Nottingham City Transport (NCT) announced a plan to more than double the size of its fleet of 53 biogas double deck buses this year, with an additional 67 buses in the works.
The total investment made by NCT into its fleet will total £20 million (€22.86 million).
In April, the first of the 67 buses will enter service, with the expectation that all 120... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 8, 2019
UK-based biomass company Drax announced a ‘world’s first’ demonstration pilot of a bioenergy carbon capture and storage (BECCS) technology at its power station near Selby in North Yorkshire.
The technology, developed by UK-based C-Capture, can obtain upwards of a tonne of CO2 a day.
According to Drax, it is the first-time carbon dioxide has been captured... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 7, 2019
US-based biotechnology company Aemetis announced that it has initiated the construction process of its multi-dairy renewable biomethane digester cluster.
In July 2018, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) awarded two grants totalling $3 million (€2.64 million) to build two biomethane digesters at the first two dairies in Aemetis’ biogas project.
“The... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 6, 2019
Netherlands-based liquefied biomethane (BioLNG) technology and production firm Nordsol announced that it has acquired oil supermajor Shell as a strategic investor.
Shell will be represented by its private equity and investment division, Shell Ventures.
“The Nordsol/Shell partnership offers a unique end-to-end BioLNG solution for biogas producers,” said Mattijs... [Read More]
Other News
Feb 5, 2019
Major energy supplier Orsted has published its 2018 sustainability report and financial results. Providing an update on the company’s progress towards it sustainability goals, the reports reveal an increase in revenue from its bioenergy business, and Orsted's future green investment plans.
Orsted’s bioenergy division covers its CHP plants in Denmark, and its... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 4, 2019
Aberdeen City Council has appointed a contractor to build an anaerobic digestion (AD) gas to grid plant at the site of the city’s new, multimillion pound TECA arena, conference centre and exhibition building.
The plant will use Aberdeen’s food waste as well as fuel crops and agricultural wastes as feedstocks. This will be used to produce biogas, which will... [Read More]
Pellets News
Feb 4, 2019
Pacific Bioenergy has entered into a long-term off-take agreement for wood pellets with a major Canadian sawmill.
British Colombia’s Skeena Sawmills has recently built a new ‘state of the art’ pellet plant adjacent to its sawmill in Terrace, BC. Production at the mill is set to commence in Q1 2019.
Under the terms of the new off-take agreement, Pacific... [Read More]
Biomass News
Feb 4, 2019
C-Capture, a company specialising in carbon dioxide emissions removal, has raised £3.5 million in an equity funding round led by BP Ventures, Drax and IP Group.
Designed to help mitigate climate change, C-Capture’s technology is a chemical process for carbon dioxide removal. It has been designed for use in power stations as well as aluminium, cement and steel... [Read More]
Biogas News
Feb 1, 2019
A proposal could potentially double the production capacity of an anaerobic digestion plant within King’s Lynn (Lynn), Norfolk in the UK, local news outlet Lynn News reports.
The original construction plans were permitted for the plant in 2017, which has a current capacity of 19,500 tonnes of biomass.
However, new plans are awaiting permission from local councillors... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jan 31, 2019
Future Biogas has announced that an anaerobic digestion plant is to be built and ran by the company to power over 95% of the RAF Marham military base in Norfolk.
The green energy partnership signals the UK military’s transition away from using fossil fuels as the Norfolk AD plant will be one of the first to power a military base. The plant will be fuelled by locally... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jan 28, 2019
According to Reuters, the French government and utility EDF are going to study the possibility of converting the 1.2GW Cordemais coal power generators to burn biomass.
Reuters reports that President Emmanuel Macron’s government is set to phase out electricity production from the country’s remaining coal-fired power plants by 2022. The government also plans... [Read More]
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