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Researchers at the University of Liverpool in the UK have unlocked new possibilities for the future development of sustainable, clean bioenergy. The study, published in Nature Communications, demonstrates how bacterial protein ‘cages’ can be re-programmes as nanoscale bioreactors for the production of hydrogen. According to the university, the carboxysome is a specialised bacterial…
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Bioenergy Europe’s ENplus wood pellet certification scheme has celebrated 10 years of operations. For a decade, the ENplus scheme has contributed to the development of the premium pellet market by introducing and maintaining harmonised pellet quality across the supply chain. As of November, there are more than 1,040 certified pellet producers, traders, and service providers in 47…
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Could biochar be the solution for AD plants with minor gas yields? 4CleanTech, a joint venture between Biogas Clapton and CleanTech Leasing, shares its findings.   After investing in an AD plant, the majority of operators are confronted with the fact that the gas yield is not nearly as high as previously calculated. UK-based 4CleanTech sees biochar as a way to significantly increase the gas…
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The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and IndianOil’s Research and Development (R&D) Centre have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop and demonstrate biomass gasification-based hydrogen generation technology for producing affordable fuel cell-grade hydrogen. Under the MoU, IISc and IndianOil will work on the optimisation of biomass gasification and hydrogen purification…
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US power and energy infrastructure firm LS Power has invested in a portfolio of renewable natural gas (RNG) projects. LS Power partnered with The Landfill Group, a North Carolina-based developer and operator of landfill gas projects, to jointly develop a portfolio of landfill-gas-to-RNG projects throughout the US. The firm has also acquired an interest in a landfill-gas-to-RNG project in…
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The Des Moines Metropolitan Wastewater Reclamation Authority (WRA) is now producing renewable natural gas (RNG) at one of its wastewater treatment plants (WWTP). The WRA has spent several years and millions of dollars upgrading its facilities to create RNG from one of its wastewater treatment processes. The facility takes a gas produced from a biological process, cleans up the gas by removing…
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Southern California Gas (SoCalGas) has dispensed California-produced renewable natural gas (RNG) for the first time at many of the natural gas fuelling stations it operates across the state. The company recently began purchasing RNG from Calgren Dairy Fuels in Pixley, California, which captures dairy manure from farms to produce renewable fuel. Calgren’s facility is currently the largest…
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Amercentrale, a biomass and coal-fired plant owned by RWE in the Netherlands, will soon run on 80% biomass. The conversion of Amercentrale’s fifth turbine will be completed at the end of summer, at which point 90% of the electricity and heat produced by the plant will be generated by wood pellets. RWE intends to be climate-neutral by 2040 and by 2030 the firm will already have reduced its…
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An international research team has sequenced the full genome of an ornamental variety of miscanthus, a wild perennial grass emerging as a prime candidate for sustainable bioenergy crops. The genome project, led by scientists at the Centre for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI), a US Department of Energy Bioenergy Research Centre, provides a ‘roadmap’ for researchers…
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FGV Holdings Berhad’s (FGV) recently installed biogas plant at a palm oil mill in Kuala Lumpur is now fully operational. The 2.4 MW plant in at FGV’s Triang palm oil mill (POM) in Pahang is FGV’s biggest biogas plant to date and was successfully commissioned after receiving the Feed-in-Tariff Completion Date from the Malaysia Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA) on 20…
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Food waste recycler Warrens Group says more than 10 tonnes of perfectly edible pumpkins are likely to end up at its facility in County Durham, UK. The firm will recycle the pumpkins to fuel its growing fleet of collection vehicles and heat peoples’ homes. Environmental charity Hubbub predicts an estimated 12.8 million pumpkins will be wasted in the UK this year. Kevin Quigley, commercial…
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Brightmark has partnered with three New York dairy farms on a new renewable natural gas (RNG) project. The Helios Project is part of the recently announced joint venture, Brightmark RNG Holdings, between Brightmark and Chevron U.S.A. Gardeau Crest Farms, in western New York, and Lawnhurst Farms and Willet Dairy, in New York’s Finger Lakes region, have signed supply agreements with…
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Finnish freight transport firm Posti is investing in biogas-powered trucks. Working with Gasum, Posti will introduce the biogas trucks to reduce its transport emissions and create Finland’s largest biogas fleet operated by a logistics company. Posti has acquired 10 liquefied biogas (LBG) trucks and already operates six liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucks. The first biogas-powered trucks…
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Drax Group has teamed up with non-profit organisation, the Earthworm Foundation, on an evidence-based tool to measure and evaluate the health of a forest. The new tool, known as Healthy Forest Landscapes (HFL) will ensure that working forests continue to benefit the communities that rely on them, as well as the environment, amid increasing demand for sustainable wood products across a range of…
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