May 21, 2018
Drax trialling carbon-capture to make biomass carbon negative
Biogas News
May 21, 2018
A €10 million, five year project is developing commercial applications for SOFC (solid oxide fuel cell) technology.
Coordinated by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, the aim of the Commercial scale SOFC systems (ComSos) project is to implement the reliable production of low-emission electricity and heat. According to a statement, this will lead to ‘significant’... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 18, 2018
Vermont Coffee Company said on 17 May that it has become the first US coffee roaster to use 100% renewable biogas to roast its coffee. Both thermal and electric energy are sourced from renewable methane.
The company says that it has been trying to get to this system in place for some time. "Renewable electricity was the easy part," says company founder and CEO, Paul... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 18, 2018
On 10 May California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued an executive order designed to address the state’s spate of record-breaking forest fires. The measures included long-term use of small bioenergy generators.
Combatting dangerous tree mortality, increasing the ability of forests to capture carbon and systematically improving forest management are among the order’s... [Read More]
Policy News
May 17, 2018
In the US, the American Biogas Council (ABC), the Agriculture Energy Coalition (AgEC) and the Biomass Power Association (BPA) have come out against the H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, also known as the Farm Bill.
Over the past two years, these organisations have been working to advance the Farm Bill, legislation that supports the use of biomass and agricultural... [Read More]
Policy News
May 16, 2018
The National Audit Office has found that by changing auction rules and limiting the participation of biomass projects to 150MW, contracts for renewable power capacity are costing consumers £100 million more each year. As these contracts typically cover a 15-year period, the total cost is expected to be £1.5 billion over their lifetime.
The auction the NAO investigated... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 16, 2018
Coming into effect on 22 May, the legislation will increase the amount available to biogas and biomethane producers under the scheme and impose new feedstock requirements.
The Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association (ADBA) has been told that legislation has passed that will restore higher tariff levels under the Non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive. The tariffs... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 14, 2018
The Bruks Siwertell Group has been established following the signing of a joint venture between bulk materials handling specialists JCE Invest and Cargotec.
Siwertell and Bruks Holding will both be owned by the joint venture. Cargotec will own 48% of the shares in Bruks Siwertell Group while JCE Invest will own the remaining 52%.
"Together Bruks and Siwertell will have... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 14, 2018
A Ugandan and German team called ‘Agali Awamu’ has developed an ‘innovative and feasible’ solution for electricity and biogas supply in Uganda.
The project was facilitated by the lab of tomorrow, an organisation run by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) formed to encourage ‘the private sector to engage... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 14, 2018
A new report, commissioned by Cadent and carried out by Ernst & Young has examined what market framework, mechanisms and incentives would be needed to roll out bioSNG (bio-substitute natural gas) plants across the UK.
According to a Cadent statement, the newly published report aims to ‘kick start an exploration of what foundations need to be in place to facilitate... [Read More]
Other News
May 11, 2018
Arizona Public Service (APS) in the United States has issued a Forest Bioenergy Resources Request for Proposals (RFP). APS is seeking proposals for projects that utilise biomass feedstocks from high-risk forest lands in Northern Arizona to generate capacity and energy, pipeline quality biogas, or ‘other suitable products’. APS will accept proposals for projects... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 10, 2018
Bloomberg is reporting that ValueAct Capital Management has bought $20 million (€16.7 million) in Enviva shares. Enviva’s market capitalisation is around $772 million (€647.6 million).The deal was made through the hedge fund’s socially and environmentally focused ValueAct Spring Fund.
The fund has previously invested in the power generator AES and... [Read More]
Biogas News
May 8, 2018
Major UK pub company JD Wetherspoon has signed an agreement with Veolia in a bid to increase the company’s food recycling.
Resource management company Veolia has been appointed to increase J D Wetherspoon’s recycling and divert all its food waste from landfill. The company’s food waste stream will be used to produce green energy through anaerobic digestion.
According... [Read More]
Other News
May 8, 2018
Sweetwater Energy, a Rochester, NY-based biotechnology company and Estonia-based AS Graanul Invest, is going to build a commercial-scale integrated biorefinery that will produce cellulosic sugars and ‘highly pure’ lignin from 50,000 tons of local hardwood each year. In addition, the plant will allow the two companies to work with corporate partners to create... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 8, 2018
A major waste-to-energy project is a step closer to realisation, with the site’s 21.5MW biomass facility now generating low carbon energy.
Bioenergy Infrastructure Group (BIG), a specialist investor and operator in the biomass and waste-to-energy sector, is working to establish a portfolio of bioenergy facilities capable of diverting 1 million tonnes of waste each... [Read More]
Biomass News
May 4, 2018
Biomass company LC Energy has partnered with Berkshire College of Agriculture and Thames Valley Berkshire Local Enterprise Partnership to deliver the facility. The collaboration is an effort to address the nationwide skills shortage in the renewable energy sector.
The opening of The Energy Centre at Berkshire College of Agriculture (BCA) is intended to enable students... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 30, 2018
CNG Fuels is reporting that demand for ‘100% renewable biomethane’ from its refuelling station in Leyland, UK has more than tripled in the last year.
The facility was first unveiled in March 2016, with CNG Fuels stating at the time it was the facility of its kind in the UK.
Capable of refuelling more than 500 heavy-duty vehicles per days, the facility also... [Read More]
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