Nov 21, 2018
CPL ‘trebles’ amber-list carbon treatment capacity at Immingham site
Biogas News
Nov 21, 2018
According to the Manila Standard, Metro Pacific Investments has earmarked PHP 1 billion (€16.7 million) to develop biogas facilities for Dole Philippines in Mindanao.
Metro Pacific is to work with Surallah Biogas Ventures to design, construct and operate the facilities for the fresh fruit producer.
The new facilities aim to complement Dole Philippines’ existing... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 20, 2018
A pilot study from the Ben-Gurion University (BGU) demonstrated that raw human excrement could ‘potentially’ be converted to a reusable fuel and a nutrient rich fertiliser, according to a press release.
The study, described by BGU as ‘groundbreaking’, was published in the Journal of Cleaner Production.
It details how scientists from BGU’s... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 19, 2018
Norway-based cruise operator Hurtigruten announced that it will be the ‘first’ cruise company to power its ships with liquefied biogas fuel (LBG) from 2021, Cruise and Ferry reports.
“What others see as a problem, we see as a resource and a solution,” said Daniel Skjeldam, Hurtigruten CEO.
“While competitors are running on cheap, polluting... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 19, 2018
ReEnergy has closed down its biomass-fuelled 37 megawatt electricity plant in Fort Fairfield, Maine, local media are reporting.
Opened over 30 years ago and situated close to the Canadian border, the facility employs 21 people. Its feedstock is, according to ReEnergy’s website, sustainably harvested forest residue material and mill residue. This biomass is used to... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 19, 2018
Headquarted in Israel and founded in 2012, HomeBiogas is a company that specialises in the manufacturing of small-scale biogas systems that convert organic waste into renewable cooling fuel. And on the 19th of November it announced the launch of its new product, The Bio-Toilet.
The Bio-Toilet can be attached to HomeBiogas’ biogas system which then enables the human... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 16, 2018
Finnish energy technology developer Valmet announced that it will be supplying a biomass-fired boiler plant to fellow Finland-based electricity and heating company Elenia Lämpö Oy for its power plant in Hämeenlinna, Finland.
According to Valmet, the investment will allow Elenia Lämpö to raise the share of used renewable fuels in the city’s... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 16, 2018
According to local news outlet The Herald, Harare City Council is going to revive the Mbare biogas project as the city attempts to become smarter and greener. A new investor is required for the construction of the proposed $100 million (€87.7 million) waste-to-energy plant at the Pomona Dumpsite in Zimbabwe.
Kudzai Kadzombe, Harare’s Environment Management Committee... [Read More]
Other News
Nov 15, 2018
With the European Parliament’s approval of the revised Renewable Energy Directive (REDII), Brussels-based trade association Bioenergy Europe has released its annual collection of updated statistics, Bioenergy Europe’s Statistical Report, to provide insight into bioenergy’s role in REDII and more.
You can download the report here.
According to the association,... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 15, 2018
The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has published two new reports on land use and biomass and the Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association (ADBA) has responded.
ADBA’s chief executive Charlotte Morton said that the association “welcomes these two important reports from the CCC.”
The first report, Land use: Reducing emissions and preparing... [Read More]
Pellets News
Nov 12, 2018
Major Swedish manufacturer of wood flooring and PVC-free resilient flooring, Kährs Group is constructing a wood pellet plant in Nybro, Sweden. The plant is to be located right by its existing site and aims to be operational by the end of 2018.
The pellet plant is to produce a product more advanced than Kährs current wood powder biofuel and one that will offer... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 12, 2018
In a press release, global energy and services group ENGIE announced that it is beginning the process of mobilising €800 million to develop biogases over the next five years, with estimations of a total of €2 billion to be invested by 2030.
The objective of the investment is to support the sector’s goals to reduce costs by roughly 30 to 40% by 2030 and... [Read More]
Biomass News
Nov 12, 2018
New research from energy company Drax Power revealed that total capacity available from UK renewables has overtaken fossil fuels for the first time, which includes biomass’ contribution of 3.2GW.
The promising results are according to Drax’s Electric Insight Report, which was produced independently by researchers from Imperial College London. The report also... [Read More]
Other News
Nov 9, 2018
In a press release, UK-based technology company Renovare announced that it has been awarded support by Innovate UK for aviation fuel testing through the Sustainable Aviation for Clean Growth programme.
With an office based in London, the firm has developed a technology it describes as converting waste into biofuel that could ‘replace’ traditional fossil fuels.
The... [Read More]
Other News
Nov 9, 2018
Global biofuel producer Verbio announced in a press release that it has signed a contract to acquire a cellulose ethanol plant from chemical conglomerate DuPont in Nevada, Iowa, US.
The purchase includes 100,000 tons of baled corn stalks, located at several sites within a 50km radius around the plant.
The plant’s capacity involves the processing of 300,000 tons of... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 8, 2018
Specialist investor in low carbon infrastructure, Iona Capital (“Iona”) has announced it is funding the construction and operation of a new 8.8MWth anaerobic digestion plant. The plant will be located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
The plant’s principle feedstock will be waste slurries that have been generated from local beef and dairy farming... [Read More]
Biogas News
Nov 7, 2018
According to the North Devon Gazette, 60 tonnes of food waste collected in North Devon will no longer be sent to landfill. Instead, North Devon Council (NDC) will be sending all the food waste that households put into kitchen caddies to an anaerobic digestion plant in Holsworthy. Once at the AD plant, the waste is to be turned into electricity and fertiliser.
The local... [Read More]
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