Sep 6, 2018
Severn Trent buys AD Company Agrivert
Biomass News
Sep 6, 2018
New Hampshire Public Radio reported that the Toxics Action Center (TAC) and the Energy Justice Network (EJN) have both come forward in their support of the Governor of New Hampshire Chris Sununu’s decision in June of this year to veto a bill designed to subsidise and encourage the development of biomass and solar energy across the state.
The biomass bill, Senate... [Read More]
Product News
Sep 4, 2018
Having been previously acquired in 2016 by the global manufacturer and supplier of biogas management and fluid handling equipment, QED Environment Systems, Geotech has undergone a rebranding process to establish itself as a definitive member of the QED group.
Now sharing the name of QED Environment Systems, the Midlands-based business has relocated along with the firm... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 4, 2018
South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) is planning to install two biogas plants that will process cattle dung, according to The Times of India. They will be installed at Nangloi and Goyla Dairy Colony in Najafgarh and will each have a daily capacity of 200MT by March 2019.
A senior official told Times of India that private concessionaires are set to design, engineer,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 4, 2018
As Denmark moves away from fossil fuels, Nature Energy has become one of the country’s biggest success stories. Here, Bioenergy Insight speaks with the company’s CEO, Ole Hvelplund.
Mr Hvelplund will be speaking on the story of Nature Energy and the role of biogas in the circular economy at the upcoming International Biogas Congress and Expo in Berlin, Germany.
Nature... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 3, 2018
The Natural & Biogas Vehicle Association (NGVA Europe) and the European Biogas Association (EBA) have released a joint roadmap, establishing the key role bioenergy will play in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions leading towards 2030.
Using the concept of “g-mobility”, utilising bioenergy in transport fuels, the press release reveals that a study into... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 3, 2018
The partnership agreement between Bright Biomethane from the Netherlands and Biogen Biotechnologies from the Caribbean, Barbados, will be used to help to promote and further develop biogas upgrading technology and biomethane production in Barbados.
The strategic partnership will utilise the island’s organic materials such as seaweed, sea moss and industrial... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 3, 2018
Created in 2017 by the merger of Shanks Group and Van Gansewinkel Groep, Renewi is a leading waste-to-product company that aims to become part of the solution to some of the main environmental problems that society faces today.
After selling its 50% share in the Energen Biogas anaerobic digestion facility in Cumbernauld, Renewi has left the UK organics sector.... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 28, 2018
Biomass could cover the energy needs of all 28 member states of the EU from 19 November to the end of the year, according to Bioenergy Europe.
The figures have been announced as part of the build up to Bioenergy Europe’s ‘European Bioenergy Day’, which will be held on 19 November to mark the point in the year from which Europe’s energy needs could... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 28, 2018
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) has signed an agreement with Clean Energy to power the airport’s vehicle fleet with renewable natural gas (RNG).
The agreement will see Clean Energy provide the airport with its Redeem band of RNG, which the natural gas provider claims is the ‘first renewable and commercially available vehicle fuel made entirely... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 28, 2018
A new joint venture between Raízen and Geo Energética will create ‘the world’s first’ commercial scale plant to use the sugar cane by-products vinasse and filter cake as feedstocks in biogas production and power generation, according to a statement from the Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce.
Geo Energética claims to currently... [Read More]
Product News
Aug 28, 2018
Drax Biomass, a subsidiary of Drax Group, has completed a headquarters move from Atlanta to Monroe, Louisiana.
The transition was initiated earlier this year, and has already seen the company build its new corporate staff at the new location.
“From an operational standpoint, we are well positioned to manage our three compressed wood pellet plants and the port operations... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 21, 2018
Three Canadian companies have been selected to advance technologies that improve the business case for the on-farm production of renewable natural gas in British Columbia.
The companies have been selected by Foresight Cleantech Accelerator Centre and BE Bioenergy Network (BCBN) as finalists in the ARCTIC Innovation challenge. They will receive funding and support to advance... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 21, 2018
Major UK energy supplier Drax has switched on the fourth biomass generating unit at its power station in North Yorkshire, marking a significant step in what it claims to be Europe’s largest decarbonisation project.
Back in June this year, Drax took the coal-fired generating unit offline in preparation for its conversion to running on sustainable biomass. Three of... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 17, 2018
John Laing Environmental Assets Group (JLEN) has added to its anaerobic digestion portfolio with the acquisition of a new plant.
The listed environmental infrastructure fund has acquired Merlin Renewables, located in Hibaldstow, North Lincolnshire UK for £18.1 million. The facility has a thermal capacity of 5MWth and, according to a JLEN announcement, predominantly... [Read More]
Product News
Aug 13, 2018
Nordmethan, a company in the Weltec Biopower group, has taken over an insolvent biogas plant in Südergellersen, Lower Saxony. According to a statement, the company plans to ‘modernise the technical and operational overall concept’ of the 2.2MW plant.
The plant was built in 2009, and expanded in 2014. The AD facility used horse manure as a feedstock, and... [Read More]
Other News
Aug 13, 2018
The August edition of the US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Short-Term Energy Outlook has been published, revealing forecasts on renewables consumption in the US.
Biomass generating capacity for the electric power sector is expected to hit 7,363 megawatts by the end of 2018, up from 7,313 megawatts in the previous year. The projected figure for 2019 is... [Read More]
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Moeve has announced a €600 million investment plan for the construction of up to 30 new biomethane plants by 2030
During the signing ceremony, Sweden’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Maria Malmer Stenergard, announced a donation of USD 1.5 million for prefeasibility and detailed engineering studies
ADTechOptima’s technologies aim to solve two key problems: the underperformance of anaerobic digesters and the quality of the digestate produced as part of the process
