Aug 13, 2018
Weltec acquires 2.2MW biogas plant in Lower Saxony
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]
Pellets News
Aug 13, 2018
Enviva Partners has reported its financial results for the second quarter 2018, and announced two major contracts in Europe and Japan.
The company has reported net second quarter revenue of $132.1 million, a 3.6% or $4.6 million increase year on year with the second quarter 2017.
Adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter of 2018 was $21.1 million, compared to $23.3 million... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 10, 2018
An innovative technique could help breakdown fats, oils and grease (FOG), allowing greater quantities of the methane rich material to be used in biogas digesters.
Cooking oil, grease and other wastes are a growing problem. They clog pipes, are harmful to wildlife, and can congeal into massive ‘fatbergs’ which block sewage systems.
However, FOG also has significant... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 8, 2018
Flintshire County Council has approved plans for a new biogas from waste plant in Wales, which will supposedly produce up to 2 megawatts of energy from 182,000 tonnes of municipal waste.
Consultancy firm Pegasus Group secured the permission on behalf of Logik Strategic Land, who will build the biogas facility on a former Gaz De France power station.
“The plant will... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 8, 2018
Global energy group ENGIE has taken a 13% minority stake in HomeBiogas, a company working in the field of household biogas solutions.
HomeBiogas is an Israeli startup that ‘transforms household biowaste into energy’. According to the company’s website, its off-grid HomeBiogas 2.0 small size biogas digester is able to produce up to two hours of cooking... [Read More]
Product News
Aug 2, 2018
Major Finnish gas producer Gasum has awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management assignment for the Topinoja biogas plant expansion in Turku, Finland to international consulting and engineering firm Pöyry.
Gasum’s biogas project in Turku involves both the expansion and modernisation of the Topinoja biogas plant, as well as the construction... [Read More]
Biogas News
Aug 2, 2018
A food waste-to-energy plant in Wiltshire has become the first in England to be certified under the Anaerobic Digestion Certification Scheme (ADCS).
The Bore Hill Farm Biodigester in Warminster, Wiltshire is run by Malaby Biogas and processes inedible food waste to create biofertiliser and renewable heat and power. According to a statement it generates enough electricity... [Read More]
Product News
Aug 1, 2018
Roadgas, a key supplier of natural gas and bio-methane vehicle refuelling station infrastructure and Scania’s UK partner based in Nottingham has recently appointed David Rix as its new Managing Director.
Having founded the company in 2007 Richard Barski announced his decision to retire following 37 years in the industry.
Richard revealed: “It is... [Read More]
Other News
Aug 1, 2018
Policy makers in the UK are being called on to review the impact grants for crop based renewable energies, such as anaerobic digestion and biomass, are having on the countryside.
The National Sheep Association, the association for the UK’s sheep industry, has voiced concerns over the pressure AD and large scale biomass burners exert on forage stocks, suggesting a... [Read More]
Biomass News
Aug 1, 2018
European stakeholders involved in the wood chips sector can now review and comment on the main elements of Bioenergy Europe’s (formerly AEBIOM) proposed woodchip certification guidelines.
Since the start of 2018, Bioenergy Europe has been ‘actively’ working on a quality scheme for woodchips ‘at the international level.’
Named ‘GoodChips’,... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 31, 2018
In a bid to improve the efficiency of its biomass generating units Drax has signed a £40 million (€44.9 million) contract with Siemens for turbine upgrades.
Drax operates the UK’s biggest power station, near Selby in Yorkshire. As part of a massive decarbonisation project, Drax is converting the facility and its associated supply chain infrastructure from... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 30, 2018
In a press release, the European Investment Bank (EIB) announced a EUR 50 million loan to assist in financing a new biomass-fuelled power plant, to be built in the Spanish La Coruña municipalities of Curtis and Teixeiro on a 103000 m² publicly owned site. The plant will be supplied with forest waste sourced within a 100 km radius.
Planned to be operational... [Read More]
Biomass News
Jul 30, 2018
The Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) and the Institute for Applied System Analysis (iIASA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to begin a cross-disciplined research collaboration into Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS).
According to a statement, the BECCS collaboration is expected to begin shortly. It is expected that scientists from both institutions... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 30, 2018
Major Indian oil and gas company Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) is venturing into the biogas sector, the Times of India reports.
According to the Times of India, BPCL has begun its biogas involvement on ‘a microscale’, setting up a captive use plant for a food outlet in one of its petrol pumps at Bazargon off the Nagpur-Amravati highway.
At the opening... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 27, 2018
In a bid to demonstrate how compressed natural gas can slash road transport emissions, CNG Fuels, supermarket chain Waitrose and Cambridge University are set to collaborate on a pioneering large scale study.
CNG Fuels is opening a renewable biomethane refuelling station as part of the project, which will be used by 58 Waitrose and John Lewis trucks. Cambridge University... [Read More]
Biogas News
Jul 26, 2018
The City of Toronto has announced plans for a new renewable natural gas (RNG) to grid project at a solid waste management facility.
In collaboration with Enbridge Gas Distribution, the City will begin installing new equipment at the Dufferin Solid Waste Management Facility later in 2019. This equipment will transform raw biogas from Toronto’s ‘Green Bin’... [Read More]
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