Oct 20, 2017
Biogas could heat 15 million homes in the UK by 2050
Biogas News
Oct 19, 2017
A new membrane has been developed that makes more effective the process of separating methane from CO2. This process is crucial in making natural gas and biogas suitable for use
Methane is never found in its pure form. Natural gas, for instance, always contains a large amount of carbon dioxide. Industry generally uses membranes that act as molecular sieves to purify this... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 18, 2017
Resource management company GENeco has launched a vehicle called the Bio-Bee that collects commercial food waste and runs on the same material in Bristol, UK.
With Bristol among 40 places in the UK that consistently exceeds air quality limits for nitrogen dioxide, the Bio-Bee demonstrates a real alternative to diesel RCVs and HGVs by running on clean biomethane,... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 17, 2017
Findings from AEBIOM, the European biomass association, confirm that bioenergy is among the most effective options to achieve Europe’s clean energy transition.
AEBIOM published its 2017 Statistical Report on 17 October, shortly before the European Parliament’s ENVI Committee is set to vote on sustainability criteria for bioenergy. According to a statement from... [Read More]
Pellets News
Oct 17, 2017
The European Pellet Council (EPC) has announced a record year for its wood pellet quality scheme, with over 8.1 million tonnes certified worldwide in 2016. According to a statement, EPC is anticipating 9.2 million tonnes of wood pellets will be certified by the end of 2017.
A network in the European Biomass Association, the EPC is in charge of the ENplus wood pellet management... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 16, 2017
Hong-Kong based China Everbright International has signed a supplementary concession agreement with the Public Utility Management Bureau of Yixing City, Jiangsu Province, to invest in and construct a waste-to-energy plant worth around RMB780 million (€100m).
The development, entitled Yixing waste-to-energy project phase II, will be constructed on a build-operate-transfer... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 13, 2017
A number of important figures surrounding the bioenergy industry have reacted to the UK government’s new Clean Growth Strategy.
Greg Clark, the UK’s Business and Energy Secretary, published ‘The Clean Growth Strategy: Leading the way to a low carbon future’ on 12 October. Highlighting the current state of play in UK energy sector, the strategy also... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 13, 2017
A new 15MW anaerobic digestion (AD) facility has opened in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.
According to a statement, the new facility, opened by Olleco, the renewables division of ABP Food Group, will produce enough sustainable energy to power 12,000 homes. ABP has invested £22 million (€24.7 million) in the project.
The new AD plant is located next to the Arla... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 13, 2017
The Walloon government has decided to cancel its call for tenders for a biomass power plant in Wallonia, Belgium.
The Walloon government is the executive branch of Wallonia, and it is part of one of the six main governments of Belgium.
In May 2016, the Walloon government announced plans to support a 200MW biomass plant and launched a call for tenders.
However, on 12 October,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 12, 2017
The American Biogas Council has released the names of the finalists for the 2017 Biogas Industry Awards.
According to a statement from the American Biogas Council, this year’s shortlist represents biogas projects and innovations which are both exceptional individually and also examples for replication in future biogas projects.
The final winners of the awards are... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 12, 2017
A plan for cutting carbon emissions while growing the economy has been released by the UK government.
‘The Clean Growth Strategy: Leading the way to a low carbon future’ has been published by Greg Clark, the UK’s Business and Energy Secretary. It highlights progress already made in the UK towards a low carbon economy, while also setting out how the ‘whole... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 11, 2017
The installation and grid connection of a 10MW battery has been completed at a biomass power plant near Sheffield, UK.
According to a statement from E.ON, who installed the battery at the Blackburn Meadows plant, the new energy storage project will help keep power supplies stable and support the range of power generation sources feeding into the UK’s national grid.
The... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 11, 2017
The UK’s Energy Minister Richard Harrington has confirmed that £557m (€621 million) will be made available for less established renewable electricity technologies for future Contracts for Difference (CfD) auctions, starting with the next auction in 2019.
The news forms part of the government’s ‘Clean Growth Strategy’ to drive economic... [Read More]
Biomass News
Oct 10, 2017
UK-based company 4NEW has announced an Initial Coin Offering for ‘the world’s first’ waste-to-energy treatment facilities integrated on the blockchain network.
The new venture aims to tackle both the mounting surplus of waste, and a growing energy shortfall. By 2019, according to a statement from 4NEW, it is projected that all landfills in the UK will... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 10, 2017
Researchers in the US have developed a method to convert a biofuel waste product into a ‘usable and valuable commodity’.
Published in the journal Bioresources Technology, the research by scientists from Washington State University (WSU) and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) could drastically change the economic viability of algae biofuels.
The... [Read More]
Biogas News
Oct 10, 2017
French company Veolia is set to install an anaerobic digester at a wastewater treatment plant in Le Mans Metropole, an urban community of 19 municipalities.
Veolia has been selected to operate the wastewater treatment plant at La Chauvinière from 2018 for a period of nine years.
A number of innovations will be installed at the site in order to reduce its energy... [Read More]
Other News
Oct 9, 2017
100% of the electricity used at the 2017 Helsinki International Horse Show will be produced from horse manure at Fortum’s Järvenpää power plant.
The equestrian event taking place at the Helsinki Ice Hall will consume about 140MWh of electricity.
According to a statement from Fortum, it is the first time in the world that the power for a major... [Read More]
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