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Sep 26, 2017
More than half of the UK’s electricity came from low-carbon sources this summer, according to the National Grid.
The power transmission network has said that this summer was the “greenest” summer on record in the UK.
Between late June and September, 52% percent of electricity generation was met by low-carbon sources, compared with about 35% four years... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 26, 2017
Estonian companies will be able to begin applying for state subsidies for the production of biomethane, according to ERR news.
Estonia’s goal is for fuel produced from renewable sources to make up 10% of total fuel consumption by 2020, of which biomethane would account for one third.
The measure aimed at boosting the use of Estonian made, environment-friendly biomethane... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 25, 2017
Two men were seriously injured following an explosion at an anaerobic digestion (AD) facility in Nottingham, UK, media reports.
Police and firefighters were called to the Colwick industrial estate on 20 September, following reports of an explosion at Bio Dynamic’s biogas production facility. Two men were taken to the nearby Queen’s Medical Centre with serious... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 25, 2017
Advanced Biomass Solutions (ABS), an affiliate of Active Energy, has entered into an agreement with US-based Lumino Capital for the financing, development and operation of eight CoalSwitch plants across Southeast Asia.
Active Energy is a London Stock Exchange-quoted international forestry management and biomass-based renewable energy business.
Under the terms... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 22, 2017
UK-based Essex County Council has announced plans to explore the delivery of a combined heat and power (CHP) biomass boiler facility to treat wood collected at its network of household recycling centres.
The authority is currently seeking expressions of interest from parties within Essex able to maximise use of 6 to 10 MWt of heat produced by a CHP boiler. The facility... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 21, 2017
A new method of carbon storage and monitoring, which can determine the origin of a CO2 sample by analysing its chemical fingerprint, is to be used for a leading research project.
Designed to monitor and ensure the safe storage of industrial greenhouse gas emissions, the new method will aid the development of carbon capture and storage technology, which stores the carbon... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 21, 2017
Researchers have made an unexpected discovery concerning methyl-coenzyme M reductase (MCR), the only enzyme known to produce methane.
Methane, a greenhouse gas with a global warming impact 30 times greater than carbon, is produced from both geological and biological sources, including from a group of microorganisms called methanogens. These microscopic organisms produce... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 21, 2017
Power giant Drax has announced that its CEO, Dorothy Thompson, will step down from her post after 12 years in the role.
The company’s current finance chief Will Gardiner will succeed Thompson who will step down from the post and leave the group at the end of 2017.
Drax chairman, Philip Cox, said: "We are delighted Will is to become Chief Executive. He has been a... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 20, 2017
Operations have started at a new biogas upgrading plant (BUP) in Guymon, Oklahoma. Operated by High Plains Bioenergy, a subsidiary of Seaboard Foods, the new plant produces pipeline quality renewable natural gas, which is collected from the biogas collected from the wastewater treatment system at the nearby Seaboard Foods pork processing plant.
Previously, Seaboard Foods... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 19, 2017
BC Organics, developer of a bioenergy system that will produce renewable gas from dairy farm manure and other waste, has received a conditional $15 million (€12.5 million) Focus on Energy grant from the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC).
The Brown County, Wisconsin based project will reduce the need to landspread raw manure, protect sensitive groundwater... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 18, 2017
Lethbridge Biogas in Alberta, Canada is increasing its waste division stream by taking advantage of thermal hydrolysis technology from PlanET Biogas Solutions.
For the last four years the 2.8 MW biogas plant in Lethbridge, Alberta has produced enough electrical energy to power 2,800 homes while diverting 120,000 tonnes of organic waste from landfill each year.
The facility... [Read More]
Policy News
Sep 18, 2017
A new study has assessed the environmental benefits of various waste-to-energy production pathways which avoid the emission of methane and other harmful pollutants.
Methane gas has a global warming impact 30 times higher than carbon. Organic waste such as yard trimmings, paper, wood and food produces millions of tons of methane emissions at landfills in the US each year.... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 15, 2017
The European Biogas Association (EBA) has hosted its first dedicated to power-to-methane workshop in Brussels in joint cooperation with Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE) and the European Renewable Gas Registry (ERGaR).
The event, which took place on 6 September, 2017, showcased the latest technological developments around Europe and it formalised the launch of a common vision... [Read More]
Biogas News
Sep 15, 2017
The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA), the UK trade body for the anaerobic digestion industry, has welcomed the Department for Transport’s response to its consultation on the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation, declaring biomethane to be ‘perfectly positioned’ to meet increased targets for renewable fuels.
In its consultation, the... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 15, 2017
Environmental advocacy group Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has responded to criticism of its Money to Burn II report, which claimed that solar and wind can reliably supply the UK’s needs for new electricity capacity and is more cost-effective than biomass.
New economic modelling, commissioned by the NRDC and executed by Vivid Economics, claimed that by... [Read More]
Biomass News
Sep 15, 2017
The UK government should use a whole system cost analysis to evaluate the costs of different energy projects, taking into account intermittency and system integration costs, according to trade associations Biomass UK and the US Industrial Pellet Association (USIPA).
The trade bodies have submitted a white paper entitled ‘Bigger picture, lower cost’ to Professor... [Read More]
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