The ‘first’ plant in Brazil to make biomethane for fuelling vehicles has been opened in the city of Foz do Iguaçu, in the state of Paraná. Brazilian company Intaipu Binacional, the ‘world’s largest’ generator of renewable clean energy, opened its new biomethane facility on 2 June 2017. It will see non-polluting biomethane, which... [Read More]

Americans want to know when they’re power is coming from renewable sources, according to a new study from Washington State University (WSU). Interestingly, this concern over energy use isn’t connected to political beliefs, the sociologists behind the research finding both Democrats and Republicans were interested in using non-fossil fuel energy sources. The... [Read More]

Vega Biofuels has announced that it will build a new biochar manufacturing plant in Anchorage, Alaska. The new facility will produce biochar for use in a high grade agricultural growing medium for legal cannabis growers in the Pacific Northwest, as well as Alaska. It was recently announced that Vega had entered into a reseller agreement with an Anchorage cannabis start-up... [Read More]

The Trade Association Group, an umbrella body comprising the main organisations in the UK’s waste and resource management sector, has set out its top priorities for the next government. The UK is set to hold elections on 8 June, 2017. In a statement, the group said: “We believe that improvements in resource efficiency – the way in which materials, energy,... [Read More]

The US’ withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, announced by President Donald Trump yesterday, “is a saddening turn for the international battle against climate change” according to advanced biofuels producer Neste. Nevertheless, the Finnish company points out that the US withdrawal doesn’t have to signal the end of the agreement. The company... [Read More]

Waste management company Renewi has secured a 20-year contract to supply refuse derived fuel (RDF) to the new Ferrybridge Multifuel 2 (FM2) facility which is under construction in the UK. Renewi is the combination of UK-based Shanks and Netherlands-based Van Gansewinkeri. The company will supply 50,000 tonnes a year of RDF to the FM2 facility, which is being constructed... [Read More]

A new study has demonstrated the viability of using anaerobic digestion in a low-temperature (20°C) environment to convert solid food waste into renewable energy and organic fertiliser. Researchers from Concordia’s Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering (BCEE) in collaboration with Bio-Terre Systems Inc. have been using ‘cold-loving’... [Read More]

Ontario, Canada’s Environmental Commissioner Dianne Saxe has called for more investment to create biogas from human and food waste, particularly highlighting the potential for anaerobic digestion (AD) in the province’s wastewater treatment sector. “Most Ontario wastewater treatment plants do not use anaerobic digestion. Of those that do, the majority... [Read More]

The world needs to implement the Paris Agreement to meet the global challenge of climate change, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has urged. Guterres was highlighting the seriousness of the impact of climate change on the planet and its inhabitants.  “The effects of climate change are dangerous and they are accelerating,” Secretary-General... [Read More]

A company which provides funding solutions to the UK Anaerobic Digestion industry has been shortlisted for two awards in recognition of its work. Cambridgeshire based Privilege Finance has been nominated for two awards in the 2017 AD and Biogas Industry Awards, reaching the final four in the ‘Best AD Support’ category. The company is also a finalist in the... [Read More]

Bioenergy researchers are looking for ways to increase the efficiency of biofuel production in an unusual place – fungi. Finding a cost-effective way to breakdown bioenergy crops is one of the biggest obstacles to sustainable biofuels production. A team from the University of California, Santa Barbara are focusing their research on the estimated 1.5 million species... [Read More]

The UK has hit a biogas milestone, with independent biomethane certification registry Green Gas Trading issuing its 500,000th biomethane certificate to an end user. According to the company, they are the first UK biomethane registry to sell over 500,000MWh worth of biomethane certificates. Grant Ashton, founder of Green Gas Trading, said in a statement: “May 2017... [Read More]

DTE Biomass Energy has announced the acquisition of two landfill gas-to-energy projects in Texas. The Ann Arbor, Michigan based company has purchased both the operating Fort Bend Power Producers facility just outside of Rosenberg, and the Seabreeze landfill gas development project in Angleton. Construction on the Seabreeze plant is expected to break ground next month. The... [Read More]

The renewable energy sector employs 9.8 million people worldwide, according to a newly published study from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). “Falling costs and enabling policies have steadily driven up investment and employment in renewable energy worldwide since IRENA’s first annual assessment in 2012, when just over seven million people... [Read More]

The global energy transition needs to speed up in order to tackle climate change, according to industry experts. The energy revolution will also not be “smooth” and will be driven largely by disruptive consumers as they run towards decentralised generation. That was the overall conclusion theme reached by energy professionals during the first session of yesterday’s... [Read More]

The UK’s Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association has scaled down its expectations for biomethane growth for 2017, but expects a rebound in 2018. Previously, ADBA projected between ten and 25 new biomethane plants to be commissioned in 2017. Now, according to a statement, that figure has been revised down to between eight and 20. Delays in reforming the Renewable... [Read More]