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Gasum’s biogas plant at the Munkka waste centre in Lohja, Finland, is now operational. The facility will convert biowaste from the Helsinki region into renewable gas for transport and industry. Around 60,000 tonnes of biodegradable feedstocks will be processed at the plant into 40 GWh of biogas, equivalent to the annual fuel consumption of 100 heavy-duty vehicles or 4,000 cars a year. The…
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Total has acquired Fonroche Biogaz, a company that designs, builds, and operates anaerobic digestion (AD) units in France. With almost 500 GWh of installed capacity, which doubled between 2019 and 2020, Fonroche Biogaz is today the French market leader in the production of renewable gas with more than 10% market share, thanks to a portfolio of seven units in operation and a pipeline of four…
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2020 was the greenest year on record for the UK’s electricity system, according to the National Grid ESO. Last year saw the UK’s average carbon intensity – the measure of CO2 emissions per unit of electricity consumed – reaching a new low. According to the National Grid’s data, last year’s average carbon intensity was 181 gCO2/kWh, continuing a new trend which has seen the…
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Six Swedish logistics companies that tested the use of liquefied biogas (LBG) as fuel revealed their expectations were exceeded. The six firms, part of MaserFrakt, a major transport company in Sweden, said the LBG trial significantly lowered emissions and provided a better operating environment. According to MaserFrakt, the companies were happy with the climate impact of LBG and the drivers…
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Indian firm BoxLNG has signed a technology collaboration and investment agreement with Netherlands-based bioenergy systems supplier Host to develop compressed biogas (CBG) projects. BoxLNG, a distributed clean bioenergy project developer, is focused on executing scalable RNG and CBG projects, and through its subsidiary ZiPGAS, holds 14 letters of intent for the supply of around 150 tons per…
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Solvay, a firm specialising in materials, solutions, and chemicals, will decarbonise the cyclopentanone unit of its plant in Melle, France, by utilising biomethane. Cyclopentanone is used in the production of perfumery products and aromas, agrochemicals, and pharmaceuticals. Through an agreement with an agricultural cooperative for the next 15 years, the entire cyclopentanone production…
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Modern appliances and air quality: Bioenergy Europe highlights bioenergy’s potential in domestic heating. The heating sector is one of the largest polluters in Europe and subsequently, is one sector which continues to lag in terms of decarbonisation. Buildings are responsible for about 40% of the EU’s energy consumption and 36% of greenhouse gas emissions from energy. A speedy intervention…
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Resalta has finalised the sale of its biomass cogeneration plant in Croatia, representing one of the largest foreign investments in the biomass renewables segment in the country. Following the design, construction, and successful operation of the 5 MWe biomass plant in the municipality of Slatina, Resalta sold the power plant to Luxembourg-based investment fund, PEARL Infrastructure…
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On 7 December, Walkers Crisps, one of the largest buyers of British potatoes, is partnering with CCM Technologies to turn its potato waste into fertiliser. CCm Technologies, a UK-based clean-tech firm, will help Walkers to reduce its carbon footprint by using innovative carbon capture technology to transform potato waste leftover from the anaerobic digestion (AD) process into low-carbon…
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UK energy performance software firm OnGen has seen ‘significant results’ from a pilot project to model the energy performance of existing buildings, and assess the feasibility of installing renewable and low-carbon energy technology on-site. OnGen launched the pilot programme across the north-east of England, marking the beginning of its bid to drive the country towards net-zero using…
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TruStar Energy is set to deliver more than 30 million gasoline gallon equivalent (GGE) of RNG in 2021. In 2020, TruStar Energy, which supplies RNG for the transportation sector, completed 42 natural gas fuelling station projects across the US, bringing its total completed projects to 380. The company’s service network continues to grow, with over 60 service professionals providing…
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Pinnacle Renewable Energy has entered into an extension of a long-term, take-or-pay off-take contract with Mitsubishi Corporation in Japan. Under the terms of the extension, Pinnacle will supply 80,000-90,000 tonnes of per annum of industrial wood pellets to Mitsubishi, beginning in the first quarter of 2023. The pellets will be used by a biomass power generation facility in Japan. Duncan…
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A biomass pellet mill facility will be built on Australia’s Kangaroo Island, thanks to a $5.5 million (€3.4 million) bushfire recovery grant. Over the past 12 months, Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers (KIPT) has worked to secure diversified markets for dry product – logs produced from forests that have been damaged by bushfire, beyond the tolerance of traditional market exports. KIPT…
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Align RNG, a joint venture between Dominion Energy and Smithfield Foods, has been issued an air permit for a proposed biogas gathering and processing facility in Duplin County, North Carolina (NC). The NC Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) Division of Air Quality (DAQ) issued the permit, which will see the facility classified as synthetic minor, meaning it will be required to comply…
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