A stalled attempt to revive a biomass project in Vermont has seen the developer take his case to the state’s Supreme Court. In 2010 a bid was launched to build a wood-chip burning power plant close to the border between Connecticut and New York. The project had to be put on hold in 2014 following the withdrawal of one of its major financers. Ted Verrill, owner of... [Read More]

A new research project has been set up to investigate how Germany’s biogas plants will operate after 2030, when the majority of the country’s 9,000 facilities are going to stop receiving state subsidies. Germany’s federal environment agency has commissioned the German biomass research centre (DBFZ) to carry out the research. DBFZ claims that Germany’s... [Read More]

A proposed new biomass plant in the South West of England has caused controversy in the village where it is set to be built. Residents of Woolavington, Somerset, have voiced their opposition and concerns about the new wood chip fuelled biomass plant. In particular, they argue that they have not received enough information about the new development. The proposal, by SHAL... [Read More]

Waste to energy firm Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) will build a 33,000 tonne per year dry anaerobic digestion facility in San Luis Obispo, California. The project is being financed by a Design, Build, Finance, Own Operate deal from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation. HZI say that the new plant is set to be the first Kompogas project in the US. It will be completed... [Read More]

The government of Quezon City in the Philippines has accepted a proposal from a consortium led by infrastructure holding firm Metro Pacific to develop a solid waste-to-energy facility for the city. Along with Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC), the consortium includes Covanta Energy LLC and Macquarie Group Ltd. They have obtained original proponent status for the planned... [Read More]

The construction of a renewable energy biomass cogeneration facility adjacent to Albany, USA’s Procter and Gamble manufacturing centre is on schedule, the $200 million (184 million euro) plant set to start producing energy and steam for its customers within 90 days. When completed, the 50-megawatt cogeneration biomass facility will produce energy for Georgia Power,... [Read More]

South Africa will be able to identify opportunities for bioenergy and make strides towards a ‘green economy’, thanks to The South Africa Bio-energy Atlas. At the atlas’ recent launch in Pretoria, the country’s Science and Technology minister said: "What the Bio-energy Atlas shows is that we have much higher potential for bio-energy than... [Read More]

London Gatwick has become the first airport in the world to turn waste into energy onsite The new waste management plant, formally opened by Gatwick Airport and DHL Supply Chain, will turn airport waste such as food and packaging into energy onsite. The airport aims to achieve an 85% recycling rate, the best of any UK airport, in turn saving £1,000 per day in energy... [Read More]

Woodcote Media is delighted to welcome Daryl Worthington to the team as assistant editor of Fluid Handling, Bioenergy Insight, Biofuels International and Tank Cleaning Magazine. Daryl will be working across Woodcote Media’s portfolio of publications, with a specific focus on Fluid Handling magazine. Worthington has a wealth of experience in journalism. He joins Woodcote... [Read More]

Six years after the natural disaster and the reactor catastrophe in the Fukushima prefecture today governor Masao Uchibori has launched a biomass-based power plant by pressing the button that starts the operations. The clean energy power plant produced by UK-based Entrade, located at the small health resort Nishigo, uses biomass which is available in the region –... [Read More]

A biogas surplus capable of generating 375kW of power every month is being wasted in Goa, according to a report in The Economic Times. The waste is apparently due to government complacency, with the documentation needed to approve the export of surplus power to the state electricity department waiting to be processed. Located on the Calangute-Saligao plateau, the garbage... [Read More]

US gasification company PHG Energy has rebranded with a new name – Aries Clean Energy. In a statement, the company said it was revamping its name to “introduce the continuing evolution of our clean energy and sustainable waste disposal company”.  “The old name, PHG Energy, worked well for us when we basically offered industrial fuel gas conversion... [Read More]

A National Trust owned property is set to save £34,000 (€39, 256) a year by switching to an environmentally friendly biomass heating system. Knightshayes Court in Tiverton, Devon, is undergoing the switch to the new, sustainable heating system this spring. It’s part of the National Trust’s goal to get 50% of its energy from renewable sources by 2020.... [Read More]

US imports of biomass-based diesel, which include biodiesel and renewable diesel, increased by 65% in 2016 to reach a record level of 916 million gallons, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Increasing Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) targets and the recently expired biodiesel blender’s tax credit were strong drivers of biomass-based... [Read More]

China Everbright International has signed a concession agreement for a household waste-to-energy project with the People's Government of Leshan City in Sichuan province, to invest and construct the development. It has invested around RMB650 million (€87.4m) in the project. The Leshan project is jointly invested by Everbright International and Leshan State-owned Assets... [Read More]

The big questions around bioenergy and climate change are being tackled in an innovative way, with a new graphic novel from the Supergen Bioenergy Hub based at the University of Manchester. Aimed at both a general audience and children, the graphic novel addresses big questions for the bioenergy sector, including: What is bioenergy? Does growing biofuel compete with... [Read More]