Apr 20, 2017
Biogas, biomass and geothermal state aid scheme launched in Romania
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Apr 20, 2017
A Japanese research team has revealed the oil synthesis mechanism in microalgae cells, a discovery which could aid in the development of biofuels.
The amount of biomass on earth is approximately ten times the amount of energy currently consumed on the planet, and half of that biomass grows in aquatic environments, according to a University of Kobe press release. Ocean... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 20, 2017
Macquarie Bank has bought the UK’s Green Investment Bank for £2.3 billion (€2.74bn).
The Green Investment Bank was set up by the UK government five years.
The Treasury secures £1.7 billion through the process, with a further £600m of liabilities taken on by the Australia-based business lender.
The bank was set up to fund renewable and low-carbon... [Read More]
Biomass News
Apr 19, 2017
The Pilbara region of Western Australia has long term potential for bioenergy developments and carbon farming, according to a new scientific review published by the Western Australia Department for Agriculture and Food.
Covering an area of 502,000 square kilometres, the Pilbara is a large, dry, thinly populated region characterised by distinctive red earth and huge mineral... [Read More]
Biomass News
Apr 19, 2017
The territorial government of Yukon, Canada, has given $150,000 (EUR 140,000) in support of a First Nation community’s biomass project, according to a news release.
Yukon’s Teslin Tlingit Council is currently converting ten community buildings from propane and electrical heating to biomass heating. The money from the territorial government will be used to contribute... [Read More]
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Apr 18, 2017
Ancala Bioenergy has acquired Biogen, an operator of anaerobic digestion plants in the UK, from joint owners Bedfordia Group and Kier Group. The price for the acquisition has not been disclosed.
As one of the UK’s leading owner/operators of anaerobic digestion plants, Biogen will provide independent infrastructure investment management company Ancala with a platform... [Read More]
Biomass News
Apr 13, 2017
A delegation from Borneo’s Ministry of Industrial and Entrepreneur Development, Trade and Investment has met with several potential investors in Tokyo, Japan at a series of specially arranged meetings, according to Borneo Post Online.
The meetings were with three Japanese companies that are interested in biomass to produce pellets for the Japanese and Korean markets,... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 13, 2017
Carrefour has taken a big step in its biomethane initiative, opening its first bioNGV service station. The new facility will play a part in allowing the French multinational retailer to expand its fleet of vehicles running on biomethane.
By the end of 2017, Carrefour aims to have nine bioNGV service stations throughout France, enabling 200 lorries to make clean, silent... [Read More]
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Apr 13, 2017
Richard Vlosky, director of Louisiana Forest Products Development Center and Crosby Land, will be speaking at Bioenergy Insight 2017.
His presentation is entitled ‘Wood-based bioenergy in North America: All roads lead to pellet exports’ and he will be speaking on the second day of the conference, which will be located in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Vlosky is director... [Read More]
Biomass News
Apr 13, 2017
Plans to create a new biomass plant in southwest Wales have been put on hold due to uncertainty over the effects the proposed facility could have on the local environment and wildlife, according to the BBC.
If completed, the new biomass plant would create some 560 jobs in Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. Cypriot owned energy company Egnedol wants to invest £685 million... [Read More]
Biomass News
Apr 13, 2017
Environmental campaigners are staging simultaneous protests outside Drax’s annual general meeting (AGM) in York, UK, today (13 April, 2017).
In a statement, Biofuelswatch said that protests were being held against what the protestors see as “Drax’s involvement in dirty energy, its contribution to climate change and deforestation, and its continued reliance... [Read More]
Biomass News
Apr 12, 2017
A biomass plant in Alexandria, New Hampshire, will shut down on 30 April, but local legislators hope to make the closure temporary, according to The Laconia Daily Sun.
Revenue shortfalls have forced the temporary closing of the 15 megawatt plant fuelled by wood and organic materials. The closure will affect 16 local businesses and dozens of vendors and wood suppliers.
Illinois... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 12, 2017
SEaB Energy has won a contract to supply the State of California Energy Commission with Flexibuster, an innovative waste-to-energy system.
The agreement comes as part of a four year research programme into sustainable energy generation from food waste. The project aims to “demonstrate and evaluate environmentally and economically sustainable food waste biomass to... [Read More]
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Apr 11, 2017
Employment in Scotland’s low carbon and renewables sector increased by more than a third in 2015. The sector generated a turnover of £10.5 billion, 14% of the total UK sector, in 2015, according to figures released by the Office of National Statistics.
The number of employees in Scotland’s low carbon and renewables sector rose from 43,500 in 2014 to 58,500... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 10, 2017
UK-based waste management company Viridor has appointed CNIM S.A. and Clugston Construction to build a new £252 million, 34MW waste-to-energy plant on an industrial site in Avonmouth on the outskirts of Bristol.
Viridor, a part of the Pennon Group (LSE: PNN) said that industrial engineering contractor CNIM will provide the established technology for the... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 7, 2017
BioDynamic UK has received £1.5 million in funding for a new anaerobic digestion plant in Nottinghamshire, UK, through peer to peer investment.
After being rejected 25 times in attempts to secure funding for the construction of the plant, BioDynamic UK turned to peer-to-peer funding specialists F&P for support. Within two weeks the renewable energy project had... [Read More]
Biogas News
Apr 7, 2017
New government funding to help develop clean and efficient heating systems has been awarded to 13 local authorities across England, Climate Change and Industry Minister Nick Hurd announced.
The £24 million (€28m) is spread across projects from Sheffield to Somers Town, which will soon help warm homes and businesses with low-carbon energy.
This is the first round... [Read More]
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