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AC Energy Corp has divested of biomass power companies in Negros, the Philippines, to focus on expanding its solar and wind portfolio.
In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, The Philippine Star reported, AC Energy said its joint venture with the Zabaleta Group, Negros Island Biomass Holdings, signed binding agreements to divest its shareholdings in three biomass-fired power plants…
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Scovan Engineering and Matter Global Solutions have joined forces to develop RNG projects in Canada.
In March 2020, the British Columbia Utilities Commission approved a biomethane/RNG purchase agreement (to a maximum of $30 (€20.30) per gigajoule) between FortisBC and Matter, supplied by the Clayhurst project.
Located 80 kilometres east of Fort St John, the Clayhurst project will utilise…
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What are the barriers to on-farm anaerobic digestion and how can they be resolved?
Why is the uptake of anaerobic digestion (AD) on UK farms so low? What are the barriers to adoption and what can be done to reduce or remove them? These are the questions that have driven recent research by Associate Professor Dr Hafez Abdo, Nottingham University Business School at the University of Nottingham…
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The UK Government must ‘reassert its commitment’ to delivering a strong biomass sector, said the Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA).
The REA’s response welcomed the government’s recognition that biomass has a critical role to play in reaching net-zero, but said it was essential that policy gaps facing the sector are addressed.
Policy gaps highlighted by the…
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Peoples Gas, Florida’s largest natural gas distribution utility, will build, own, and operate a renewable natural gas (RNG) facility with Alliance Dairies.
The facility, to be constructed on the dairy’s property in Trenton, near Gainesville, is expected to produce 105,000 MMBtu of RNG, enough to serve about 4,400 homes annually.
The Alliance RNG facility will capture waste from around…
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Wood pellets and chips result in a 65-100%+ reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions compared to heating oil, according to the Biomass Thermal Energy Council (BTEC).
The figures were highlighted in a study by the BTEC and Life Cycle Associates titled ‘Life Cycle Analysis of Renewable Fuel Standard Implementation for Thermal Pathways for Wood Pellets and Chips’.
The 65-100+ reduction…
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The American Biogas Council (ABC) has applauded the reintroduction of the US Agricultural Environmental Stewardship Act, which will support biogas production.
Congressmen Ron king and Tom Reed reintroduced the Act, demonstrating their continued support for the on-farm economy and the deployment of technologies that promote sustainable agriculture.
The Act, which provides a 30% investment…
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Drax Group has partnered with Phoenix BioPower, based in Sweden, to explore ways of driving down the costs of second-generation bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) technology.
The feasibility study by Phoenix BioPower will look at how energy-efficient gas turbines could make new-build BECCS projects more cost-effective by generating 50% more power with the same amount of fuel,…
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HeidelbergCement will upgrade its plant in Gotland, Sweden to become the world’s first carbon-neutral cement plant.
The installation at the Slite plant of HeidelbergCement’s subsidiary, Cementa, will also be scaled to capture 1.8 million tonnes of CO2 annually, covering the plant’s total emissions.
Additionally, the use of bio-based fuels in the cement production at Slite will be…
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Montauk Renewables is planning to expand its dairy digester RNG cluster project in Jerome, Idaho.
The planned expansion is expected to be triggered by a recent amendment to the project’s feedstock arrangement, providing for around 65,000 gallons per day (GPD) in minimum feedstock supply. The increases are to be staged over 12-36 months, as are the development fees to be paid by Montauk for…
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Waga Energy has secured a contract with Brome-Missiquoi Intermunicipal Waste Management Board (RIGMRBM) to produce biomethane (renewable natural gas) at a landfill in Québec.
This is the second contract in Canada for Waga Energy, which was selected earlier this year by Enercycle to equip the Saint-Étienne-des-Grès landfill.
Waga Energy will build a WAGABOX® purification unit on-site at…
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A town in Norfolk, UK will become one of the first to be supplied mainly with green gas from an anaerobic digestion (AD) plant.
As part of a £17 million (€19.8 million) upgrade project by Privilege Finance, 100,000 tonnes of food waste collected from local households and businesses will be processed by the AD plant, to produce green gas for use in 4,000 homes in the town of…
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The Irish Bioenergy Association (IrBEA) said it is “disappointed and dismayed” that a recent report fails to recognise the potential and role of biofuels and biogas as part of transport decarbonisation plans.
The Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action in Ireland (Oireachtas Committee) published its report on ‘Reducing emissions in the transport sector by 51% by 2030’, which…
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Proparco and the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) have partnered to finance the first biomass plant with grid injection in Africa.
During the visit to Côte d’Ivoire by Jean-Yves Le Drian, the French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Proparco, the private sector financing arm of Agence française de développement (AFD) Group, and EAIF closed a €165 million project finance…
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Anaerobic digestion (AD) has been included in plans for a new Scottish distillery site.
Jackson Distillers will establish the new grain distillery in the Scottish Borders to meet the growing demand for grain whisky, used for Scotch whisky blending and a Scottish neutral-grain spirit, for gin and vodka.
Plans have been submitted to establish the distillery at Charlesfield Industrial Estate,…
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