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By Matt White, senior vice-president, Drax Biomass.
Events of 2020 — the COVID-19 pandemic that has killed over two million people and severely impacted the global economy, and extreme weather and natural disasters around the world — have heightened awareness about human impacts on the natural environment.
This has galvanised action to tackle the climate crisis and shone a spotlight on…
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Marvel Power Group has joined the Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas, joining 280 companies and organisations across the US.
Marvel Power is a woman-owned advisory and brokerage platform focused on structuring high-volume, financeable biogas offtake contracts and investment agreements, with more than 25 years of experience.
“We are thrilled to join an esteemed group of industry leaders…
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A proposed biomass power plant in Splott, Wales, has received renewed planning permission by Cardiff Council.
The planned facility would burn 75,000 tonnes of virgin timber annually, according to a report by Wales Online.
Despite concerns raised over the plant’s potential carbon emissions and air pollution, Cardiff Council renewed planning permission for the plant on 27 January. The…
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Ørsted has reported ‘very strong results’, operationally and financially for 2020.
The firm’s operating profit (EBITDA) amounted to DKK 18.1 billion (€2.43 billion), a 4% increase compared to the previous year and above its most recent guidance of DKK 16-17 billion (€2.1-2.2 billion).
Earnings from offshore and onshore wind farms in operation increased by 14% to DKK 16.9 billion…
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Germany has decided to increase the share of renewable energy in the transport sector to 28% by 2030.
The plan, adopted by the German Government at the suggestion of Federal Environment Minister Svenja Schulze, means that the country will go ‘well beyond the EU’s requirements of 14%.
In addition to stronger incentives for green hydrogen, new charging stations and advanced biofuels that…
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Carbon capture specialist O.C.O Technology has won the Rushlight Sustainable Manufacturing and Services Award 2020-21.
Designed to highlight new technology, innovation, and best practice across the environmental and clean-tech spectrum, the awards attract entries from around the world. The awards are judged by an independent panel of industry experts, including representatives from the Carbon…
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A waste-to-energy facility in Teesside, UK, has received planning permission.
The £300 million (€339 million) facility, a joint venture led by Low Carbon and PMAC Energy, will export up to 49.9 MW of low-carbon electricity to the grid, enough to power 10,000 homes, when complete.
The Redcar Energy Centre is set for completion in 2025 and will divert between 350,000 and 450,000 tonnes per…
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The Forest Enhancement Society of BC (FESBC) has allocated $3 million (€1.94 million) in new grants to support jobs in the forestry sector and boost the use of wood fibre that would otherwise be burned as slash.
FESBC’s latest round of funding supports 15 different projects in various regions of British Columbia, with individual grants ranging from $6,000 (€3,893) to $663,748…
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Terravesta has launched its ‘Harvest Hub’, a streamlined information management system to help growers to easily upload and access their harvest data.
Launched head of the 2021 Miscanthus harvest, the Harvest Hub will ensure that sustainability data is captured, and in future, the data will assist in growers’ carbon sequestration reporting.
“It’s another step in developing…
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UGI International, a major liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) distributor, has entered into a new supply and development partnership with Ekobenz, a Polish technology specialist in catalytic conversion of bioethanol to biogasoline, and bio-LPG.
Under the agreement, UGI International, a subsidiary of UGI Corporation, has secured the exclusive rights to Ekobenz’ supply of bio-LPG, a renewable form…
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The UK’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions decreased by 2.8% in 2019, according to the latest government figures.
In 2019, the UK's net territorial emissions (occurred within UK borders) of the basket of seven GHGs covered by the Kyoto Protocol (CO2, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, sulphur hexafluoride, and nitrogen trifluoride) were estimated to be 454.8 million…
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Veolia is set to become the first UK operator of energy recovery facilities (ERFs) to demonstrate the latest carbon capture technology with Carbon Clean.
Carbon Clean, a global leader in low-cost carbon capture technology, has been working with Veolia for four years, and this new joint project will highlight how the patented technology can work effectively on energy-from-waste (EfW) plants.…
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Vow ASA’s wholly-owned subsidiary Vow Industries and Elkem, a major supplier of silicon-based advanced materials, have agreed to reduce fossil CO2 emissions from silicon and ferrosilicon production.
The two firms signed a letter of intent to join competence and technology solutions to develop and manufacture biocarbon and other products for Elkem’s production processes. The biocarbon will…
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Verbio will open two straw biomethane plants in India and the US this year.
In a statement released on 29 January discussing the company’s 2019/2020 financial year results, Verbio said the market conditions for its expansion projects in Asia and North America are “extremely positive”, and revealed the new facilities will open this autumn.
Claus Sauter, CEO of Verbio, said: “On the…
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Drax Group has completed the sale of Drax Generation Enterprise Limited, which holds four combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power stations, to VPI Generation Limited.
Following the sale, Drax no longer operates any CCGTs and on 31 March will end commercial coal generation, with formal closure of its remaining coal assets in September 2022.
The £193.3 million (€214 million) sale included…
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